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 12, 2026:
Ss. Nerei, Achillei et Domitillæ Virg. atque Pancratii Martyrum ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria Tertia in Rogationibus Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 32:18; 32:19; 32:20Ecce,
Sancti Philippus et Iacobus, Apostoli Domini Nostri Iesu Christi
Feast Day: 1 May (Traditional Roman Calendar) — though in some places kept on 11 May owing to the precedence
“Lord, Shew Us the Father”: A Rogationtide Reflection on Wisdom 5:1-5 and John 14:1-13
In Festo Ss. Philippi et Jacobi Apostolorum ~ II. classis Feria Secunda in Rogationibus On this Monday in Rogationtide, the
Tridentine Mass Propers May 11, 2026:
Ss. Philippi et Jacobi Apostolorum ~ II. classisScriptura: Feria Secunda in Rogationibus Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusNeh 9:27Clamavérunt ad te, Dómine, in témpore afflictiónis
Saint John of Ávila, Priest and Doctor of the Church (1499–1569)
Apostle of Andalusia, Master of Sacred Eloquence, Father of Spanish Spirituality Origins and Early Formation John of Ávila was born
Hearers, Doers, and the Holy Boldness of Prayer
A Reflection for Dominica V Post Pascha, the Sunday of the Rogations Et eritis sicut filii Patris vestri — “And
Tridentine Mass Readings May 10, 2026: Dominica V Post Pascha ~ II. 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
Sancti Gregorii Nazianzeni
Episcopi, Confessoris, et Ecclesiæ Doctoris “Theologi” cognomento Festum: die IX Maii (in Calendario Romano antiquo) I. Nativitas et Origo Saint
Salt of Wisdom, Light of Doctrine
A Reflection for the Feast of S. Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church Sabbato infra Hebdomadam IV post
Tridentine Mass Propers May 9, 2026:
S. Gregorii Nazianzeni Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classisScriptura: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Paschæ Sancta Missa Rubrics 1960