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
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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
Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor
Caterina Benincasa — 1347 to 1380 It is a fitting providence that you should ask for her life today, the
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A reflection for the feast of S. Petri Martyris (III. classis), kept on Wednesday within the Third Week after the
Tridentine Mass Propers April 29, 2026:
S. Petri Martyris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 63:3Protexísti me, Deus, a convéntu
Saint Francis of Assisi (1181/1182–1226)
Feast: October 4Patron of: Italy, animals, the poor, merchants, and ecology Early Life and Conversion Saint Francis was born in
Reflection on Galatians 6:14–18 and Matthew 11:25–30
In the Spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, Confessor — III ClassisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XVI post Octavam Pentecostes (IV
Tridentine Mass Propers Octobe 4, 2025:
S. Francisci Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XVI post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Septembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusGal 6:14Mihi autem absit gloriári,