Today’s homily: St Agnes V&M ii (2026)

On the Octave Day of St Agnes (St Agnes Secundo), the Roman Rite no longer recounts the drama of martyrdom but interprets its meaning. With a wholly different Mass, Agnes is shown as virgin-spouse and exemplar of the Church, having chosen the Pearl of Great Price. Her witness confronts a modern weakness of will: we know the truth but fail to apply it, too easily shaped by the zeitgeist. Agnes teaches that innocence is disciplined resolve, faith requires decision, and holiness is daily consent to Christ. https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/01/28/todays-mass-january-28-s-agnes-virgin-martyr-secundo/