Category: Liturgical Texts

The Orations for the Gift of Tears

A reader of Vultus Christi who signs himself “Mark of the Vineyard” asked that I post something about the so-called Votive Mass for the Gift...

Votive Mass of the Prayer in the Garden

Among the beautiful Votive Masses of the Passion, found in some missals for certain weekdays after Septuagesima and through Lent, is that of The Prayer...

Bernadette

Although the Roman Martyrology commemorates the anniversary of Saint Bernadette’s death on April 16th, her liturgical memorial is kept on February 18th at Lourdes itself,...

Votive Mass of the Holy Angels

Ferial Tuesdays The Roman Missal indicates that the Votive Mass of the Holy Angels is suitable for Tuesdays when no other celebration of higher rank...