The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple and the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Candlelit Procession and Mass Today’s feast commemorates not only the obedience of the Blessed Virgin to the Mosaic Law in going to Jersualem forty days after the birth of her Child and making the accustomed offerings, but…
Category: Christmastide
Carissimi: Sunday’s Mass; Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus; Commemoration of the Second Sunday Post Epiphany: Missa “In nomine Jesu” Holy Mother Church reveals to us the greatness of His name. It was on the occasion of the rite of Circumcision that a name was given to children among Jews. So the Church uses the same Gospel as…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Octave Day of the Feast of the Epiphany
Octave Day of the FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD: Missa “Ecce advenit Dominator Dominus” The thoughts of the Church, today, are fixed on the Baptism of our Lord in the Jordan, which is the second of the three Mysteries of the Epiphany. The Emmanuel manifested Himself to the Magi, after having shown Himself to the Shepherds; but…
Carissimi: Sunday’s Mass; Feast of the Most Holy Family
FEAST OF THE MOST HOLY FAMILY commemoration of the Sunday in the Octave of the FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD with commemoration of the Octave: Missa “Exsúltat gáudio” It is the Kingship of the divine Infant that the Church again proclaims in the opening Canticle of the Mass for the Sunday within the…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Day IV in the Octave of the Epiphany
Feria in the Octave of the FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD: Missa “Ecce advenit Dominator Dominus” The Star foretold by Balaam having risen in the East, the three Magi, whose hearts were full of the expectation of the promised Redeemer, are immediately inflamed with the desire of going in search of Him. The announcement of the glad…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Octave Day of the Feast of the Holy Innocents
Octave Day of the Feast of the Holy Innocents: Missa “Ex ore infántium” On the Octave Day the liturgical colour is red as opposed to purple and the Gloria and Alleluia are sung/said. The wily king Herod, who was reigning in Judea at the time of the birth of Our Saviour, learned from three Wise Men from…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; The Circumcision of Our Lord
The Circumcision of Our Lord: Missa “Puer natus” Circumcision was a sacrament of the Old Law, and the first legal observance required of the descendants of Abraham by Almighty God. It was a sacrament of initiation in the service of God, and a promise, an engagement, to believe and act as He had revealed and directed. The…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St Sylvester, Pope
Pope, St Sylvester: Missa “Sacerdotes tui“ Saint Sylvester was born in Rome. When he reached the age to dispose of his fortune, he took pleasure in giving hospitality to Christians passing through the city. He would take them with him, wash their feet, serve them at table, and in sum give them in the name of…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Day VI within the Octave of the Nativity of Our Lord
Feria of the Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity of Our Lord: Missa “Dum médium siléntium” During the Octaves of the Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost, the Church is so absorbed in the respective mysteries that she puts off everything that could share her attention; whereas during this Octave of Christmas, there is only one…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Feast of the Holy Innocents
Feast of the Holy Innocents: Missa “Ex ore infántium” The wily king Herod, who was reigning in Judea at the time of the birth of Our Savior, learned from three Wise Men from the East that they had come to Jerusalem, advised by a star in the Heavens, in search of the newborn King of the…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St Stephen, First Martyr of the Church
St Stephen, Deacon & Protomartyr: Missa “Sederunt principes” Station for today’s Mass is at St. Stephen’s Church on the Cœlian Hill in Rome. The Jewish origin of Saint Stephen is universally acknowledged; he is known and loved everywhere as the first follower of Christ to give to his martyred God love for love, blood for…
Carissimi: Sunday’s Mass; Candlemass
The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple and the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary; commemoration of Sunday IV Post Epiphany: Candlelit Procession and Mass Today’s feast commemorates not only the obedience of the Blessed Virgin to the Mosaic Law in going to Jersualem forty days after the birth of her Child…
