Fr. William Rock


Marian Masses for the Month of May

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP Prior to Pope Pius XII instituting the Feast of the Queenship of Mary in 1954,…

Christ the Lamb

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP During the Easter Season, Our Lord as the Lamb (Agnus in Latin) takes a predominate…

The Psalms of Easter Matins

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP The Divine Office is a collection of Psalms, hymns, and prayers assigned for each day,…

Some Holy Week Traditions of Italy

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP As impressive and imposing as the historical ceremonies of Holy Week are, there grew up…

Thoughts on the Cabrini Movie

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP On the Saturday evening of its opening weekend, I took the parish’s Young Adult group…

The 40 Days of Lent

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP The Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent is St. Matthew’s account of Our Lord’s…

The Sacramentals of St. Blaise Day

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP Many Catholics are no doubt familiar with the blessing of throats performed on the feast…

The Blessed Karl of Southern Italy

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP Many readers of the Missive are no doubt aware of the devotion found in traditional…

“Fear Not: For on the Fifth Day, Our Lord Shall Come Unto You”

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP The Greater Ferias of Advent, December 17th to 23rd, the final days of Advent, are…

Mass of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP In editions preceding the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal, in the section for Masses…