SSPX- St. Philomena Chapel - Sampaloc,Tanay

29/04/2026

𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟯𝟬 | 𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗔, 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻

Catherine, a virgin from Siena born to devout parents, received the Dominican habit worn by the Sisters of Penance. She practiced strict abstinence and lived a life of remarkable austerity. While staying in Pisa on a Sunday, she received the Eucharist and fell into an ecstasy. She saw the crucified Lord approaching in a great light, with five rays descending from His wounds toward the same locations on her own body. Understanding this mystery, she prayed that the wounds would remain invisible. The color of the rays immediately changed from blood-red to a brilliant, pure light that touched her hands, feet, and heart. Even though no blood was visible, her pain was so intense that she believed she would have died if God had not lessened it. Her knowledge was divinely inspired rather than learned. She traveled to Pope Gregory XI in Avignon and revealed that she knew, through divine revelation, of his secret vow to return to Rome—a vow known only to God. Because of her, the Pope returned to occupy his See in Rome. Around the age of thirty-three, she passed away to meet her Bridegroom, and Pope Pius II canonized her among the holy virgins.

𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁

Da, quaesumus, omnipotens Deus: ut, qui beatae Catharinae Virginis tuae natalicia colimus; et annua solemnitate laetemur, et tantae virtutis proficiamus exemplo.

Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we which do keep the birthday of thy blessed Virgin Katharine, and do year by year renew her memorial with solemn gladness in thy presence, may likewise be conformed to the pattern of her saintly walk with thee.

28/04/2026

𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟴 | 𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿

St. Paul of the Cross was born in Ovada, Liguria. As soon as he reached the age of reason, he was filled with an intense love for the crucified Jesus Christ. Driven by a desire for martyrdom, he joined the army being formed in Venice to fight the Turks. However, once God’s will was revealed to him, he refused both an honorable marriage and an inheritance from his uncle. He received a coarse tunic as a religious habit from his bishop and, though not yet a priest, served the Lord by preaching His word. In Rome, out of obedience to Pope Benedict XIII, he was ordained a priest. He then withdrew to the solitude of Monte Argentario, where the Blessed Virgin had previously invited him to go. She had also shown him a black habit decorated with the symbols of her Son's Passion. There, he founded a new religious congregation whose members vow to promote the memory of the Lord's Passion; he also established a congregation for nuns to meditate continually on this mystery. Renowned for his preaching, virtues, and spiritual gifts, he died in Rome in 1775. Pope Pius IX beatified him and later enrolled him among the saints.

𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁

Domine Iesu Christe, qui, ad mysterium crucis praedicandum, sanctum Paulum singulari caritate donasti, et per eum novam in Ecclesia familiam florescere voluisti: ipsius nobis intercessione concede; ut, passionem tuam iugiter recolentes in terris, eiusdem fructum consequi mereamur in caelis.

Lord Jesus Christ, Who didst gift thine holy servant Paul with great love that he might preach the mystery of thy cross, and hast been pleased that through him a new family should grow up in thy Church, grant unto us at his prayers that upon earth we may so call thy sufferings to mind as worthily to gain the fruit thereof in heaven.

22/04/2026

𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟮 | 𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧 𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗨𝗦, 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆𝗿𝘀

Soter, who was from Fondi in Campania, succeeded the holy martyr Anicetus. He established the rule that nuns were not permitted to touch the sacred vessels or altar linens, nor were they to handle incense during Church services. He also decreed that everyone should receive Holy Communion on Holy Thursday, with the exception of those barred due to serious sin. He was martyred during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius and was buried in the cemetery that later became known as the Catacombs of St. Callixtus.

Caius was a Dalmatian and a relative of Emperor Diocletian. He established the specific hierarchy of Church offices that a person must hold before being ordained a bishop: first, Porter; second, Reader; third, Exorcist; fourth, Acolyte; fifth, Subdeacon; sixth, Deacon; and seventh, Priest. To escape Diocletian’s persecutions of Christians, Caius hid in a cave for a time. However, after eight years, both he and his brother Gabinus were martyred. He was also buried in the Cemetery of Callistus.

𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁

Gregem tuum, Pastor aeterne, placatus intende: et per beatos Soterem et Caium Martyres tuos atque Summos Pontifices perpetua protectione custodi; quos totius Ecclesiae praestitisti esse pastores.

