Saint John of the Cross
Feast Day: December 14Doctor of the ChurchCarmelite Reformer, Mystic, and Poet Early Life (1542–1563) Saint John of the Cross was
“Gaudete in Domino semper”: A Reflection for the Third Sunday of Advent (Phil 4:4–7; John 1:19–28)Dominica III Adventus – I. classis
“Rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, rejoice. Let your modesty be known to all men: The Lord is
Tridentine Mass December 14, 2025: Dominica III Adventus ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIncipitSacerdos paratus cum ingreditur ad Altare, facta illi debita reverentia, signat se signo crucis a fronte ad pectus, et
Saint Lucy
Feast Day: December 13Patronage: The blind, eye diseases, writers, martyrs, Sicily, and the city of SyracuseName Meaning: Lucy comes from
“To Glory Only in the Lord”
A Reflection on 2 Cor 10:17–18; 11:1–2 and Matt 13:44–52In the Spirit of S. Luciæ Virginis et Martyris ~ III.
Tridentine Mass Propers December 13, 2025:
S. Luciæ Virginis et Martyris ~ III. classisCommemoratio: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam II Adventus Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 44:8Dilexísti iustítiam, et odísti iniquitátem: proptérea
Tridentine Mass Propers November 18, 2025:
In Dedicatione Basilicarum Ss. Apostolorum Petri et Pauli ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Tertia infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Novembris
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus (“the Wonderworker”) is one of the great saints of the early Church, especially venerated in the Eastern
Faith, Memory, and Priesthood: A Reflection for the Feast of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus
Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam PentecostesSirach 44:16–27; 45:3–20 & Mark 11:22–24III. classis – Commemoration of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus,
Tridentine Mass Readings November 17, 2025:
S. Gregorii Thaumaturgi Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam XXIII post Octavam Pentecostes IV. Novembris Ante Missam
Saint Gertrude the Great, Virgin and Mystic
Feast: November 16 (Traditional Calendar)Born: January 6, 1256 — Died: November 17, 1302Patroness of: the West Indies; invoked for the
Reflection for Dominica XXIII Post Pentecosten (Fourth Sunday of November)Philippians 3:17–21; 4:1–3 | Matthew 9:18–26
Liturgical Context: II Class Sunday – Traditional Roman Rite On this Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, falling on the fourth Sunday
Tridentine Mass Propers November 16, 2025: Dominica XXIII Post Pentecosten IV. Novembris ~ II. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusIer 29:11; 29:12; 29:14Dicit Dóminus: Ego cógito cogitatiónes pacis, et non afflictiónis: invocábitis me, et ego exáudiam vos: et
Saint Albert the Great
Feast: November 15Title: Bishop, Doctor of the Church, and Universal DoctorPatron of: Scientists, Philosophers, Natural Sciences, Medical Technicians Early Life
Standing Firm in Doctrine and Light: A Reflection on 2 Timothy 4:1-8 and Matthew 5:13-19 in the Spirit of St. Albert the Great
Tempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XXII post Octavam Pentecostes – III NovembrisCommemoration: Sancti Alberti Magni, Episcopi, Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris –
Tridentine Mass Propers November 15, 2025:
S. Alberti Magni Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classisTempora: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam XXII post Octavam Pentecostes III. Novembris Ante Missam