The Martyrs of Korea
Intret in conspectu tuo, Domine, gemitus compeditorum: redde vicinis nostris septuplum in sinu eorum: vindica sanguinem sanctorum tuorum, qui effusus
The Whole Law Hangs Upon a Person
A reflection for Dominica XVII Post Pentecosten — III Septembris, II classis (20 September) The Collect of this Sunday asks
Tridentine Mass Readings September 2026:
Dominica XVII Post Pentecosten III. Septembris ~ II. classis Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen. 1BeginningIn the
Saint Janiurius of Naples
A Life, for their feast on the nineteenth day of September — III classis Iustorum animæ in manu Dei sunt,
A reflection for Saturday within the Sixteenth Week after Pentecost — S. Januarii Episcopi et Sociorum Martyrum, III classis (19 September)
The Mass of the Common of Many Martyrs, Salus autem justorum, gives the Church an Epistle that reads less like
Tridentine Mass Propers September 19, 2026:
S. Januarii Episcopi et Sociorum Martyrum ~ III. classisScriptura: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XVI post Octavam Pentecostes II. Septembris Sancta Missa Rubrics 1960
“The Root of Jesse and the Gentle Precursor”: A Reflection on Romans 15:4–13 and Matthew 11:2–10
Feria IV infra Hebdomadam II Adventus ~ III. classisCommemoratio: S. Melchiadis Papæ et Martyris In the quiet expectancy of the
Tridentine Mass Propers December 10, 2025:
Feria IV infra Hebdomadam II Adventus ~ III. classisCommemoratio : S. Melchiadis Papæ et Martyris Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIs 30:30Pópulus Sion, ecce, Dóminus
Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
Feast Day: December 9Title: ConfessorCanonized: July 31, 2002, by Pope John Paul IILived: 1474 – May 30, 1548Place of Birth:
Reflection for Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent (Feria III infra Hebdomadam II Adventus – III. classis)Scripture: Romans 15:4–13 | Matthew 11:2–10
“What things soever were written, were written for our learning; that, through patience and the comfort of the scriptures, we
Tridentine Mass Propers December 9, 2025: Feria III infra Hebdomadam II Adventus ~ III. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIs 30:30Pópulus Sion, ecce, Dóminus véniet ad salvándas gentes: et audítam fáciet Dóminus glóriam vocis suæ in lætítia cordis
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Feast: December 8Liturgical Rank: First Class Feast / Solemnity (with external solemnity on the following Sunday where permitted)Patronage: United States
The Eternal Wisdom and the Immaculate Conception
In the Spirit of the Solemnity of the Immaculate ConceptionCommemoration: Monday in the Second Week of Advent Scripture: On this
Tridentine Mass December 8, 2025:
In Conceptione Immaculata Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ~ I. classisCommemoratio: Feria II infra Hebdomadam II Adventus Ante Missam Top NextIncipitIn nómine Patris, ✠ et Fílii, et
Saint Ambrose of Milan
Feast Day: December 7Title: Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the ChurchPatronage: Milan, beekeepers, learning, students, liturgists, and candle makers Early Life
Reflection for the Second Sunday of Advent (Dominica II Adventus – I. Classis)Scripture: Romans 15:4–13 | Matthew 11:2–10
As Holy Mother Church brings us deeper into the sacred time of Advent, the liturgy of the Second Sunday turns