Saint Pius V, Pope and Confessor
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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
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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 Mark, Pope and Confessor
Feast: October 7Reign: January – October, A.D. 336Burial: Catacomb of Balbina, Via Ardeatina, Rome Life and Pontificate Saint Mark succeeded
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