Saint Bona of Pisa, Virgin
Patrona Peregrinorum — Patroness of Pilgrims and Travel Guides I. Identity and Foundation Saint Bona of Pisa (c. 1156–1207) stands
The Rain of the Spirit and the Rising of the Paralytic
A Reflection for Feria Sexta Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis Joel 2:23–24, 26–27 — St. Luke 5:17–26
Tridentine Mass Propers May 29, 2026: Feria Sexta Quattuor temporum Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis
Ante Missam Top Next IntroitusPs 70:8 70:23Repleátur os meum laude tua, allelúia: ut possim cantáre, allelúia: gaudébunt lábia mea, dum cantávero
Blessed Maria Bartholomaea Bagnesi, Virgin
Beata Maria Bartholomaea Bagnesi, Virgo Feast Day: 28 May (the day of her holy death in 1577) Memoria ad libitum
Die Quinta infra Octavam Pentecostes
Of the Apostolic Mission and the Power of the Spirit Descending A Reflection upon Acts 8:5-8 and Luke 9:1-6 Within
Tridentine Mass Propers May 28, 2026:Octavæ I. classis
Die Quinta infra octavam Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSap 1:7Spíritus Dómini replévit orbem terrárum, allelúia: et hoc
Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor
Caterina Benincasa — 1347 to 1380 It is a fitting providence that you should ask for her life today, the
Credo: The Vine, the Word Unbound, and the Blood of the Martyr
A reflection for the feast of S. Petri Martyris (III. classis), kept on Wednesday within the Third Week after the
Tridentine Mass Propers April 29, 2026:
S. Petri Martyris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 63:3Protexísti me, Deus, a convéntu
Saint Paul of the Cross
Founder of the Passionists, Mystic of the Sacred Passion (1694–1775) Paolo Francesco Danei was born on the third of January,
The Wisdom of the Cross: A Reflection for the Feast of Saint Paul of the Cross
Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ — In Festo S. Pauli a Cruce Confessoris There is a striking
Tridentine Mass Readings April 28, 2026:
S. Pauli a Cruce Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusGal 2:19-20Christo confíxus sum
Saint Peter Canisius, Doctor of the Church (1521 – 1597
“Hammer of Heretics” and Apostle of Germany I. Early Life and Formation Peter Canisius was born on the 8th of
Preach the Word in Season and Out
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Peter Canisius, Confessor and Doctor Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ
Tridentine Mass Propers April 27, 2026:
S. Petri Canisii Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:5In
Our Lady of Good Counsel
The devotion to Our Lady of Good Counsel is one of the most tender and mysterious in the Church’s Marian