Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St Clare, Virgin 12 Aug 20268 Aug 2026 St Clare, Virgin; Commemoration of Day III in the Octave of St Laurence, Martyr: Missa "Dilexísti" The Breviary says of St Clare: "Following the example of St. Francis, she distributed…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St Laurence, Deacon & Martyr 10 Aug 20268 Aug 2026 St Laurence, Deacon & Martyr: Missa “Conféssio et pulchritúde” After the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul this is the greatest festival in the ancient Roman Liturgy. The terrible martyrdom endured…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; S. Cajetan, Priest & Confessor 7 Aug 20266 Aug 2026 St. Cajetan, Priest & Confessor; Commemoration of St. Donatus, Bishop and Martyr: Missa “Os justi“ Like most of us, Cajetan seemed headed for an “ordinary” life—first as a lawyer, then as…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Transfiguration of Our Lord 6 Aug 20265 Aug 2026 The Transfiguration of Our Lord; Comm. of Pope Saint Sixtus, Saints Felicissimus and Agapitus, Martyrs : Missa "Illuxérunt coruscatiónes" The feast of the Transfiguration of Christ celebrates the revelation of Christ’s…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; S. Dominic, Priest & Confessor 4 Aug 20263 Aug 2026 S. Dominic, Priest & Confessor: Missa "Os justi meditábitur" The Church of France was ravaged by the heresy of the Albigenses who, not satisfied with teaching false doctrine, pillaged the churches and…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Finding of the Body of St Stephen, Proto-Martyr 3 Aug 20262 Aug 2026 Finding of the Body of St Stephen, Proto-Martyr: Missa "Sederunt príncipes" The body of St. Stephen, the first martyr, with those of some other saints, was discovered near Jerusalem in the…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St. Peter’s Chains & Seven Holy Maccabees 1 Aug 202631 Jul 2026 Saint Peter’s Chains; comm. St. Paul Apostle & the Holy Macchabees, Martyrs: Missa “Nunc scio vere“ Today is the Feast of Saint Peter’s Chains. The chains with which Peter the Apostle…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St Apollinaris, Bishop & Martyr 23 Jul 202623 Jul 2026 St Apollinaris, Bishop & Martyr; Commemoration St Liborious, Bishop & Confessor: Missa “Sacerdótes Dei“ St. Apollinaris was the disciple of St. Peter, who preached the Gospel at Ravenna. He was…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St. Praxedis Virgin 21 Jul 202621 Jul 2026 S. Praxedis Virgin: Missa “Loquébar de testimóniis“ S. Praxedes according to her legend was a Roman maiden, the sister of St. Pudentiana, who, when the Emperor Marcus Antoninus was hunting down…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St Vincent de Paul, Confessor 19 Jul 202618 Jul 2026 St Vincent de Paul, Confessor: Missa “Justus ut palma florébit” St. Vincent was born of poor parents in the village of Pouy in Gascony, France, about 1580. He enjoyed his first…
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