Thursday 27 August 2015
Gougane Barra Church, County Cork, Ireland.
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unless otherwise stated.
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.
Author: mozzercork @ flickr.
Original uploader was Guliolopez at en.wikipedia.
(Wikimedia Commons)
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.
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)
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
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.
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.
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.
Simple.
Red Vestments.
Pope Saint Zephyrinus
(199 A.D. - 217 A. D.).
Date: 24 March 2006 (original upload date).
Source: Transferred from en.wikipedia.
Original uploader was Amberrock at en.wikipedia;
transferred to Commons by User:Sreejithk2000 using CommonsHelper
Author: Unknown.
(Wikimedia Commons)
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.
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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Tuesday 25 August 2015
Die Schätze Des Allerheiligsten Herzens Mariens. Les Trésors Du Saint Cœur De Marie. The Treasures Of The Sacred Heart Of Mary.
"Je vous salue, Marie".
Available on YouTube at
"Ave Maria".
Composed by Schubert.
Available on YouTube at
The Universe.
"Let Those Who Have Eyes, See . . ."
Some of the most breathtaking views in The Universe are created by Nebulae — hot, glowing clouds of gas. This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the centre of The Lagoon Nebula, an object with a deceptively tranquil name, in the Constellation of Sagittarius. The region is filled with intense winds from hot Stars, churning funnels of gas, and energetic Star formation, all embedded within an intricate haze of gas and pitch-dark dust.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Trauger (Jet Propulson Laboratory).
Illustration: NASA
Wikipedia states that Charles Darwin promoted "Natural Selection" to explain things.
He described himself as an Agnostic.
Wikipedia states that Richard Dawkins is an Atheist, a patron of the British Humanist Association, and a supporter of the Brights Movement. He is well known for his criticism of
In his 1986 book, The Blind Watchmaker, Dawkins argues against the Watchmaker Analogy, an argument for the existence of a Supernatural Creator based upon the complexity of living organisms. Instead, he describes evolutionary processes as analogous to a blind watchmaker.
If you travel for 15,000 Light Years,
and if you go to the Constellation of Sagittarius,
you will see this.
It is the spectacular cosmic pairing of the Star "Hen 2-427" — more commonly known as
"WR 124" — and the nebula "M1-67", which surrounds it. Both objects, captured here
by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, are found in the Constellation of Sagittarius
and lie 15,000 light-years away.
The Star "Hen 2-427" shines brightly at the very centre of this explosive image,
and around the hot clumps of surrounding gas that are being ejected into Space
at over 93,210 miles (150,000 km) per hour.
Illustration: NASA
Charles Darwin promoted "Natural Selection" to explain things.
He described himself as "an Agnostic".
Although we are used to seeing Saturn's Moons lit directly by the Sun, sometimes we can catch them illuminated by "Saturn-Shine." Here, we see Saturn's Moon "Mimas" (upper right of The Rings of Saturn) lit by light reflected off of Saturn.
Illustration: NASA
Wikipedia states that Jainism believes The Universe is eternal
and has no need for a Creator Deity.
"Every time I hear a new-born baby cry . . ."
"I Believe",
by
The Bachelors.
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