Saint Kevin of Glendalough, Abbot and Confessor
Festum: 3 Junii — Confessor non Pontifex (Patron of the Archdiocese of Dublin; founder of the monastic city of Glendalough)
Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam I post Octavam Pentecostes ~ IV. classis
Wednesday within the First Week after the Octave of Pentecost Misericórdiæ Dómini, quia non sumus consúmpti. The mercies of the
Tridentine Mass Propers June 3, 2026:
Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam I post Octavam Pentecostes ~ IV. classis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 12:6Dómine, in tua misericórdia sperávi: exsultávit cor
Saint Nicephorus of Constantinople
Patriarch, Confessor, and Champion of the Sacred Images c. 758 – 828 Feast: 13 March (Roman Martyrology); commemorated also on
A Reflection for Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam I post Octavam Pentecostes (IV. classis)
Commemoratio: Ss. Marcellini, Petri, atque Erasmi, Episcopi, Martyrum Introit Dómine, in tua misericórdia sperávi: exsultávit cor meum in salutári tuo:
Tridentine Mass Propers June 2, 2026:
Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam I post Octavam Pentecostes ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : Ss. Marcellini, Petri, atque Erasmi, Episcopi, Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs
✠ Hope Rekindled in the Desert: A Lenten Reflection on Isaiah 49:8–15 and John 8:12–20
In Sabbato infra Hebdomadam IV in Quadragesima “Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to have pity on
Tridentine Mass Readings April 5, 2025: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam IV in Quadragesima
Ante Missam IntroitusIsa 55:1Sitiéntes, veníte ad aquas, dicit Dóminus: et qui non habétis prétium, veníte et bíbite cum lætítia.Ps 77:1.Atténdite, pópule
St. Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church
Feast: April 4Patron of: the internet (modern attribution), schoolchildren, and scholars Hagiography: St. Isidore, that bright luminary of the Visigothic
“From Death to Life: Lent, the Widow’s Son, and Lazarus”
In the heart of Lent, during the Fourth Week of preparation for Easter, the Church gives us two profound encounters
Tridentine Mass Readings April 4, 2025: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam IV in Quadragesima
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 18:15Meditátio cordis mei in conspéctu tuo semper: Dómine, adiútor meus, et redémptor meus.Ps 18:2Cœli enárrant glóriam Dei: et
Saint Luigi Scrosoppi of Udine (1804–1884)
Feast Day: April 3Patronage: Abandoned children, educators, orphans, the poor, and those suffering from AIDS Early Life and Vocation Saint
A Reflection on 4 Kings 4:25-38 and Luke 7:11-16: Christ, the Lord of Life
As we journey through the sacred season of Lent, the Church in her wisdom presents us with readings that point
Tridentine Mass Readings April 3, 2025: Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam IV in Quadragesima
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 104:3-4.Lætétur cor quæréntium Dóminum: quǽrite Dóminum, et confirmámini: quǽrite fáciem eius semper.Ps 104:1Confitémini Dómino, et invocáte nomen eius:
Saint Francis of Paola (1416–1507) – The Humble Hermit and Wonderworker
Saint Francis of Paola was a 15th-century Italian mystic, founder of the Order of Minims, and a renowned miracle-worker. He
Counting All as Loss: A Lenten Reflection on Philippians 3:7-12 and Luke 12:32-34
“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.” (Philippians 3:7)“Fear not, little flock, for it