Our Lady of Aparecida (Nossa Senhora Aparecida)
Feast: October 12Title: Queen and Patroness of BrazilApparition and Devotion: 1717, Paraíba River, São Paulo Province, Brazil I. The Miraculous
“Sustained by Grace, Healed by Mercy: A Reflection for the XVIII Sunday After Pentecost”
Readings: As Holy Mother Church leads us through the season of spiritual maturity following Pentecost, the XVIII Sunday after Pentecost
Tridentine Mass Propers October 12, 2025: Dominica XVIII Post Pentecosten II. Octobris ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 36:18Da pacem, Dómine, sustinéntibus te, ut prophétæ tui fidéles inveniántur: exáudi preces servi tui et plebis tuæ IsraëlPs
Feast of the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
October 11Double of the Second Class “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.”— Luke
Mater Dei, Mater Sapientiæ: Mary as the Living Seat of Wisdom
Reflections on Sirach 24:23–31 and Luke 2:43–51Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – October 1stSabbato infra Hebdomadam
Tridentine Mass Propers October 11, 2025:
Maternitatis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ II. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIsa 7:14Ecce Virgo concípiet,
The Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary
The Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary (September 12th in the traditional Roman calendar) is one of the
Reflection for the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary
The Church, in her maternal wisdom, sets before us on this feast the praises of divine Wisdom from Ecclesiasticus and
Tridentine Mass Propers September 12, 2025:
S. Nominis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XIII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Septembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:13;
Faith and Martyrdom: Saints Protus and Hyacinth
As we commemorate Saints Protus and Hyacinth, Roman martyrs of the 3rd century, their lives bear witness to this same
Faith, Law, and Gratitude: A Meditation on Galatians 3:16–22 and Luke 17:11–19 in the Spirit of Thursday in the 13th Week after Pentecost
Commemoration of Saints Protus and Hyacinth, MartyrsIV Class Feria – 1st of September Today’s liturgical readings on this Feria Quinta
Tridentine Mass Propers September 11, 2025:
Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam XIII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Septembris ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : Ss. Proti et Hyacinthi Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs
St. Nicholas of Tolentino, Confessor (1245–1305)
Feast: September 10thOrder: Hermits of St. Augustine Early Life St. Nicholas was born at Sant’Angelo in Pontano, in the Marches
Reflection for Wednesday of the 13th Week after the Octave of PentecostIn the Spirit of Sanctus Nicolaus de Tolentino, Confessor (III Classis)Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:9–14; Luke 12:32–34
“We are made as the refuse of this world, the offscouring of all, even until now.”— 1 Corinthians 4:13 “Fear
Tridentine Mass Propers September 10, 2025:
S. Nicolai de Tolentino Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam XIII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Septembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 91:13-14Iustus
Life of Saint Peter Claver
Early Life and VocationSaint Peter Claver was born in Verdú, Catalonia, Spain, in 1580. From a young age, he showed