Saint Ephrem the Syrian
Saint Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306–373 AD), Confessor and Doctor of the Church, was born at Nisibis in Mesopotamia. He
The Harp Set in the Midst of the Church
A Reflection for the Feast of S. Ephræm Syri, Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris (III. classis) Commemoratio ad Laudes tantum: SS.
Tridentine Mass Propers June 18, 2026:
S. Ephræm Syri Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris ~ III. classisCommemoratio ad Laudes tantum: SS. Marci et Marcelliani Martyrum Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 15:5In
Saint Botulph of Ikanhoe, Abbot
Sanctus Botulphus, Abbas — 17 June (England), 25 June (Scotland) I. Identity and Origins Botulph of Ikanhoe — his name
The Steward Found Faithful: A Reflection for the Feast of St. Gregory Barbarigo, Bishop and Confessor
Feria quarta infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Pentecostes S. Gregorii Barbadici, Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classis 17 June Liturgical
Tridentine Mass Propers June 17, 2026:
S. Gregorii Barbadici Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria quarta infra Hebdomadam III post Octavam Pentecostes Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 45:30Státuit ei
Tridentine Mass Propers May 23, 2026: Sabbato in Vigilia Pentecostes ~ I. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEzek 36:23; 36:24; 36:25-26Cum sanctificátus fúero in vobis, congregábo vos de univérsis terris: et effúndam super vos aquam mundam,
Sancta Rita Cassiensis
Vidua, Religiosa, et Spinæ Coronatæ Particeps “In medio spinarum florem produxit” — “In the midst of thorns she brought forth
Vigilate in Orationibus: A Reflection for Feria VI infra Hebdomadam post Ascensionem
Feria VI infra Hebdomadam post Ascensionem ~ IV. classis Missa Exaudi, Domine — Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension
Tridentine Mass Propers May 22, 2026: Feria VI infra Hebdomadam post Ascensionem ~ IV. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 26:7; 26:8; 26:9Exáudi, Dómine, vocem meam, qua clamávi ad te, allelúia: tibi dixit cor meum, quæsívi vultum tuum,
The Martyrs of the Mexican Revolution
Sanguis Martyrum, Semen Christianorum A Hagiographical Account of the Cristero Martyrs (1926–1929) Preface In the annals of the Church Militant,
Ascendit Deus in jubilatione: A Reflection upon Acts 1:1-11 and Mark 16:14-20
Viri Galilæi, quid statis aspicientes in cælum? “Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven?” (Acts 1:11)
Tridentine Mass Propers May 21, 2026: Feria V infra Hebdomadam post Ascensionem ~ IV. classis
Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusActa 1:11Viri Galilǽi, quid admirámini aspiciéntes in cœlum? allelúia: quemádmodum vidístis eum ascendéntem in cœlum, ita véniet, allelúia, allelúia,
Sanctus Bernardinus Senensis, Confessor
Hagiographia Devotionalis Feast Day: 20 May — Duplex in the Roman Calendar Born: 8 September 1380, Massa Marittima, Tuscany Died:
Beati Dives Qui Inventus Est Sine Macula
A Reflection upon Ecclesiasticus 31:8-11 and St. Matthew 19:27-29 for the Feast of Saint Bernardine of Siena, Confessor Feria IV
Tridentine Mass Propers May 20, 2026:
S. Bernardini Senensis Confessoris ~ III. classisScriptura: Feria IV post Ascensionem Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam, et lingua eius loquétur