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,
“Delivered from the Power of Darkness”: A Reflection on Colossians 1:9–14 and Matthew 24:15–35
in the Spirit of the 24th and Last Sunday after Pentecost (V November, II Classis) The final Sunday of the
Tridentine Mass Propers November 23, 2025: Dominica XXIV et ultima Post Pentecosten V. Novembris ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIer 29:11; 29:12; 29:14Dicit Dóminus: Ego cógito cogitatiónes pacis, et non afflictiónis: invocábitis me, et ego exáudiam vos: et
Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr
Feast Day: November 22Patroness of: Sacred music, musicians, poets, and singersPlace and date of martyrdom: Rome, 2nd or 3rd centuryLiturgical
“Seek Wisdom Early: A Reflection for the Feast of St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr
Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes — III ClassisLessons from Sirach 51:13-17 & Matthew 25:1-13 On the Commemoration of
Tridentine Mass Propers November 22, 2025:
S. Cæciliæ Virginis et Martyris ~ III. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Novembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:46-47Loquébar de
In Presentatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis
Feast: November 21Class: III Class (Traditional Roman Rite) The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the Church’s
“Blessed Is She That Believed”: A Reflection for the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Ecclus 24:14–16 & Luke 11:27–28In Presentatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ III. classisFeria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes ~
Tridentine Mass Propers November 21, 2025:
In Presentatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Novembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta
The Woman in Labor: Mary, Full of Grace and Co-Redemptrix
“A woman, when she is in labour, hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she hath brought forth
“Little Flock, Fear Not”: The Hidden Grandeur of the Cross
A Reflection on 1 Corinthians 4:9–14 and Luke 12:32–34 In the spirit of S. Felicis de Valois, Confessor — III