Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (In Annuntiatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis) is among the most sublime mysteries in all
“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
“Not for Our Justifications, but for Thy Great Mercies”
A Lenten Reflection on Daniel 9:15–19 and John 8:21–29Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam II in Quadragesima – III classis Holy Mother
Tridentine Mass Propers March 2, 2026: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam II in Quadragesima ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 25:11-12.Rédime me, Dómine, et miserére mei: pes enim meus stetit in via recta: in ecclésiis benedícam Dóminum.Ps 25:1Iúdica
Saint David of Wales
Bishop and ConfessorFeast: March 1 Saint David (Dewi Sant), the patron of Wales, shines among the early Celtic saints as
From Purity to Glory: The Ascent of the Soul on Dominica II in Quadragesima (I classis)
On this Second Sunday of Lent, Holy Mother Church places before us a striking contrast: the sober exhortation of St.
Tridentine Mass Propers March 1, 2026: Dominica II in Quadragesima ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 24:6; 24:3; 24:22Reminíscere miseratiónum tuarum, Dómine, et misericórdiæ tuæ, quæ a sǽculo sunt: ne umquam dominéntur nobis inimíci
Blessed Villana de’ Botti (1332–1361)
Penitent of Florence, Tertiary of St. Dominic Blessed Villana de’ Botti stands among those radiant souls whom Divine Providence first
The Glory Promised to the Obedient Heart
The Ember Saturday of Lent gathers together themes both austere and luminous: covenant fidelity, purification, priestly intercession, and the foretaste
Tridentine Mass Propers February 28, 2026: Sabbato Quattuor Temporum Quadrageismæ ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 87:3Intret orátio mea in conspéctu tuo: inclína aurem tuam ad precem meam, Dómine.Ps 87:2Dómine, Deus salútis meæ: in
St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin
Confessor(1838–1862)Feast: February 27 St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin (San Gabriele dell’Addolorata), born Francesco Possenti, is one of the most
Feria Sexta Quattuor Temporum (II. classis)Commemoratio S. Gabrielis a Virgine Perdolente, Confessoris
The Ember Days of Lent draw the soul into compunction. They are days of fasting, recollection, and humble return. Holy