Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (In Annuntiatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis) is among the most sublime mysteries in all
“Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive”: A Reflection on the Annunciation(Isaiah 7:10–15; Luke 1:26–38)
In the hushed stillness between prophecy and fulfillment, the Church sets before us a mystery both ancient and ever new:
Tridentine Mass Propers March 25, 2026:
In Annuntiatione Beate Mariæ Virgine ~ I. classisCommemoratio: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam Passionis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:13; 44:15-16Vultum tuum deprecabúntur omnes dívites
Saint Gabriel the Archangel
In the Book of Daniel Saint Gabriel first appears in the Old Testament, sent by God to the prophet Daniel:
Truth in the Lions’ Den: Hidden Fidelity in the Shadow of the Passion
In the deepening shadows of Passiontide, Holy Mother Church draws our attention to the mounting opposition against the Lord and
Tridentine Mass Propers March 24, 2026:
Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Gabrielis Archangeli Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 26:14Exspécta Dóminum, viríliter age: et confortétur cor
St. Hilarion, Abbot
Feast: October 21Title: Father of Monasticism in Palestine I. Early Life and Conversion St. Hilarion was born around AD 291
Clothed in the New Man — A Meditation for Tuesday in the 19th Week After Pentecost (Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XIX Post Octavam Pentecostes)
Commemoration: St. Hilarion, AbbotScripture: Ephesians 4:23–28; Matthew 22:1–14 “Be renewed in the spirit of your mind: and put on the
Tridentine Mass Propers October 21, 2025:
Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XIX post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Octobris ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : S. Hilarionis Abbatis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSalus pópuli ego