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
Tridentine Mass February 24, 2025: Tempora: Feria II infra Hebdomadam Sexagesimæ
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 138:17Mihi autem nimis honoráti sunt amíci tui, Deus: nimis confortátus est principátus eórum.Ps 138:1-2.Dómine, probásti me et cognovísti
Saint Polycarp of Smyrna (c. 69–155 AD) – Bishop and Martyr
Early Life and Discipleship Saint Polycarp, one of the most revered Apostolic Fathers, was born around the year 69 AD.
Boasting in Weakness: A Reflection for Sexagesima Sunday
As we journey through the pre-Lenten season, Sexagesima Sunday invites us to reflect on the trials of St. Paul and
Tridentine Mass February 23, 2025: Dominica in Sexagesima
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 43:23-26Exsúrge, quare obdórmis, Dómine? exsúrge, et ne repéllas in finem: quare fáciem tuam avértis, oblivísceris tribulatiónem nostram? adhæsit
The Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter at Antioch
The Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter at Antioch (Cathedra Sancti Petri Antiochiae) was traditionally celebrated on February 22
Faith, Trial, and the Rock of Peter: A Reflection on 1 Peter 1:1-7 and Matthew 16:13-19
On the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter at Antioch, we are invited to reflect on the divine foundation
Tridentine Mass February 22, 2025: In Cathedra S. Petri Ap. Antiochiæ
Ante Missam IntroitusEccli 45:30Státuit ei Dóminus testaméntum pacis, et príncipem fecit eum: ut sit illi sacerdótii dígnitas in ætérnum.Ps 131:1.Meménto, Dómine,
Saint Peter Damian: The Reformer, Monk, and Doctor of the Church
Saint Peter Damian (1007–1072) was a Benedictine monk, cardinal, and one of the most influential Church reformers of the 11th
Running the Race and Laboring in the Vineyard: A Reflection on 1 Corinthians 9:24–27; 10:1–5 and Matthew 20:1–16
As we journey through the season of Septuagesima, the Church presents us with two striking passages that call us to
Tridentine Mass February 21, 2025: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam Septuagesimæ
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 17:5; 17:6; 17:7Circumdedérunt me gémitus mortis, dolóres inférni circumdedérunt me: et in tribulatióne mea invocávi Dóminum, et exaudívit