St. Emerentiana, Virgin and Martyr
Feast Day: January 23Era: Early 4th centuryLocation: Rome, Italy ✠ Summary of Her Life: St. Emerentiana was a Roman virgin
“Blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish”
A reflection on Sirach 31:8–11 and Luke 12:35–40In the spirit of St. Raymond of Peñafort, Confessor – III Classis “Blessed
Tridentine Mass Propers January 23, 2026: S. Raymundi de Peñafort Confessoris ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top Next IntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam, et lingua eius loquétur iudícium: lex Dei eius in corde ipsíus.Ps 36:1Noli
Blessed Martyrs Vincent and Anastasius
Feast Day: January 22Commemorated in the Roman Martyrology Introduction The Church, in her ancient wisdom, commemorates many saints on January
Reflection for the Feast of Saints Vincent and Anastasius, Martyrs (Class III):
Scriptural Readings: Wisdom 3:1–8 & Luke 21:9–19Theme: The Triumph of the Martyrs in the Fire of Tribulation On this day,
Tridentine Mass Propers January 22, 2026: Ss. Vincentii et Anastasii Martyrum ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top Next IntroitusPs 78:11-12; 78:10Intret in conspéctu tuo, Dómine, gémitus compeditórum: redde vicínis nostris séptuplum in sinu eórum: víndica
Tridentine Mass December 8, 2025:
In Conceptione Immaculata Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ I. classisCommemoratio: Feria II infra Hebdomadam II Adventus Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et
Saint Ambrose of Milan
Feast Day: December 7Title: Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the ChurchPatronage: Milan, beekeepers, learning, students, liturgists, and candle makers Early Life
Reflection for the Second Sunday of Advent (Dominica II Adventus – I. Classis)Scripture: Romans 15:4–13 | Matthew 11:2–10
As Holy Mother Church brings us deeper into the sacred time of Advent, the liturgy of the Second Sunday turns
Tridentine Mass December 7, 2025: Dominica II Adventus ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIncipitSacerdos paratus cum ingreditur ad Altare, facta illi debita reverentia, signat se signo crucis a fronte ad pectus, et
St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra
Feast: December 6Title: Confessor, Bishop of Myra in LyciaPatron of: children, sailors, merchants, the poor, Russia, and many towns and
Faithful Stewards and Shepherds: A Reflection for the Feast of St. Nicholas, Bishop and Confessor
Commemoratio: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam I AdventusReadings: Hebrews 13:7–17; Matthew 25:14–23 As the Church celebrates the feast of St. Nicholas, Bishop
Tridentine Mass Propers December 6, 2025:
S. Nicolai Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam I Adventus Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 20:2-3In virtúte tua, Dómine, lætábitur iustus:
St. Sabbas the Sanctified
Feast Day: December 5Born: 439 A.D., Moutalaske (near Caesarea, Cappadocia, in modern-day Turkey)Died: December 5, 532 A.D., Holy LandTitles: Abbot,
“Awake, for the Day is at Hand” – A Meditation for Friday in the First Week of Advent
Liturgical Context: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam I Adventus ~ III. classisCommemoration: Sancti Sabbæ Abbatis As we move through the sacred
Tridentine Mass Propers December 5, 2025:
Feria VI infra Hebdomadam I Adventus ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Sabbæ Abbatis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 24:1-3Ad te levávi ánimam meam: Deus