Saint Monica of Hippo
A Mother Whose Tears Won Heaven for a Son Saint Monica (c. 332 – 387 A.D.) stands among the most
Behold, the Son of Many Tears
A Reflection on the Widow of Naim and the Widows of St. Paul, in the Spirit of St. Monica S.
Tridentine Mass Propers May 4, 2026:
S. Monicæ Viduæ ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Pa Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:75; 118:120Cognóvi, Dómine, quia ǽquitas
Saint James the Less, Apostle and First Bishop of Jerusalem
Saint James the Less, Apostle and First Bishop of Jerusalem Few among the Twelve are surrounded by such a fragrance
The Father of Lights and the Spirit of Truth
A Reflection for Dominica IV Post Pascha — II. classis Cantate Domino canticum novum, alleluia: quia mirabilia fecit Dominus, alleluia.
Tridentine Mass May 3, 2026: Dominica IV Post Pascha ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1BeginningIn the Name of the Father, and of the Son, ✠ and of
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