Feast of the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
October 11Double of the Second Class “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.”— Luke
Mater Dei, Mater Sapientiæ: Mary as the Living Seat of Wisdom
Reflections on Sirach 24:23–31 and Luke 2:43–51Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – October 1stSabbato infra Hebdomadam
Tridentine Mass Propers October 11, 2025:
Maternitatis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ II. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIsa 7:14Ecce Virgo concípiet,
St. Francis Borgia (Sanctus Franciscus de Borja)
Feast: October 10Canonized: June 20, 1670 by Pope Clement X Early Life and Noble Origins St. Francis Borgia (1510–1572), a
“He gave him glory in his labours, and clothed him with the robe of glory.”
—Ecclus. 45:1 In today’s liturgical observance, falling on the Friday within the 17th week after the Octave of Pentecost, the
Tridentine Mass Propers October 10, 2025:
S. Francisci Borgiæ Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti
The Hidden Pearl and the Holy Widow: A Reflection on 1 Timothy 5:3–10 and Matthew 13:44–52
In the spirit of S. Birgittæ Viduæ ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Sergii, Bacchi, Marcelli et Apuleji Martyrum
Tridentine Mass Propers October 8, 2025:
S. Birgittæ Viduæ ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Sergii, Bacchi, Marcelli et Apuleji Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:75; 118:120Cognóvi, Dómine,
Saint Mark, Pope and Confessor
Feast: October 7Reign: January – October, A.D. 336Burial: Catacomb of Balbina, Via Ardeatina, Rome Life and Pontificate Saint Mark succeeded
Wisdom from Eternity: Mary, Seat of Divine Wisdom
Reflection on Proverbs 8:22–24, 32–35 and Luke 1:26–38 “The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he
Sanctissimi Rosarii Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ II. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Marci Papæ Confessoris
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusGaudeámus omnes in Dómino, diem festum celebrántes sub honóre beátæ Maríæ Vírginis: de cuius sollemnitáte gaudent Angeli et colláudant
Saint Bruno, Confessor
Feast: October 6Born: c. 1030, Cologne, GermanyDied: October 6, 1101, Serra San Bruno, Calabria, ItalyPatronage: of Calabria; of possessed persons;
Blessed Is the Rich Man That Is Found Without Blemish: A Reflection for the Feast of Saint Bruno, Confessor
I October — Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam PentecostesScripture: Sirach 31:8–11; Luke 12:35–40Liturgical Rank: III Class (Saint Bruno,
Tridentine Mass Propers October 6, 2025:
S. Brunonis Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur
Saint Placid and Companions
Feast: October 5Title: MartyrsEra: 6th centuryLocation: Sicily Historical Background Saint Placid (Placidus) was a young Roman noble, born into a
Reflection for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Dominica XVII Post Pentecosten)
Epistle: Ephesians 4:1–6Gospel: Matthew 22:34–46Liturgical Rank: II Class – Green VestmentsDate: Early October “In One Body and One Spirit” —