Saint Bertille, Virgin and Abbess
Adducentur regi virgines post eam: proximæ eius afferentur tibi. Afferentur in lætitia et exsultatione: adducentur in templum regis. “After her
Virtue Went Out from Him
On a free weekday the Church does not invent a new Mass. She takes up last Sunday’s again. So the
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Novembris ~ IV. classis Beginning In the Name of the Father,
Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop and Confessor
Ego sum pastor bonus. Bonus pastor animam suam dat pro ovibus suis. “I am the good shepherd. The good
The Talent Spent to the Last
On the night of the third of November 1584, the Archbishop of Milan lay dying in his palace. He was
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
S. Caroli Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classis WhiteCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Mart. Vitalis et Agricolæ Beginning In the
Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
Feast Day: October 28Titles: Apostles and MartyrsTraditional Collect (1962 Missal):Deus, qui nos per beátos Apóstolos tuos Simónem et Judam ad
“For the Perfecting of the Saints”: A Reflection on Ephesians 4:7–13 and John 15:17–25 in the Spirit of Ss. Simon and Jude, Apostles
Tempora: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XX post Octavam PentecostesV. Octobris – Classis II Feast “But to every one of us
Tridentine Mass Propers October 28, 2025:
Ss. Simonis et Judæ Apostolorum ~ II. classisTempora: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XX post Octavam Pentecostes V. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 138:17Mihi