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
Charity and the Cry of the Blind Man: A Quinquagesima Reflection
Dominica in Quinquagesima – II. classis As Holy Mother Church leads us to the very threshold of Septuagesima’s fulfillment and
Tridentine Mass Readings February 15, 2026: Dominica in Quinquagesima ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1BeginningIn the Name of the Father, and of the Son, ✠ and of
Saint Valentine, Priest and Martyr
Feast Day: February 14Century: 3rd centuryRegion: Rome (and/or Terni, Umbria) The name Valentinus was common in the early Church, and
“I took root in an honorable people”
(Ecclus. 24:14–16) In the sacred text of Ecclesiasticus, Holy Wisdom proclaims: “I took root in an honorable people, and in
Tridentine Mass Propers February 14, 2026:
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : S. Valentini Presbyteri et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum
Blessed Jordan of Saxony
Blessed Jordan of Saxony (c. 1190–1237) was the second Master General of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) and the immediate
Feria VI infra Hebdomadam Sexagesimæ (IV classis)On Apostolic Folly, Divine Weakness, and the Seed of the Word
2 Cor. 11:19–33; 12:1–9 — Luke 8:4–15 As Holy Church advances through the austere and instructive days of Septuagesima’s season,
Tridentine Mass Propers February 13, 2026: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam Sexagesimæ ~ IV. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 43:23-26Exsúrge, quare obdórmis, Dómine? exsúrge, et ne repéllas in finem: quare fáciem tuam avértis, oblivísceris tribulatiónem nostram? adhæsit
Saint Benedict of Aniane (c. 747–821)
Reformer of Monastic Life and Defender of the Rule of Saint Benedict Saint Benedict of Aniane stands among the great
“Let Us Now Praise Men of Renown”
A Reflection on Ecclus 44:1–15 and Matthew 19:27–29Feria V infra Hebdomadam SexagesimæIn the spirit of the Seven Holy Founders of