Saint Engelbert of Cologne, Archbishop and Martyr Ego sum pastor bonus. Bonus pastor animam suam dat pro ovibus suis. “I
The Word That Does Not Pass
A reflection for Saturday of Our Lady — Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato, IV classis (7 November), Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XXIII post
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classis WhiteScriptura: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Novembris Beginning In the Name
Saint Paul of Constantinople, Bishop and Martyr
Saint Paul of Constantinople, Bishop and Marty Cum autem persequentur vos in civitate ista, fugite in aliam. Amen dico vobis,
Enemies of the Cross
A reflection for Friday within the Twenty-Third Week after the Octave of Pentecost — Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XXIII post
Friday, November 6, 2026
Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Novembris ~ IV. classis Beginning In the Name of the Father,
St. Sylvester Gozzolini, Abbot and Founder
Feast: November 26Born: c. 1177, Osimo, Marches of Ancona, ItalyDied: November 26, 1267, Monte Fano, ItalyTitle: Abbot and Founder of
“Saints and Servants: A Meditation on Ecclesiasticus 45:1–6 and Matthew 19:27–29 in the Spirit of St. Sylvester Abbot”
Liturgical Note: III Class Feast of St. Sylvester the Abbot, with Commemoration at Lauds only of St. Peter of Alexandria,
Tridentine Mass Propers November 26, 2025:
S. Silvestri Abbatis ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Petri Alexandrini Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam, et lingua