Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop and Confessor
Ego sum pastor bonus. Bonus pastor animam suam dat pro ovibus suis. “I am the good shepherd. The good
The Talent Spent to the Last
On the night of the third of November 1584, the Archbishop of Milan lay dying in his palace. He was
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
S. Caroli Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classis WhiteCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Mart. Vitalis et Agricolæ Beginning In the
Saint Martin de Porres, Confessor
Suscitans a terra inopem, et de stercore erigens pauperem: ut collocet eum cum principibus, cum principibus populi sui. “Raising up
The Hem and the Hand
A reflection for Tuesday within the Twenty-Third Week after the Octave of Pentecost — Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XXIII post
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Novembris ~ IV. classis Beginning In the Name of the Father,
Saint Demetrius of Sirmium
Saint Demetrius of Sirmium (often associated as well with Thessalonica in later tradition) is venerated as a martyr of the
Easter Thursday Reflection: “Whom Do You Seek?” — From the Desert Road to the Garden
On this radiant Thursday within the Octave of Easter, Holy Mother Church places before us two encounters: one along a
Tridentine Mass Propers April 9, 2026
INTROIT Sap. 10:20-21 They praised with one accord Your victorious hand, O Lord, alleluia! For wisdom opened the mouth of the