Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (In Annuntiatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis) is among the most sublime mysteries in all
“Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive”: A Reflection on the Annunciation(Isaiah 7:10–15; Luke 1:26–38)
In the hushed stillness between prophecy and fulfillment, the Church sets before us a mystery both ancient and ever new:
Tridentine Mass Propers March 25, 2026:
In Annuntiatione Beate Mariæ Virgine ~ I. classisCommemoratio: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam Passionis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:13; 44:15-16Vultum tuum deprecabúntur omnes dívites
Saint Gabriel the Archangel
In the Book of Daniel Saint Gabriel first appears in the Old Testament, sent by God to the prophet Daniel:
Truth in the Lions’ Den: Hidden Fidelity in the Shadow of the Passion
In the deepening shadows of Passiontide, Holy Mother Church draws our attention to the mounting opposition against the Lord and
Tridentine Mass Propers March 24, 2026:
Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Gabrielis Archangeli Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 26:14Exspécta Dóminum, viríliter age: et confortétur cor
Commemoration of St. Gregory the Great, Pope, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church
The Temple of God and the Healing Word The sacred liturgy of this Lenten feria places before us a striking
Tridentine Mass Propers March 12, 2026:
Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam III in Quadragesima ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Gregorii Papæ Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSalus pópuli
Saint Constantine the Great (c. 272–337)
Roman Emperor and Defender of Christianity Life Constantine, son of Constantius Chlorus and Saint Helena, became Roman Emperor during a
Reflection on Exodus 20:12–24 and Matthew 15:1–20
Lent steadily leads the soul from the noise of habit to the clarity of truth. The liturgy of this Wednesday
Tridentine Mass Propers March 11, 2026: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam III in Quadragesima ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 30:7-8.Ego autem in Dómino sperábo: exsultábo et lætábor in tua misericórdia: quia respexísti humilitátem meam.Ps 39:2In te, Dómine,
St. John Ogilvie (1579–1615)
Jesuit Priest, Martyr of ScotlandFeast Day: March 10 Early Life John Ogilvie was born in 1579 near Keith in Banffshire,
Reflection on 4 Kings (2 Kings) 4:1–7 and Matthew 18:15–22
Lent is a season in which the Church gently but firmly leads her children from scarcity to abundance—from the poverty
Tridentine Mass Propers March 10, 2026: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam III in Quadragesima ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 16:6, 8Ego clamávi, quóniam exaudísti me, Deus: inclína aurem tuam, et exáudi verba mea: custódi me, Dómine, ut
Saint Frances of Rome
Saint Frances of Rome (Italian: Santa Francesca Romana) is one of the great lay saints of the Church, known for
Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam III in Quadragesima (III Classis)Reflection on 4 Kings (2 Kings) 5:1–15 and Luke 4:23–30
In the sacred pedagogy of Lent, Holy Mother Church places before us two scenes that reveal a difficult truth of