St. Jason of Tarsus, Bishop and Martyr
Feast: 12 July (Roman Martyrology) I. Identitas et Origines Jason (Greek Ἰάσων; the name is a Hellenized form associated with
By Their Fruits: The Two Slaveries and the Two Trees
A Reflection for Dominica VII Post Pentecosten ~ II classis Epistle: Romans 6:19–23 · Gospel: Matthew 7:15–21 I. Liturgical Context
Tridentine Mass Readings July 12, 2026:
Dominica VII Post Pentecosten ~ II. classis Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1BeginningIn the Name of
S. Benedictus Abbas
St. Benedict of Nursia, Abbot and Patriarch of Western Monasticis Ausculta, o fili, praecepta magistri, et inclina aurem cordis tui.
The Rooted Wisdom and the Word That Is Kept
A Reflection for Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classis Commemoratio: S. Pii I Papæ et Martyris Ecclesiasticus 24:14–16 · Luke
Tridentine Mass Propers July 11, 2026:
Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : S. Pii I Papæ et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusSeduliusSalve, sancta parens, eníxa puérpera Regem: qui
Saint Lucy
Feast Day: December 13Patronage: The blind, eye diseases, writers, martyrs, Sicily, and the city of SyracuseName Meaning: Lucy comes from
“To Glory Only in the Lord”
A Reflection on 2 Cor 10:17–18; 11:1–2 and Matt 13:44–52In the Spirit of S. Luciæ Virginis et Martyris ~ III.
Tridentine Mass Propers December 13, 2025:
S. Luciæ Virginis et Martyris ~ III. classisCommemoratio: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam II Adventus Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:8Dilexísti iustítiam, et odísti iniquitátem: proptérea
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Feast: December 12Title: Patroness of the Americas, Empress of the Americas, Our Lady of GuadalupePlace of Apparition: Tepeyac Hill, near
Hope, Endurance, and the Consolation of the Prophets: A Reflection for Friday of the Second Week of Advent
Readings:✠ Epistle: Romans 15:4–13✠ Gospel: Matthew 11:2–10 “For whatsoever things were written, were written for our instruction; that through patience
Tridentine Mass Propers December 12, 2025: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam II Adventus ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIs 30:30Pópulus Sion, ecce, Dóminus véniet ad salvándas gentes: et audítam fáciet Dóminus glóriam vocis suæ in lætítia cordis
Pope Saint Damasus I
Feast Day: December 11Papacy: A.D. 366–384Patronage: Archaeologists “He who walks before the footsteps of the martyrs shall not go astray,
“The Crown of the Flock and the Keys of the Kingdom”
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Damasus, Pope and Confessor – III Class Readings:✠ 1 Peter 5:1–4; 5:10–11✠ Matthew
Tridentine Mass Propers December 11, 2025: Feria IV infra Hebdomadam II Adventus ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIoann 21:15-17Si díligis me, Simon Petre, pasce agnos meos, pasce oves meas.Ps 29:2Exaltábo te, Dómine, quóniam suscepísti me, nec
Saint John Roberts, O.S.B.
Feast Day: December 10Birth: circa 1577, Trawsfynydd, Merionethshire, WalesMartyrdom: December 10, 1610, Tyburn, LondonCanonized: October 25, 1970 by Pope Paul