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,
The Spirit Falls and the Light Shines
A Reflection for Die II infra octavam Pentecostes — Dies Octavæ I. classis On Acts 10:34, 42–48 and John 3:16–21
Tridentine Mass Propers May 25, 2026: Die II infra octavam Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 80:17Cibávit eos ex ádipe fruménti, allelúia: et de petra, melle saturávit eos, allelúia, allelúia.Ps 80:2Exsultáte Deo, adiutóri nostro:
Sanctae Mariae, Auxilium Christianorum
In Festo B. Mariae Virginis sub titulo “Auxilium Christianorum” Die 24 Maii — Duplex Maius I. Prologus Among the most
In Spiritu Sancto: A Reflection upon the Mystery of Pentecost
Dominica Pentecostes ~ I. classis There is perhaps no day in the sacred Cycle, save the Paschal Solemnity itself, upon
Tridentine Mass Propers May 24, 2026: Dominica Pentecostes ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1BeginningIn the Name of the Father, and of the Son, ✠ and of
Vita et Acta Sancti Ioannis Baptistae de Rubeis, Confessoris
Saint Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (1698–1764) Confessor — Romanae Urbis Apostolus Pauperum I. Of His Nativity and Early Years In
Sabbato in Vigilia Pentecostes
A Reflection upon Acts 19:1–8 and John 14:15–21 “Si quis diligit me, sermonem meum servabit, et Pater meus diliget eum,
Tridentine Mass Propers May 23, 2026: Sabbato in Vigilia Pentecostes ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEzek 36:23; 36:24; 36:25-26Cum sanctificátus fúero in vobis, congregábo vos de univérsis terris: et effúndam super vos aquam mundam,
Sancta Rita Cassiensis
Vidua, Religiosa, et Spinæ Coronatæ Particeps “In medio spinarum florem produxit” — “In the midst of thorns she brought forth
Vigilate in Orationibus: A Reflection for Feria VI infra Hebdomadam post Ascensionem
Feria VI infra Hebdomadam post Ascensionem ~ IV. classis Missa Exaudi, Domine — Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension