Christ’s Descent into Hell: The Harrowing of Hell and the Limbo of the Fathers
“He descended into hell. On the third day He rose again from the dead.” — Apostles’ Creed One of the
“He descended into hell. On the third day He rose again from the dead.” — Apostles’ Creed One of the
Feast Day: April 18Born: c. 790 AD, on the island of Aegina (Greece)Died: c. 860 ADTitles: Abbess, Wonderworker, Confessor of
On this most solemn day of the Church’s liturgical year — Feria Sexta in Parasceve, or Good Friday — we
Ante Missam Top NextLectionesIn Choro, dicta Nona, Sacerdos et Ministri induti paramentis nigri coloris, sine luminaribus et incenso, procedunt ad Altare: et
Feast: April 17 (Traditional), Patroness: Native Americans, ecology, environment, exiles, and people ridiculed for their piety Early Life and Baptism
On this most solemn Feria Quinta in Coena Domini, Holy Thursday, the Church turns her gaze to the Upper Room,
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 17:48-49Liberátor meus de géntibus iracúndis: ab insurgéntibus in me exaltábis me: a viro iníquo erípies me, Dómine.Ps 17:2-3Díligam
Feast: April 8Born: August 2, 1858 – Paris, FranceDied: April 8, 1893 – Alassio, ItalyReligious Order: Salesians of Don BoscoBeatified:
Scripture Readings: As we enter deeper into the Hebdomada Passionis, the Church draws the veil across the sacred images, a
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 26:14Exspécta Dóminum, viríliter age: et confortétur cor tuum, et sústine Dóminum.Ps 26:1Dóminus illuminátio mea et salus mea: quem
Feast Day: April 7Born: April 30, 1651 – Reims, FranceDied: April 7, 1719 – Rouen, FranceCanonized: May 24, 1900 by
As the Church enters Passiontide, the sacred liturgy deepens in its tone and intensity. The veiling of crosses, the silence
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 (also spelled Adiabene) were a group of early Christian martyrs from the region of Adiabene, an
On Dominica de Passione, the Church begins to turn her face more intently toward Calvary. The statues and crucifixes are
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 42:1-2.Iúdica me, Deus, et discérne causam meam de gente non sancta: ab hómine iníquo et dolóso éripe me: