Thursday 26 May 2016
The Feast Of Corpus Christi. Today, Thursday, 26 May 2016.
Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.
The Feast of Corpus Christ.
Double of The First-Class
with Privileged Octave of The Second Order.
White Vestments.
Indulgence of 400 days for those who attend Mass or Vespers.
Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY
Artist: Rene de Cramer.
"Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium".
Used with Permission.
Pange Lingua.
Sung during the Corpus Christi Procession.
Available on YouTube at
http://youtu.be/r3H5f7oePQE.
The Solemn Celebration of this Feast is, in some places, observed on the following Sunday.
After The Dogma of The Holy Trinity, The Holy Ghost reminds us of The Dogma of The Incarnation of Our Lord, in celebrating with The Church the greatest of all Sacraments, summing up the whole Life of The Redeemer, giving Infinite Glory to God and applying The Fruits of The Redemption at all times to ourselves (Collect).
It was on The Cross that Our Lord redeemed us, and The Holy Eucharist, instituted on the night before Our Lord's Passion, remains its Memorial (Collect). The Altar is the extension of Calvary ["The Celebration of The Mass has the same value as The Death of Jesus Christ on The Cross", Saint John Chrysostom.]; The Mass "shows The Death of The Lord" (Epistle).
Jesus is there in the State of a Victim, for the words of the Double Consecration mean only that the Bread is changed into The Body of Christ and the Wine into His Blood. On account of this double action with different effects, which constitutes The Sacrifice of The Mass, we are entitled to speak of Our Lord's Presence, under the appearance of Bread, as that of The Body of Christ, although, since He can die no more, the whole Christ is there contained; similarly, we may speak of the Presence under the appearance of Wine as that of His Blood, although He is contained there whole and entire.
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"The Eucharist in a Fruit Wreath ",
by Jan Davidsz de Heem, 1648,
(from the Blog "Ars Orandi: The Art and Beauty
of Traditional Catholicism")
Through His Priests, Our Lord Himself, the principal Priest of The Mass, offers in an unbloody manner His Body and Blood, Which were really separated on The Cross, but, on the Altar only in a representative or Sacramental sense, the matter and words used and the effect produced being different in the two Consecrations.
Besides, The Eucharist was instituted under the form of food (Alleluia), that we may be united with The Victim of Calvary, so that The Sacred Host becomes the "wheat" which feeds our Souls (Introit).
Moreover, Christ, as The Son of God, receives The Eternal Life of The Father; in the same way, Christians share in that Eternal Life by uniting themselves to Christ, through The Sacrament, which is the symbol of unity (Secret), and this possession of The Divine Life, already realised on Earth through The Eucharist, is the pledge and the beginning of that in which we shall fully rejoice in Heaven (Postcommunion). As The Council of Trent puts it: "That same Heavenly Bread that we eat now, under the Sacred Veils, we shall feed upon in Heaven without Veil."
We should regard The Mass as The Centre of all Eucharistic Worship, seeing in Holy Communion the means instituted by Our Lord to enable us to share more fully in this Divine Sacrifice. In this way, our Devotion to Our Lord's Body and Blood will effectively obtain for us The Fruits of His Redemption (Collect).
THE SEQUENCE FOR CORPUS CHRISTI.
Solemnity of The Body and Blood of Christ.
Holy Mass, Procession to Saint Mary Major
and Eucharistic Blessing.
Basilica of Saint John Lateran, 23 June 2011.
Solennità del Santissimo Corpo e Sangue di Cristo.
Santa Messa, Processione a Santa Maria Maggiore
e Benedizione Eucaristica.
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, 23 Giugno 2011.
Sequentia:
Lauda Sion Salvatorem.
Available on YouTube at
We should regard The Mass as The Centre of all Eucharistic Worship, seeing in Holy Communion the means instituted by Our Lord to enable us to share more fully in this Divine Sacrifice. In this way, our Devotion to Our Lord's Body and Blood will effectively obtain for us The Fruits of His Redemption (Collect).
English: Corpus Christi Procession.
Oil on canvas by Carl Emil Doepler.
Deutsch: Carl Emil Doepler the Elder
(1824 Warszawa or Schnepfental -
1905 Berlin): Fronleichnamsprozession.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Concerning The Procession, which regularly should follow The Mass, we remember how the Israelites revered The Ark of The Covenant, which was the Presence of God among them. When they carried on their victorious marches, the Ark went before, borne by the Levites in the midst of a cloud of incense, accompanied by the sound of musical instruments and of the songs and shouts of the multitude.
We Christians have a treasure far more precious, for, in The Eucharist, we possess God Himself. Let us feel a holy pride in forming His Escort and extolling His Triumphs, while He is in our midst.
Every Parish Priest celebrates Mass for the people of his Parish.
Lauda Sion Salvatorem
(Sequence for Corpus Christi).
Available on YouTube at
THE PROCESSION.
Sometimes, however, The Procession is a separate function in the afternoon.
Capilla de Música de la Catedral de Pamplona: Sacris Solemnis.
Available on YouTube at
When the Celebrant is arrived at the Altar, the Choristers intone the Tantum Ergo and Benediction is given.
Verbum Supernum.
Sung during the Corpus Christi Procession.
Available on YouTube at
Magnificat.
The Canticle of Mary.
Sung during the Corpus Christi Procession.
Available on YouTube at
Magnificat.
The Canticle of Mary.
Sung during the Corpus Christi Procession.
Available on YouTube at
The Solemn Te Deum
(5th-Century Monastic Chant).
Sung when The Corpus Christ Procession
has returned to The Church.
Available on YouTube at
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Over Forty Masses In The Extraordinary Form For The Feast Of Corpus Christi, On Thursday, 26 May 2016. Many Of Them Missa Cantatas (Sung Masses) With A Procession And Benediction Of The Blessed Sacrament.
