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 Venantius, Martyr
Feast: 18 May ☩ Duplex Among the youthful blossoms cut down in the springtide of the Church’s persecutions, few have
In the Vine, Unto the Vintage: A Reflection on Wisdom 5 and John 15 for the Feast of S. Venantii Martyris
Sancti Venantii Martyris ~ III. classis Feria II post Ascensionem Lectio: Sap. 5:1-5 ~ Evangelium: Ioan. 15:1-7 The week which
Tridentine Mass Propers May 18, 2026:
S. Venantii Martyris ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria II post Ascensionem Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 63:3Protexísti me, Deus, a convéntu malignántium, allelúia: a multitúdine