Saint Francis de Sales
✠ Feast: January 29 ✠ Title: Bishop of Geneva, Doctor of the Church ✠ Patronage: Writers, Journalists, the Deaf, Catholic
Salt of the Earth, Light for the World: A Reflection on 2 Timothy 4:1–8 and Matthew 5:13–19 in the Spirit of St. Francis de Sales
Today’s sacred lections—2 Timothy 4:1–8 and Matthew 5:13–19—invite us to meditate upon the high calling of apostolic fidelity and Christian
Tridentine Mass Propers January 29, 2026: S. Francisci Salesii 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
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
Tridentine Mass March 9, 2025: Dominica I in Quadragesima
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 90:15; 90:16Invocábit me, et ego exáudiam eum: erípiam eum, et glorificábo eum: longitúdine diérum adimplébo eum.Ps 90:1Qui hábitat
Saint John of God (1495–1550) – Patron of the Sick and Hospitals
Early Life and Conversion Saint John of God was born João Cidade in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, in 1495. At a young
Reflection on Sirach 31:8-11 and Matthew 22:34-46
In the Spirit of the Saturday after Ash Wednesday As we enter the holy season of Lent, the Church in
Tridentine Mass March 8, 2025: Commemoratio: Sabbato post Cineres
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam, et lingua eius loquétur iudícium: lex Dei eius in corde ipsíus.Ps 36:1Noli æmulári in
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Early Life and Formation Saint Thomas Aquinas was born around 1225 in the castle of Roccasecca, near Aquino in the
Reflection on Wisdom 7:7-14 and Matthew 5:13-19 in the Spirit of Commemoratio: Feria VI post Cineres
As we continue our journey through Lent, the readings of today’s liturgy invite us to meditate on the surpassing value
Tridentine Mass March 7, 2025: Commemoratio: Feria VI post Cineres
Ante Missam IntroitusEccli 15:5In médio Ecclésiæ apéruit os eius: et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus: stolam glóriæ índuit eum.Ps
Saints Perpetua and Felicity
Saints Perpetua and Felicity were early Christian martyrs who died in Carthage (modern-day Tunisia) around 203 AD during the persecution
Seeking and Treasuring Divine Wisdom: A Reflection on Sirach 51:13-17 and Matthew 13:44-52
On this Thursday after Ash Wednesday (Feria V post Cineres), Holy Mother Church calls us to deepen our Lenten journey
Tridentine Mass March 6, 2025: Commemoratio: Feria V post Cineres
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 118:95-96Me exspectavérunt peccatóres, ut pérderent me: testimónia tua, Dómine, intelléxi: omnis consummatiónis vidi finem: latum mandátum tuum nimis.Ps