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 John Baptist de La Salle
Saint John Baptist de La Salle stands as one of the great apostles of Christian education, a priest wholly given
Pax Vobis: The Risen Christ in the Midst of His Church
In the radiant stillness of Paschal Octave—Dies Octavæ, a day of the First Class—the Church lingers, as it were, within
Tridentine Mass Propers April 7, 2026: Die III infra octavam Paschæ ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:3-4Aqua sapiéntiæ potávit eos, allelúia: firmábitur in illis et non flectétur, allelúia: et exaltábit eos in ætérnum, allelúia,
Pope St. Celestine I († 432)
Pope St. Celestine I, a steadfast defender of orthodoxy and a vigilant shepherd of souls, governed the Church during a
In the Light of the Octave: Recognizing the Risen Lord
Within the radiant splendor of the Paschal Octave, the Church prolongs the joy of Easter Day as one single, unbroken
Tridentine Mass Propers April 6, 2026: Die II infra octavam Paschæ ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusExod 13:5; 13:9Introdúxit vos Dóminus in terram fluéntem lac et mel, allelúia: et ut lex Dómini semper sit in
Saint Vincent Ferrer
Saint Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419), the “Angel of the Judgment,” stands among the most powerful preachers and missionaries in the history
“Christ our Pasch is sacrificed. Therefore let us feast, not with the old leaven… but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”
The sacred liturgy of Dominica Resurrectionis—Resurrection Sunday, I classis—places before us a mystery at once triumphant and deeply purifying: Christ,
Tridentine Mass Propers April 5, 2026: Easter
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 138:18; 138:5-6.Resurréxi, et adhuc tecum sum, allelúia: posuísti super me manum tuam, allelúia: mirábilis facta est sciéntia tua,
Saint Isidore of Seville
Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560 – April 4, 636), one of the great Doctors of the Church, stands as