Saint Mary Magdalen
22 July · III Class · General Roman Calendar of 1962 I. Identitas et Origines Mary Magdalen stands in the
The Love That Is Strong as Death
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Mary Magdalen, Penitent (22 July) — III classis I. Liturgical Context On the
Tridentine Mass Propers July 22, 2026:
S. Mariæ Magdalenæ Pœnitentis ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria quarta infra Hebdomadam VIII post Octavam Pentecostes Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:95-96Me exspectavérunt peccatóres, ut
Sanctus Laurentius Brundusinus
Confessor et Ecclesiae Doctor Festum: 21 Iulii · Duplex Commemoratio S. Praxedis, Virginis In Calendario Romano anni 1962. Titulus: Doctor
The Salt of Learning, the Crown of the Just
A Reflection on the Mass Os iusti for the Feast of St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Confessor and Doctor of the
Tridentine Mass Propers July 21, 2026:
S. Laurentii a Brundusio Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Praxedis Virginis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:5In médio
Saint John Baptist de La Salle
Feast Day: April 7Born: April 30, 1651 – Reims, FranceDied: April 7, 1719 – Rouen, FranceCanonized: May 24, 1900 by
The Time of Visitation: A Passiontide Reflection on Jonas 3:1–10 and John 7:32–39
As the Church enters Passiontide, the sacred liturgy deepens in its tone and intensity. The veiling of crosses, the silence
Tridentine Mass Readings April 7, 2025: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam Passionis
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 55:2Miserére mihi, Dómine, quóniam conculcávit me homo: tota die bellans tribulávit me.Ps 55:3Conculcavérunt me inimíci mei tota die:
The Martyrs of Hadiab
The Martyrs of Hadiab (also spelled Adiabene) were a group of early Christian martyrs from the region of Adiabene, an
Veiled Glory, Revealed Sacrifice: A Reflection for Passion Sunday
On Dominica de Passione, the Church begins to turn her face more intently toward Calvary. The statues and crucifixes are
Tridentine Mass Readings April 6, 2025: Dominica de Passione
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 42:1-2.Iúdica me, Deus, et discérne causam meam de gente non sancta: ab hómine iníquo et dolóso éripe me:
✦ Saint Vincent Ferrer ✦
Feast Day: April 5Born: January 23, 1350 – Valencia, Kingdom of Aragon (modern-day Spain)Died: April 5, 1419 – Vannes, Brittany
✠ 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