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Traditional Sunday Holy Mass Propers Statio ad S. Mariam Majorem ~ Station at Saint Mary Major 27 December 2009 Anno Dómini Missa Dum médium siléntium tenérent ómnia, et nox in suo cursu médium iter habéret, omnípotens sermo tuus Dómine, de cælis a regálibus sédibus venit. ( "While all things were in quiet silence, and the night was in the midst of her course, Thy almighty Word, O Lord, came from heaven, from Thy royal throne." ) "....Puer autem crescébat, et confortabátur plenus sapiéntia et grátia Dei erat in illo.....And the Child grew and was strengthened, full of wisdom: and...

Traditional Sunday Holy Mass Propers Statio ad S. Mariam Majorem ~ Station at Saint Mary Major 25 December 2009 Anno Dómini Missa Puer natus est nobis, et Fílius datus est nobis ( "A Child is born to us and a Son is given to us" ) "....the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us...." by William McNichols Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name,that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ...

Traditional Sunday Holy Mass Propers † Dominica Quarta Adventus ~ Fourth Sunday in Advent † Statio ad Ss. duodecim Apostolos ~ Station at the Church of the Twelve Apostles 20 December 2009 Anno Dómini † FEAST OF SAINT DOMINIC OF SILOS † Missa Gaudéte in Dómino semper: íterum dico, gaudéte ( "Rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, rejoice" ) "....Ipse est, qui post me ventúrus est: cujus ego non sum dignus ut solvam ejus corrígiam calceaménti ~ The same is He that shall come after me, who is preferred before me : the latchet of whose shoe...

Traditional Sunday Holy Mass Propers † Dominica Tertia Adventus ~ Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete Sunday) † Statio ad S. Petrum ~ Station at Saint Peter's 13 December 2009 Anno Dómini Missa Gaudéte in Dómino semper: íterum dico, gaudéte ( "Rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, rejoice" ) "....Ipse est, qui post me ventúrus est: cujus ego non sum dignus ut solvam ejus corrígiam calceaménti ~ The same is He that shall come after me, who is preferred before me : the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose...." † FEAST OF SAINT LUCY,...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Traditional Sunday Propers ~ Dominica Secunda Adventus ~ Second Sunday of Advent † Statio ad S. Crucem in Jerusalem ~ Station at the Church of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem 6 December 2009 Anno Dómini † Feast of Bishop Saint Nicholas † Missa Populus Sion, ecce Dóminus véniet ad salvándas gentes ( "People of Sion, behold the Lord shall come to save the nations" ) "....Ecce ego mitto angelum meum ante fáciem tuam, qui præparábit viam ante te ~ Behold I send my Angel before Thy face, who shall prepare Thy way before Thee...."...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Traditional Sunday Propers ~ Dominica Prima Adventus ~ First Sunday of Advent † Statio ad S. Mariam Majorem ~ Station at Saint Mary Major 29 November 2009 Anno Dómini † Feast of Bishop Saint Saturninus, Martyr † The death of Bishop Saint Saturninus, being dragged through the city tied to a bull. Missa Dicit Ad te levávi ánimam meam: Deus meus, in te confído, non erubéscam: neque irrídeant me inimíci mei ( "To Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul: in Thee, O my God, I put my trust; let me not...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Twenty-Fifth and Last Sunday after Pentecost † † Feast of Saint Cecilia † Missa Dicit Dóminus: Ego, cóglto cogitatiónes pacis, et non afflictiónis ( "The Lord saith: I think thoughts of peace, and not of affliction" ) 22 November 2009 Anno Dómini "....there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been found from the beginning of the world until now...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost † † Feast of Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity † Missa Dicit Dóminus: Ego, cóglto cogitatiónes pacis, et non afflictiónis ( "The Lord saith: I think thoughts of peace, and not of affliction" ) 08 November 2009 Anno Dómini "....Be of good heart, daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action.The greatest...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost † † Feast of Christ the King † The Blessing of Christ by Fernando Gallego, 1492 Missa Dignus est Agnus qui occísus est, accípere virtútem, et divinitátem et sapiéntiam, et fortitúdinen, et honórem ( "The Lamb that was slain is worthy to receive the power and divinity and wisdom and strength and honor" ) 25 October 2009 Anno Dómini "....our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers,against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places...." "Nothing...