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,
St. Benno of Meissen, Bishop and Confessor
Feast: 16 June — Roman Martyrology (not on the universal calendar of the 1962 Missale Romanum; observed as a regional
The Sober Watch and the Sought Sheep
Feria tertia infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Pentecostes ~ IV. classis Liturgical Context We stand within the green expanse of
Tridentine Mass Propers June 16, 2026:
Feria tertia infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Pentecostes ~ IV. classis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs. 24:16; 24:18Réspice in me et miserére mei,