Saint Padre Pio
A Life, for his feast on the twenty-third day of September Ego enim stigmata Domini Iesu in corpore meo porto.“For
The Joy of the Lord Is Our Strength
A reflection for Ember Wednesday of September — Feria Quarta Quatuor Temporum Septembris, II classis (23 September), with commemoration of S.
Tridentine Mass Propers September 23, 2026:
Feria Quarta Quattuor Temporum Septembris ~ II. classisCommemoratio : S. Lini Papæ et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 80:2; 80:3; 80:4; 80:5Exsultáte Deo,
Saint Thomas of Villanova
A Life, for his feast on the twenty-second day of September — III classis, with commemoration of Ss. Maurice and Companions,
The Measure of Wheat in Due Season
A reflection for Tuesday within the Seventeenth Week after Pentecost — S. Thomæ de Villanova Episcopi et Confessoris, III classis
Tridentine Mass Propers September 22, 2026:
S. Thomæ de Villanova Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Mauritii et Sociorum Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 45:30Státuit
Saint Monica, Widow
Feast Day: May 4 (Traditional Roman Calendar)Born: c. 331 A.D., Tagaste, North AfricaDied: 387 A.D., Ostia, Italy St. Monica was
Reflection: The Gentle Shepherd and the Patient Lamb — A Meditation for the Second Sunday After Easter
On the Second Sunday after Easter, traditionally known as Dominica II Post Pascha, the Church turns our gaze to Christ
Tridentine Mass Readings May 4, 2025: Dominica II Post Pascha
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 32:5-6Misericórdia Dómini plena est terra, allelúia: verbo Dómini cœli firmáti sunt, allelúia, allelúia.Ps 32:1Exsultáte, iusti, in Dómino: rectos
Saint James the Lesser
Saint James the Lesser, also called James the Just or James, son of Alphaeus, is one of the Twelve Apostles
Reflection on Ecclesiasticus 24:14–16 and John 19:25–27
In the Spirit of the Commemoratio: Ss. Alexandri I Papæ, Eventii et Theoduli Martyrum, ac Juvenalis Episcopi et Confessoris As
Tridentine Mass Readings May 3, 2025: Ss. Alexandri I Papæ, Eventii et Theoduli Mm. ac Juvenalis Ep. et Conf.
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum terrámque regit in sǽcula sæculórum.Ps 44:2Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: dico
Hagiography of Saint Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 296–373 A.D.)
Feast Day: May 2Title: Doctor of the Church, Father of Orthodoxy, Patriarch of Alexandria Early Life and Formation Saint Athanasius
Reflection for Friday in the First Week after the Octave of Easter
“That the Life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.”— 2 Corinthians 4:11 As the light
Tridentine Mass Readings May 2, 2025: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam I post Octavam Paschae
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:5.In médio Ecclésiæ apéruit os eius: et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus: stolam glóriæ índuit eum,
Saint Joseph the Worker
Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster-father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, holds a preeminent place in