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,
“Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive”: A Reflection on the Annunciation(Isaiah 7:10–15; Luke 1:26–38)
In the hushed stillness between prophecy and fulfillment, the Church sets before us a mystery both ancient and ever new:
Tridentine Mass Propers March 25, 2026:
In Annuntiatione Beate Mariæ Virgine ~ I. classisCommemoratio: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam Passionis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:13; 44:15-16Vultum tuum deprecabúntur omnes dívites
Saint Gabriel the Archangel
In the Book of Daniel Saint Gabriel first appears in the Old Testament, sent by God to the prophet Daniel:
Truth in the Lions’ Den: Hidden Fidelity in the Shadow of the Passion
In the deepening shadows of Passiontide, Holy Mother Church draws our attention to the mounting opposition against the Lord and
Tridentine Mass Propers March 24, 2026:
Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Gabrielis Archangeli Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 26:14Exspécta Dóminum, viríliter age: et confortétur cor
Saint Rafqa (Rebecca) Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, O.L.M.
Saint Rafqa is one of the great saints of the Maronite Church, renowned for her heroic patience in suffering, her
“Arise, and go to Nineveh”
In the shadowed hush of Passiontide, the Church leads us with grave tenderness through lessons of repentance, resistance, and thirst.
Tridentine Mass Propers March 23, 2026: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam Passionis ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 55:2Miserére mihi, Dómine, quóniam conculcávit me homo: tota die bellans tribulávit me.Ps 55:3Conculcavérunt me inimíci mei tota die:
Saint Nicholas Owen
Martyr, Lay Brother, Master Builder of Priests’ Hiding PlacesFeast traditionally kept on 22 March in some calendars; also commemorated among
The Hidden Majesty of Christ
In the deepening violet of Passiontide, the Church begins to veil her images, to hush the splendor of visible things,