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 7, 2025: Feria Secunda infra Hebdomadam Passionis
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 55:2Miserére mihi, Dómine, quóniam conculcávit me homo: tota die bellans tribulávit me.Ps 55:3Conculcavérunt me inimíci mei tota die:
The Martyrs of Hadiab
The Martyrs of Hadiab (also spelled Adiabene) were a group of early Christian martyrs from the region of Adiabene, an
Veiled Glory, Revealed Sacrifice: A Reflection for Passion Sunday
On Dominica de Passione, the Church begins to turn her face more intently toward Calvary. The statues and crucifixes are
Tridentine Mass Readings April 6, 2025: Dominica de Passione
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 42:1-2.Iúdica me, Deus, et discérne causam meam de gente non sancta: ab hómine iníquo et dolóso éripe me:
✦ Saint Vincent Ferrer ✦
Feast Day: April 5Born: January 23, 1350 – Valencia, Kingdom of Aragon (modern-day Spain)Died: April 5, 1419 – Vannes, Brittany
✠ Hope Rekindled in the Desert: A Lenten Reflection on Isaiah 49:8–15 and John 8:12–20
In Sabbato infra Hebdomadam IV in Quadragesima “Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to have pity on
Tridentine Mass Readings April 5, 2025: Sabbato infra Hebdomadam IV in Quadragesima
Ante Missam IntroitusIsa 55:1Sitiéntes, veníte ad aquas, dicit Dóminus: et qui non habétis prétium, veníte et bíbite cum lætítia.Ps 77:1.Atténdite, pópule
St. Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church
Feast: April 4Patron of: the internet (modern attribution), schoolchildren, and scholars Hagiography: St. Isidore, that bright luminary of the Visigothic
“From Death to Life: Lent, the Widow’s Son, and Lazarus”
In the heart of Lent, during the Fourth Week of preparation for Easter, the Church gives us two profound encounters
Tridentine Mass Readings April 4, 2025: Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam IV in Quadragesima
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 18:15Meditátio cordis mei in conspéctu tuo semper: Dómine, adiútor meus, et redémptor meus.Ps 18:2Cœli enárrant glóriam Dei: et