Sancta Dympna, Virgo et Martyr
A Hagiography of St. Dymphna of Gheel Feast Day: May 15 (Traditional Roman Martyrology) Patroness of: Those afflicted with mental
Sabbato Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes
Dies Octavæ — I. classis | The Fire that Does Not Burn, and the Hand that Lifts Us Up A
Tridentine Mass Propers May 30, 2026
Sabbato Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusRom 5:5.Cáritas Dei diffúsa est in córdibus nostris, allelúia: per
Saint Bona of Pisa, Virgin
Patrona Peregrinorum — Patroness of Pilgrims and Travel Guides I. Identity and Foundation Saint Bona of Pisa (c. 1156–1207) stands
The Rain of the Spirit and the Rising of the Paralytic
A Reflection for Feria Sexta Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis Joel 2:23–24, 26–27 — St. Luke 5:17–26
Tridentine Mass Propers May 29, 2026: Feria Sexta Quattuor temporum Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis
Ante Missam Top Next IntroitusPs 70:8 70:23Repleátur os meum laude tua, allelúia: ut possim cantáre, allelúia: gaudébunt lábia mea, dum cantávero
The Woman in Labor: Mary, Full of Grace and Co-Redemptrix
“A woman, when she is in labour, hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she hath brought forth
“Little Flock, Fear Not”: The Hidden Grandeur of the Cross
A Reflection on 1 Corinthians 4:9–14 and Luke 12:32–34 In the spirit of S. Felicis de Valois, Confessor — III
Tridentine Mass Propers November 20, 2025:
S. Felicis de Valois Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Novembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 91:13-14Iustus
Saint Elisabeth of Hungary (1207–1231)
Feast Day: November 19Patroness of: Widows, the poor, the sick, hospitals, bakers, and Catholic charities “The Queen Who Became a
The Pearl, the Field, and the Valiant Woman
Reflections on Proverbs 31:10–31 and Matthew 13:44–52In the spirit of S. Elisabeth Viduæ, III classisCommemoration at Lauds only: S. Pontian,
Tridentine Mass Propers November 19, 2025:
S. Elisabeth Viduæ ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Pontiani Papæ et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:75; 118:120Cognóvi, Dómine, quia ǽquitas
The Feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul
The Feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul (Latin: Dedicatio Basilicarum Ss. Petri et Pauli
In Dedicatione Basilicarum Ss. Apostolorum Petri et Pauli – A Meditation on Rev 21:2–5 and Luke 19:1–10
“And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned
Tridentine Mass Propers November 18, 2025:
In Dedicatione Basilicarum Ss. Apostolorum Petri et Pauli ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Novembris
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus (“the Wonderworker”) is one of the great saints of the early Church, especially venerated in the Eastern