Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (In Annuntiatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis) is among the most sublime mysteries in all
“Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive”: A Reflection on the Annunciation(Isaiah 7:10–15; Luke 1:26–38)
In the hushed stillness between prophecy and fulfillment, the Church sets before us a mystery both ancient and ever new:
Tridentine Mass Propers March 25, 2026:
In Annuntiatione Beate Mariæ Virgine ~ I. classisCommemoratio: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam Passionis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:13; 44:15-16Vultum tuum deprecabúntur omnes dívites
Saint Gabriel the Archangel
In the Book of Daniel Saint Gabriel first appears in the Old Testament, sent by God to the prophet Daniel:
Truth in the Lions’ Den: Hidden Fidelity in the Shadow of the Passion
In the deepening shadows of Passiontide, Holy Mother Church draws our attention to the mounting opposition against the Lord and
Tridentine Mass Propers March 24, 2026:
Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Gabrielis Archangeli Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 26:14Exspécta Dóminum, viríliter age: et confortétur cor
Tridentine Mass Propers February 17, 2026: Feria III infra Hebdomadam Quinquagesimæ ~ IV. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 30:3-4Esto mihi in Deum protectórem, et in locum refúgii, ut salvum me fácias: quóniam firmaméntum meum et refúgium
Blessed Bernard Scammacca, O.P.
Confessor and Restorer of Regular Observance Blessed Bernard Scammacca stands as a luminous example of repentance transformed into sanctity, and
On Charity and Spiritual Sight
(1 Cor. 13:1–13; Luke 18:31–43) As Holy Church leads us through the days of Quinquagesima, she places before our eyes
Tridentine Mass Propers February 16, 2026: Feria II infra Hebdomadam Quinquagesimæ ~ IV. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 30:3-4Esto mihi in Deum protectórem, et in locum refúgii, ut salvum me fácias: quóniam firmaméntum meum et refúgium
Blessed Michał (Michael) Sopoćko
Priest, Confessor, Apostle of Divine Mercy(1888–1975) Blessed Michał Sopoćko stands among the quiet yet providential instruments of Divine Mercy in
Charity and the Cry of the Blind Man: A Quinquagesima Reflection
Dominica in Quinquagesima – II. classis As Holy Mother Church leads us to the very threshold of Septuagesima’s fulfillment and
Tridentine Mass Readings February 15, 2026: Dominica in Quinquagesima ~ II. 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 Valentine, Priest and Martyr
Feast Day: February 14Century: 3rd centuryRegion: Rome (and/or Terni, Umbria) The name Valentinus was common in the early Church, and
“I took root in an honorable people”
(Ecclus. 24:14–16) In the sacred text of Ecclesiasticus, Holy Wisdom proclaims: “I took root in an honorable people, and in
Tridentine Mass Propers February 14, 2026:
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : S. Valentini Presbyteri et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum