Sancta Dympna, Virgo et Martyr
A Hagiography of St. Dymphna of Gheel Feast Day: May 15 (Traditional Roman Martyrology) Patroness of: Those afflicted with mental
Sabbato Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes
Dies Octavæ — I. classis | The Fire that Does Not Burn, and the Hand that Lifts Us Up A
Tridentine Mass Propers May 30, 2026
Sabbato Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusRom 5:5.Cáritas Dei diffúsa est in córdibus nostris, allelúia: per
Saint Bona of Pisa, Virgin
Patrona Peregrinorum — Patroness of Pilgrims and Travel Guides I. Identity and Foundation Saint Bona of Pisa (c. 1156–1207) stands
The Rain of the Spirit and the Rising of the Paralytic
A Reflection for Feria Sexta Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis Joel 2:23–24, 26–27 — St. Luke 5:17–26
Tridentine Mass Propers May 29, 2026: Feria Sexta Quattuor temporum Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis
Ante Missam Top Next IntroitusPs 70:8 70:23Repleátur os meum laude tua, allelúia: ut possim cantáre, allelúia: gaudébunt lábia mea, dum cantávero
In the Bosom of Wisdom and Truth: A Reflection on Sirach 15:1–6 and John 21:19–24
Feast of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist – II Classis On this radiant feast of St. John the Apostle
Tridentine Mass Propers December 27, 2025: S. Joannis Apostoli et Evangelistæ ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top Next IntroitusEccli 15:5In médio Ecclésiæ apéruit os eius: et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus: stolam glóriæ
Tridentine Mass Propers December 26, 2025: S. Stephani Protomartyris ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top Next IntroitusPs 118:23; 118:86; 118:23Sedérunt príncipes, et advérsum me loquebántur: et iníqui persecúti sunt me: ádiuva me, Dómine,
Saint Stephen the Protomartyr
Feast: December 26 (II Classis in the Traditional Roman Rite)Title: Protomartyr (First Martyr), Deacon of the Church, Full of Faith
Reflection for the Feast of St. Stephen the Protomartyr (II Classis):
“O ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears…” (Acts 7:51)A Meditation on Acts 6:8–10; 7:54–59 and Matthew 23:34–39 in
Blessed Jacopone da Todi (c. 1230–1306)
Franciscan Penitent, Mystic Poet, and Herald of Holy Folly Early Life and Conversion Blessed Jacopone da Todi, born Iacopo dei
Lux in Tenebris: A Christmas Night Reflection
Titus 2:11–15 · Luke 2:1–14In Nativitate Domini in nocte – I classis On the most sacred of nights, when the
Tridentine Mass Readings December 25, 2025: In Nativitate Domini in nocte ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIncipitSacerdos paratus cum ingreditur ad Altare, facta illi debita reverentia, signat se signo crucis a fronte ad pectus, et
All the Holy Ancestors of Christ
(According to Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition) “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the
In Vigilia Nativitatis Domini
A Patristic Reflection on Romans 1:1–6 and Matthew 1:18–21 On the holy Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord, the