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
Humility, Grace, and the Work of the Holy Ghost: A Reflection for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Dominica X Post Pentecosten — III AugustiReadings: 1 Corinthians 12:2–11; Luke 18:9–14 On this Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Holy Mother
Tridentine Mass Propers August 17, 2025: Dominica X Post Pentecosten III. Augusti
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 54:17-20; 54:23Dum clamárem ad Dóminum, exaudívit vocem meam, ab his, qui appropínquant mihi: et humiliávit eos, qui est
St. Joachim
ConfessorFeast: August 16 (Traditional Calendar) St. Joachim, of the royal house of David, is venerated by the Church as the
Reflection on Sirach 31:8-11 and Matthew 1:1-16
In Honor of St. Joachim, Confessor and Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary On this day Holy Mother Church bids
Tridentine Mass Propers August 16, 2025:
S. Joachim Confessoris, Patris B. M. V. ~ II. classisTempora: Sabbato secunda infra Hebdomadam IX post Octavam Pentecostes II. Augusti Ante Missam
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Heaven’s Call According to ancient tradition preserved by the Church Fathers and liturgical texts, when the time approached for the
The Triumph of the Woman: From Judith to the Magnificat
Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Classis I Readings: Judith 13:22–25; 13:15; 13:10 — Luke 1:41–50 “Blessed
Tridentine Mass Propers August 15, 2025: In Assumptione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusAp 12:1Signum magnum appáruit in cœlo: múlier amicta sole, et luna sub pédibus eius, et in cápite eius coróna
Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe
Confessor and Martyr – August 14 Early LifeSaint Maximilian Maria Kolbe was born Raymond Kolbe on January 8, 1894, in
“Blessed is the womb that bore Thee” — A Reflection for the Vigil of the Assumption
Readings: Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 24:23–31; St. Luke 11:27–28 On this vigil of Our Lady’s Assumption, the Church places before us two