Saint Thomas of Villanova
A Life, for his feast on the twenty-second day of September — III classis, with commemoration of Ss. Maurice and Companions,
The Measure of Wheat in Due Season
A reflection for Tuesday within the Seventeenth Week after Pentecost — S. Thomæ de Villanova Episcopi et Confessoris, III classis
Tridentine Mass Propers September 22, 2026:
S. Thomæ de Villanova Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Mauritii et Sociorum Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 45:30Státuit
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
Tridentine Mass Propers August 24, 2025: Dominica XI Post Pentecosten IV. Augusti
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 67:6-7; 67:36Deus in loco sancto suo: Deus qui inhabitáre facit unánimes in domo: ipse dabit virtútem et fortitúdinem
St. Philip Benizi, Confessor (1233–1285)
Feast: August 23 (Traditional Calendar) St. Philip Benizi was born in Florence in the year 1233, of the noble family
“Spectacle to the World” and the “Little Flock”
A reflection on 1 Corinthians 4:9–14 and Luke 12:32–34 in the spirit of St. Philip Benizi, Confessor Today’s liturgy places
Tridentine Mass Propers August 23, 2025:
S. Philippi Benitii Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam X post Octavam Pentecostes III. Augusti Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 91:13-14Iustus ut palma
The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary is both a theological truth and a theme richly present in Catholic hagiography—that
“Mother of Fair Love, and of Holy Hope”
A Reflection for the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary(Sirach 24:23–31; John 19:25–27) On this feast of the Immaculate
Tridentine Mass Propers August 22, 2025:
Immaculati Cordis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ II. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Timothei, Hippolyti et Symphoriani Martyres Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusHebr 4:16Adeámus cum
St. Jane Frances de Chantal
St. Jane Frances de Chantal (1572–1641) was a noblewoman, widow, mother, and founder of a major religious order in the
The Pearl of Great Price and the Woman of Valor: A Reflection on Proverbs 31:10–31 and Matthew 13:44–52
On this day, when the Church commemorates St. Jane Frances de Chantal, we are given readings that point us to
Tridentine Mass Propers August 21, 2025:
S. Joannæ Franciscæ Frémiot de Chantal Viduæ ~ III. classisTempora: Feria quinta infra Hebdomadam X post Octavam Pentecostes III. Augusti Ante Missam