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,
Tridentine Mass Propers May 22, 2026: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam post Ascensionem ~ IV. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 26:7; 26:8; 26:9Exáudi, Dómine, vocem meam, qua clamávi ad te, allelúia: tibi dixit cor meum, quæsívi vultum tuum,
The Martyrs of the Mexican Revolution
Sanguis Martyrum, Semen Christianorum A Hagiographical Account of the Cristero Martyrs (1926–1929) Preface In the annals of the Church Militant,
Ascendit Deus in jubilatione: A Reflection upon Acts 1:1-11 and Mark 16:14-20
Viri Galilæi, quid statis aspicientes in cælum? “Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven?” (Acts 1:11)
Tridentine Mass Propers May 21, 2026: Feria V infra Hebdomadam post Ascensionem ~ IV. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusActa 1:11Viri Galilǽi, quid admirámini aspiciéntes in cœlum? allelúia: quemádmodum vidístis eum ascendéntem in cœlum, ita véniet, allelúia, allelúia,
Sanctus Bernardinus Senensis, Confessor
Hagiographia Devotionalis Feast Day: 20 May — Duplex in the Roman Calendar Born: 8 September 1380, Massa Marittima, Tuscany Died:
Beati Dives Qui Inventus Est Sine Macula
A Reflection upon Ecclesiasticus 31:8-11 and St. Matthew 19:27-29 for the Feast of Saint Bernardine of Siena, Confessor Feria IV
Tridentine Mass Propers May 20, 2026:
S. Bernardini Senensis Confessoris ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria IV post Ascensionem Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam, et lingua eius loquétur
Sanctus Petrus Cælestinus, Papa et Confessor
Vita In the rugged solitudes of the Abruzzi, where the Apennines lift their stony shoulders toward heaven, there was born
The Rock and the Shepherd: A Reflection on the Feast of St. Peter Celestine, Pope and Confessor
With Commemoration of St. Pudentiana, Virgin Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam IV post Pascha — III. classis On this nineteenth day
Tridentine Mass Propers May 19, 2026:
S. Petri Celestini Papæ et Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Pudentianæ Virginis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIoann 21:15-17Si díligis me, Simon