Saint Matthew, Apostle
A Life, for his feast on the twenty-first day of September — II classis Et cum transiret inde Iesus, vidit
And They Turned Not When They Went
A reflection for the Feast of S. Matthæi Apostoli et Evangelistæ, II classis — Monday within the Seventeenth Week after
Tridentine Mass Propers September 21, 2026:
S. Matthæi Apostoli et Evangelistæ ~ II. classisScriptura: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes III. Septembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os
The Martyrs of Korea
Intret in conspectu tuo, Domine, gemitus compeditorum: redde vicinis nostris septuplum in sinu eorum: vindica sanguinem sanctorum tuorum, qui effusus
The Whole Law Hangs Upon a Person
A reflection for Dominica XVII Post Pentecosten — III Septembris, II classis (20 September) The Collect of this Sunday asks
Tridentine Mass Readings September 2026:
Dominica XVII Post Pentecosten III. Septembris ~ II. classis Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1BeginningIn the
“Sustained by Grace, Healed by Mercy: A Reflection for the XVIII Sunday After Pentecost”
Readings: As Holy Mother Church leads us through the season of spiritual maturity following Pentecost, the XVIII Sunday after Pentecost
Tridentine Mass Propers October 12, 2025: Dominica XVIII Post Pentecosten II. Octobris ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 36:18Da pacem, Dómine, sustinéntibus te, ut prophétæ tui fidéles inveniántur: exáudi preces servi tui et plebis tuæ IsraëlPs
Feast of the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
October 11Double of the Second Class “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.”— Luke
Mater Dei, Mater Sapientiæ: Mary as the Living Seat of Wisdom
Reflections on Sirach 24:23–31 and Luke 2:43–51Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – October 1stSabbato infra Hebdomadam
Tridentine Mass Propers October 11, 2025:
Maternitatis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ II. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIsa 7:14Ecce Virgo concípiet,
St. Francis Borgia (Sanctus Franciscus de Borja)
Feast: October 10Canonized: June 20, 1670 by Pope Clement X Early Life and Noble Origins St. Francis Borgia (1510–1572), a
“He gave him glory in his labours, and clothed him with the robe of glory.”
—Ecclus. 45:1 In today’s liturgical observance, falling on the Friday within the 17th week after the Octave of Pentecost, the
Tridentine Mass Propers October 10, 2025:
S. Francisci Borgiæ Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti
Feast of St. John Leonardi, Confessor
October 9 (Traditional Roman Calendar)Double Feast ✠ Hagiography of St. John Leonardi St. John Leonardi, Confessor of the Faith and
Reflection for the Feast of St. John Leonardi, Confessor
III Classis | Commemoration at Lauds: Ss. Dionysius, Rusticus & Eleutherius, MartyrsGospel: Luke 10:1–9 | Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:1–6, 15–18