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
The Pearl, the Field, and the Valiant Woman
Reflections on Proverbs 31:10–31 and Matthew 13:44–52In the spirit of S. Elisabeth Viduæ, III classisCommemoration at Lauds only: S. Pontian,
Tridentine Mass Propers November 19, 2025:
S. Elisabeth Viduæ ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: S. Pontiani Papæ et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 118:75; 118:120Cognóvi, Dómine, quia ǽquitas
The Feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul
The Feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul (Latin: Dedicatio Basilicarum Ss. Petri et Pauli
In Dedicatione Basilicarum Ss. Apostolorum Petri et Pauli – A Meditation on Rev 21:2–5 and Luke 19:1–10
“And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned
Tridentine Mass Propers November 18, 2025:
In Dedicatione Basilicarum Ss. Apostolorum Petri et Pauli ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Novembris
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus (“the Wonderworker”) is one of the great saints of the early Church, especially venerated in the Eastern
Faith, Memory, and Priesthood: A Reflection for the Feast of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus
Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam PentecostesSirach 44:16–27; 45:3–20 & Mark 11:22–24III. classis – Commemoration of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus,
Tridentine Mass Readings November 17, 2025:
S. Gregorii Thaumaturgi Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Novembris Ante Missam
Saint Gertrude the Great, Virgin and Mystic
Feast: November 16 (Traditional Calendar)Born: January 6, 1256 — Died: November 17, 1302Patroness of: the West Indies; invoked for the
Reflection for Dominica XXIII Post Pentecosten (Fourth Sunday of November)Philippians 3:17–21; 4:1–3 | Matthew 9:18–26
Liturgical Context: II Class Sunday – Traditional Roman Rite On this Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, falling on the fourth Sunday