Saint Charles Borromeo
Saint Charles BorromeoFeast Day: November 4Patron of: Catechists, Seminarians, Spiritual Directors, Clergy Reform, and the Archdiocese of Milan Early Life
Reflection on Sirach 44:16–27; 45:3–20 and Matthew 25:14–23
Feast of St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop and Confessor (III Class)Commemoration at Lauds only: Ss. Martyrs Vitalis and Agricola**Reflection on Sirach
Tridentine Mass Propers November 4, 2025:
S. Caroli Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Mart. Vitalis et Agricolæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 20:2-3In virtúte tua,
Saint Malachy O’More
Bishop and ConfessorFeast Day: November 3Born: 1094 | Died: November 2, 1148Canonized: 1190 by Pope Clement III A Light in
“Death is Swallowed Up in Victory”: Meditating on 1 Corinthians 15:51–57 and John 5:25–29 in the Spirit of All Souls’ Da
On the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (In Commemoratione Omnium Fidelium Defunctorum), celebrated liturgically as a Third Class Mass
Tridentine Mass Propers November 3, 2025:
In Commemoratione Omnium Fidelium Defunctorum Ad primam Missam ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XXI post Octavam Pentecostes I. Novembris
Reflection for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Dominica XVII Post Pentecosten)
Epistle: Ephesians 4:1–6Gospel: Matthew 22:34–46Liturgical Rank: II Class – Green VestmentsDate: Early October “In One Body and One Spirit” —
Tridentine Mass Propers October 5, 2025: Dominica XVII Post Pentecosten I. Octobris ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:137; 118:124Iustus es, Dómine, et rectum iudícium tuum: fac cum servo tuo secúndum misericórdiam tuam.Ps 118:1Beáti immaculáti in
Saint Francis of Assisi (1181/1182–1226)
Feast: October 4Patron of: Italy, animals, the poor, merchants, and ecology Early Life and Conversion Saint Francis was born in
Reflection on Galatians 6:14–18 and Matthew 11:25–30
In the Spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, Confessor — III ClassisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XVI post Octavam Pentecostes (IV
Tridentine Mass Propers Octobe 4, 2025:
S. Francisci Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XVI post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Septembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusGal 6:14Mihi autem absit gloriári,
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face (1873–1897)
Feast: October 3 (Traditional Calendar) / October 1 (Modern Calendar)Titles: Virgin, Carmelite Nun, Doctor of the Church, “The Little Flower
Reflection on Isa 66:12–14 and Matt 18:1–4
Feria VI infra Hebdomadam XVI post Octavam Pentecostes – In festo S. Teresiæ a Jesu Infante, Virg. – III. classis
Tridentine Mass Propers October 3, 2025:
S. Theresiæ a Jesu Infante Virginis ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XVI post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Septembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusCant
The Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels
The Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels (Ss. Angelorum Custodum), celebrated on October 2nd, honors those blessed spirits appointed by
“Behold, I will send My Angel before thee”
A Reflection for Ss. Angelorum Custodum, Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam XVI post Octavam Pentecostes (IV Septembris) The sacred liturgy of