Saint Brigid of Ireland (c. 451–525)
Abbess of Kildare, Virgin, Wonderworker, and Patroness of Ireland Feast Day: February 1Patronage: Ireland, poets, dairymaids, blacksmiths, healers, midwives, children
Abbess of Kildare, Virgin, Wonderworker, and Patroness of Ireland Feast Day: February 1Patronage: Ireland, poets, dairymaids, blacksmiths, healers, midwives, children
As the violet vestments reappear on the altar and the joyful Alleluia falls silent, the Church leads us gently but
Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1BeginningIn the Name of the Father, and of the Son, ✠ and of
Feast Day: January 31Born: August 16, 1815 – Died: January 31, 1888Patron of: Youth, schoolchildren, editors, and juvenile delinquentsFounder of:
Tempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam III post EpiphaniamIII Classis – In honor of St. John Bosco, Confessor On this Saturday within
S. Joannis Bosco Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam III post Epiphaniam Ante Missam Top NextIntroitus3 Reg 4:29Dedit illi Deus sapiéntiam, et
As we approach the end of the liturgical year, the readings for the XXII Sunday after Pentecost call us to
INTROIT Ps 129:3-4If You, O Lord, mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand? But with You is forgiveness, O God of
St. Peter of Alcantara was born in 1499 in Alcántara, Spain, into a noble family. From a young age, he
The readings from Philippians 3:7-12 and Luke 12:32-34, traditionally associated with the Saturday after the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, call
INTROIT Ps 91:13-14The just man shall flourish like the palm tree, like a cedar of Lebanon shall he grow: planted
Saint Luke the Evangelist, known as the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, holds
In the traditional liturgical calendar, the week following the 21st Sunday after Pentecost offers us a rich opportunity to meditate
INTROIT Ps 138:17To me, Your friends, O God, are made exceedingly honorable; their principality is exceedingly strengthened.Ps 138:1-2O Lord, You
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647–1690) was a French nun and mystic who played a significant role in promoting the devotion
As we contemplate the Scriptures assigned for Feria V after the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, we find profound spiritual nourishment