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 Bridget of Sweden, Widow
Feast Day: October 8 (Traditional Calendar); July 23 (Modern Roman Calendar)Title: Widow, Mystic, Foundress of the Order of the Most
The Hidden Pearl and the Holy Widow: A Reflection on 1 Timothy 5:3–10 and Matthew 13:44–52
In the spirit of S. Birgittæ Viduæ ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Sergii, Bacchi, Marcelli et Apuleji Martyrum
Tridentine Mass Propers October 8, 2025:
S. Birgittæ Viduæ ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Sergii, Bacchi, Marcelli et Apuleji Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:75; 118:120Cognóvi, Dómine,