Pope St. Celestine I († 432)
Pope St. Celestine I, a steadfast defender of orthodoxy and a vigilant shepherd of souls, governed the Church during a
In the Light of the Octave: Recognizing the Risen Lord
Within the radiant splendor of the Paschal Octave, the Church prolongs the joy of Easter Day as one single, unbroken
Tridentine Mass Propers April 6, 2026: Die II infra octavam Paschæ ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusExod 13:5; 13:9Introdúxit vos Dóminus in terram fluéntem lac et mel, allelúia: et ut lex Dómini semper sit in
Saint Vincent Ferrer
Saint Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419), the “Angel of the Judgment,” stands among the most powerful preachers and missionaries in the history
“Christ our Pasch is sacrificed. Therefore let us feast, not with the old leaven… but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”
The sacred liturgy of Dominica Resurrectionis—Resurrection Sunday, I classis—places before us a mystery at once triumphant and deeply purifying: Christ,
Tridentine Mass Propers April 5, 2026: Easter
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 138:18; 138:5-6.Resurréxi, et adhuc tecum sum, allelúia: posuísti super me manum tuam, allelúia: mirábilis facta est sciéntia tua,
Tridentine Mass Propers October 12, 2025: Dominica XVIII Post Pentecosten II. Octobris ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 36:18Da pacem, Dómine, sustinéntibus te, ut prophétæ tui fidéles inveniántur: exáudi preces servi tui et plebis tuæ IsraëlPs
Feast of the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
October 11Double of the Second Class “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.”— Luke
Mater Dei, Mater Sapientiæ: Mary as the Living Seat of Wisdom
Reflections on Sirach 24:23–31 and Luke 2:43–51Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – October 1stSabbato infra Hebdomadam
Tridentine Mass Propers October 11, 2025:
Maternitatis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ II. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIsa 7:14Ecce Virgo concípiet,
St. Francis Borgia (Sanctus Franciscus de Borja)
Feast: October 10Canonized: June 20, 1670 by Pope Clement X Early Life and Noble Origins St. Francis Borgia (1510–1572), a
“He gave him glory in his labours, and clothed him with the robe of glory.”
—Ecclus. 45:1 In today’s liturgical observance, falling on the Friday within the 17th week after the Octave of Pentecost, the
Tridentine Mass Propers October 10, 2025:
S. Francisci Borgiæ Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti
Feast of St. John Leonardi, Confessor
October 9 (Traditional Roman Calendar)Double Feast ✠ Hagiography of St. John Leonardi St. John Leonardi, Confessor of the Faith and
Reflection for the Feast of St. John Leonardi, Confessor
III Classis | Commemoration at Lauds: Ss. Dionysius, Rusticus & Eleutherius, MartyrsGospel: Luke 10:1–9 | Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:1–6, 15–18
Tridentine Mass Propers October 9, 2025:
S. Joannis Leonardi Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Dionysii Epíscopi, Rustici et Eleutherii Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 42:15-16.In sermónibus