Feast of the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
October 11Double of the Second Class “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.”— Luke
Mater Dei, Mater Sapientiæ: Mary as the Living Seat of Wisdom
Reflections on Sirach 24:23–31 and Luke 2:43–51Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – October 1stSabbato infra Hebdomadam
Tridentine Mass Propers October 11, 2025:
Maternitatis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ II. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIsa 7:14Ecce Virgo concípiet,
St. Francis Borgia (Sanctus Franciscus de Borja)
Feast: October 10Canonized: June 20, 1670 by Pope Clement X Early Life and Noble Origins St. Francis Borgia (1510–1572), a
“He gave him glory in his labours, and clothed him with the robe of glory.”
—Ecclus. 45:1 In today’s liturgical observance, falling on the Friday within the 17th week after the Octave of Pentecost, the
Tridentine Mass Propers October 10, 2025:
S. Francisci Borgiæ Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti
Saint Jerome (c. 347–420)
Feast: September 30Titles: Priest, Confessor, Doctor of the Church, Father of Biblical Studies Early Life Jerome was born around the
“The Crown of Righteousness and the Light of Truth”
On 2 Timothy 4:1–8 and Matthew 5:13–19 in the Spirit of St. Jerome On the Feast of St. Jerome, fiery
Tridentine Mass Propers September 30, 2025:
S. Hieronymi Presbyteris Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XVI post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Septembris Ante Missam