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Saint Thomas Aquinas, Confessor and Doctor of the Church

Title: The Angelic DoctorPatron of: Catholic schools, students, philosophers, theologians “Contemplata aliis tradere — To hand on to others the

“Fools for Christ and Treasures in Heaven”

Reflection for the Feast of Saint Peter Nolasco, Confessor (III Class)Texts: 1 Corinthians 4:9–14; Luke 12:32–34 In the gentle glow

Tridentine Mass Propers January 28, 2026: S. Petri Nolasci Confessoris ~ III. classis

Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 91:13-14Iustus ut palma florébit: sicut cedrus Líbani multiplicábitur: plantátus in domo Dómini: in átriis domus Dei nostri.Ps 91:2Bonum

Saint John Chrysostom

Feast Day: January 27 (Traditional Roman Calendar)Title: Doctor of the ChurchPatronage: Preachers, orators, and those who suffer persecution for the

“Preach the Word, Shine the Light: A Reflection on 2 Timothy 4:1–8 and Matthew 5:13–19 in the Spirit of St. John Chrysostom”

Feast of Sancti Joannis Chrysostomi, Episcopi, Confessoris et Ecclesiæ DoctorisClassis III – Commemoration of the Golden-Mouthed Preacher “I charge thee,

Tridentine Mass Propers January 27, 2026: S. Joannis Chrysostomi Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classis

Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:5In médio Ecclésiæ apéruit os eius: et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus: stolam glóriæ índuit eum.Ps

Tridentine Mass Readings April 21, 2025: Die II infra octavam Paschæ

Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusExod 13:5; 13:9Introdúxit vos Dóminus in terram fluéntem lac et mel, allelúia: et ut lex Dómini semper sit in

Saint Agnes of Montepulciano (1268–1317)

Feast Day: April 20Patroness of: Montepulciano, children, those seeking healing or deliverance from evilOrder: Dominican Nun, Mystic, Abbess Early Life

Reflection for Dominica Resurrectionis

“Christ our Passover is sacrificed. Alleluia.” Readings: ✠ The Empty Tomb and the New Leaven of Life ✠ On this

Tridentine Mass Readings April 20, 2025: Dominica Resurrectionis

Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 138:18; 138:5-6.Resurréxi, et adhuc tecum sum, allelúia: posuísti super me manum tuam, allelúia: mirábilis facta est sciéntia tua,

Christ’s Descent into Hell: The Harrowing of Hell and the Limbo of the Fathers

“He descended into hell. On the third day He rose again from the dead.” — Apostles’ Creed One of the

Saint Athanasia of Aegina

Feast Day: April 18Born: c. 790 AD, on the island of Aegina (Greece)Died: c. 860 ADTitles: Abbess, Wonderworker, Confessor of

Reflection on John 18:1–40; 19:1–42 — In the Spirit of Feria Sexta in Parasceve (Good Friday)“By His wounds, we are healed.” – Isaiah 53:5

On this most solemn day of the Church’s liturgical year — Feria Sexta in Parasceve, or Good Friday — we