Saint Charles Borromeo
Saint Charles BorromeoFeast Day: November 4Patron of: Catechists, Seminarians, Spiritual Directors, Clergy Reform, and the Archdiocese of Milan Early Life
Reflection on Sirach 44:16–27; 45:3–20 and Matthew 25:14–23
Feast of St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop and Confessor (III Class)Commemoration at Lauds only: Ss. Martyrs Vitalis and Agricola**Reflection on Sirach
Tridentine Mass Propers November 4, 2025:
S. Caroli Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Mart. Vitalis et Agricolæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 20:2-3In virtúte tua,
Saint Malachy O’More
Bishop and ConfessorFeast Day: November 3Born: 1094 | Died: November 2, 1148Canonized: 1190 by Pope Clement III A Light in
“Death is Swallowed Up in Victory”: Meditating on 1 Corinthians 15:51–57 and John 5:25–29 in the Spirit of All Souls’ Da
On the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (In Commemoratione Omnium Fidelium Defunctorum), celebrated liturgically as a Third Class Mass
Tridentine Mass Propers November 3, 2025:
In Commemoratione Omnium Fidelium Defunctorum Ad primam Missam ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XXI post Octavam Pentecostes I. Novembris
Saint Joseph of Cupertino
Early Life Saint Joseph was born on June 17, 1603, in the small town of Cupertino in the Kingdom of
Charity and the Wedding Feast of the Lamb
Reflection for Thursday in the Fourteenth Week after Pentecost (September 2)In the spirit of St. Joseph of Cupertino, Confessor Today’s
Tridentine Mass Propers September 18, 2025:
S. Josephi de Cupertino Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam XIV post Octavam Pentecostes II. Septembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 1:14-15Diléctio
The Hagiographic Narrative
According to tradition, on 14 September 1224, the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Saint Francis was keeping
Walking by the Spirit, Not by the Flesh
Reflection on Galatians 5:16–24 and Matthew 6:24–33Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam XIV post Octavam PentecostesCommemoratio: Impressionis Stigmatum S. Francisci Today’s Mass
Tridentine Mass Propers September 17, 2025:
Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam XIV post Octavam Pentecostes II. Septembris ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : Impressionis Stigmatum S. Francisci Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 83:10-11Protéctor
Ss. Cornelius and Cyprian
St. Cornelius, Pope and Martyr St. Cornelius was raised to the Chair of St. Peter in the year of Our
“In the Hand of God”: Reflection on Wisdom 3:1–8 and Luke 21:9–19
Feast of Ss. Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs (III Classis), with Commemoration of Ss. Euphemia, Lucy, and Geminian, Martyrs
Tridentine Mass Propers September 16, 2025:
Ss. Cornelii Papæ et Cypriani Episcopi, Martyrum ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Euphemiæ, Luciæ et Geminiani Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs
Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Septem Dolorum Beatæ Mariæ Virginis—the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary—form one of the most profound devotions of