Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop and Confessor
Ego sum pastor bonus. Bonus pastor animam suam dat pro ovibus suis. “I am the good shepherd. The good
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,
Tridentine Mass Readings June 21, 2026:
Dominica IV Post Pentecosten ~ II. classis Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1BeginningIn the Name of
St. Silverius, Pope and Martyr
St. Silverius, Pope and Martyr — June 20 I. Identity and Origins Silverius was a Roman by birth, son of
The Indwelling Wisdom and the Hearing Heart
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classis · Commemoratio S. Silverii Papæ et Martyris A Reflection on Ecclus. 24:14–16 and Luke
Tridentine Mass Propers June 20, 2026
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : S. Silverii Papæ et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum
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