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,
Saint Botulph of Ikanhoe, Abbot
Sanctus Botulphus, Abbas — 17 June (England), 25 June (Scotland) I. Identity and Origins Botulph of Ikanhoe — his name
The Steward Found Faithful: A Reflection for the Feast of St. Gregory Barbarigo, Bishop and Confessor
Feria quarta infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Pentecostes S. Gregorii Barbadici, Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classis 17 June Liturgical
Tridentine Mass Propers June 17, 2026:
S. Gregorii Barbadici Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria quarta infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Pentecostes Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 45:30Státuit ei
St. Benno of Meissen, Bishop and Confessor
Feast: 16 June — Roman Martyrology (not on the universal calendar of the 1962 Missale Romanum; observed as a regional
The Sober Watch and the Sought Sheep
Feria tertia infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Pentecostes ~ IV. classis Liturgical Context We stand within the green expanse of
Tridentine Mass Propers June 16, 2026:
Feria tertia infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Pentecostes ~ IV. classis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs. 24:16; 24:18Réspice in me et miserére mei,
Ss. Viti, Modesti atque Crescentiæ Martyrum
Holy Martyrs Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia Feast: 15 June — Commemoration (1962 Roman Calendar)Dies natalis: c. 303, under Diocletian, in
The Sober Watchman and the Seeking Shepherd
Feria secunda infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Pentecostes ~ IV. classis Commemoratio: Ss. Viti, Modesti atque Crescentiæ Martyrum Liturgical Context
Tridentine Mass Propers June 15, 2026:
Feria secunda infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Pentecostes ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : Ss. Viti, Modesti atque Crescentiæ Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs. 24:16;
Saint Methodius I of Constantinople, Confessor
Patriarch of Constantinople · Defender of the Sacred Images · Architect of the Triumph of Orthodoxy Feast: 14 June (kept