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,
Look Upon Me, and Have Mercy: A Reflection for the Third Sunday after Pentecost
Dominica III Post Pentecosten — II. classis Liturgical Context The Mass of the Third Sunday after Pentecost opens not in
Tridentine Mass Readings June 14, 2026:
Dominica III Post Pentecosten ~ II. classis Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1BeginningIn the Name of
Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Anthony of Padua (1195–1231) was born Fernando Martins de Bulhões in Lisbon, Portugal, to a noble family. He first
The Salt of Doctrine and the Crown of Justice
Sabbato infra Hebdomadam II post Octavam Pentecostes — In Festo S. Antonii de Padua, Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III.
Tridentine Mass Propers June 13, 2026
S. Antonii de Padua Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classisScriptura: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam II post Octavam Pentecostes Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:5In
Sanctus Joannes a Sancto Facundo, Confessor
St. John of San Facundo (John of Sahagún), Confessor Feast: 12 June — III Class (Common of Confessors Not Bishops,
Ex Latere Christi: The Opened Heart and the Fathomless Riches of Christ
A Reflection for the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Sacratissimi Cordis Domini Nostri Jesu Christi ~ I.
Tridentine Mass Propers June 12, 2026 :
Sacratissimi Cordis Domini Nostri Jesu Christi ~ I. classis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 32:11; 32:19Cogitatiónes Cordis eius in generatióne et generatiónem: ut
Saint Barnabas, Apostle
Feast: 11 June — Duplex maius (1962 calendar) Patron of Cyprus; invoked against hailstorms and as a peacemaker I. Identitas
The Son of Consolation: A Reflection for the Feast of St. Barnabas, Apostle
S. Barnabæ Apostoli ~ III. classis Feria V infra Hebdomadam II post Octavam Pentecostes Acts 11:21–26; 13:1–3 · Matthew 10:16–22