St. John of Capistrano, Confessor
(June 24, 1386 – October 23, 1456) St. John of Capistrano stands as one of the great champions of the
Walking While You Have the Light: Confronting Darkness in the Shadow of the Passion
In the deepening shadows of Passiontide, the Church invites her children to contemplate not only the outward sufferings of Christ,
Tridentine Mass Readings March 28, 2026:
Sabbato infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Joannis a Capistrano Confessoris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 30:10,16, 18Miserére mihi, Dómine, quóniam tríbulor:
Saint John Damascene
Confessor and Doctor of the Church Saint John Damascene, a radiant light of the East and an unwavering defender of
Forsaking the Fountain, Condemning the Life: A Passiontide Meditation on Unbelief and Redemption
As the liturgical year draws us ever deeper into the shadow of the Passion, the Church places before us texts
Tridentine Mass Propers March 27, 2026:
Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Joannis Damasceni Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 30:10, 16, 18Miserére
Saint Valentine, Priest and Martyr
Feast Day: February 14Century: 3rd centuryRegion: Rome (and/or Terni, Umbria) The name Valentinus was common in the early Church, and
“I took root in an honorable people”
(Ecclus. 24:14–16) In the sacred text of Ecclesiasticus, Holy Wisdom proclaims: “I took root in an honorable people, and in
Tridentine Mass Propers February 14, 2026:
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : S. Valentini Presbyteri et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum