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,
Tridentine Mass Propers November 20, 2025:
S. Felicis de Valois Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Novembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 91:13-14Iustus
Saint Elisabeth of Hungary (1207–1231)
Feast Day: November 19Patroness of: Widows, the poor, the sick, hospitals, bakers, and Catholic charities “The Queen Who Became a
The Pearl, the Field, and the Valiant Woman
Reflections on Proverbs 31:10–31 and Matthew 13:44–52In the spirit of S. Elisabeth Viduæ, III classisCommemoration at Lauds only: S. Pontian,
Tridentine Mass Propers November 19, 2025:
S. Elisabeth Viduæ ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Pontiani Papæ et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:75; 118:120Cognóvi, Dómine, quia ǽquitas
The Feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul
The Feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul (Latin: Dedicatio Basilicarum Ss. Petri et Pauli
In Dedicatione Basilicarum Ss. Apostolorum Petri et Pauli – A Meditation on Rev 21:2–5 and Luke 19:1–10
“And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned
Tridentine Mass Propers November 18, 2025:
In Dedicatione Basilicarum Ss. Apostolorum Petri et Pauli ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Novembris
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus (“the Wonderworker”) is one of the great saints of the early Church, especially venerated in the Eastern
Faith, Memory, and Priesthood: A Reflection for the Feast of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus
Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam PentecostesSirach 44:16–27; 45:3–20 & Mark 11:22–24III. classis – Commemoration of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus,
Tridentine Mass Readings November 17, 2025:
S. Gregorii Thaumaturgi Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Novembris Ante Missam