Saint Bona of Pisa, Virgin
Patrona Peregrinorum — Patroness of Pilgrims and Travel Guides I. Identity and Foundation Saint Bona of Pisa (c. 1156–1207) stands
The Rain of the Spirit and the Rising of the Paralytic
A Reflection for Feria Sexta Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis Joel 2:23–24, 26–27 — St. Luke 5:17–26
Tridentine Mass Propers May 29, 2026: Feria Sexta Quattuor temporum Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis
Ante Missam Top Next IntroitusPs 70:8 70:23Repleátur os meum laude tua, allelúia: ut possim cantáre, allelúia: gaudébunt lábia mea, dum cantávero
Blessed Maria Bartholomaea Bagnesi, Virgin
Beata Maria Bartholomaea Bagnesi, Virgo Feast Day: 28 May (the day of her holy death in 1577) Memoria ad libitum
Die Quinta infra Octavam Pentecostes
Of the Apostolic Mission and the Power of the Spirit Descending A Reflection upon Acts 8:5-8 and Luke 9:1-6 Within
Tridentine Mass Propers May 28, 2026:Octavæ I. classis
Die Quinta infra octavam Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSap 1:7Spíritus Dómini replévit orbem terrárum, allelúia: et hoc
Saint Ludolf of Ratzeburg
Saint Ludolf of Ratzeburg († 1250) is remembered as a martyr-bishop who gave his life in defense of the faith
Hosanna to the Son of David: From Triumph to the Cross
Dominica II Passionis seu in Palmis (Palm Sunday), I Classis The sacred liturgy of this most solemn Sunday gathers us
Tridentine Mass Readings March 29, 2026: Dominica II Passionis seu in Palmis ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextBenedictio PalmorumHora competenti, in choro post Tertiam, omissa aspersione aquæ, proceditur ad benedicendum ramos palmarum seu olivarum, sive aliarum
St. John of Capistrano, Confessor
(June 24, 1386 – October 23, 1456) St. John of Capistrano stands as one of the great champions of the
Walking While You Have the Light: Confronting Darkness in the Shadow of the Passion
In the deepening shadows of Passiontide, the Church invites her children to contemplate not only the outward sufferings of Christ,
Tridentine Mass Readings March 28, 2026:
Sabbato infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Joannis a Capistrano Confessoris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 30:10,16, 18Miserére mihi, Dómine, quóniam tríbulor:
Saint John Damascene
Confessor and Doctor of the Church Saint John Damascene, a radiant light of the East and an unwavering defender of
Forsaking the Fountain, Condemning the Life: A Passiontide Meditation on Unbelief and Redemption
As the liturgical year draws us ever deeper into the shadow of the Passion, the Church places before us texts
Tridentine Mass Propers March 27, 2026:
Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Joannis Damasceni Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 30:10, 16, 18Miserére
Saint Ludger (Ludgerus), Apostle of Frisia and Saxony
(c. 742 – March 26, 809) Saint Ludger stands among the great missionary bishops of the early Middle Ages, a