Our Lady of Aparecida (Nossa Senhora Aparecida)
Feast: October 12Title: Queen and Patroness of BrazilApparition and Devotion: 1717, Paraíba River, São Paulo Province, Brazil I. The Miraculous
“Sustained by Grace, Healed by Mercy: A Reflection for the XVIII Sunday After Pentecost”
Readings: As Holy Mother Church leads us through the season of spiritual maturity following Pentecost, the XVIII Sunday after Pentecost
Tridentine Mass Propers October 12, 2025: Dominica XVIII Post Pentecosten II. Octobris ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 36:18Da pacem, Dómine, sustinéntibus te, ut prophétæ tui fidéles inveniántur: exáudi preces servi tui et plebis tuæ IsraëlPs
Feast of the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
October 11Double of the Second Class “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.”— Luke
Mater Dei, Mater Sapientiæ: Mary as the Living Seat of Wisdom
Reflections on Sirach 24:23–31 and Luke 2:43–51Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – October 1stSabbato infra Hebdomadam
Tridentine Mass Propers October 11, 2025:
Maternitatis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ II. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIsa 7:14Ecce Virgo concípiet,
“That He May Be Found Worthy Before God”: A Reflection on 2 Cor 10:17–18; 11:1–2 and Matt 25:1–13
“He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. For not he who commendeth himself is approved, but he whom
Tridentine Mass Propers August 30, 2025:
S. Rosæ a Sancta Maria Limange Virginis ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Felicis et Adaucti Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:8Dilexísti
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Scriptural Foundation The account of Saint John the Baptist’s martyrdom is found in the Gospels of St. Matthew (14:1–12) and
Tridentine Propers August 29, 2025:
In Decollatione S. Joannis Baptistæ ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Sabinæ Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:46-47Loquébar de testimóniis tuis in
Saint Augustine, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church
Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Confessor, and illustrious Doctor of the Church, is among the greatest Fathers of the Latin
Reflection on 2 Timothy 4:1–8 and Matthew 5:13–19
In the spirit of St. Augustine, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, with commemoration of St. Hermes the Martyr
Tridentine Mass Propers August 28, 2025:
S. Augustini Episcopi et Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Hermetis Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:5In médio
St. Joseph Calasanz, Confessor
Life and Works Veneration and Canonization Virtues and Example St. Joseph Calasanz shines as a model of:
Reflection on Wis 10:10–14 and Matt 18:1–5
In the spirit of S. Joseph Calasanctius, ConfessorFeria Quarta infra Hebdomadam XI post Octavam PentecostesIV Augusti – III. classis As
Tridentine Mass Propers August 27, 2025:
S. Josephi Calasanctii Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria quarta infra Hebdomadam XI post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Augusti Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 33:12Veníte, fílii,