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,
Blessed Maria Bartholomaea Bagnesi, Virgin
Beata Maria Bartholomaea Bagnesi, Virgo Feast Day: 28 May (the day of her holy death in 1577) Memoria ad libitum
Die Quinta infra Octavam Pentecostes
Of the Apostolic Mission and the Power of the Spirit Descending A Reflection upon Acts 8:5-8 and Luke 9:1-6 Within
Tridentine Mass Propers May 28, 2026:Octavæ I. classis
Die Quinta infra octavam Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSap 1:7Spíritus Dómini replévit orbem terrárum, allelúia: et hoc
Sanctus Augustinus Cantuariensis: Apostolus Anglorum
Confessor et Pontifex — Feast: May 28 (Traditional Roman Calendar) I. Identity and Apostolic Vocation Saint Augustine of Canterbury, called
The Spirit Poured Forth: A Meditation upon the Lections of Feria Quarta Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes
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Tridentine Mass Propers May 27, 2026: Feria Quarta Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 67:8 67:9Deus, dum egrederéris coram pópulo tuo, iter fáciens eis, hábitans in illis, allelúia: terra mota est, cœli
Sanctus Philippus Nerius, Confessor
Apostolus Urbis, Pater Spiritualis Romae Feast: 26 May — III. classis I. Identity and Scriptural Foundation Among the radiant company
Die III infra Octavam Pentecostes: The Apostolic Hand and the Door of the Sheep
A Reflection upon Acts 8:14-17 and John 10:1-10 On this third day within the sacred Octave of Pentecost, the Church,
Tridentine Mass Propers May 26, 2026:
Die III infra octavam Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEsdr 2:36 2:37Accípite iucunditátem glóriæ vestræ, allelúia: grátias agéntes
Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church
Festum: Die XXVII Maii — Duplex Vita et Conversatio — His Life and Manner of Living Among the brightest ornaments