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 Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556)
Feast Day: July 31Patron of: Retreats, Soldiers, the Society of JesusMotto: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (“To the Greater Glory of
Reflection for the Thursday in the Seventh Week after the Octave of Pentecost
In the Spirit of St. Ignatius the Confessor, III Class Texts for Meditation: On this feria quinta of the seventh
Tridentine Mass Propers for July 31, 2025:
S. Ignatii Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria quinta infra Hebdomadam VII post Octavam Pentecostes Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPhilipp 2:10-11In nómine Iesu omne genu
Saints Abdon and Sennen, Martyrs
Feast Day: July 30Title: Martyrs of Christ under Emperor Decius ✠ Historical and Spiritual Account: Saints Abdon and Sennen were
Wednesday in the Seventh Week after the Octave of Pentecost ~ IV Reflections on the Epistle (Romans 6:19–23) and the Gospel (Matthew 7:15–21)
“But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto sanctification, and the
Tridentine Mass Propers July 30, 2025:
Feria quarta infra Hebdomadam VII post Octavam Pentecostes ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : S. Abdon et Sennen Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 46:2Omnes gentes,
St. Martha of Bethany
Feast Day: July 29Titles: Virgin, Confessor, Sister of Mary and LazarusPatroness of: Cooks, homemakers, servants, and hospitality workers Biblical Background
Reflection: On Boasting, Betrothal, and the Better Part: Lessons from St. Martha and the Sacred Scriptures
“He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.” (2 Cor. 10:17) The liturgical commemoration of Saint Martha, Virgin, as
S. Marthæ Virginis ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Felicis, Simplicii, Faustini et Beatricis Martyrum
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:8Dilexísti iustítiam, et odísti iniquitátem: proptérea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus, óleo lætítiæ præ consórtibus tuis.Ps 44:2Eructávit cor
Ss. Nazarii et Celsi Martyrum, S. Victoris I Papæ et Martyris, ac S. Innocentii I Papæ et Confessoris
Nazarius and Celsus were martyred under the persecution of Nero, though tradition suggests the precise dates are uncertain. Their Acts