Saint Didacus of Alcalá
Feast Day: November 13Also known as: San Diego de AlcaláPatron of: Franciscan lay brothers, San Diego (California), healing of the
Reflection: “As the Offscouring of the World” – A Meditation for the Feast of Saint Didacus
Readings: On this day, the Church in her traditional liturgy commemorates Saint Didacus, a humble Franciscan lay brother whose hidden
Tridentine Mass Propers November 13, 2025:
S. Didaci Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam XXII post Octavam Pentecostes III. Novembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 91:13-14Iustus ut palma
St. Martin I, Pope and Martyr
Reign as Pope: A.D. 649–655Martyrdom: A.D. 656 Life and Pontificate St. Martin I was born in the early 7th century,
Blog Reflection: “Shepherd the Flock of God” — Reflections for the Feast of St. Martin, Pope and Martyr (III Class,
Tridentine Mass Propers November 12, 2025:
S. Martini Papæ et Martyris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam XXII post Octavam Pentecostes III. Novembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIoann 21:15-17Si
Return to the Lord with All Your Heart: A Reflection on Joel 2:12-19 and Matthew 6:16-21
On Feria Quarta Cinerum—Ash Wednesday—the Church places before us two powerful passages that call us to conversion: Joel 2:12-19 and
Tridentine Mass March 5, 2025: Feria IV Cinerum
Ante Missam Benedictio cinerumAntiphona.Ps 68:17Exáudi nos, Dómine, quóniam benígna est misericórdia tua: secúndum multitúdinem miseratiónum tuárum réspice nos, Dómine.Ps 68:2Salvum me
Saint Casimir of Poland (1458–1484)
Saint Casimir, the patron saint of Poland, Lithuania, and youth, was a prince renowned for his piety, chastity, and deep
Reflection on Sirach 31:8-11 and Luke 12:35-40 in the Spirit of the Commemoratio ad Laudes Tantum
In the Office of Lauds, the Commemoratio serves as a solemn remembrance of the saints and the virtues they embody.
Tridentine Mass March 4, 2025: Commemoratio ad Laudes tantum
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam, et lingua eius loquétur iudícium: lex Dei eius in corde ipsíus.Ps 36:1Noli æmulári in
Saint Katharine Drexel
Saint Katharine Drexel (1858–1955)Feast Day: March 3Patronage: Philanthropy, racial justice, Native Americans, African Americans Early Life and CallingSaint Katharine Drexel
Love, Sight, and the Path to Jerusalem: A Reflection on 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 and Luke 18:31-43
As we enter the second day of Quinquagesima Week, the liturgy invites us to meditate on two profound passages: St.
Tridentine Mass March 3, 2025: Feria II infra Hebdomadam Quinquagesimæ
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 30:3-4Esto mihi in Deum protectórem, et in locum refúgii, ut salvum me fácias: quóniam firmaméntum meum et
Saint Chad of Mercia (c. 634–672)
Saint Chad of Mercia, also known as Saint Ceadda, was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop, monastic founder, and missionary who played
The Primacy of Charity and the Vision of Faith: A Reflection for Quinquagesima Sunday
As we stand at the threshold of Lent, the liturgy of Quinquagesima Sunday presents us with two profound scriptural passages