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost † † Feast of Blessed Apostle and Evangelist Saint Luke, Martyr † Missa Mihi autem nimis honoráti sunt amici tui, Deus ( "....To me thy friends, O God, are made exceedingly honorable...." ) 18 October 2009 Anno Dómini "....Unless you see signs and wonders, you believe not...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action.The greatest action that can...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost † † Feast of Saint Cainnech ( Kenneth ) of Scotland, and Ireland † Statue at Saint Mary's Cathedral Kilkenny Missa Ecce Virgo concípiet, et páriet fílium, et vocábitur nomen ejus Emmánuel ( "....Behold, a Virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and His name shall be called Emmanuel...." ) 11 October 2009 Anno Dómini "....How is it that you sought Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost † † Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi † St Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata 1635 A.D.by Peter Paul Rubens Missa Da pacem, Dómine, sustinéntibus te ( "....Give peace, O Lord, to them that patiently wait for Thee...." ) 04October 2009 Anno Dómini "....Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words; it is...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost † † Feast of Saint Vincent de Paul, Apostle of Charity † Missa Justus es, Dómine, et rectum judícium tuum: fac cum servo secúndum misericórdiam tuam ( "....Thou art just, O Lord, and Thy judgment is right: deal with Thy servant according to Thy mercy...." ) 27 September 2009 Anno Dómini "....Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost † † Feast of Saint Andrew Kim Taegon, Saint Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions †† Martyrs of Korea † † Martyrs of Korea Missa Sapiéntiam sanctórum narrent pópuli, et laudes eórum núntiet Ecclésia ( "....Let the people show forth the wisdom of the saints, and the church declare their praise...." ) 20 September 2009 Anno Dómini "....Blessed shall you be when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake...." "Nothing is...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost † † Feast of John Chrysostrom, Doctor of His Church † St John Chrysostom Missa Inclina, Dómine, aurem tuam ad me, et exáudi me ( "....Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, to me and hear me...." ) 13 September 2009 Anno Dómini "....Young man, I say to thee, Arise...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action.The greatest action...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost † † Feast of Saint Rose of Lima, Peru † St. Rose of LimaPainting by Claudio Coello, 1684 Patroness of Latin America, the Philippines, and India Missa Réspice, Dómine, in testaméntum tuum, et ánimas páuperum tuórum ne derelínquas in finem ( "....Have regard, O Lord, to Thy covenant, and forsake not to the end the souls of Thy poor...." ) 30 August 2009 Anno Dómini "....go thy way for thy faith hath made thee whole...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost † † Feast of Bishop Saint Philip Benizi, Confessor † Missa Justus ut palma florebit ; sicut cedrus Libani multiplicabitur ( "....The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Lebanon...." ) 23 August 2009 Anno Dómini "....where your treasure is, there will your heart be also...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words; it is...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost † † Feast of Saint Stefan I, Apostolic King of Hungary † Missa Deus in loco santo suo: Deus, qui inhabitáre facit unánimes in domo ( "....God in His holy place;God who maketh men of one mind to dwell in a house...." ) 16 August 2009 Anno Dómini "....He hath done all things well He hath made both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever,...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Tenth Sunday after Pentecost † † Feast of Sister Teresa Benedicta of the Cross ( Edith Stein ), Martyr † Teresa Benedetta della Croce / Edith Stein ( 1891-1942 ) monaca, Camelitana Scalza, martire Piazza San Pietro, 11 ottobre 1998 Missa Cum clamárem ad Dóminum, exaudívit vocem meam ( "....When I cried to the Lord He heard my voice...." ) 9 August 2009 Anno Dómini "....every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass,...