Saint Francis de Sales
✠ Feast: January 29 ✠ Title: Bishop of Geneva, Doctor of the Church ✠ Patronage: Writers, Journalists, the Deaf, Catholic
Salt of the Earth, Light for the World: A Reflection on 2 Timothy 4:1–8 and Matthew 5:13–19 in the Spirit of St. Francis de Sales
Today’s sacred lections—2 Timothy 4:1–8 and Matthew 5:13–19—invite us to meditate upon the high calling of apostolic fidelity and Christian
Tridentine Mass Propers January 29, 2026: S. Francisci Salesii Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:5In médio Ecclésiæ apéruit os eius: et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus: stolam glóriæ índuit eum.Ps
Saint Thomas Aquinas, Confessor and Doctor of the Church
Title: The Angelic DoctorPatron of: Catholic schools, students, philosophers, theologians “Contemplata aliis tradere — To hand on to others the
“Fools for Christ and Treasures in Heaven”
Reflection for the Feast of Saint Peter Nolasco, Confessor (III Class)Texts: 1 Corinthians 4:9–14; Luke 12:32–34 In the gentle glow
Tridentine Mass Propers January 28, 2026: S. Petri Nolasci Confessoris ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 91:13-14Iustus ut palma florébit: sicut cedrus Líbani multiplicábitur: plantátus in domo Dómini: in átriis domus Dei nostri.Ps 91:2Bonum
The Primacy of Charity and the Vision of Faith: A Reflection for Quinquagesima Sunday
As we stand at the threshold of Lent, the liturgy of Quinquagesima Sunday presents us with two profound scriptural passages
Tridentine Mass Readings, March 2, 2025: Dominica in Quinquagesima
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 30:3-4Esto mihi in Deum protectórem, et in locum refúgii, ut salvum me fácias: quóniam firmaméntum meum et refúgium
Tridentine Mass Readings March 3, 2025: Feria II infra Hebdomadam Quinquagesimæ
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 30:3-4Esto mihi in Deum protectórem, et in locum refúgii, ut salvum me fácias: quóniam firmaméntum meum et refúgium
Saint David of Wales (Dewi Sant)
Feast Day: March 1stPatronage: Wales, poets, vegetariansSymbols: White dove, leek, hill rising beneath him Early Life and Birth Saint David,
The Glory of Mary in the Wisdom of God: A Reflection on Ecclesiasticus 24:14-16 and Luke 11:27-28
On Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato—Saturday’s traditional dedication to the Blessed Virgin Mary—it is fitting to meditate on her role in salvation
Tridentine Mass March 1, 2025: Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato
Ante Missam IntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum terrámque regit in sǽcula sæculórum.Ps 44:2Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: dico
Blessed Villana de’ Botti was a 14th-century Dominican tertiary from Florence
Blessed Villana de’ Botti was a 14th-century Dominican tertiary from Florence, known for her deep conversion, life of penance, and
Boasting in Weakness: A Reflection for Friday After Sexagesima Sunday
As we journey through the pre-Lenten season of Septuagesima, Holy Mother Church presents us with the rich readings of 2
Tridentine Mass Readings February 28, 2025: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam Sexagesimæ
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 43:23-26Exsúrge, quare obdórmis, Dómine? exsúrge, et ne repéllas in finem: quare fáciem tuam avértis, oblivísceris tribulatiónem nostram? adhæsit
St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (1838–1862)
Early Life: From Worldly Aspirations to a Religious Calling St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, born Francesco Possenti on