Vigil of the Dormition [/Assumption] & Com. Octave of St Laurence; Com. Feast of St Eusebius: Missa “Vultum Tuum“ As early as the Seventh Century the preparation, by a solemn fast, for keeping devoutly the great festival of the Dormition of the Mother of God (aka The Assumption), is described as a custom of great antiquity. In Orthodoxy and…
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Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Feria IV in the Octave of St Laurence, Martyr
Feria IV in the Octave of St Laurence, Martyr; Commemoration of Com SS. Hippolytus & St. Cassian, Martyrs: Missa “Conféssio et pulchritúde” Laurence (or Lawrence) was chief of the seven deacons of the congregation at Rome, the seven men who, like Stephen and his companions (Acts 6:1-6), were in charge of administering the church budget,…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Feria II in the Octave of St Laurence, Martyr
Feria II in the Octave of St Laurence, Martyr; Commemoration of Ss. Tiburtius and Susanna, Martyrs: Missa “Conféssio et pulchritúde” Laurence (or Lawrence) was chief of the seven deacons of the congregation at Rome, the seven men who, like Stephen and his companions (Acts 6:1-6), were in charge of administering the church budget, particularly with regard…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Pope St Anacletus, Martyr
Pope, St Anacletus, Martyr: Missa “Statuit ei Dominus” According to the list of Popes furnished us by St. Irenaeus, Pope Saint Anacletus is probably the same person as Pope Saint Cletus, the successor of Pope Saint Linus and the predecessor of Pope Saint Clement on the papal throne. Some say that he was banished from Rome and…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Feria of Sunday V Post Pentecost
Feria of Sunday V Post Pentecost: Missa “Exaudi, Domine” This Sunday’s liturgy is concerned with the forgiveness of injuries and like last Sunday, is made up of two elements, i.e., the reading of the history of David which is continued in the Breviary and that of a passage of one of the epistles of St. Peter…
Carissimi: Sunday’s Mass; St Irenaeus Bishop & Martyr
St Irenaeus Bishop & Martyr; Comm. the Fourth Sunday Post Pentecost, the Vigil of the holy Apostles Peter & Paul and the Octave of the Nativity of St John the Baptist: Missa “Lex veritátis“ INTROIT Malachi 2: 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in…
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; S. Silverius Pope & Martyr
S. Silverius Pope & Martyr: Missa “In virtúte tua, Dómine“ SILVERIUS was son of Pope Hermisdas, who had been married before he entered the ministry. Upon the death of St. Agapetas, after a vacancy of forty-seven days, Silverius, then subdeacon, was chosen Pope, and ordained on the 8th of June, 536. Theodora, the empress of Justinian,…
Today’s Saint; S. Philip Neri C.O. Confessor
St Philip Neri C.O. Confessor, Apostle of Rome; Commemoration of the Ascension Octave & St Eleutherius, Bishop of Rome Saint Philip Neri, Italian San Filippo Neri, (born July 21, 1515, Florence [Italy]—died May 26, 1595, Rome; canonized 1622; feast day May 26), Italian priest and one of the outstanding mystics during the Counter-Reformation and founder…
Station Passiontide Wednesday I: Statio ad St Marcellum
May our fasts be acceptable to Thee, O Lord; may they atone for our sins and render us worthy of Thy grace; and may they lead us to eternal remedies. Through Our Lord… The Collecta for this day is at the church built by Pope Marcus, where the station was held on Monday after the…
Station Passion Sunday: Statio ad St Petrum
Look down in mercy, we beseech Thee, O Lord, upon Thy family; by Thy governance may we be outwardly protected in body; by Thy favor may we be inwardly strengthened in heart and mind. Through Our Lord… At Rome, the Station is in the basilica of St. Peter. The importance of this Sunday, which never…
Station Saturday Lent IV: Statio ad St Nicolaum in Carcere
Vouchsafe, O Lord, by Thy grace to make fruitful the fervor of our devotion; for the fasts we have undertaken shall profit us only if they be pleasing to Thy goodness. Through Our Lord… Today’s Station is at St. Nicholas in Prison. It was constructed in the ruins of two temples and the ancient Forum…
Station Wednesday Lent IV: Statio ad St Paulum
God, who rewardest the merits of the just, and allowest sinners to obtain pardon by fasting, have mercy on us who beseech Thee that our confession of guilt may enable us to win forgiveness of our sins: through Our Lord… The Station today is at St. Paul without-the-walls. On this day the catechumens were subjected…
