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
The Feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul
The Feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul (Latin: Dedicatio Basilicarum Ss. Petri et Pauli
In Dedicatione Basilicarum Ss. Apostolorum Petri et Pauli – A Meditation on Rev 21:2–5 and Luke 19:1–10
“And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned
Tridentine Mass Propers November 18, 2025:
In Dedicatione Basilicarum Ss. Apostolorum Petri et Pauli ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Novembris