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
“A Heart Set on God Alone” — In the Spirit of St. Cajetan the Confessor (III Class) Commemoration at Lauds Only: St. Donatus, Bishop and Martyr
Readings: Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 31:8-11 — “Blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish…” St. Matthew 6:24–33 —
Tridentine Mass Propers August 7, 2025:
Ante Missam Top Next IntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam, et lingua eius loquétur iudícium: lex Dei eius in corde ipsíus.Ps 36:1Noli æmulári
Saints Xystus II, Pope and Martyr, and His Companions, Felicissimus and Agapitus
Feast Day: August 6 In the days of fierce persecution under the Emperor Valerian, the Church was purified and strengthened
“In Splendore Majestatis: A Reflection on the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ”
Liturgical Note:Feast: In Transfiguratione Domini Nostri Jesu Christi – II ClassisCommemoration at Lauds only: Ss. Xysti II, Pope, and Felicissimus
Tridentine Mass Propers August 6, 2025:
In Transfiguratione Domini Nostri Jesu Christi ~ II. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Xysti II Papæ, Felicissimi et Agapiti Martyrum Ante Missam
The Feast of Our Lady of the Snows
The Feast of Our Lady of the Snows, celebrated on August 5, is one of the oldest Marian feasts in
“In Me is All Grace of the Way and of the Truth”
A Reflection for the Feast of Our Lady of the Snows (S. Mariæ ad Nives) — III ClassisTempora: Feria tertia
Tridentine Mass Propers August 5, 2025:
S. Mariæ ad Nives ~ III. classisTempora: Feria tertia infra Hebdomadam VIII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Augusti Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens,
Saint Dominic de Guzmán (1170–1221)
Founder of the Order of Preachers (O.P.)Feast: August 4 (Traditional Calendar) “He spoke only to God or of God.” –
“Be Watchful in All Things”: A Reflection on 2 Timothy 4:1–8 and Luke 12:35–40 in the Spirit of St. Dominic, Confessor
Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam VIII post Octavam Pentecostes – I AugustiIII Classis | Tempora On this day, the Church recalls