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 Power of Latin in Divine Worship: Its Effect on the Soul and the Sacred Environment
For centuries, Latin has been the sacred language of the Catholic Church, set apart for divine worship, prayer, and doctrine.
Blessed Jordan of Saxony (c. 1190–1237) – The Successor of St. Dominic
Blessed Jordan of Saxony was the second Master General of the Dominican Order, following the death of St. Dominic in
Clothed in Charity, Rooted in Truth: A Reflection on Colossians 3:12-17 and Matthew 13:24-30
The sacred readings for today’s Mass invite us to meditate on the virtues that clothe the Christian soul (Colossians 3:12-17)
Tridentine Mass February 13, 2025: Feria V infra Hebdomadam V post Epiphaniam
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 96:7-8Adoráte Deum, omnes Angeli eius: audívit, et lætáta est Sion: et exsultavérunt fíliæ Iudæ.Ps 96:1Dóminus regnávit, exsúltet terra:
The Seven Founders of the Servite Order
Feast Day: February 17 Canonization: Pope Leo XIII, 1888 Patronage: Servite Order, devotion to the Sorrows of Mary The Origins
The Memory of the Just Shall Not Depart: A Reflection on Ecclesiasticus 44:1-15 and Matthew 19:27-29
As we enter the Fifth Week after Epiphany, the liturgy continues to unfold the mysteries of Christ’s Kingdom and its
Tridentine Mass February 12, 2025: Feria IV infra Hebdomadam V post Epiphaniam
Ante Missam IntroitusSap 10:20-21Iusti decantavérunt, Dómine, nomen sanctum tuum, et victrícem manum tuam laudavérunt páriter: quóniam sapiéntia apéruit os mutum et
Our Lady of Lourdes
The Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes (1858) The story of Our Lady of Lourdes is among the
The Woman Clothed with the Sun: A Reflection on Apoc. 11:19; 12:1, 10 and Luke 1:26-31
Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant In the sacred readings for the feast of the Apparition of the Blessed
Tridentine Mass Readings February 11, 2025:
In Apparitione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ III. classisTempora: Feria III infra Hebdomadam V post Epiphaniam Ante Missam IntroitusApoc 21:2Vidi civitátem sanctam, Ierúsalem