S. Julianæ de Falconeriis, Virginis
Feast: 19 June — III Class (1962 Missale Romanum) Com. Ss. Gervasii et Protasii Martyrum Foundress of the Mantellate (Third
The Sealed Virgin and the Cry of the Watchman
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Juliana Falconieri, Virgin (III class) Commemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Gervasii et Protasii
Tridentine Mass Propers June 19, 2026:
S. Julianæ de Falconeriis Virginis ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Gervasii et Protasii Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:8Dilexísti iustítiam, et
Saint Ephrem the Syrian
Saint Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306–373 AD), Confessor and Doctor of the Church, was born at Nisibis in Mesopotamia. He
The Harp Set in the Midst of the Church
A Reflection for the Feast of S. Ephræm Syri, Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris (III. classis) Commemoratio ad Laudes tantum: SS.
Tridentine Mass Propers June 18, 2026:
S. Ephræm Syri Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: SS. Marci et Marcelliani Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:5In
In the Light of the Octave: Recognizing the Risen Lord
Within the radiant splendor of the Paschal Octave, the Church prolongs the joy of Easter Day as one single, unbroken
Tridentine Mass Propers April 6, 2026: Die II infra octavam Paschæ ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusExod 13:5; 13:9Introdúxit vos Dóminus in terram fluéntem lac et mel, allelúia: et ut lex Dómini semper sit in
Saint Vincent Ferrer
Saint Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419), the “Angel of the Judgment,” stands among the most powerful preachers and missionaries in the history
“Christ our Pasch is sacrificed. Therefore let us feast, not with the old leaven… but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”
The sacred liturgy of Dominica Resurrectionis—Resurrection Sunday, I classis—places before us a mystery at once triumphant and deeply purifying: Christ,
Tridentine Mass Propers April 5, 2026: Easter
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 138:18; 138:5-6.Resurréxi, et adhuc tecum sum, allelúia: posuísti super me manum tuam, allelúia: mirábilis facta est sciéntia tua,
Saint Isidore of Seville
Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560 – April 4, 636), one of the great Doctors of the Church, stands as
Sabbato Sancto: Hidden Glory and the Silence Before Dawn
A reflection on Colossians 3:1–4 and Matthew 28:1–7 in the spirit of Holy Saturday (I classis) Holy Saturday stands in
Tridentine Mass Propers April 4, 2026: Sabbato Sancto ~ I.
Ante Missam Top NextBenedictio ignisHora competenti tobaleis cooperiuntur altaria, sed candelæ exstinctæ manent usque ad principium Missæ. Interim excutitur ignis de lapide,
Pope Saint Sixtus
Pope Saint Sixtus I (also spelled Xystus I) is one of the early successors of St. Peter, venerated as a
“Come, let us return to the Lord” — A Good Friday Meditation
On this most solemn day, Feria Sexta in Passione et Morte Domini, the Church strips herself of all outward splendor