Saint Peter Canisius, Doctor of the Church (1521 – 1597
“Hammer of Heretics” and Apostle of Germany I. Early Life and Formation Peter Canisius was born on the 8th of
Preach the Word in Season and Out
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Peter Canisius, Confessor and Doctor Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ
Tridentine Mass Propers April 27, 2026:
S. Petri Canisii Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:5In
Our Lady of Good Counsel
The devotion to Our Lady of Good Counsel is one of the most tender and mysterious in the Church’s Marian
“Modicum, et jam non videbitis me…” — The Hidden Joy of the Pilgrim Church
Dominica III post Pascha (II classis) In the gentle light of Paschaltide, Holy Mother Church continues to instruct her children
Tridentine Mass Readings April 26, 2026: Dominica III 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
Pope Saint Sixtus
Pope Saint Sixtus I (also spelled Xystus I) is one of the early successors of St. Peter, venerated as a
“Come, let us return to the Lord” — A Good Friday Meditation
On this most solemn day, Feria Sexta in Passione et Morte Domini, the Church strips herself of all outward splendor
Tridentine Mass Propers: Good Friday
Ante Missam Top NextSolemnis Actio liturgica celebranda est horis postmeridianis, et quidem circa horam tertiam; si vero ratio pastoralis id suadeat, inchoari