Almighty and merciful God, heed our prayers and by Thy goodness grant us graces won by wholesome self-denial: through Our Lord… The Station today is in St. Lawrence‘s in Damaso—a church built by Pope St. Damascus in honor of the martyred deacon. It was one of the first parish churches in Rome and was rebuilt…
Day: March 12, 2018
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St Gregory the Great, Pope Confessor, Doctor of the Church
St Gregory the Great, Pope Confessor & Doctor of the Church; Comm. Feria II the Fourth Week of Lent: Missa “In medio“ Born in Rome in 540 to a Roman Senator, Pope Saint Gregory the Great began his career following in the footsteps of his father by becoming prefect of Rome from 573-578. After the…
Carissimi; Today’s Mass: Monday Lent IV
Monday Lent IV: Missa “Deus, in nómine tuo” The church of the Collecta, built in the seventh century, is the location for today’s Holy Mass. The church is the Station at the Church of the Four Holy Crowned Martyrs. Their relics are venerated in this sanctuary along with the head of the martyr St. Sebastian, an…