Saint Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy
Saint Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy (1818–1866) was a French missionary priest and martyr, honored among the Martyrs of Korea, whose heroic fidelity
Feria Secunda Hebdomadæ Sanctæ (Monday of Holy Week, I Class)
“The Lord God hath opened my ear… I have not resisted.” (Isaiah 50:5) Holy Week draws us into a silence
Tridentine Mass Propers March 30, 2026: Feria Secunda Hebdomadæ Sanctæ ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 34:1-2.Iúdica, Dómine, nocéntes me, expúgna impugnántes me: apprehénde arma et scutum, et exsúrge in adiutórium meum, Dómine, virtus
Saint Ludolf of Ratzeburg
Saint Ludolf of Ratzeburg († 1250) is remembered as a martyr-bishop who gave his life in defense of the faith
Hosanna to the Son of David: From Triumph to the Cross
Dominica II Passionis seu in Palmis (Palm Sunday), I Classis The sacred liturgy of this most solemn Sunday gathers us
Tridentine Mass Readings March 29, 2026: Dominica II Passionis seu in Palmis ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextBenedictio PalmorumHora competenti, in choro post Tertiam, omissa aspersione aquæ, proceditur ad benedicendum ramos palmarum seu olivarum, sive aliarum
Charity and the Cry of the Blind Man: A Quinquagesima Reflection
Dominica in Quinquagesima – II. classis As Holy Mother Church leads us to the very threshold of Septuagesima’s fulfillment and
Tridentine Mass Readings February 15, 2026: Dominica in Quinquagesima ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1BeginningIn the Name of the Father, and of the Son, ✠ and of
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