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Feast of the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

October 11Double of the Second Class “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.”— Luke

Mater Dei, Mater Sapientiæ: Mary as the Living Seat of Wisdom

Reflections on Sirach 24:23–31 and Luke 2:43–51Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – October 1stSabbato infra Hebdomadam

Tridentine Mass Propers October 11, 2025:

Maternitatis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ II. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIsa 7:14Ecce Virgo concípiet,

St. Francis Borgia (Sanctus Franciscus de Borja)

Feast: October 10Canonized: June 20, 1670 by Pope Clement X Early Life and Noble Origins St. Francis Borgia (1510–1572), a

“He gave him glory in his labours, and clothed him with the robe of glory.”

—Ecclus. 45:1 In today’s liturgical observance, falling on the Friday within the 17th week after the Octave of Pentecost, the

Tridentine Mass Propers October 10, 2025:

S. Francisci Borgiæ Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti

Tridentine Mass Propers September 25, 2025: Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam XV post Octavam Pentecostes III. Septembris ~ IV. classis

Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 85:1; 85:2-3Inclína, Dómine, aurem tuam ad me, et exáudi me: salvum fac servum tuum, Deus meus, sperántem in

Hagiographia Beatæ Mariæ Virginis de Mercede

Origin of the Title In the early thirteenth century, Spain groaned under the yoke of Moorish domination. Countless Christians languished

“The Plowman Shall Overtake the Reaper”: A Reflection for Ember Wednesday in September

Feria Quarta Quattuor Temporum Septembris ~ II. classisCommemoratio: Beatæ Mariæ Virginis de Mercede Readings: As Holy Church enters the sacred

Tridentine Mass Propers September 24, 2025:

Feria Quarta Quattuor Temporum Septembris ~ II. classisCommemoratio : Beatæ Mariæ Virginis de Mercede Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 80:2; 80:3; 80:4; 80:5Exsultáte Deo,

Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

Feast: September 23 Early Life Francesco Forgione, later known to the world as Padre Pio, was born on May 25,

Reflection for the Feast of Saint Linus, Pope and Martyr Commemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Theclæ Virginis et MartyrisReadings: 1 Peter 5:1–4, 10–11; Matthew 16:13–19

Today, Holy Church honors Saint Linus, the first successor of the Apostle Peter and the second Bishop of Rome. A