Look forgivingly on thy flock, Eternal Shepherd, and keep it in thy constant protection, by the intercession of blessed Soter and Gaius thy Martyrs and Sovereign Pontiffs, whom thou didst constitute Shepherds of the whole Church.

20/04/2026

15/04/2026

Rev. Fr. Bernard de Lacoste Lareymondie, Director of St. Pius X International Seminary in Écône, Switzerland, will celebrate a Solemn High Mass tomorrow at 6:00 PM. He will be assisted by priests from the District of Asia. All are warmly invited to attend.

13/04/2026

𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟯 | 𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗟𝗗, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆𝗿

King Hermenegild, son of the Visigoth King Leovigild, converted from the A***n heresy to the Catholic faith through the preaching of Leander, the Bishop of Seville, who is also one of my closest friends. His father, an A***n, first tried to bribe him with promises and then tried to intimidate him with threats to get him to return to his former beliefs. However, when Hermenegild insisted that he could never abandon the true faith now that he had found it, his father became enraged. He stripped him of his kingdom and all his possessions, then locked him away under heavy guard with his neck and hands in chains.

In prison, the young King Hermenegild began to lose interest in earthly power and instead focused on reaching the kingdom of heaven. Lying there bound and dressed in sackcloth, he prayed to Almighty God for strength.

When Easter arrived, his father deceptively sent an A***n bishop to him in the middle of the night. The plan was for Hermenegild to receive an A***n-consecrated Communion from the bishop to regain his father’s favor. But, as a man devoted to God, Hermenegild gave the bishop the rebuke he deserved and indignantly refused the offer. When the bishop returned with the news, Hermenegild's father was so furious that he immediately sent servants to kill him. They murdered him right there in his prison cell as he stood firm in his faith.

(From the Book of Dialogues written by Pope St. Gregory)

𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁

Deus, qui beatum Hermenegildum Martyrem tuum caelesti regno terrenum postponere docuisti: da quaesumus nobis; eius exemplo caduca despicere, atque aeterna sectari.

O God, Who didst teach thy blessed Martyr Hermenegild to choose an heavenly rather than an earthly crown, grant, we beseech thee, that we, like him, may so pass through things temporal that we finally miss not those which are eternal.

12/04/2026

𝗨𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗚𝗢 𝗣𝗔𝗚𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗦 𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗞𝗨𝗪𝗔

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗼 (𝟭 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝟮:𝟮)

Gaya ng mga sanggol na bagong panganak, aleluya: na may ganap na pag-iisip, ay nasain ninyo ang gatas, na walang daya, aleluya, aleluya, aleluya. (𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼 𝟴𝟬:𝟮) Magsiawit kayo sa Diyos na ating saklolo: Sumigaw kayo ng buong galak sa Diyos ni Jacob. 𝗩. Luwalhati sa Ama, at sa Anak, at sa Espiritu Santo. Kaparis noong una, ngayo't magpakailanman, at magpasawalang-hanggan. Siya nawa. — Gaya ng mga sanggol ...

𝗞𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗸𝘁𝗮

Ipagkaloob Mo, iniaamo namin sa Iyo, makapangyarihang Diyos: na yayamang kaming nagsipagdiwang ng kapistahan ng pagkabuhay na mag-uli, sa pamamagitan ng Iyong mahal na biyaya, ay ingatan nawa namin ang kaniyang bunga sa mga asal at pamumuhay. Sa pamamagitan ni Jesucristong Panginoon namin, na nabubuhay at naghaharing kasama Mo at ng Diyos Espiritu Santo sa lahat ng panahon ng mga panahon. Siya nawa.

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗮 (𝟭 𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻 𝟱:𝟰-𝟭𝟬)

Mga minamahal: Napapagtagumpayan ng mga anak ng Diyos ang sanlibutan; at nagtatagumpay tayo sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya. Sino ang nagtatagumpay laban sa sanlibutan? Ang sumasampalataya na si Jesus ang Anak ng Diyos. Si Jesu-Cristo ang naparito sa pamamagitan ng tubig at ng dugo. Hindi sa pamamagitan ng tubig lamang kundi sa pamamagitan ng tubig at dugo. Ang Espiritu ang nagpapatotoo tungkol dito, sapagkat ang Espiritu ay katotohanan. Tatlo ang nagpapatotoo sa langit: ang Ama, ang Salita, at ang Espiritu Santo; at ang tatlong ito'y iisa. At mayroong tatlong nagpapatotoo sa lupa: ang Espiritu, ang tubig, at ang dugo; at ang tatlong ito'y iisa. Kung pinaniniwalaan natin ang patotoo ng mga tao, higit nating dapat paniwalaan ang patotoo ng Diyos, at ito ang patotoo ng Diyos tungkol sa kanyang Anak. Ang sumasampalataya sa Anak ng Diyos ay nagtataglay ng patotoong ito sa kanilang puso.

𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝘆𝗮 (𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗼 𝟮𝟴:𝟳; 𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬:𝟮𝟲)

Aleluya, aleluya. 𝗩. Sa araw ng Aking pagkabuhay na mag-uli ay mauuna Ako sa inyo sa Galilea, sabi ng Panginoon.

Aleluya. 𝗩. Pagkaraan ng walong araw, nang nangapipinid ang mga pinto ay tumayo si Jesus sa gitna ng Kaniyang mga alagad, at sinabi: Ang kapayapaan ay sumaiyo. Aleluya.

𝗘𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘆𝗼 (𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬:𝟭𝟵-𝟯𝟭)

Noong panahong yaon: kinagabihan ng araw ding iyon na unang araw ng linggo, habang nakasara ang mga pinto ng bahay na kinaroroonan ng mga alagad dahil sa takot nila sa mga Judio, dumating si Jesus. Tumayo siya sa kalagitnaan nila at sinabi, “Sumainyo ang kapayapaan!” Pagkasabi nito, ipinakita niya ang kanyang mga kamay at ang kanyang tagiliran. Tuwang-tuwa ang mga alagad nang makita nila ang Panginoon. Muling sinabi ni Jesus, “Sumainyo ang kapayapaan! Kung paanong isinugo ako ng Ama, isinusugo ko rin kayo.” Pagkatapos, sila'y hiningahan niya at sinabi, “Tanggapin ninyo ang Espiritu Santo. Kung patatawarin ninyo ang mga kasalanan ninuman ay pinatawad na ang mga iyon, subalit ang hindi ninyo patatawarin ay hindi nga pinatawad.” Ngunit si Tomas, na tinatawag na Kambal at kabilang sa Labindalawa, ay wala roon nang dumating si Jesus. Kaya't sinabi sa kanya ng ibang mga alagad, “Nakita namin ang Panginoon!” Sumagot si Tomas, “Hindi ako maniniwala hangga't hindi ko nakikita ang mga butas ng mga pako sa kanyang mga kamay, at hangga't hindi ko nailalagay ang aking daliri sa mga iyon at nahahawakan ang kanyang tagiliran.” Makalipas ang isang linggo, muling nagkatipon sa loob ng bahay ang mga alagad at kasama nila si Tomas. Nakasara ang mga pinto, ngunit pumasok si Jesus at tumayo sa kalagitnaan nila. Sinabi niya, “Sumainyo ang kapayapaan!” At sinabi niya kay Tomas, “Ilagay mo ang iyong daliri dito at tingnan mo ang aking mga kamay. Ilagay mo ang iyong kamay sa aking tagiliran. Huwag ka nang mag-alinlangan pa, sa halip ay maniwala ka.” Sumagot si Tomas, “Panginoon ko at Diyos ko!” Sinabi sa kanya ni Jesus, “Naniniwala ka na ba dahil nakita mo ako? Pinagpala silang hindi nakakita gayunma'y naniniwala.” Marami pang mga himalang ginawa si Jesus na nasaksihan ng mga alagad na hindi nakasulat sa aklat na ito. Ngunit ang mga nakasulat dito ay isinulat upang kayo'y sumampalataya na si Jesus ang Cristo, ang Anak ng Diyos, at sa pagsampalatayang iyon ay magkaroon kayo ng buhay sa pangalan niya.

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗼 (𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗼 𝟮𝟴:𝟮; 𝟱-𝟲)

Ang isang anghel ng Panginoon ay bumaba buhat sa langit, at sinabi sa mga babae: Sino ba ang hinahanap ninyo? Siya'y nabuhay na mag-uli ayon sa Kaniyang sinabi, aleluya.

𝗦𝗲𝗸𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮

Tanggapin Mo, O Panginoon, ang mga handog ng Iyong Simbahang natutuwa: at kasihan Mo ng bunga ng walang hanggang katuwaan ang binigyan Mo ng dahilan ng ganitong kasayahan. Sa pamamagitan ni Jesucristong Panginoon namin, na nabubuhay at naghaharing kasama Mo at ng Diyos Espiritu Santo sa lahat ng panahon ng mga panahon. Siya nawa.

