Saint John of the Cross
Feast Day: December 14Doctor of the ChurchCarmelite Reformer, Mystic, and Poet Early Life (1542–1563) Saint John of the Cross was
“Gaudete in Domino semper”: A Reflection for the Third Sunday of Advent (Phil 4:4–7; John 1:19–28)Dominica III Adventus – I. classis
“Rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, rejoice. Let your modesty be known to all men: The Lord is
Tridentine Mass December 14, 2025: Dominica III Adventus ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIncipitSacerdos paratus cum ingreditur ad Altare, facta illi debita reverentia, signat se signo crucis a fronte ad pectus, et
Saint Lucy
Feast Day: December 13Patronage: The blind, eye diseases, writers, martyrs, Sicily, and the city of SyracuseName Meaning: Lucy comes from
“To Glory Only in the Lord”
A Reflection on 2 Cor 10:17–18; 11:1–2 and Matt 13:44–52In the Spirit of S. Luciæ Virginis et Martyris ~ III.
Tridentine Mass Propers December 13, 2025:
S. Luciæ Virginis et Martyris ~ III. classisCommemoratio: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam II Adventus Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:8Dilexísti iustítiam, et odísti iniquitátem: proptérea
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus (“the Wonderworker”) is one of the great saints of the early Church, especially venerated in the Eastern
Faith, Memory, and Priesthood: A Reflection for the Feast of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus
Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam PentecostesSirach 44:16–27; 45:3–20 & Mark 11:22–24III. classis – Commemoration of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus,
Tridentine Mass Readings November 17, 2025:
S. Gregorii Thaumaturgi Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Novembris Ante Missam