Liturgy… Carissimi; Today’s Mass: St Mark the Evangelist [Major Rogation] 25 Apr 202625 Apr 2026 St Mark, Evangelist; Comm. Feria in the Octave of St George: Missa "Protexisti" The feast of St. Mark was not regularly inserted into the Roman Calendar until about the Twelfth Century.…
Liturgy… Carissimi; Today’s Mass: St George, Martyr, Patron of England 23 Apr 202623 Apr 2026 St George, Martyr, Patron of England: Missa "Protexisti" The feast of St. George is found in the Ethiopian, Coptic, Syriac, and Latin liturgies. The ancient "Georgia" is named after him.…
Liturgy… Carissimi; Today’s Mass: Popes St Soter & St Caius, Martyrs 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026 Popes St Soter & St Caius, Martyrs: Missa "Sancti tui" These two Sovereign Pontiffs were martyred for the Faith 120 years apart in the second and third centuries. Pope Saint Soter…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Sunday’s Mass; Septuagesima 1 Feb 202631 Jan 2026 SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY; Missa "Circumdederunt me" The venerated Abbe Dom Prosper Gueranger comments on today's Epistle with these words: "These stirring words of the apostle deepen the sentiments already produced in…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; SS. Vincent & Anastasius, Martyrs 22 Jan 202621 Jan 2026 SS. Vincent & Anastasius, Martyrs: Missa “Intret in conspéctu tuo” Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon (also known as Vincent of Aragon) Born in Huesca, Spain; died January 22, 304. He was educated and ordained a deacon…
Epiphany… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; SS. Fabian & Sebastian, Martyrs 20 Jan 202619 Jan 2026 SS. Fabian & Sebastian, Martyrs: Missa “Intret in conspéctu tuo” Pope Saint Fabian was a layman when elected pope, a position he held from January 10, 236 until his martyrdom on January…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St Thomas a Becket of Canterbury, Martyr 29 Dec 202528 Dec 2025 St Thomas a Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr; Within the Octave of the Nativity: Missa "Gaudeámus omnes" Saint Thomas a Becket, son of an English nobleman, Gilbert Becket, was born on…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St Clement, Martyr 23 Nov 202522 Nov 2025 St Clement, Pope & Martyr; commemoration of Dominica XXIV et ultima Post Pentecosten: Missa “Dicit Dominus” Pope Saint Clement I, who was styled by St. Paul in his letter to the…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Pope St Martin I, Martyr 12 Nov 202511 Nov 2025 Pope, St Martin I, Martyr: Missa “Statuit ei Dominus” Martin I lay too sick to fight on a couch in front of the altar when the soldiers burst into the Lateran basilica.…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St Laurence, Deacon & Martyr 10 Aug 20259 Aug 2025 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…
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