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Pope Saint Urban I. Martyr. Feast Day 25 May.
Text is taken from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.
Saint Urban I.
Pope and Martyr.
Feast Day 25 May.
Simple.
Red Vestments.
English: Pope Saint Urban I
(Papacy 222 A.D. - 230 A.D.),
wearing The Papal Tiara.
Polski: Pomnik świętego Urbana w Cieszowej.
Photo: 12 July 2006.
Source: Own work.
Author: User:Pleple2000.
(Wikimedia Commons)
with Gold Key in bend, as described in Donald Lindsay Galbreath, A Treatise on Ecclesiastical Heraldry (W. Heffer and Sons, 1930), p. 9; Bruno Bernhard Heim, Heraldry in The Catholic Church: Its Origin, Customs and Laws (Van Duren 1978 ISBN 9780391008731), p. 54; Heraldry Society of Great Britain; Michel Pastoureau, "Keys" in Philippe Levillain, The Papacy: An Encyclopedia (Routledge 2002 ISBN 9780415922302), vol. 2, p. 891.
Date: 12 December 2007.
Sources:
Donald Lindsay Galbreath, A Treatise on Ecclesiastical Heraldry (W. Heffer and Sons, 1930), p. 9; Bruno Bernhard Heim, Heraldry in the Catholic Church: Its Origin, Customs and Laws (Van Duren 1978 ISBN 9780391008731), p. 54; Heraldry Society of Great Britain;
Author: F l a n k e r.
(Wikimedia Commons)
This Holy Pope is believed to have been the same Urban who Baptised Valerian (husband of Saint Cecilia), Tiburtius (brother of Valerian), and Maximus (their gaoler (jailer)), whom we honoured on 14 April.
Pope Saint Urban I was Martyred in 230 A.D.
Mass: Protexísti.
A 12th-Century fresco of Pope Saint Urban I
in a window embrasure in the
Church of Chalivoy-Milon, France (see, below).
Image: Julianna Lees.
(Google Images)
English: The Church in
Chalivoy-Milon, France,
which contains a fresco of Pope Saint Urban I (see, above).
Français: Église de Chalivoy-Milon, France.
Photo: 25 August 2011.
Source: Own work.
Author: ManiacParisien.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Pope Urban I (Latin: Urbanus I) was Bishop of Rome, or Pope, from 222 A.D. to 23 May 230 A.D. He was born in Rome and succeeded Pope Callixtus I, who had been Martyred.
Much of Urban's life is shrouded in mystery, leading to many myths and misconceptions. Despite the lack of sources, he is the first Pope whose Reign can be definitely dated. Two prominent sources do exist for Urban's Pontificate: Eusebius' History of The Early Church and also an inscription, in the Coemeterium Callisti, which names the Pope.
Urban ascended to The Chair of Saint Peter in the year of The Roman Emperor Elagabalus' assassination and served during the Reign of Alexander Severus. It is believed that Urban's Pontificate was during a peaceful time for Christians in The Empire, as Severus did not promote the persecution of Christianity.
Urban is a Canonised Saint of The Roman Catholic Church and The Eastern Orthodox Church.
Pope Saint Gregory VII (1073-1085). Confessor. Feast Day 25 May.
Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.
Saint Gregory VII.
Pope and Confessor.
Feast Day 25 May.
Double.
White Vestments.
Pope Saint Gregory VII saying Mass
(inspired by The Holy Ghost).
Date: 1878.
Source: Scanned by Uploader from page 292 of
Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, Benzinger Brothers.
Author: Unknown.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Born at Soana, Tuscany, Italy, Hildebrand became a Monk in the famous Benedictine Monastery of Cluny, on which, at the time, depended two thousand Monasteries. He soon became Prior, and was later Elected Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Paul-Without-the-Walls, Rome, and made a Cardinal of The Roman Church.
At the death of Pope Alexander II, in 1073, he was Elected Pope and took the name of Gregory VII. Thus, entrusted with the government of The House of God (Gospel, Communion), he participated in the full Priesthood of Jesus (Introit, Epistle).
At a time when the Bishops, mostly Simoniacal, were the dependents of Lay Princes, he strove with such constancy to defend the liberty of The Church (Collect) that, as we are assured, no Pontiff, since the time of The Apostles, undertook more labours for her (The Church) or fought more courageously for her independence.
While he was saying Mass, a Dove was seen to come down on him: The Holy Ghost thereby bore witness of the Supernatural views that guided him in the government of The Church. Forced to leave Rome, he died at Salerno in 1085, saying those words, the first of which are from Psalm XLIV: "I have loved justice and hated iniquity: That is why I die in exile."
Following the example of Saint Gregory, let us overcome with courage all adversities (Collect).
Mass: Státuit.
Commemoration: Of Saint Urban I.Rievaulx Abbey. Silencium.
Rievaulx Abbey,
Yorkshire, England.
Photo: 15 October 2009.
Source: From geograph.org.uk
Author: Simon Palmer
(Wikimedia Commons)
"Silencium".
Theme from
"The Silent Witness".
Available on YouTube at
Tuesday 24 May 2016
Procession Of The Blessed Sacrament On Sunday, 29 May 2016. 1730 hrs. The Solemnity Of Corpus Christi. With The Apostolic Nuncio, H E Archbishop Antonio Mennini.
Illustrations: THE PERSONAL ORDINARIATE OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM
Procession Of The Blessed Sacrament
On Sunday, 29 May 2016. 1730 hrs.
The Solemnity of Corpus Christi.
With The Apostolic Nuncio,
H E Archbishop Antonio Mennini.
From The Ordinariate Central Church of
Our Lady of The Assumption and Saint Gregory,
Warwick Street, London, W1B 5LZ.
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