St. Martin of Tours
Feast Day: November 11Title: Bishop and ConfessorPatron of: Soldiers, beggars, tailors, France, winemakers, and geese “Martin is not afraid to
Reflection for the Feast of St. Martin of Tours, Bishop and Confessor (III Classis)Commemoration at Lauds only: St. Menas, MartyrReadings: Sirach 44:16–27; 45:3–20 | Luke 11:33–36
“In thy light, we shall see light.” — Ps. 35:10 On this feast of St. Martin of Tours, the Church
Tridentine Mass Propers November 11, 2025:
S. Martini Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Mennæ Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 20:2-3In virtúte tua, Dómine, lætábitur
Saint Andrew Avellino, Confessor
Feast: November 10 (Traditional Roman Calendar) Drawn from traditional Catholic sources: the Roman Missal (1962), the Roman Martyrology (pre-1959), and
Faithful Servants Awaiting the Bridegroom
In the spirit of St. Andrew Avellino, ConfessorCommemoration: Ss. Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha, Virgins and Martyrs Scripture: Blessed is the
Tridentine Mass Propers November 10, 2025:
S. Andreæ Avellini Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Tryphonis, Respicii, et Nymphæ Virg., Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti
Tridentine Mass Readings May 19, 2025: S. Petri Celestini Papæ et Confessoris
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIoann 21:15-17Si díligis me, Simon Petre, pasce agnos meos, pasce oves meas. Allelúia, allelúia.Ps 29:2Exaltábo te, Dómine, quóniam suscepísti
Saint Venantius of Camerino, Martyr († ca. 250 A.D.)
Feast Day: May 18Patron of: Camerino, protection from earthquakes, and youth. Youth and Conversion St. Venantius was born into a
The Eclipse of Christ the King: When Worship Ceases to Crown Him
And the Hope of His Reign Restored In the life of the Church, signs are never neutral. They either reveal
The Coronation of a Pope in the Traditional Roman Rite
The Coronation of a Pope in the Traditional Roman Rite was a solemn and majestic liturgical ceremony, rich with symbolism
Tridentine Mass Readings May 18, 2025: Dominica IV Post Pascha
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 97:1; 97:2Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum, allelúia: quia mirabília fecit Dóminus, allelúia: ante conspéctum géntium revelávit iustítiam suam, allelúia,
St. Paschal Baylón, Confessor
Feast: May 17Patron of Eucharistic Congresses and Eucharistic Societies A Model of Eucharistic Devotion and Humble Sanctity St. Paschal Baylón
“Blessed is the Rich Man That Is Found Without Blemish”
A Reflection for Sabbato infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam PaschæReadings: Sirach 31:8–11 · Luke 12:35–40 As Holy Mother Church leads
Tridentine Mass Readings May 17, 2025: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam, et lingua eius loquétur iudícium: lex Dei eius in corde ipsíus. Allelúia, allelúia.Ps 36:1Noli
Saint Simon Stock
Feast Day: May 16Patronage: The Brown Scapular, Carmelite Order, souls in Purgatory (through scapular devotion)Birth: c. 1165, Aylesford, Kent, EnglandDeath:
Reflection: “Faithful in Little, Glorious in Much”
Readings: Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 44:16–27; 45:3–20 and Matthew 25:14–23 In the radiant light of Paschaltide, the Church, on this Friday of