St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Confessor
Sanctus Aloisius Gonzaga, Confessor Feast: 21 June — III class (1962 Missale Romanum) Learning Path: Lives of the Saints I.
The Groaning of Creation and the Calling of Peter
I. Liturgical Context We have entered the long green season post Pentecosten, the time in which the Church, having received
Tridentine Mass Readings June 21, 2026:
Dominica IV Post Pentecosten ~ II. classis Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1BeginningIn the Name of
St. Silverius, Pope and Martyr
St. Silverius, Pope and Martyr — June 20 I. Identity and Origins Silverius was a Roman by birth, son of
The Indwelling Wisdom and the Hearing Heart
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classis · Commemoratio S. Silverii Papæ et Martyris A Reflection on Ecclus. 24:14–16 and Luke
Tridentine Mass Propers June 20, 2026
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : S. Silverii Papæ et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui cælum
Tridentine Mass Propers December 6, 2025:
S. Nicolai Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam I Adventus Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 20:2-3In virtúte tua, Dómine, lætábitur iustus:
St. Sabbas the Sanctified
Feast Day: December 5Born: 439 A.D., Moutalaske (near Caesarea, Cappadocia, in modern-day Turkey)Died: December 5, 532 A.D., Holy LandTitles: Abbot,
“Awake, for the Day is at Hand” – A Meditation for Friday in the First Week of Advent
Liturgical Context: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam I Adventus ~ III. classisCommemoration: Sancti Sabbæ Abbatis As we move through the sacred
Tridentine Mass Propers December 5, 2025:
Feria VI infra Hebdomadam I Adventus ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Sabbæ Abbatis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 24:1-3Ad te levávi ánimam meam: Deus
St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Title: Doctor of Homilies; “Golden-Worded”Patronage: Preachers, HomilistsDied: c. 450 A.D. “He who wants to laugh with the devil cannot rejoice
Reflection on 2 Timothy 4:1–8 and Matthew 5:13–19
In the Spirit of St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the ChurchCommemoration: Thursday in the First Week of
Tridentine Mass Propers December 4, 2025:
S. Petri Chrysologi Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio: Feria V infra Hebdomadam I Adventus Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:5In médio
St. Francis Xavier
Feast: December 3Patron of: Missions, missionaries, navigators, and the propagation of the FaithTitle: Apostle to the Indies Early Life and
“Go Ye into the Whole World” – A Reflection on Romans 10:10–18 and Mark 16:15–18 in the Spirit of St. Francis Xavier, Confessor
Commemoration: Wednesday in the First Week of Advent – III Classis “For with the heart, we believe unto justice; but,
Tridentine Mass Propers December 3, 2025:
S. Francisci Xaverii Confessoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio: Feria IV infra Hebdomadam I Adventus Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:46-47Loquébar de testimóniis tuis in conspéctu