Our Lady of Aparecida (Nossa Senhora Aparecida)
Feast: October 12Title: Queen and Patroness of BrazilApparition and Devotion: 1717, Paraíba River, São Paulo Province, Brazil I. The Miraculous
“Sustained by Grace, Healed by Mercy: A Reflection for the XVIII Sunday After Pentecost”
Readings: As Holy Mother Church leads us through the season of spiritual maturity following Pentecost, the XVIII Sunday after Pentecost
Tridentine Mass Propers October 12, 2025: Dominica XVIII Post Pentecosten II. Octobris ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 36:18Da pacem, Dómine, sustinéntibus te, ut prophétæ tui fidéles inveniántur: exáudi preces servi tui et plebis tuæ IsraëlPs
Feast of the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
October 11Double of the Second Class “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.”— Luke
Mater Dei, Mater Sapientiæ: Mary as the Living Seat of Wisdom
Reflections on Sirach 24:23–31 and Luke 2:43–51Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – October 1stSabbato infra Hebdomadam
Tridentine Mass Propers October 11, 2025:
Maternitatis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ II. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XVII post Octavam Pentecostes I. Octobris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIsa 7:14Ecce Virgo concípiet,
Perseverance in Trial: A Reflection on Hebrews 10:32–38 and Matthew 24:3–13
In the spirit of S. Januarii Episcopi et Sociorum Martyrum The liturgy for this day, as we commemorate St. Januarius,
Tridentine Mass Propers September 19, 2025:
S. Januarii Episcopi et Sociorum Martyrum ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam XIV post Octavam Pentecostes II. Septembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs
Saint Joseph of Cupertino
Early Life Saint Joseph was born on June 17, 1603, in the small town of Cupertino in the Kingdom of
Charity and the Wedding Feast of the Lamb
Reflection for Thursday in the Fourteenth Week after Pentecost (September 2)In the spirit of St. Joseph of Cupertino, Confessor Today’s
Tridentine Mass Propers September 18, 2025:
S. Josephi de Cupertino Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam XIV post Octavam Pentecostes II. Septembris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 1:14-15Diléctio
The Hagiographic Narrative
According to tradition, on 14 September 1224, the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Saint Francis was keeping
Walking by the Spirit, Not by the Flesh
Reflection on Galatians 5:16–24 and Matthew 6:24–33Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam XIV post Octavam PentecostesCommemoratio: Impressionis Stigmatum S. Francisci Today’s Mass
Tridentine Mass Propers September 17, 2025:
Feria Quarta infra Hebdomadam XIV post Octavam Pentecostes II. Septembris ~ IV. classisCommemoratio : Impressionis Stigmatum S. Francisci Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 83:10-11Protéctor
Ss. Cornelius and Cyprian
St. Cornelius, Pope and Martyr St. Cornelius was raised to the Chair of St. Peter in the year of Our
“In the Hand of God”: Reflection on Wisdom 3:1–8 and Luke 21:9–19
Feast of Ss. Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs (III Classis), with Commemoration of Ss. Euphemia, Lucy, and Geminian, Martyrs