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗼 𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗸𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗵𝗮𝘆

Tunay ngang marapat at matuwid, ukol at nakagagaling ang laging purihin Ka, O Panginoon, lalung-lalo na sa araw na ito, na sa kaniya'y inialay si Jesucristong aming Paskuwa. Sapagka't Siya ang tunay na Kordero na pumapawi ng mga kasalanan ng mundo. Na Siyang nagtagumpay sa aming kamatayan sa pamamagitan ng Kaniyang pagkamatay, at Kaniyang tinubos ang buhay namin ng Kaniyang pagkabuhay na mag-uli. Kaya inaawit naming kasama ng mga Anghel, at ng mga Arkanghel, ng mga Trono at ng mga Dominasyon, at ng buong hukbong makalangit ang awit ng Iyong kaluwalhatian, na walang tigil na nagsasabi:

𝗞𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻 (𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬:𝟮𝟳)

Ipasok mo ang iyong kamay at nang mapatunayan mo ang pinagpakuan, aleluya: at huwag ka nang mag-alinlangan kundi maniwala ka, aleluya, aleluya.

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗸𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻

Hinihiling namin sa Iyo, Panginoon naming Diyos, na ang mga banal na misteryong ipinagkaloob mo na pampalakas sa aming pagbabago ay maging lunas nawa namin ngayon at sa kabilang buhay. Sa pamamagitan ni Jesucristong Panginoon namin, na nabubuhay at naghaharing kasama Mo at ng Diyos Espiritu Santo sa lahat ng panahon ng mga panahon. Siya nawa.

11/04/2026

𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬
𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 (𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝟮𝟬:𝟭-𝟵)

At that time, the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and she saw the stone taken away from the tomb. She ran therefore and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him." Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and they went to the tomb. The two were running together, and the other disciple ran on before, faster than Peter, and came first to the tomb. And stooping down he saw the linen cloths lying there, yet he did not enter. Simon Peter therefore came following him, and he went into the tomb, and saw the linen cloths lying there, and the handkerchief which had been about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded in a place by itself. Then the other disciple also went in, who had come first to the tomb. And he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.

𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁
(𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹𝘀)

Dearly beloved brothers and sisters, the passage of the Holy Gospel that has just been read to you is very simple on the surface, which is its historical meaning; but the mystical meaning, which lies beneath, requires us to search a little deeper. Mary Magdalene came to the tomb while it was still dark. The historical sense tells us the time of day; the mystical sense tells us the state of understanding of the one who was searching. Mary Magdalene sought Him by whom all things were made, and whom she had seen die in the flesh; she sought Him, I say, in the grave, and when she did not find Him, she believed He had been stolen. Yes, it was still dark when she came to the tomb. Then she ran and told the disciples, but those who had loved Him most—namely Peter and John—outran the others.

So they both ran together, but John outran Peter and reached the tomb first, yet he did not take it upon himself to go in first. Then Peter came following him and went in. What, my brothers and sisters, did the racing of these Apostles signify? Can we believe that the description given by the deepest of the Evangelists is without a mystical interpretation? Not at all. John would never have told how he outran Peter and yet did not enter the tomb if he did not believe that his hesitation veiled some mystery. What does John signify but the Synagogue? Or Peter, but the Church?

You should not find it strange that the older Apostle represents the Church and the younger represents the Synagogue; for although the Synagogue was the first to worship God, the multitude of Gentiles in the world is older than the Synagogue, as Paul witnesses when he says: "The spiritual was not first, but the natural." By Peter, then, who was the elder, is signified the Church of the Gentiles; and by John, who was the younger, the Synagogue of the Jews. They both run together, for from the time of her birth until now—and so it will be until the end—the Church of the Gentiles has run a parallel and in many ways a common road with the Synagogue, though not with equal understanding. The Synagogue came first to the tomb, but she has not yet entered in; for, though she has received the commandments of the law and has heard the Prophets speak of the Incarnation and Passion of the Lord, she will not believe in Him who died for her.

𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁

Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we who have kept worshipfully the Easter solemnities, may at last worthily pass from keeping Feasts unto thee here to the everlasting jubilation hereafter.

19/04/2025

Paschal Mass