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
Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
Feast: August 10Date of Martyrdom: A.D. 258Patronage: Rome, cooks, the poor, comedians, and archivists Early Life Saint Lawrence (Latin: Laurentius)
Dominica IX Post Pentecosten II. Augusti — Reflection
Commemoratio: S. Laurentii Martyris Today’s readings confront us with a grave and searching theme: the judgment of God upon those
Tridentine Mass Propers August 10, 2025:
Dominica IX Post Pentecosten II. Augusti ~ II. classisCommemoratio: S. Laurentii Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 53:6-7Ecce, Deus adiuvat me, et Dóminus suscéptor
St. Romanus, Martyr
St. Romanus was a deacon of the Church of Caesarea in Palestine during the fierce persecution of Christians under the
“In Me is All Grace of the Way and of the Truth”
Reflection for Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classisCommemoratio: S. Romani Martyris On this gentle Saturday dedicated to the Mother of
Tridentine Mass Propers August 9, 2025:
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : S. Romani Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum terrámque regit
Saint John Mary Vianney
Feast: August 8Born: May 8, 1786 – Dardilly, near Lyons, FranceDied: August 4, 1859 – Ars, FranceCanonized: May 31, 1925
Blessed Is the Faithful Steward: A Reflection for the Day
Today Holy Mother Church places before us two luminous texts—one from the wisdom of the ancients, the other from the
S. Joannis Mariæ Vianney Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Cyriaci, Largi et Smaragdi Martyrum
Sancta Missa Rubrics 1960 – 1960 Compare Divinum Officium Date ↓ ↑ Ordo Options Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam, et lingua eius loquétur iudícium: lex Dei
St. Donatus, Bishop and Martyr (S. Donati Episcopi et Martyris)
Feast Day: August 7Title: Bishop of Arezzo and MartyrCentury: 4th CenturyLiturgical Rank (Traditional Calendar): Commemoration (in some places, semi-double) I.