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS ( Virgin de los Angeles ) † "Our Lady of the Angels", William-Adolphe Bouguerau, France, 1889 A.D. Missa Spíritus Dómini super me ( "....The Spirit of the Lord is upon me...." ) 2 August 2009 Anno Dómini "....behold I send you as lambs among wolves...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action.The greatest action that...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † FEAST OF SAINT JOACHIM and SAINT ANNE † Missa Suscépimus, Deus, misericórdiam tuam in médio templi tui secúndum nomen tuum. ( "....We have received, O God, Thy Mercy in the midst of Thy temple to Thy Name, O God...." ) 26 July 2009 Anno Dómini "....Give an account of thy stewardship...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action.The greatest action that can...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † FEAST OF SAINT JOHN JONES, MARTYR † Missa Dóminus fortitúdo plebis suæ, et protéctor salutárium Christi sui est ( "....The Lord is the strength of His people, and the protector of the salvation of His anointed...." ) 12 July 2009 Anno Dómini "....they did eat, and were filled:and they took up that which was left of the fragments,seven baskets: and they that had eaten, were about four thousand...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † FEAST OF SAINT ANTHONY MARIA ZACHARIAH † Missa Exáudi, Dómine, vocem qua clamávi ad te ( "....The Lord is my light and my salvation: whom shall I fear?...." ) 5 July 2009 Anno Dómini "....whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action.The greatest action that can be on earth. It...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † FEAST OF SAINT IRENAEUS, MARTYR † Missa Dóminus illuminátio mea et salus mea, quem timébo? ( "....The Lord is my light and my salvation: whom shall I fear?...." ) 28 June 2009 Anno Dómini "....the sufferings of this time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to come...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action.The greatest action that...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † FEAST OF SAINT ALOYSIUS GONZAGA † Saint Aloysius Gonzaga in Glory by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo The Courtauld Institute Gallery Missa Respice in me, et miserére mei, Dómine, quóniam ( "....Look Thou upon me , O Lord, and have mercy on me...." ) 21 June 2009 Anno Dómini "....there shall be joy in Heaven upon one sinner that doth penance...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words; it...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica infra Octavam Sanctissimi Corporis Christi (Secunda post Pentecosten) ~ Sunday within the Octave of Corpus Christi ( Second after Pentecost ) † † FEAST OF SAINT METHODIUS I † Missa Factus est Dóminus protéctor meus, et edúxit me in latitúdinem: salvum me fecit, quóniam vóluit me ( "....The Lord became my protector, and He brought me forth into a large place: he saved me, because He was well pleased with me...." ) 14 June 2009 Anno Dómini "....let us not love in word nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth...." "Nothing...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † In Festo Sanctissimae Trinitatis ~ Feast of the Most Holy Trinity † † FEAST OF SAINT WILLIBALD † Missa Benedícta sit sancta Trínitas, atque indivisa únitas ( "....Blessed be the Holy Trinity and undivided Unity...." ) 7 June 2009 Anno Dómini "....teach ye all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Ghost...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica Pentecostes ~ Pentecost Sunday (Whit Sunday) † † FEAST OF SAINT MECHTILDE † Saint Mechtilde is on the left,instructing novice and writing collaborator, Saint Gertrude Missa Spíritus Dómini replévit orbem terrárum, allelúja ( "....The Spirit of the Lord hath filled the whole world, alleluia...." ) 31 May 2009 Anno Dómini "....If any one love Me, he will keep My word, and My Father will love him ...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica Quarta Post Pascha ~ Fourth Sunday after Easter † † FEAST OF SAINT DAVID I, KING OF SCOTLAND † Missa Exáudi, Dómine, vocem meam, qua clamávi ad Te, allelúja ( "....Hear, O Lord, my voice with which I have cried to, Thee, alleluia...." ) 24 May 2009 Anno Dómini "....I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth ...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica Quarta Post Pascha ~ Fourth Sunday after Easter † † FEAST OF Saint Pascal Baylon † Missa Vocem jucunditátis annuntiáte, et audiátur, allelúja ( "....Declare it with the voice of joy, and make it known, alleluia...." ) 17 May 2009 Anno Dómini "....I came forth from the Father and am come into the world; again I leave the world and I go to the Father ...