Saint Ludger (Ludgerus), Apostle of Frisia and Saxony
(c. 742 – March 26, 809) Saint Ludger stands among the great missionary bishops of the early Middle Ages, a
Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam Passionis (III classis)A Soul in the Furnace, A Soul at His Feet
As the Church draws nearer to the solemn remembrance of the Passion, the sacred liturgy places before us two luminous
Tridentine Mass Propers March 26, 2026: Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusDan 3:31Omnia, quæ fecísti nobis, Dómine, in vero iudício fecísti: quia peccávimus tibi, et mandátis tuis non obedívimus: sed
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (In Annuntiatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis) is among the most sublime mysteries in all
“Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive”: A Reflection on the Annunciation(Isaiah 7:10–15; Luke 1:26–38)
In the hushed stillness between prophecy and fulfillment, the Church sets before us a mystery both ancient and ever new:
Tridentine Mass Propers March 25, 2026:
In Annuntiatione Beate Mariæ Virgine ~ I. classisCommemoratio: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam Passionis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:13; 44:15-16Vultum tuum deprecabúntur omnes dívites
Saint Valentine, Priest and Martyr
Feast Day: February 14Century: 3rd centuryRegion: Rome (and/or Terni, Umbria) The name Valentinus was common in the early Church, and
“I took root in an honorable people”
(Ecclus. 24:14–16) In the sacred text of Ecclesiasticus, Holy Wisdom proclaims: “I took root in an honorable people, and in
Tridentine Mass Propers February 14, 2026:
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : S. Valentini Presbyteri et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum
Blessed Jordan of Saxony
Blessed Jordan of Saxony (c. 1190–1237) was the second Master General of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) and the immediate
Feria VI infra Hebdomadam Sexagesimæ (IV classis)On Apostolic Folly, Divine Weakness, and the Seed of the Word
2 Cor. 11:19–33; 12:1–9 — Luke 8:4–15 As Holy Church advances through the austere and instructive days of Septuagesima’s season,
Tridentine Mass Propers February 13, 2026: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam Sexagesimæ ~ IV. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 43:23-26Exsúrge, quare obdórmis, Dómine? exsúrge, et ne repéllas in finem: quare fáciem tuam avértis, oblivísceris tribulatiónem nostram? adhæsit
Saint Benedict of Aniane (c. 747–821)
Reformer of Monastic Life and Defender of the Rule of Saint Benedict Saint Benedict of Aniane stands among the great
“Let Us Now Praise Men of Renown”
A Reflection on Ecclus 44:1–15 and Matthew 19:27–29Feria V infra Hebdomadam SexagesimæIn the spirit of the Seven Holy Founders of
Tridentine Mass Propers February 12, 2026:
Ss. Septem Fundatorum Ordinis Servorum B. M. V. ~ III. classisTempora: Feria V infra Hebdomadam Sexagesimæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSap 10:20-21Iusti decantavérunt, Dómine,
Our Lady of Lourdes
(Under the title of the Immaculate Conception) Historical Setting In the year of Our Lord 1858, in the small Pyrenean