Saint Joseph the Worker
Feast Day: May 1st (today, in fact — Quam dilecta tabernacula tua, Domine virtutum!) The Man Chosen by God Saint
Ite ad Ioseph: The Sanctity of the Workshop
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker (S. Ioseph Opificis ~ I. classis) On the first day
Tridentine Mass Propers May 1, 2026:
S. Joseph Opificis ~ I. classis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSap. 10:17Sapiéntia réddidit iustis mercédem labórum suórum, et dedúxit illos in via mirábili,
Saint Pius V, Pope and Confessor
I. Early Life and Formation Antonio Ghislieri was born on 17 January 1504 in the small village of Bosco, in
The Lamp That Did Not Fail: A Reflection for the Feast of St. Catherine of Siena
Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ S. Catharinæ Senensis Virginis ~ III. classis The Church, in her unfailing
Tridentine Mass Propers April 30, 2026:
S. Catharinæ Senensis Virginis ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:8Dilexísti iustítiam, et odísti
St. Thomas of Villanova (1488–1555)
Feast: September 22Titles: Bishop, Confessor, “Father of the Poor” Early Life and Formation St. Thomas was born in 1488 at
Reflection on Sirach 44:16–27; 45:3–20 and Matthew 25:14–23
In the Spirit of St. Thomas of Villanova, Bishop and Confessor Today’s sacred lections unite the praise of holy patriarchs
Tridentine Mass Propers September 22, 2025:
S. Thomæ de Villanova Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Mauritii et Sociorum Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 45:30Státuit