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
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