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
Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam Passionis (III classis)A Soul in the Furnace, A Soul at His Feet
As the Church draws nearer to the solemn remembrance of the Passion, the sacred liturgy places before us two luminous
Tridentine Mass Propers March 26, 2026: Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusDan 3:31Omnia, quæ fecísti nobis, Dómine, in vero iudício fecísti: quia peccávimus tibi, et mandátis tuis non obedívimus: sed
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (In Annuntiatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis) is among the most sublime mysteries in all
“Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive”: A Reflection on the Annunciation(Isaiah 7:10–15; Luke 1:26–38)
In the hushed stillness between prophecy and fulfillment, the Church sets before us a mystery both ancient and ever new:
Tridentine Mass Propers March 25, 2026:
In Annuntiatione Beate Mariæ Virgine ~ I. classisCommemoratio: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam Passionis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:13; 44:15-16Vultum tuum deprecabúntur omnes dívites
Saint Gabriel the Archangel
In the Book of Daniel Saint Gabriel first appears in the Old Testament, sent by God to the prophet Daniel:
Truth in the Lions’ Den: Hidden Fidelity in the Shadow of the Passion
In the deepening shadows of Passiontide, Holy Mother Church draws our attention to the mounting opposition against the Lord and
Tridentine Mass Propers March 24, 2026:
Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Gabrielis Archangeli Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 26:14Exspécta Dóminum, viríliter age: et confortétur cor
Saint Rafqa (Rebecca) Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, O.L.M.
Saint Rafqa is one of the great saints of the Maronite Church, renowned for her heroic patience in suffering, her
“Arise, and go to Nineveh”
In the shadowed hush of Passiontide, the Church leads us with grave tenderness through lessons of repentance, resistance, and thirst.