The holy Patriarch of Constantinople received his surname "Chrysostom (golden-mouth)" because he was the most eloquent preacher and the most prolific writer of the Greek Church.  He was persecuted by the empress Eudoxia and her courtiers.  He died in exile A.D. 407.

Proper on pages 1155, 1032.  Common Preface on page 886.

St. Peter, instructed by the Blessed Virgin, founded the Order of Our Lady of Mercy for the Redemption of Captives.  When all funds for the work were exhausted, the religious were bound by their rule to take the places of the prisoners with the infidels.  St. Peter Nolasco died A.D. 1256.

Also the Commemoration of St. Agnes, Virgin & Martyr.  Commemoration of the apparition of St. Agnes to her parents who came to pray at her tomb eight days after her martyrdom.

Proper on pages 1155, 1040.  Common Preface on page 886.

St. Francis, Count of Sales, Bishop of Geneva, patron of Catholic writers, preached the word of God to the Calvinists and brought back sixty thousand to the Catholic faith.  He founded with St. Jane Fremiot de Chantal the Order of the Visitation.  He died A.D. 1622.
Proper on pages 1157, 1032.  Common Preface on page 886.
 

This noble Roman Virgin was beheaded after the most atrocious torments, A.D. 228.

Proper on pages 1158, 1048.  Common Preface on page 886.

Don Bosco founded the Salesian Fathers and the Order of our Lady, Help of Christians, for the education of poor boys and girls.  He died A.D. 1888.
Proper on pages 1158, 1504.  Common Preface on page 886.

Commemoration of St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr.
Proper on pages 1448 and 1161. Preface of the Blessed Virgin on page 884.

Low Mass at 8:00 am; High Mass at 11:00 am. The Blessing of the Candles and Procession will take place before the 11:00 Mass.  Proper on page 1164. Preface of the Blessed Virgin on page 879.

Please join us in the hall for refreshments after either Mass.

The Feast of Candlemas, which derives its origin from the local observance of Jerusalem, marks the end of the Feasts included in the Christmas cycle of the Liturgy.  It is perhaps the most ancient festival of Our Lady.  It commemorates not only the obedience of the Blessed Virgin to the Mosaic Law in going to Jerusalem forty days after the birth of her Child and making the accustomed offerings, but also the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple, and the meeting of the Infant Jesus with the old man Simeon—the Occursus Domini, as the Feast was anciently termed.  This is the principal theme of the liturgy on this day:  Jesus is taken to the Temple "to present Him to the Lord."  So the Lord comes to His Temple, and is met by the aged Simeon with joy and recognition.

The procession on this day is one of the most picturesque features of the Western Liturgy.  The blessing and distribution of candles, to be carried lighted in procession, precedes the Mass today—a symbolic presentation of the truth proclaimed in the Canticle of Simeon: Our Lord is the "Light for the revelation of the Gentiles."  The anthems sung during this procession, eastern in origin, will express the joy and gladness of this happy festival, and the honor and praise we give to our blessed Lady and her Divine Son by its devout observance.

The Blessing of Throats will follow Mass.

St. Blaise, bishop of Sebaste, was beheaded afer terrible torments, under Licinius, A.D. 317.

Proper on page 1174. Common Preface on page 886.

Proper on pages 1175, 1023. Common Preface on page 886.

Born in Sicily of noble parents, St. Agatha suffered dreadful torture at the hands of her persecutors, but she was healed on the following night by a vision of St. Peter.  Other sufferings were inflicted upon her, and from these she died A.D. 254.

Proper on p. 1175, 1048, 886.  Common Preface on page 886.

St. Titus, Bishop of Crete, was one of the most faithful disciples of St. Paul.  The Apostle wrote to Titus a letter included in Holy Scripture.  He died A.D. 101.
Also the Commemoration of St. Dorothy, Virgin & Martyr.  St. Dorothy of Caesarea in Cappadocia was beheaded at the end of the third century.  She died A.D. 275.
Proper on p. 1178, 1023, 886.  Common Preface on page 886.
 

St. Romuald founded the Order of Camaldoli, one of the branches of the Benedictine Order, in which the eremitical life is united with the cenobitical.  He died at the age of 120, A.D. 1027.

First Friday. Proper on p. 763, 1448. Preface of the Sacred Heart on page 882.

Proper on pages 1179, 1037.  Common Preface on page 886. 

Low Mass at 8:00am; High Mass at 11:00am.  Please join us for refreshments in the hall after either Mass.

Proper on page 274.  Preface of the Most Holy Trinity on page 884.

St. Scholastica was the sister of St. Benedict.  Embracing the rule of her brother, she founded the Order of Benedictine nuns.  She died A.D. 543.

Proper on pages 1181, 1057.  Common Preface on page 886.

This Feast commemorates the appearance of our Lady on several occasions in 1858 at Lourdes in France.
Proper on page 1182.  Preface of the Blessed Virgin Mary on page 884.

Seven noble Florentines founded in 1233 the Order of Servites of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  The Servites led an austere life, meditating constantly on the Passion of Our Lord and venerating the Blessed Virgin as Our Lady of Sorrows.

Proper on pages 1185, 1045.  Common preface on page 886.

Proper on page 229. Common Preface on page 886.

This holy Roman priest, St. Valentine, assisted with other pious Christians a great number of martyrs.  He was beheaded under Aurelian, A.D. 270.

Proper on pages 1188, 993.  Common Preface on page 886.

Proper on pages 1448, 1189. Preface of the Blessed Virgin on page 884.

Low Mass at 8:00 am; High Mass at 11:00 am. Please join us for refreshments in the hall after either Mass.
 
Proper on page 279.  Preface of the Most Holy Trinity on page 884.

Proper on pages 1704, 1569, 1577.  Preface of the Dead on page 886.

St. Simeon, who was closely related to the Blessed Virgin, became Bishop of Jerusalem after St. James.  As a martyr of the faith, he was crucified under Trajan at the age of 120 years A.D. 106.

Proper on pages 1190, 986.  Common Preface on page 886.

Proper on page 1633. Preface of St. Joseph on page 885.

 Proper on page 1636. Common Preface on page 886. 

Proper on pages 1704, 1569, 1577.  Preface of the Dead on page 886.

Commemoration of St. Paul. FSSP First Class Feast.

Proper on page 1134.  Preface of the Apostles on page 886.

Low Mass at 8:00am; High Mass at 11:00am. Procession and 40 Hours Devotion will follow the High Mass until 6:00 pm.

Please join us for refreshments in the hall after either Mass.

Proper on page 284. Preface of the Most Holy Trinity on page 884.

Proper on pages 1636 & 749.  Preface of the Blessed Sacrament on page 876.

Matthias, one of the seventy-two disciples of Jesus, was chosen as Apostle in the place of Judas.  St. Matthias preached the Gospel for more than thirty years in Judea, Cappadocia, Egypt, and Ethiopia.  He was stoned, A.D. 80.

Proper on pages 1191, 324.  Preface of the Apostles on page 886.

Low Masses at 12:10pm and 6:00pm. Blessing of ashes before the 12:10 pm Mass. Distribution of the ashes after each Mass. This is a day of fasting and abstinence, but not a holy day of obligation.
Proper on page 290. Preface for Lent on page 880.