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,
The Apparition of Saint Michael the Archangel
Apparitio Sancti Michaelis Archangeli — May 8thHow fitting that you should ask of this today, for the eighth of May
Of the Father of Lights and the Spirit of Truth
A Reflection for Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Paschæ We find ourselves on this Friday within the Fourth
Tridentine Mass Propers May 8, 2026: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Paschæ ~ IV. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 97:1; 97:2Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum, allelúia: quia mirabília fecit Dóminus, allelúia: ante conspéctum géntium revelávit iustítiam suam, allelúia,
Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Bishop and Martyr
You appear to be asking after Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów (c. 1030–1079), the great Bishop of Kraków and principal patron
Numbered Among the Children of God
A Reflection on Wisdom 5:1-5 and St. John 15:1-7 Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Paschæ In Festo S.
Tridentine Mass Propers May 7, 2026:
S. Stanislai Episcopi et Martyris ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Paschæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 63:3Protexísti me, Deus,
Saint John before the Latin Gate Sancti Joannis ante Portam Latinam
How fitting that you should ask of this feast today, for the traditional Roman calendar marks the sixth of May
The Father of Lights and the Spirit of Truth
A Reflection for Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Paschæ Cantate Domino canticum novum, alleluia: quia mirabilia fecit Dominus,
Tridentine Mass Propers May 6, 2026: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam IV post Octavam Paschæ ~ IV. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 97:1; 97:2Cantáte Dómino cánticum novum, allelúia: quia mirabília fecit Dóminus, allelúia: ante conspéctum géntium revelávit iustítiam suam, allelúia,
Saint Pius V, Pope and Confessor (1504–1572)
Early Life and Formation Antonio Ghislieri was born on 17 January 1504 in Bosco, in the Duchy of Milan, to