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica Quarta Post Pascha ~ Fourth Sunday after Easter † † FEAST OF BLESSED JOSEPH DAMIEN DE VEUSTER OF MOLOKAI † Missa Domino cánticum novum, allelúja ( "....Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle, alleluia...." ) 10 May 2009 Anno Dómini "....when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will teach you all truth ...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words; it is a...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica Tertia Post Pascha ~ Third Sunday after Easter † † FEAST OF Blessed Apostle Saint Philip † Missa Jubiláte Deo, omnis terra, allelúia ( "....Shout with joy to God, all the earth, alleluia...." ) 03 May 2009 Anno Dómini "....I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action.The greatest action that can be...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica in Albis, in Octava Paschæ ~ Low Sunday and Easter Octave † † FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL † Missa Misericórdia Dómini plena est terra ( "....The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord...." ) 26 April 2009 Anno Dómini "....I am the good Shepherd: and I know Mine, and Mine know Me...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words; it is...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica in Albis, in Octava Paschæ ~ Low Sunday and Easter Octave † † Statio ad S. Pancratium ~ Station at St. Pancras † † FEAST OF SAINT ALPHEGE † Missa Exsultáte Deo adjutóri nostro: jubiláte Deo Jacob. ( "....Rejoice to God our helper: sing aloud to the God of Jacob...." ) 19 April 2009 Anno Dómini "....Receive ye the Holy Ghost: whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them,and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica Quarta in Quadragesima ~ Fourth Sunday in Lent ( Laetare Sunday ) † † Statio ad S. Crucem in Jerusalem ~ Station at the Church of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem † † FEAST OF SAINT LEA † Missa Laetare, Jerúsalem: et convéntum fácite, omnes qui dilígitis eam ( "....Rejoice, O Jerusalem, and come together all you that love her ...." ) 22 March 2009 Anno Dómini "....Gather up the fragments that remain, lest they be lost...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica Tertia in Quadragesima ~ Third Sunday in Lent † † Statio ad S. Laurentium extra muros ~ Station at St. Laurence-without-the-walls † † FEAST OF SAINT Louise de Marillac † Missa Óculi mei semper ad Dominum ( "....My eyes are ever towards the Lord ...." ) 15 March 2009 Anno Dómini "....blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica Secunda in Quadragesima ~ Second Sunday in Lent † † Statio ad S. Mariam in Dominica ~ Station at St. Mary's in Dominica † † FEAST OF SAINT JOHN OF GOD † Missa líbera nos, Deus Israël, ex ómnibus angústiis nostris ( "....deliver us, O God of Israel, from all our tribulations...." ) 8 March 2009 Anno Dómini "....This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased: hear ye Him...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica Prima in Quadragesima ~ First Sunday in Lent † † Statio ad Sanctum Joannem in Laterano ~ Station at Saint John Lateran † † FEAST OF SAINT DAVID OF WALES † Missa Invocábit me, et ego exáudiam eum ( "....He shall call upon Me, and I will hear him...." ) 1 March 2009 Anno Dómini "....It is written: Not in bread alone doth man live,but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † ASH WEDNESDAY † † Statio ad S. Sabina † Missa Convertimini ad me in toto corde vestro, in Jejúno, et in fletu, et in planctu. ( "Be converted to Me with all your heart, in fasting and in weeping and in mourning...." ) ~ 25 February 2009 Anno Dómini ~ "....'When you fast, be not as the hypocrites...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words;...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica Qvinqvagesimæ ~ Quinquagesima Sunday † † Statio ad S. Petrum ~ Station at Saint Peter's † † FEAST OF SAINT MARGARET OF CORTONA † Missa Esto mihi in Deum protectórem, et in locum refúgii ( "....Be Thou unto me a God, a Protector, and a place of refuge...." ) ~ 22 February 2009 Anno Dómini ~ "....they will put Him to death, and the third day He shall rise again...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever,...