Pope Saint Julius I
Feast Day: April 12 Pope Saint Julius I stands as a resolute defender of orthodoxy during one of the most
Dominica in Albis: Faith That Conquers and Sees the Unseen
On this radiant octave day of Pascha—Dominica in Albis, the Sunday of the white garments—the Church gathers the neophytes, still
Tridentine Mass April 12, 2026: Dominica in Albis in Octava Paschæ ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1BeginningIn the Name of the Father, and of the Son, ✠ and of
Saint Gemma Galgani
Saint Gemma Galgani (1878–1903) stands among the most remarkable mystics of modern times, often called the “Daughter of the Passion”
From Empty Tomb to Living Stones: Easter Faith on Sabbato in Albis
Sabbato in Albis, the radiant close of the Easter Octave, gathers the neophytes—still clothed in their white garments—into the mystery
Tridentine Mass Propers April 11, 2026: Sabbato in Albis ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 104:43.Edúxit Dóminus pópulum suum in exsultatióne, allelúia: et eléctos suos in lætítia, allelúia, allelúia.Ps 104:1Confitémini Dómino et invocáte
Tridentine Mass Readings May 5, 2025: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam II post Octavam Paschæ
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIoann 21:15-17Si díligis me, Simon Petre, pasce agnos meos, pasce oves meas. Allelúia, allelúia.Ps 29:2Exaltábo te, Dómine, quóniam suscepísti
Saint Monica, Widow
Feast Day: May 4 (Traditional Roman Calendar)Born: c. 331 A.D., Tagaste, North AfricaDied: 387 A.D., Ostia, Italy St. Monica was
Reflection: The Gentle Shepherd and the Patient Lamb — A Meditation for the Second Sunday After Easter
On the Second Sunday after Easter, traditionally known as Dominica II Post Pascha, the Church turns our gaze to Christ
Tridentine Mass Readings May 4, 2025: Dominica II Post Pascha
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 32:5-6Misericórdia Dómini plena est terra, allelúia: verbo Dómini cœli firmáti sunt, allelúia, allelúia.Ps 32:1Exsultáte, iusti, in Dómino: rectos
Saint James the Lesser
Saint James the Lesser, also called James the Just or James, son of Alphaeus, is one of the Twelve Apostles
Reflection on Ecclesiasticus 24:14–16 and John 19:25–27
In the Spirit of the Commemoratio: Ss. Alexandri I Papæ, Eventii et Theoduli Martyrum, ac Juvenalis Episcopi et Confessoris As
Tridentine Mass Readings May 3, 2025: Ss. Alexandri I Papæ, Eventii et Theoduli Mm. ac Juvenalis Ep. et Conf.
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum terrámque regit in sǽcula sæculórum.Ps 44:2Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: dico
Hagiography of Saint Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 296–373 A.D.)
Feast Day: May 2Title: Doctor of the Church, Father of Orthodoxy, Patriarch of Alexandria Early Life and Formation Saint Athanasius
Reflection for Friday in the First Week after the Octave of Easter
“That the Life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.”— 2 Corinthians 4:11 As the light
Tridentine Mass Readings May 2, 2025: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam I post Octavam Paschae
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:5.In médio Ecclésiæ apéruit os eius: et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus: stolam glóriæ índuit eum,