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,
Beatus Vir and the Little Ones
A Reflection upon Ecclesiasticus 31:8–11 and St. Matthew 18:1–5 In Festo S. Joannis Baptistæ de la Salle Confessoris ~ III.
Tridentine Mass Propers May 15, 2026:
S. Joannis Baptistæ de la Salle Confessoris ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria VI post Ascensionem Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam, et
Saint Matthias, Apostle
Feast Day: February 24 (Traditional Roman Calendar; transferred to February 25 in leap years) I. The Calling of an Apostle
He Ascended Into Heaven: A Reflection on Acts 1:1–11 and Mark 16:14–20 for the Feast of the Ascension
“And the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sitteth on the right
Tridentine Mass Propers May 14, 2026: Ascension of the Lord
Introitus Acts 1:11Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven? alleluia: This Jesus who is taken up
Saint Robert Bellarmine, S.J. (1542–1621)
Doctor of the Church, Cardinal, and Hammer of Heresies In the long line of those whom God has raised up
He Ascended, That He Might Fill All Things
A Reflection for the Vigil of the Ascension, on the Commemoration of St. Robert Bellarmine “Ascending on high, he led
Tridentine Mass Propers May 13, 2026:
In Vigilia Ascensionis ~ II. classisCommemoratio : S. Roberti Bellarmino Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIs 48:20Vocem iucunditátis annuntiáte, et
Holy Martyrs Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. You inquire concerning the
“These Are They Whom We Had in Derision”
A Rogation Reflection for the Feast of Ss. Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras The Roman Church, in her wisdom, weaves