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica in Sexagesima ~ Sexagesima Sunday † † Statio ad S. Paulum ~ Station at St. Paul Without-the-Walls † † FEAST OF SAINT FUSTINUS and SAINT JOVITA, MARTYRS † Virgin Mary and Christ Child with Saints Faustinus and Jovita, by Vincenzo Foppa. Missa Exsurge, quare obdormis, Domine? ( "....Arise, why sleepest Thou, O Lord?...." ) ~ 15 February 2009 Anno Dómini ~ "....He that hath ears to hear, let him hear...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever,...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica in Septuagesima ~ Septuagesima Sunday † † FEAST OF SAINT JEROME EMILIANI † Giovanni Battista Piazetta (1682-1754): Saint Jerome Emiliani Missa et in tribulatióne mea invocávi Dóminum, et exaudívit de templo sancto suo vocem meam ( "....in my affliction I called upon the Lord, and He heard my voice, from His holy temple...." ) ~ 08 February 2009 Anno Dómini ~ "....many are called, but few chosen...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass,said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica IV. post Epiphaniam ~ Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany † † Feast of Saint Brigid of Ireland † Missa Adoráte Deum omnes Angeli ejus ( "Adore God, all you His Angels" ) ~ 01 February 2009 Anno Dómini ~ "....Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith?...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action.The greatest action that can be on...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica III. post Epiphaniam ~ Third Sunday after the Epiphany † † FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL † Missa Adoráte Deum omnes Angeli ejus ( "Adore God, all you His Angels" ) ~ 25 January 2009 Anno Dómini ~ "....as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action.The greatest action that can...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica II. post Epiphaniam ~ Second Sunday after the Epiphany † † Feast of Saint Peters' Chair in Rome † Missa Omnis terra adóret te, Deus, et psallat tibi ( "Let all the earth adore Thee, O God, and sing to Thee" ) ~ 18 January 2009 Anno Dómini ~ "....This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a mere form of words;...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Sanctæ Familiæ Jesu, Mariæ, Joseph ~ Feast of the Holy Family † Missa In nomine Jesu omne genuflectaturExsúltat gáudio pater Justi, gáudeat Pater tuus et Mater tua ( "Let the father of the Just rejoice greatly; Let Thy father and Thy mother be joyful" ) ~ 11 January 2009 Anno Dómini ~ "....Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us.I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired.It is not a...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Feast Of The Holy Name of Christ Jesus † Missa In nomine Jesu omne genuflectatur ( "In the name of Jesus let every knee bow" ) ~ 04 January 2008 Anno Dómini Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name,that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. ~~ Philippians 2:5-11 ".... be filled with the knowledge of the will...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica infra Octavam Nativitatis Domini ~ Sunday within the Octave of Christmas † † Childermas ~ Children's Mass † FEAST OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS Missa médium siléntium tenérent ómnia ( "all things were in quiet silence" ) Statio ad S. Pauli Apostoli ~ Station at Saint Paul's Outside the Walls 28 December Anno Dómini Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name,that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,and every tongue confess that Jesus...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † In Nativitate Domini Ad Tertium Missam ad Die ~ Christmas Day: Third Mass During the Day † Statio ad S. Mariam Majorem ~ Station at Saint Mary MajorMissa Puer natus est nobis, et Fílius datus est nobis ( "A Child is born to us and a Son is given to us" ) 25 December Anno Dómini "....the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us...." by William McNichols Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name,that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † In Vigilia Nativitatis Domini ~ Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord † Statio ad S. Mariam Majorem ad Præsepe ~ Station at Saint Mary Major at the Altar of the Crib Missa Dóminus dixit ad me: Fílius meus es tu, ego hódie génui te ( "The Lord hath said to me: Thou art My Son, this day have I begotten Thee" ) 24 December Anno Dómini "....thou shalt call His name Jesus. For He shall save His people from their sin...." by William McNichols Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on...