Pope St. Celestine I († 432)
Pope St. Celestine I, a steadfast defender of orthodoxy and a vigilant shepherd of souls, governed the Church during a
In the Light of the Octave: Recognizing the Risen Lord
Within the radiant splendor of the Paschal Octave, the Church prolongs the joy of Easter Day as one single, unbroken
Tridentine Mass Propers April 6, 2026: Die II infra octavam Paschæ ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusExod 13:5; 13:9Introdúxit vos Dóminus in terram fluéntem lac et mel, allelúia: et ut lex Dómini semper sit in
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,
Tridentine Mass Readings October 29, 2025: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam XX post Octavam Pentecostes V. Octobris ~ IV. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusDan 3:31; 31:29; 31:35Omnia, quæ fecísti nobis, Dómine, in vero iudício fecísti, quia peccávimus tibi et mandátis tuis non
Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
Feast Day: October 28Titles: Apostles and MartyrsTraditional Collect (1962 Missal):Deus, qui nos per beátos Apóstolos tuos Simónem et Judam ad
“For the Perfecting of the Saints”: A Reflection on Ephesians 4:7–13 and John 15:17–25 in the Spirit of Ss. Simon and Jude, Apostles
Tempora: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XX post Octavam PentecostesV. Octobris – Classis II Feast “But to every one of us
Tridentine Mass Propers October 28, 2025:
Ss. Simonis et Judæ Apostolorum ~ II. classisTempora: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XX post Octavam Pentecostes V. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 138:17Mihi
Saint Emilina of Boulancourt
Saint Emilina of Boulancourt is not a widely known or officially canonized saint within the Roman Martyrology or the traditional
Reflection for Monday in the 20th Week after Pentecost
Ephesians 5:15–21 & John 4:46–53Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XX post Octavam Pentecostes “See therefore, brethren, how you walk circumspectly: not
Tridentine Mass Propers October 27, 2025: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XX post Octavam Pentecostes
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusDan 3:31; 31:29; 31:35Omnia, quæ fecísti nobis, Dómine, in vero iudício fecísti, quia peccávimus tibi et mandátis tuis non
Blessed José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros
Feast Day: June 26Patronage: Doctors, the sick, medical students, and VenezuelaTitles: “The Doctor of the Poor,” “Apostle of Charity,” “Blessed
Christ the King: The Cosmic Reign of the Word Incarnate
Reflections on Colossians 1:12–20 and John 18:33–37In Festo Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Regis – I Classis “He hath delivered us
Tridentine Mass Propers October 26, 2025: In festo Domino nostro Jesu Christi Regis ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusApoc 5:12; 1:6Dignus est Agnus, qui occísus est, accípere virtútem, et divinitátem, et sapiéntiam, et fortitúdinem, et honórem. Ipsi