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 4, 2025:
S. Dominici Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria secunda infra Hebdomadam VIII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Augusti Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur
The Finding of Saint Stephen the First Martyr
Saint Stephen was one of the first seven deacons ordained by the Apostles to assist in the distribution of aid
Reflection on Romans 8:12–17 and Luke 16:1–9In the Spirit of the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
The liturgical texts assigned for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost provide a striking juxtaposition of themes: the dignity of divine
Tridentine Mass Propers August 3, 2025: Dominica VIII Post Pentecosten I. Augusti
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 47:10-11.Suscépimus, Deus, misericórdiam tuam in médio templi tui: secúndum nomen tuum, Deus, ita et laus tua in fines
Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Feast: August 2 (Traditional Calendar)Title: Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church, Founder of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
Strengthened by Grace, Sent in Charity: A Reflection on 2 Timothy 2:1–7 and Luke 10:1–9
In the Spirit of St. Alphonsus Maria de LiguoriCommemoratio: S. Stephani Papæ Martyris “Tu ergo, fili mi, confortare in gratia,
Tridentine Mass Propers August 2, 2025:
S. Alfonsi Mariæ de Ligorio Episc. Conf. et Eccles. Doct. ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Stephani Papæ Martyris Ante Missam
Holy Machabean Martyrs
📜 Historical and Scriptural Context The story of the Machabean Martyrs is found in 2 Maccabees 7, one of the
Reflection: Servants of Justice, Trees of Truth
Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam VII post Octavam Pentecostes — IV ClassisCommemoratio: Ss. Martyrum Machabæorum Today’s liturgical readings, taken from the
Tridentine Mass Propers August 1, 2025:
eria sexta infra Hebdomadam VII post Octavam Pentecostes ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : Ss. Martyrum Machabæorum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 46:2Omnes gentes, pláudite mánibus: