Notre Dame de Rouen. The façade of the Gothic Church in France. Photographer: Hippo1947. Licence: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Monday 31 August 2015

Saving Aramaic. The Language Of The Ancient Near-East. Spoken By Our Lord Jesus Christ.



The Aramaic Language
inscribed in stone.
Illustration: WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY



The 7th-Century Monastery of Rabban Hormizd, only 28 miles North of Mosul,
Iraq, is situated on The Front Lines of the battle against Islamic State.
Illustration: WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY


The following Text is from 

For more than three Millennia, Aramaic was spoken across The Near East, but, today, the language is in danger of being lost for ever. Colin Clarke reveals a new project, desperately fighting against the odds, to preserve the inscriptions that link us to our spoken past.

Aramaic was once an international language that extended across the ancient Near East, from Mesopotamia to Egypt. It was the official language of The Achaemenid Empire, in the 5th- and
4th- Centuries B.C., and continued as a Lingua Franca down to the 7th-Century A.D.

In New Testament times, Aramaic was the daily language of Jesus and his Disciples:

καὶ κρατήσας τῆς χειρὸς τοῦ παιδίου λέγει αὐτῇ,
Ταλιθα κουμ, ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον
Τὸ κοράσιον, σοὶ λέγω, ἔγειρε

And taking the child’s hand, He said to her,
Talitha kum’, which means ‘Little girl, I say
to you, arise.’ (Mark 5:41)

Here, the Aramaic phrase, Talitha kum, is translated for the Greek-speaking audience of the Gospel. Syriac is the Christian dialect of Aramaic, and, as such, it offers a direct link to the language and traditions of The Early Church. Syriac-speaking Edessa, located in Northern Mesopotamia, in what is now modern Turkey, was the first Christian Kingdom.



A depiction of Saint George and The Dragon at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Mor Gıworgıs,
at Qaraqoš, in Nineveh, Iraq, destroyed in 2006. The inscription above it is in
Syriac, Garshuni, and Arabic.
Illustration: WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY


Sebastian Brock, Professorial Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford, and an expert on the Syriac language, maintains Christianity has three traditional elements: Latin, Greek, and Syriac. Brock suggests that each element emphasises aspects not always seen in the others: Latin, the legal; Greek, the philosophical; Syriac, the symbolical and poetical. It should be noted that philosophy is not traditionally part of Semitic thought; Biblical wisdom texts are expressed in poetry.

With the expulsion of Christian communities in the Middle East, we are witnessing the uprooting and destruction of a heritage that extends back to Apostolic times. When Mosul fell to the Islamic State, it marked the first time in 1,600 years that the Church Bells of the City stopped ringing.

In November 2013, the Canadian Centre for Epigraphic Documents (CCED) launched the World’s first Syriac inscriptions database. The Centre is currently focusing on the Harrak Collection of Iraqi-Syriac and Garshuni inscriptions, that are largely from Mosul and the Plain of Nineveh. Even before the Islamic State invasion of Northern Iraq, a number of documents, that the CCED were working with, were only extant copies of now damaged or lost inscriptions.

CCED is a non-profit organisation, founded in order to archive, catalogue, and digitise epigraphic materials. This is a non-political, non-religious organisation, staffed by professionals and graduate students from the information field: librarians, archivists, and digital humanists. While receiving the support of scholars and organisations the World over, the Centre continues to work on a zero budget – all staff are volunteers. For the CCED to move forward with its goals, funding is needed.



The inscription from the Chaldean Church of Mar Eša‘ia, in Mosul, Iraq, is written in poetical metre. Line 16 offers a hidden chronogram: The year of death is given when the numerical values of the letters are added together: O Romanos the Priest, as watchful Angel, enter your heaven! = 1870.
Illustration: WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY


In addition to the Harrak Collection, the CCED is working with the Talay Collection of Syrian Syriac inscriptions, dating from the 10th-Century A.D; The St Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute
(SEERI) Collection, and the Association for Preservation of Saint Thomas Christian Heritage (APSTCH)/Perczel Collection, both from Kerala, India. These contain Syriac, Malayalam, Tamil, and Pahlavi inscriptions, possibly dating from the 9th- and 10th-Centuries to the 20th-Century.

The Centre has just launched the CCED Journal, an open-access, peer-reviewed publication relating to epigraphic studies.

While the Centre operates with no budget, sectarian violence across The Middle East is accelerating the destruction of Syriac Christian heritage. Many, if not most, of the Iraqi- Syriac inscriptions that the CCED is working with are the only copies of now- lost inscriptions. Meanwhile, inscriptions in India are also in danger of being lost through neglect. Every time the Centre adds another inscription online, that inscription is saved from oblivion. Each word saved is a victory.


FURTHER INFORMATION

Visit the Canadian Centre for Epigraphic Documents Website to see more about their work, and details of how to support the project: www.epigraphy.ca

This Article appeared in Issue 72 of Current World Archaeology. Click here to subscribe.

Sunday 30 August 2015

Saint Rose Of Lima. Feast Day 30 August.



Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.

Saint Rose of Lima.
Virgin.
Feast Day 30 August.

Double.

White Vestments.



English: Saint Rose of Lima.
This picture is companion of Saint Domingo de Guzman. In the book at her feet,
the Text reads: "Rosa Cordis Mei Tu Mihi Sponsa Esto Ancilla Tua Sum Domine".
"The rose of my heart, be thou my bride, your servant, I, O Lord."
Español: Óleo sobre lienzo, Claudio Coello (1642-1693):
Santa Rosa de Lima (1684-1685).
Museo del Prado, Madrid.
Artist: Claudio Coello (1642–1693).
Current location: Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain.
This File: 26 March 2006.
User: Seges.
(Wikimedia Commons)


One hundred years after the discovery of The New World, was born at Lima, the capital of Peru, the Virgin, Rose, the First Flower of Sanctity which bloomed in South America. The name was given to her because, one day, the face of the child appeared transfigured and with all the beauty of a rose. She added to it the name of The Blessed Virgin Mary, wishing, thenceforth, to be called "Rose of Saint Mary".

Watered by the Divine Dew of Grace, she produced beautiful blooms of Virginity and Patience (Collect). When five years old, she made her Vow of Perpetual Virginity, taking Jesus for her Spouse (Epistle). Later, to avoid being obliged to marry, she cut off her beautiful hair.

Having received the Habit of a Tertiary of The Order of Saint Dominic, she gave herself up to Prayer and austere mortification. When she was thirty, on 29 August 1617, her Divine Spouse came to take her (Gospel, Communion), and, adorned with her radiant beauty, she entered triumphant into the Court of the Heavenly King (Gradual, Alleluia).

Mass: Dilexisti.
Commemoration: Saint Felix and Saint Adauctus. Martyrs.



Saint Rose of Lima,
before The Madonna.
Artist: José Claudio Antolinez (1635–1675).
Date: Late-17th-Century.
Current location: Museum of Fine Arts,
Budapest, Hungary.
Source/Photographer: Web Gallery of Art:
(Wikimedia Commons)


The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Saint Rose of Lima (1586 – 1617), T.O.S.D. [The Third Order of Saint Dominic (known as Lay Fraternities of Saint Dominic, or, Lay Dominicans, since 1972) is a Roman Catholic Third Order, affiliated with the Dominican Order] was a Spanish colonist in Lima, Peru, who became known for both her life of severe asceticism and her care of the needy of the City, through her own private efforts. A Lay Member of the Dominican Order, she was the first person, born in the Americas, to be Canonised by the Catholic Church.

As a Saint, Rose of Lima is designated as a Co-Patroness of the Philippines, along with Saint Pudentiana, who were both moved as Second-Class Patronage, in September 1942, by Pope Pius XII, but remains the Primary Patroness of Peru and the indigenous natives of Latin America.



Saint Rose of Lima Church,
Brooklyn, United States of America.
Photo: 28 March 2013.
Source: Own work.
Author: Jim.henderson.
(Wikimedia Commons)


She was born Isabel Flores y de Oliva, in the City of Lima, then in the Vice-Royalty of Peru, on 20 April 1586. She was one of the many children of Gaspar Flores, a Harquebusier (Cavalryman) in the Imperial Spanish Army, born in San Germán on the island of San Juan Bautista (now Puerto Rico), and his wife, María de Oliva, a native of Lima. Her later nickname, "Rose", comes from an incident in her babyhood: A servant claimed to have seen her face transform into a rose. In 1597, she was Confirmed by the Archbishop of Lima, Turibius de Mongrovejo, who was also to be declared a Saint. She formally took the name of "Rose", at that time.

As a young girl — in emulation of the noted Dominican Tertiary, Saint Catherine of Siena — she began to Fast three times a week and performed severe penances, in secret. When she was admired for her beauty, Rose cut off her hair and smeared pepper on her face, upset that suitors were beginning to take notice of her. She rejected all suitors, against the objections of her friends and her family. Despite the censure of her parents, she spent many hours contemplating The Blessed Sacrament, which she received daily, an extremely rare practice at that time. She was determined to take a Vow of Virginity, which was opposed by her parents, who wished her to marry.



English: Peruvian Bank-Note depicting Saint Rose of Lima.
Español: Billete de 200 nuevos soles.
Photo: 24 March 1995.
Source: Own work.
Author: Asdqwdwqd1.
(Wikimedia Commons)


After daily Fasting, she took to permanently abstaining from eating meat. She helped the sick and hungry around her community, bringing them to her room and taking care of them. Rose sold her fine needlework, and took flowers that she grew to market, to help her family. She made and sold lace and embroidery to care for the poor, and she Prayed and did Penance in a little Grotto, which she had built. Otherwise, she became a Recluse, leaving her room only for her visits to Church.

She attracted the attention of the Friars of The Dominican Order. She wanted to become a Nun, but her father forbade it, so she instead entered The Third Order of Saint Dominic, while living in her parents' home. In her twentieth year, she donned the Habit of a Tertiary and took a Vow of Perpetual Virginity. She donned a heavy crown, made of silver, with small spikes on the inside, in emulation of the Crown of Thorns worn by Christ.

For eleven years, she lived this way, with intervals of ecstasy, and died on 24 August 1617, at the age of thirty-one. It is said that she prophesied the date of her death. Her funeral was held in the Cathedral, attended by all the public authorities of Lima, and with a eulogy by the Archbishop.



Saint Rose of Lima Church,
Newark, New Jersey,
United States of America.
Photo: 30 May 2009.
Source: Own work.
Author: Jim.henderson.
(Wikimedia Commons)


Rose was Beatified by Pope Clement IX, on 10 May 1667, and Canonised, on 12 April 1671, by Pope Clement X, the first Catholic in the Americas to be declared a Saint. Her Shrine, alongside those of her friends, Saint Martin de Porres and Saint John Macías, is located inside the Convent of Saint Dominic, in Lima, Peru. The Roman Catholic Church says that many Miracles followed her death; there were stories that she had cured a leper. Many places in the New World are named Santa Rosa, after her. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is especially devoted to her.

"The Life of Santa Rosa" was written by many, including: The Dominican, Father Hansen, "Vita Sanctae Rosae" (2 vols., Rome, 1664–1668), and Vicente Orsini, afterward. Pope Benedict XIII, wrote "Concentus Dominicano, Bononiensis ecclesia, in album Sanctorum Ludovici Bertrandi et Rosae de Sancta Maria, ordinero praedicatorum" (Venice, 1674).



English: Saint Rose of Lima Church,
Sittard, Netherlands.
Nederlands: Rosakapel te Sittard (Limburg).
Photo: 7 August 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: Gouwenaar.
(Wikimedia Commons)


In the Caribbean twin-island State of Trinidad and Tobago, the Santa Rosa Carib Community, located in Arima, is the largest organisation of indigenous peoples on the island. The second oldest Parish in the Diocese of Port-of-Spain is also named after this Saint. The Santa Rosa Church, which is located in the town of Arima, was established on 20 April 1786, as the Indian Mission of Santa Rosa de Arima, on the Foundations of a Capuchin Mission, previously established in 1749.

Saint Rose is the Patroness of The Americas, indigenous people of The Americas, especially of Lima, Peru; the Secondary Patroness of The Philippines, along with Saint Pudentiana; of gardeners; of florists; of Sittard, the Netherlands; of India. Maywood, California is known as the largest Parish dedicated to Santa Rosa. On the last weekend in August, the Fiesta de Santa Rosa is celebrated in Dixon, New Mexico.



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John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893).



"Nightfall on The Thames".
Artist: John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893).
Date: 1880.
Current location: Leeds City Art Gallery, England.
Source/Photographer: Direct link via Leeds Museum & Galleries.
(Wikimedia Commons)


John Atkinson Grimshaw (6 September 1836 – 13 October 1893) was a Victorian-era artist, a "remarkable and imaginative painter" known for his City night-scenes and landscapes.

His early paintings were signed "JAG," "J. A. Grimshaw," or "John Atkinson Grimshaw,"
though he finally settled on "Atkinson Grimshaw."

John Atkinson Grimshaw was born Leeds, England. In 1856, he married his Cousin, Frances Hubbard (1835–1917). In 1861, at the age of twenty-four, to the dismay of his parents, he left
his job as a Clerk for The Great Northern Railway to become a painter. He first exhibited
in 1862, mostly paintings of birds, fruit and blossom, under the patronage of
The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. He became successful in the 1870s
and rented a second home in Scarborough, which became a favourite subject of his paintings.

Several of his children, Arthur E. Grimshaw (1864–1913), Louis H. Grimshaw (1870–1944),
Wilfred Grimshaw (1871–1937) and Elaine Grimshaw (1877–1970) became painters.



"November".
Artist: John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893).
Date: 1879.
This File: 19 September 2013.
User: Austriacus.
(Wikimedia Commons)



"A Moonlit Evening".
Artist: John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893).
Date: 1880.
Current location: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain.
Source/Photographer: posted to Flickr as John Atkinson Grimshaw - A Moonlit Evening, 1880 at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Madrid Spain with a Copy Fraud License by Flickr user mbell1975.
(Wikimedia Commons)


Saturday 29 August 2015

The Beheading Of Saint John The Baptist. Feast Day 29 August.


Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist.
Feast Day 29 August.

Greater-Double.

Red Vestments.




"The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist".
Artist: Caravaggio (1571–1610).
Date: 1608.
Current location: Altarpiece in The Oratory,
Valletta, Malta.
Source/Photographer: The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei. DVD-ROM, 2002.
ISBN 3936122202. Distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH.
(Wikimedia Commons)



After having Solemnised on 24 June the joyous birth of Saint John the Baptist, The Church, today, honours his glorious birth in Heaven. Excepting The Blessed Virgin, he is the only Saint whose temporal birthday is observed. Saint John the Baptist holds in the worship of The Church The First Rank after The Angels.

John the Precursor, who had passed thirty years in the desert, where he had flourished like the Palm Tree, and grown like The Cedar of Libanus (Gradual), had the courage openly to reproach Herod with the scandal of his illegitimate union with Herodias, his sister-in-law, whose husband, Philip, was still alive (Introit, Epistle, Gospel).

"It is against the law," he said to the King, "for you to take the wife of your brother." Herodias forced Herod to imprison him and used an unexpected opportunity to obtain through her daughter, Salome, the beheading of the Saint who thwarted her criminal passion.

On this day, Saint John completes his mission, adding to the testimony he gave to Christ at His Baptism, the testimony of his Martyrdom. He was put to death towards the Passover, one year before The Passion of Jesus; but the Anniversary is Solemnised on the day when his Venerable head was found at Emesa, in Syria, in 453 A.D.

It is related in ancient legends that, on a Winter's day, when Salome was dancing on a frozen river, the ice broke and, closing again, cut off the head of the immodest dancer.

Mass: Loquébar.
Commemoration: Saint Sabina. Martyr.

Art Deco 2. The Golden Age Of Graphic Art And Illustration.



"South For Winter".
Southern Railway Poster.
1930s Art Deco.
Illustration: D FOR DESIGN (MCH 206)



Art Deco Poster.
Illustration: 



Art Deco Lettering.
Illustration: 



Art Deco Typeface.
Illustration: 



Art Deco Poster
for Aero Pacific Clipper
and The Port of San Francisco.
Illustration: 



Art Deco Interior
of The Bacardi Building,
Havana, Cuba.
Illustration: PINTEREST


The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

The Bacardi Building, in Havana, Cuba, is located at Avenida de Bélgica, No. 261, between Empedrado y San Juan de Dios, in Old Havana.



The Bacardi Building,
Havana, Cuba.
Photo: 17 July 2007.
Author: James Emery from Douglasville, United States.
(Wikimedia Commons)



The Tower of
The Bacardi Building,
Havana, Cuba.
[Note the Bat atop the Tower.]
Photo: 19 January 2007 (original upload date).
Source: Created by me, en:takethemud, in Havana, Cuba, May 2006.
Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.
(Wikimedia Commons)

The building was designed by architects Rafael Fernández Ruenes, Esteban Rodríguez Castell and José Menéndez, for the Bacardi Rum Company. The Art Deco landmark was completed in 1930 and was, at the time, the largest building in the City.

After the Cuban Revolution and the departure of Bacardi from Cuba, the building continued to be used for offices. At the end of the 1990s it was renovated by the City Historian's Office.



Art Deco Movie Set.
Illustration: PINTEREST



Art Deco of Pasadena,
California, United States of America.
Illustration: PINTEREST



Art Deco Poster.
The Empire State Building,
New York, United States of America.
Illustration: PINTEREST

Mediaeval Colouring In The Abbey Church of Saint Austremoine, Issoire, France.


Originally Posted by Dennis Aubrey on VIA LUCIS

Text and Illustrations from VIA LUCIS

This Article was generated by reading an excellent Post on ONCE I WAS A CLEVER BOY



Stained-Glass Windows at Basilique Saint Austremoine,
Issoire (Puy de Dôme), France.
Photo by P. J. McKey.
Illustration: VIA LUCIS


We are all accustomed to see Romanesque and Gothic Churches with their austere, Bone-White Pillars, Walls, and Vaulting, and assume this look was the intent of the builders. When modern Churches in The Classical Style are built, they usually follow this aesthetic guideline. The truth is that the Churches were often brightly painted with geometric patterns, frescoes, and polychrome Capitals.

In many Churches, we can see the remnants of these paintings, like in the Basilique Saint Julien, in Brioude, France, among others. The colours may be faded, now, but we can still make out the Oranges, Reds, Greens and Blues that once adorned the structure. But in one Church in particular, we can see the effect of the originals. The Abbatiale Saint Austremoine, of Issoire, in the Puy-de-Dôme, France, the mountainous centre of The Auvergne, was restored in the 19th-Century in almost shocking style. This Monastic Church is a riot of deep, rich colour.



Basilique Saint Austremoine,
Issoire, France.
Photo by P.J. McKey.
Illustration: VIA LUCIS


PJ’s shot of the Morning Sun streaming through The Transept Windows is one of the best photos of our 2010 trip. It perfectly illustrates how the combination of shape, colour, and light, can create a stunning view of the Church. To the Mediaeval Monks, who worshipped here, this must have been a sight of transcendent beauty.



Afternoon Sun on a Pillar
in the 
Basilique Saint Austremoine,
Issoire, France.
Photo by Dennis Aubrey.
Illustration: VIA LUCIS


In addition to the painting, there are a number of Stained-Glass Windows that throw great swatches of coloured light across the Interior Walls of the Church. The effect of the light, from the Stained-Glass Windows, invests a second layer of colour on the polychrome surfaces.

Even without the effects from the Exterior lighting, the painted Interior emphasises the structural beauty of the Church. The polychrome patterns reinforce the receding Arches, Pillars, and Groin Vaults, demonstrating the harmony and balance that are the hallmark of this 11th-Century Benedictine Abbey Church.



South Aisle of 
the Basilique Saint Austremoine,
Issoire, France.
Photo by Dennis Aubrey.
Illustration: VIA LUCIS

Friday 28 August 2015

In The Choir Of Aachen Cathedral. Im Chor Des Münsters Zu Aachen.


Text from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.




"In The Choir of Aachen Cathedral".
Artist: Franz Stegmann (1831–1892).
Date: 1890.
Author: Franz Stegmann (1831–1892).
(Wikimedia Commons)


Franz Stegmann (born 16 September 1831, in Gandersheim, Germany; died 18 April 1892, in Dusseldorf, Germany) was a painter of architecture of the Düsseldorf School.

Stegmann was the son of a Magistrate in the Duchy of Brunswick, Germany. He spent three years studying architecture in Braunschweig. Then, he switched to painting and attended the Academies in Brussels (1854 at CA Wauters), Munich (1855-1857), as well as Dusseldorf, where he settled in 1857 and joined the Malkasten Artists' Association. He also joined the Kunstverein München.

Stegmann undertook Study Tours to Italy, France and The Netherlands. He also exhibited in Berlin, Hanover and Dusseldorf.




Aachen Cathedral.
Photo:: 13 April 2012.
Source: Own work.
(Wikimedia Commons)

Not All Is Lost In England And Wales. Catholic Bishop Ensures Proper Catholic Education.


This Article is from CATHOLICISM PURE AND SIMPLE



The Bishop of Plymouth,
Right Reverend Mark O'Toole.



Coat-of-Arms
of The Bishop of Plymouth,
Right Reverend Mark O'Toole.
Illustration: PLYMOUTH DIOCESE


The Rt Rev. Mark O’Toole, Bishop of Plymouth, has officially issued a Canonical Decree, known as a ‘Recognitio’, establishing the School of the Annunciation as a Catholic Institute of Higher Education. The School’s campus at Buckfast Abbey is located within the Diocese of Plymouth.

Bishop O’Toole has taken a keen interest in the School since its beginning in early 2014, becoming one of the School’s two patrons, alongside Cardinal Pell, and appointing a Diocesan Priest, Fr Guy de Gaynesford, as the School’s first Rector.

This Decree, establishing the School as a Catholic Institute of Higher Education, is in accordance with article 3§1 of Ex Corde Ecclesiae, the Apostolic Constitution of Pope St John Paul II concerning Catholic Universities and Institutions of Higher Learning in The Church. In doing so, Bishop O’Toole also gave his consent to the use of the term “Catholic” in the Titles of the School in an Official Capacity, as described in the requirements of Canon Law (Canon 808).




In another significant move, Bishop O’Toole has also issued Mandatum Letters to full-time and associate Staff of the School. These Letters are Canonical recognition, given by the Local Bishop, that those who teach at, or for, the School, meet the requirements The Church lays down for authentic teachers of Catholic Theology and related disciplines, including their manifest fidelity to The Church’s Magisterium.

Fr Guy de Gaynesford, the Rector of the School of the Annunciation, writes:

“Bishop O’Toole’s Recognitio and Mandatum Letters are vitally important for the future development of the School, because they will assist us in forging partnerships with other Catholic Colleges and Universities, such as Franciscan University Steubenville. The Bishop’s Canonical endorsement of the School and her Staff will assure other Catholic Institutes of Higher Education of the vision and commitment of the School of the Annunciation to authentic and loyal fidelity to The Church and to the norms and requirements The Church lays down for authentic Teachers of Theology, Philosophy and Catechesis.




"In its short history, the School has certainly had so much for which to give thanks for to The Lord and to Our Lady of Buckfast, regarding the rapid growth of this new initiative placed at the Service of The Church’s call for a New Evangelisation. This endorsement and support, from our patron and Diocesan Bishop, is yet another Grace in answer to Prayer for which we can all give thanks, and for which we can express our gratitude to Bishop Mark O’Toole, offering Prayers for him and the work he has undertaken for the cause of the New Evangelisation in his Diocese and beyond.”

Notes:

The School of the Annunciation: Centre for the New Evangelisation is the UK’s only Higher Education School dedicated to the New Evangelisation. As described by Vatican Radio’s recent report, “Founded by some of the United Kingdom’s leading scholars in theology and evangelisation.”

The School of the Annunciation was founded by Dr Andrew Beards, Academic Director, Dr Caroline Farey, Director of Studies, Deacon Nick Donnelly, Director of Formation, together with the Abbot of Buckfast. Fr Guy de Gaynesford has recently been appointed the School’s first Rector. The patrons of the School of the Annunciation are His Eminence George Cardinal Pell, Prefect of the Secretariat of the Economy, and the Right Reverend Mark O’Toole, Bishop of Plymouth.




Franciscan University of Steubenville is one of twenty-two “Faithfully Catholic universities” cited by the US Cardinal Newman Society. The Franciscan Friars, who Founded and have operated Franciscan University since 1946, are members of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance (TOR) of the Province of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. More than seven hundred alumni of Franciscan University currently serve The Church as Bishops, Priests and Religious Brothers and Sisters.

Both Franciscan University of Steubenville and the School of the Annunciation adhere to the vision and principles contained in Pope St John Paul’s Apostolic Constitution, Ex corde Ecclesiae.




For more details:
Tel: 01364 645660.
www.schooloftheannunciation.com
enquiries@schooloftheannunciation.com

For more Press information:
Press Officer: n.donnelly@schooloftheannunciation.com
Tel: 01229 821866.
Tel: 07938 986186.

The True Principles Of Pointed Or Christian Architecture. By Augustus Welby Pugin.



Illustration: AMAZON

Thursday 27 August 2015

Sarah Will Never Call The Park-Keeper A "Miserable Old Git" Again.



Gougane Barra Church, County Cork, Ireland.


Text and Illustrations from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.


File:GouganeBarraReflectionCC20.jpg

The Church at Gougane Barra (above and below).
Built on an Island, near the Monastery/Well site,
at the end of the 19th-Century.
Gougane Barra on a foggy Winter morning.
Date: 2006-08-25 (original upload date).
Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is/was here.
Original uploader was Guliolopez at en.wikipedia.
(Wikimedia Commons)




Gougane Barra (IrishGuagán Barra, meaning "The Rock of Barra") is a Settlement, West of Macroom, in County CorkIreland.

The name Gougane Barra comes from Saint Finbarr, who is said to have built a Monastery, on an Island in the Lake, during the 6th-Century. The present ruins date from around 1700, when a Priest, called Denis O'Mahony, Retreated to the Island.

During the times of The Penal Laws, Gougane Barra's remoteness meant that it became a popular place for the Celebration of The Roman Catholic Mass. The 19th-Century Oratory, which stands near the original Monastery, is famous for its picturesque location, and richly decorated Interior, and is a popular place for weddings.


File:St. Finbar's Oratory, Gougane Barra, West Cork - geograph.org.uk - 526522.jpg

Saint Finbarr's Oratory, Gougane Barra, West Cork, Ireland.
Part of a Monastery, Founded by Saint Finbarr in the 6th-Century A.D.,
on an Island (now joined to the surrounding Land 
by a Causeway) in Lough Gougane Barra.
Photo: 15 April 2004.
Source: From geograph.org.uk.
Author: Raymond Norris.
(Wikimedia Commons)


It is a popular Pilgrimage destination, with Pilgrims coming to Pray a "Round of Prayers", described in a 'Tablet' at the entrance to the Island. This 'Round' includes Prayers at a series of Stone Cells, in a small Walled Court, as well as The Oratory. There is an hotel near The Oratory.


File:CorkCathedralsunlight.jpg

Saint Finbarr's Cathedral, Cork, Ireland.
Photo: 13 March 2006.
Source: Flickr.
Author: Flickr member Charlie cravero.
(Wikimedia Commons)


Afforestation of the area, around the Settlement, began in 1938, and Gougane Barra is now home to a 1.42 square kilometre (or 138 hectare) Forest Park, with twenty different species of tree, mainly Sitka Spruce, Japanese Larch, Scots Pine and Lodgepole Pine, and a large number of native species of flora and fauna. The source of the River Lee rises in the hills above the Park and flows into Gougane Lake. The Forest Park has 5 km of motor trail and 10 km of hill walks, nature points and vista trails.

Wednesday 26 August 2015

Down With Pews ! Away With Them ! Whereupon Fr. Z Discourses. Discuss.



The Nave,
York Minster,
England.
Once a year, The Minster removes all Pews, Chairs, Benches, etc, to permit the renovation, refurbishment, cleaning and repair, of The Minster's beautiful floor area.
Devoid of the usual plethora of Pews, Benches, etc, it suddenly reveals the magnificent grandeur that the original Mediaeval Masons intended to be seen.
I suspect that this dramatic visual enhancement is what Fr. Z was alluding to in his excellent Post, entitled "Down With Pews ! Away With Them !", which makes fascinating, compulsive, reading on his Blog at FR. Z's BLOG

Out Of The Mouths Of Babes . . .



"I love you, Mummy".
Photo: IB JENSEN
Illustration: PINTEREST

Saint Zephyrinus (199 A.D. - 217 A.D.). Pope And Martyr. Feast Day 26 August.


Text taken from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.

   Saint Zephyrinus.
   Pope and Martyr.
   Feast Day 26 August.

Simple.

Red Vestments.



Pope Saint Zephyrinus
(199 A.D. - 217 A. D.).
Date: 24 March 2006 (original upload date).
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Happy Zephyrinus to all Readers of this Blog.

Today is The Feast Day of Saint Zephyrinus, Pope and Martyr.

Pope Saint Zephyrinus succeeded Pope Saint Victor on The Pontifical Throne and, like him, was Martyred (Gospel). He abolished the use of Wooden Chalices, in the Celebration of The Holy Sacrifice, and ordered them to be replaced by Glass Chalices. He prescribed that all The Faithful should receive Holy Communion on Easter Day.

He had to defend the Dogma of The Unity of God and The Trinity of Persons against the Sabellians. Besides this strife, he had to suffer persecution. God always supported him in his trials, in order to enable him to support The Flock of Christ (Epistle).

He died in 217 A.D., after a Pontificate of seventeen years.


English: The Church of Saint Zephyrinus of Stadacona
(Saint-Zéphirin-de-Stadacona) (built in 1890) in Quebec City, Canada.
Français: Église Saint-Zéphirin-de-Stadacona à Québec en 1986.
Construite en 1890 sur les plans de l'architecte Joseph-Ferdinand Peachy,
rénovée en 1918 par l'architecte Adalbert Trudel.
Date: Photographed in 1986 and Uploaded on 24 January 2014.
Source: Own work.
Author: Claude Brochu
(Wikimedia Commons)

The following Text is from Wikipedia.

Pope Zephyrinus ( 20 December 217 A.D.), was Bishop of Rome, or Pope, from 199 A.D., to his death in 217 A.D. He was born in Rome. His predecessor was Pope Victor I. Pope Zephyrinus was succeeded by his principal Advisor, who became Pope Callixtus I.

During the 17-year Pontificate of Zephyrinus, the young Church endured severe Persecution under the Emperor, Severus, until his death in the year 211 A.D. To quote Alban Butler, "this holy Pastor was the support and comfort of the distressed flock". According to Saint Optatus, Zephyrinus also combated new Heresies and Apostases, chief of which were Marcion, Praxeas, Valentine and the Montanists.

Eusebius insists that Zephyrinus fought vigorously against the blasphemies of the two Theodotuses, who, in response, treated him with contempt, but later called him the greatest defender of the Divinity of Christ. Although he was not physically Martyred for the Faith, his suffering – both mental and spiritual – during his Pontificate have earned him the title of Martyr.


During the reign of Emperor Severus (193 A.D. – 211 A.D.), relations with the young Christian Church deteriorated, and in 202 A.D., or 203 A.D., the edict of persecution appeared, which forbade Conversion to Christianity under the severest penalties.

Zephyrinus's predecessor, Pope Victor I, had excommunicated Theodotus the Tanner, for reviving a Heresy that Christ, while a Prophet, was only a mere man. Theodotus' followers formed a separate Heretical community at Rome, ruled by another Theodotus, the Money Changer, and Asclepiodotus. Natalis, who was tortured for his Faith during the Persecution, was persuaded by Asclepiodotus to become a Bishop in their sect, in exchange for a monthly stipend of 150 denarii.

Natalis then reportedly experienced several visions warning him to abandon these Heretics. According to an anonymous work, entitled The Little Labyrinth, and quoted by Eusebius, Natalis was whipped a whole night by an Angel; the next day he donned sackcloth and ashes and, weeping bitterly, threw himself at the feet of Zephyrinus.


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