Feast of the Dedication of the Archbasilica of Our Saviour – the Lateran; Commemoration of St Theodore the Recruit, Martyr: Missa “Terribilis est” As one of the four principle basilicas of Rome and one of the seven pilgrim churches, Rome’s Cathedral of St. John, the Basilica of Our Divine Savior is dedicated to both St. John…
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Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Octave Day of All Saints
Octave Day of All Saints; Commemoration of the Four Crowned Martyrs: Missa “Gaudeámus omnes” Today is the traditional Octave Day of All Saints according to the pre-1955 Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar. This Octave was eliminated in the 1955 reforms; however, those attached to the traditions of the Church still call to mind the spirituality appropriate for…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Our holy father S. Willibrord
Our holy father St Willibrord, Bishop Confessor, Apostle to the Frisians, Founder of the See of Utrecht; Commemoration of the Octave of All Saints: Missa “Statuit ei Dominus” Today is the celebration of St. Willibrord, a British-born, Irish-trained, Roman-commissioned Benedictine who evangelized the Netherlands (or in the words of the Roman Martyrology, “Friesland and Denmark”). As…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Feast of the Holy Relics
Feast of the Holy Relics; In the Octave of All Saints: Missa ‘Multae tribulatiónes’ It has long been customary especially in churches which possessed large collections of relics, to keep one general feast in commemoration of all the saints whose memorials are there preserved. An Office and Mass for this purpose will be found in the…
Carissimi: Sunday’s Mass; St Charles Borromeo
St Charles Borromeo, Bishop Confessor; Commemoration of Sunday IV Post Epiphany: Missa “Statuit ei Dominus” No age of the Catholic Church’s history is without its share of confusion and corruption. Still, even in moments when disorder may seem overwhelming, individuals and movements eventually arise to propose the faith with clarity and demonstrate it in action. St….
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; S. Winefride, Virgin Martyr
S. Winefridae, Virginis et Martyris; Com. Octave of All Saints: Missa “Me exspectavérunt peccatóres” The story of St Winifred (or Winefride), the young noblewoman born around the year 600 in Holywell, Wales, emerges from a mixture of historic manuscripts, legend and tradition. But it is above all a story about a pure and gifted soul who…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass: ALL SOULS
ALL SOULS’ DAY: Missa “Requiem ætérnam“ The commemoration of all the faithful departed is celebrated by the Church on 2 November, or, if this be a Sunday or a solemnity, on 3 November. The Office of the Dead must be recited by the clergy and all the Masses are to be of Requiem, except one of…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Solemnity of All Saints
Solemnity of All Saints: Missa “Gaudeámus omnes” We can pay no greater honor to the Saints than by offering up to God in their name the Blood of Jesus. The efficacy of their past merits and present prayers is greatly increased when offered to God in close association with the merits and prayers of Our Lord….
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; All Hallows Eve
Vigil of All Saints: Missa “Júdicant sancti gentes” In several traditional chapels today, there is the observance of the Vigil of All Saints for All Hallows Eve. This day was actually established to honor the many martyrs who gave their lives for Christ and His Church. Evolved through the centuries, this explains why this feast is…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Feria of XXIII Post Pentecost
Feria of Sunday XXIII Post Pentecost: Missa “Dicit Dóminus” When the number of the Sundays after Pentecost is only 23, the Mass for today is taken from the 24th and Last Sunday. But under all circumstances, the antiphonary ends today. The Introits, Graduals, Offertories and Communion Verses for this Sunday are to be repeated on each…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Feria of XXIII Post Pentecost
Feria of Sunday XXIII Post Pentecost: Missa “Dicit Dóminus” In today’s Gospel, Jesus confounds the Pharisees, His enemies, who more than ever are compassing His ruin. His reply is full of divine wisdom. The Apostle Paul in his Epistle to the Philippians illustrates how destruction is the end of those who are enemies of the Cross,…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; SS Simon & Jude, Apostles
SS Simon & Jude, Apostles: Missa “Mihi autem nimis” On this day we celebrate two Apostles Saint Simon and Saint Jude Thaddeus, most probably because some historians have them being martyred together. The name of Simon occurs in all the passages of the Gospel and Acts, in which a list of the Apostles is given. To…
