The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
In Visitatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis Exsúrgens autem María in diébus illis, ábiit in montána cum festinatióne — “And Mary rising
Dominica Sanctissimæ Trinitatis ~ I. classis
Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas atque indivisa Unitas: confitebimur ei, quia fecit nobiscum misericordiam suam. “Blessed be the Holy Trinity and
Tridentine Mass Propers May 31, 2026:
Dominica Sanctissimæ Trinitatis ~ I. classis Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1BeginningIn the Name of the
Sancta Dympna, Virgo et Martyr
A Hagiography of St. Dymphna of Gheel Feast Day: May 15 (Traditional Roman Martyrology) Patroness of: Those afflicted with mental
Sabbato Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes
Dies Octavæ — I. classis | The Fire that Does Not Burn, and the Hand that Lifts Us Up A
Tridentine Mass Propers May 30, 2026
Sabbato Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes ~ Dies Octavæ I. classis Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusRom 5:5.Cáritas Dei diffúsa est in córdibus nostris, allelúia: per
“Spectacle to the World” and the “Little Flock”
A reflection on 1 Corinthians 4:9–14 and Luke 12:32–34 in the spirit of St. Philip Benizi, Confessor Today’s liturgy places
Tridentine Mass Propers August 23, 2025:
S. Philippi Benitii Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam X post Octavam Pentecostes III. Augusti Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 91:13-14Iustus ut palma
The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary is both a theological truth and a theme richly present in Catholic hagiography—that
“Mother of Fair Love, and of Holy Hope”
A Reflection for the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary(Sirach 24:23–31; John 19:25–27) On this feast of the Immaculate
Tridentine Mass Propers August 22, 2025:
Immaculati Cordis Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ II. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: Ss. Timothei, Hippolyti et Symphoriani Martyres Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusHebr 4:16Adeámus cum
St. Jane Frances de Chantal
St. Jane Frances de Chantal (1572–1641) was a noblewoman, widow, mother, and founder of a major religious order in the
The Pearl of Great Price and the Woman of Valor: A Reflection on Proverbs 31:10–31 and Matthew 13:44–52
On this day, when the Church commemorates St. Jane Frances de Chantal, we are given readings that point us to
Tridentine Mass Propers August 21, 2025:
S. Joannæ Franciscæ Frémiot de Chantal Viduæ ~ III. classisTempora: Feria quinta infra Hebdomadam X post Octavam Pentecostes III. Augusti Ante Missam
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Feast: August 20Titles: Abbot, Doctor of the Church, Mellifluous Doctor Early Life Saint Bernard was born in 1090 near Dijon,
Salt of Wisdom, Salt of the Earth: A Reflection on Ecclus. 39:6–14 and Matt. 5:13–19
(In the spirit of S. Bernardi Abbatis et Ecclesiæ Doctoris) The sacred liturgy on this day presents us with a