The Talent Spent to the Last
On the night of the third of November 1584, the Archbishop of Milan lay dying in his palace. He was
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
S. Caroli Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classis WhiteCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Mart. Vitalis et Agricolæ Beginning In the
Saint Martin de Porres, Confessor
Suscitans a terra inopem, et de stercore erigens pauperem: ut collocet eum cum principibus, cum principibus populi sui. “Raising up
The Hem and the Hand
A reflection for Tuesday within the Twenty-Third Week after the Octave of Pentecost — Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XXIII post
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Novembris ~ IV. classis Beginning In the Name of the Father,
The Tabernacle of Wisdom and the Beatitude of Hearing
A Reflection for Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato — IV. classis Sabbato infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Pentecostes I. Liturgical Context The
Tridentine Mass Propers June 27, 2026
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classisScriptura: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Pentecostes Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui
Ss. John and Paul, Martyrs
Feast: 26 June — III class (1962 Missale Romanum) Sancti Joannes et Paulus, Martyres Romani Editorial note on the two
A Reflection for the Feast of Ss. John and Paul, Martyrs
26 June — III. classis (with commemoration of the Feria sexta infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Pentecostes and within the
Tridentine Mass Propers June 26, 2026:
Ss. Joannis et Pauli Martyrum ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria sexta infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Pentecostes Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 33:20-21Multæ tribulatiónes iustórum,
St. William of Vercelli (Montevergine)
Feast: 25 June · Rank: Double (1962 Missale Romanum) · Vestments: White Class: Confessor, Abbot, non-martyr · Era: 1085 –
In Vestigiis Patrum: A Reflection for the Feast of St. William, Abbot
Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Pentecostes — 25 June Sacred Liturgy · Lives of the Saints · Theology
Tridentine Mass Propers June 25, 2026:
S. Gulielmi Abbatis ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria quinta infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Pentecostes Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam, et
The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
24 June — I classis (Duplex I classis with common octave, usus antiquior) I. Identity and Origins John the Baptist
“And He Began to Speak, Blessing God”: A Reflection for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
In Nativitate S. Joannis Baptistae — 24 June, I classis Epistle: Isaias 49:1–3, 5–7 · Gospel: St. Luke 1:57–68 I.