The Meek Lamb and the Silent Christ: A Holy Tuesday Meditation on Betrayal and Redemption
On this Feria Tertia of Holy Week, the Church draws us deeper into the mystery of betrayal, abandonment, and the
Tridentine Mass Propers March 31, 2026: Feria Tertia Hebdomadæ Sanctæ ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusGal 6:14Nos autem gloriári opórtet in Cruce Dómini nostri Iesu Christi: in quo est salus, vita et resurréctio nostra:
Saint Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy
Saint Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy (1818–1866) was a French missionary priest and martyr, honored among the Martyrs of Korea, whose heroic fidelity
Feria Secunda Hebdomadæ Sanctæ (Monday of Holy Week, I Class)
“The Lord God hath opened my ear… I have not resisted.” (Isaiah 50:5) Holy Week draws us into a silence
Tridentine Mass Propers March 30, 2026: Feria Secunda Hebdomadæ Sanctæ ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 34:1-2.Iúdica, Dómine, nocéntes me, expúgna impugnántes me: apprehénde arma et scutum, et exsúrge in adiutórium meum, Dómine, virtus
Pope Saint Damasus I
Feast Day: December 11Papacy: A.D. 366–384Patronage: Archaeologists “He who walks before the footsteps of the martyrs shall not go astray,
“The Crown of the Flock and the Keys of the Kingdom”
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Damasus, Pope and Confessor – III Class Readings:✠ 1 Peter 5:1–4; 5:10–11✠ Matthew
Tridentine Mass Propers December 11, 2025: Feria IV infra Hebdomadam II Adventus ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIoann 21:15-17Si díligis me, Simon Petre, pasce agnos meos, pasce oves meas.Ps 29:2Exaltábo te, Dómine, quóniam suscepísti me, nec
Saint John Roberts, O.S.B.
Feast Day: December 10Birth: circa 1577, Trawsfynydd, Merionethshire, WalesMartyrdom: December 10, 1610, Tyburn, LondonCanonized: October 25, 1970 by Pope Paul
“The Root of Jesse and the Gentle Precursor”: A Reflection on Romans 15:4–13 and Matthew 11:2–10
Feria IV infra Hebdomadam II Adventus ~ III. classisCommemoratio: S. Melchiadis Papæ et Martyris In the quiet expectancy of the
Tridentine Mass Propers December 10, 2025:
Feria IV infra Hebdomadam II Adventus ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Melchiadis Papæ et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIs 30:30Pópulus Sion, ecce, Dóminus
Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
Feast Day: December 9Title: ConfessorCanonized: July 31, 2002, by Pope John Paul IILived: 1474 – May 30, 1548Place of Birth:
Reflection for Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent (Feria III infra Hebdomadam II Adventus – III. classis)Scripture: Romans 15:4–13 | Matthew 11:2–10
“What things soever were written, were written for our learning; that, through patience and the comfort of the scriptures, we
Tridentine Mass Propers December 9, 2025: Feria III infra Hebdomadam II Adventus ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIs 30:30Pópulus Sion, ecce, Dóminus véniet ad salvándas gentes: et audítam fáciet Dóminus glóriam vocis suæ in lætítia cordis
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Feast: December 8Liturgical Rank: First Class Feast / Solemnity (with external solemnity on the following Sunday where permitted)Patronage: United States