(f) Ferial–V (III)
ST. JOHN CLIMACUS. JOHN made, while still young, such progress in learning that he was called the Scholastic. At the age of
(f) Ferial–V (III)
ST. BENJAMIN, Deacon, Martyr. ISDEGERDES, Son of Sapor III., put a stop to the cruel persecutions against the Christians in Persia, which
(f) Ferial–V (III)
ST. HUGH, Bishop. It was the happiness of this Saint to receive from his cradle the strongest impressions of piety by the
(f) Ferial–V (III) – St. Francis of Paula, Confessor–W (Comm.)
He founded the Order of Minims, whose name shows that they wished to be accounted the least in the household of God.
(f/a) First Friday – Ferial–V (III) – The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary–W (Comm.)
ST. RICHARD OF CHICHESTER. RICHARD was born, 1197, in the little town of Wyche, eight miles from Worcester, England. He and his
(f) First Saturday – Ferial–V (III) – St. Isidore, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor–W (Comm.)
St. Isidore succeeded his brother as Archbishop of Seville. He was a master of ecclesiastical learning in Spain and a great Doctor
Palm Sunday–V (I) – St. Vincent Ferrer, Confessor
Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! O king of Israel, hosanna
(f) Monday of Holy Week–V (I)
Almighty God, may the merits of the passion of Your only-begotten Son give us new strength, for our own weakness brings nothing
(f) Tuesday of Holy Week–V (I)
Almighty and Eternal God, grant that we may celebrate the sacred rites of our Lord's passion in such a manner that we
(f) Wednesday of Holy Week–V (I)
Almighty God, deliver us, who are continually afflicted by sin because of our self-indulgence, through the passion of Your only-begotten Son; who