Saint Robert Bellarmine, S.J. (1542–1621)
Doctor of the Church, Cardinal, and Hammer of Heresies In the long line of those whom God has raised up
He Ascended, That He Might Fill All Things
A Reflection for the Vigil of the Ascension, on the Commemoration of St. Robert Bellarmine “Ascending on high, he led
Tridentine Mass Propers May 13, 2026:
In Vigilia Ascensionis ~ II. classisCommemoratio : S. Roberti Bellarmino Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIs 48:20Vocem iucunditátis annuntiáte, et
Holy Martyrs Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. You inquire concerning the
“These Are They Whom We Had in Derision”
A Rogation Reflection for the Feast of Ss. Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras The Roman Church, in her wisdom, weaves
Tridentine Mass Propers May 12, 2026:
Ss. Nerei, Achillei et Domitillæ Virg. atque Pancratii Martyrum ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria Tertia in Rogationibus Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 32:18; 32:19; 32:20Ecce,
Saint Anicetus
Saint Anicetus (often rendered Anicetus, not “Anticetus”) was a Pope and martyr of the early Church, whose life stands as
The Victory of Faith: Believing Without Seeing in the Light of the Risen Christ
On this Feria, with the Commemoration of St. Anicetus, the Church places before us two luminous passages: the triumph of
Tridentine Mass Propers April 17, 2026: Commemoration St. Anicetus
Introit Introitus 1 Pet 2:2As newborn babes, alleluia, desire the rational milk without guile, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.Ps. 80. 2Rejoice to