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,
Saint Paul of the Cross
Founder of the Passionists, Mystic of the Sacred Passion (1694–1775) Paolo Francesco Danei was born on the third of January,
The Wisdom of the Cross: A Reflection for the Feast of Saint Paul of the Cross
Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ — In Festo S. Pauli a Cruce Confessoris There is a striking
Tridentine Mass Readings April 28, 2026:
S. Pauli a Cruce Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusGal 2:19-20Christo confíxus sum
Saint Peter Canisius, Doctor of the Church (1521 – 1597
“Hammer of Heretics” and Apostle of Germany I. Early Life and Formation Peter Canisius was born on the 8th of
Preach the Word in Season and Out
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Peter Canisius, Confessor and Doctor Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ
Tridentine Mass Propers April 27, 2026:
S. Petri Canisii Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Paschæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:5In
Our Lady of Good Counsel
The devotion to Our Lady of Good Counsel is one of the most tender and mysterious in the Church’s Marian
“Modicum, et jam non videbitis me…” — The Hidden Joy of the Pilgrim Church
Dominica III post Pascha (II classis) In the gentle light of Paschaltide, Holy Mother Church continues to instruct her children
Tridentine Mass Readings April 26, 2026: Dominica III 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
Saint Mark
Saint Mark the Evangelist holds a place of great honor in the early Church as both a companion of Apostles