Feast Day: December 20 Patronage: Defender of Orthodoxy and Exemplar of Pastoral Care Era: Late 3rd – Early 4th Century

In the spirit of Feria VI Quattuor Temporum in Adventu, the Church turns her heart toward the mystery of the

Ante Missam IntroitusPs 118:151-152Prope es tu, Dómine, et omnes viæ tuæ véritas: inítio cognóvi de testimóniis tuis, quia in ætérnum tu

Saint Nemesion is a saint of the Catholic Church whose life and martyrdom are commemorated for his steadfast faith and

As the Church draws closer to the Nativity of Our Lord, the readings for this time are suffused with the

Ante Missam IntroitusPhil 4:4-6Gaudéte in Dómino semper: íterum dico, gaudéte. Modéstia vestra nota sit ómnibus homínibus: Dóminus enim prope est.

Feast Day: December 18Titles: Bishop of Tours, Apostle of the Touraine Life and Mission St. Gatian, a 3rd-century saint, was

In the Spirit of Ember Wednesday in Advent (Feria IV Quattuor Temporum in Adventu) The season of Advent, especially as

Ante Missam IntroitusIs 45:8Roráte, cœli, désuper, et nubes pluant iustum: aperiátur terra, et gérminet SalvatóremPs 18:2.Cœli enárrant glóriam Dei: et

St. Olympias is a revered saint in both the Eastern and Western Christian traditions, particularly venerated for her life of