“You Raise Me Up”.
Sung By: Celtic Women.
Available On YouTube
10 November, 2026
Hereford Cathedral (Cathedral Of Saint Mary The Virgin And Saint Ethelbert The King). (Part Nine).
The Hereford Map is a “Mappa Mundi”, or World Map,
from the 1300s. It is found above The High Altar in Hereford Cathedral. The letters M-O-R-S (“death”) are encircling the Map, reminding the viewer of his mortality. The Map contains lots of mythological information of the depicted places,
seen from a Christian perspective.
Photo: 30 October 2012.
Source: Own work.
Author: Bjoertvedt
(Wikimedia Commons)
unless stated otherwise.
Though the Crypt is small, it is of special interest, as it is Gothic, rather than Norman. Its use as a Charnel House resulted in the name Golgotha.
The Library contains mainly old books in Manuscript,
chained to their places, some of them fine specimens of
ancient handwriting, containing beautiful illustrations
in Gold and colour.
Two of the most valuable are a unique copy of the ancient Hereford Antiphonary of the 13th-Century, in good preservation, and the Hereford Gospels, a copy of the Gospels at least a thousand years old, in Anglo-Saxon characters.
Another treasure is an ancient Reliquary of Oak, bequeathed to the Cathedral by Canon Russell, who is said to have obtained it from a Roman Catholic family in whose possession it had long been. It is covered with Copper Plates, overlaid with Limoges Enamel, representing the murder and entombment of Saint Thomas of Canterbury.
One of the Cathedral’s treasures is the Hereford Mappa Mundi, dating from the later years of the 13th-Century. It is the work of an ecclesiastic who is supposed to be represented in the right-hand corner on horseback, attended by his Page and greyhounds.
He has commemorated himself by the name of Richard de Haldingham and Lafford in Lincolnshire, but his real name was Richard de la Battayle, or “de Bello”. He held a Prebendal Stall in Lincoln Cathedral, and was promoted to a Stall in Hereford in 1305.
On the Map, is a remarkable representation of The Day of Judgement, with The Virgin Mary interceding for the Faithful, who are seen rising from their graves and being led within the walls of heaven.
There are numerous figures of Towns, animals, birds, and fish, with grotesque creatures; the four great Cities, Jerusalem, Babylon, Rome, and Troy, are made very prominent. In Britain, most of the Cathedrals are mentioned.
In the 1980s, a financial crisis in the Diocese caused the Dean and Chapter to consider selling the Mappa Mundi.
Two of the most valuable are a unique copy of the ancient Hereford Antiphonary of the 13th-Century, in good preservation, and the Hereford Gospels, a copy of the Gospels at least a thousand years old, in Anglo-Saxon characters.
Hereford Cathedral.
Date: 1896.
Subject:
Contributing Library:
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/
Author: Bonney, Thomas George, 1833-1923
(Wikimedia Commons)
One of the Cathedral’s treasures is the Hereford Mappa Mundi, dating from the later years of the 13th-Century. It is the work of an ecclesiastic who is supposed to be represented in the right-hand corner on horseback, attended by his Page and greyhounds.
He has commemorated himself by the name of Richard de Haldingham and Lafford in Lincolnshire, but his real name was Richard de la Battayle, or “de Bello”. He held a Prebendal Stall in Lincoln Cathedral, and was promoted to a Stall in Hereford in 1305.
Hereford Cathedral.
Date: 1836.
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/
Authors: Winkles, Benjamin; Garland, Robert.
Architect: Moule, Thomas, 1784-1851,
(Wikimedia Commons)
During the troubled times of Cromwell, the Map was laid beneath the floor of Edmund Audley’s Chantry, beside The Lady Chapel, where it remained secreted for some time.
In 1855, it was cleaned and repaired at The British Museum.
In 1855, it was cleaned and repaired at The British Museum.
It is one of the most remarkable monuments of its kind in existence, being the largest, but one, of all the old maps,
drawn on a single sheet of vellum.
The World is represented as round, surround by the ocean. At the top of the Map (The East) is represented Paradise, with its river and tree; also, the eating of the forbidden fruit and the expulsion of Adam and Eve.
This window appears to show the Founding of Eton College
(by King Henry VI), on the banks of The River Thames in the shadow of Windsor Castle. Eton College Chapel is visible. The Arms of Eton College are shown three times, together with the Royal Arms. The Seal of Eton College is at Left.
Text per www.geograph.org, Julian P Guffogg[1]: “Glass in the Stanbury Chapel, designed by Archibald Davies, given in 1923. The windows depict scenes from the life of John Stanbury, Confessor to King Henry VI and Bishop of Hereford in 1453. He assisted the King in his plans for Eton College and this is depicted in the window. The Left-Hand Light shows Angels around a lamp, above a book symbolising the spirit of learning. The next Light shows the Bishop planning the College with Henry VI and Windsor Castle in the background. The third Light shows Henry VI granting a Charter to the College. He is seated on a throne with his nobles in front of him.
The final Lights show Eton College, with The River Thames
and the Arms and Motto of the College.”
Photo: 3 January 2008.
Source: Own work.
Author: Mattana
(Wikimedia Commons)
There are numerous figures of Towns, animals, birds, and fish, with grotesque creatures; the four great Cities, Jerusalem, Babylon, Rome, and Troy, are made very prominent. In Britain, most of the Cathedrals are mentioned.
In the 1980s, a financial crisis in the Diocese caused the Dean and Chapter to consider selling the Mappa Mundi.
After much controversy, large donations from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Paul Getty and members of the public, kept the Map in Hereford and allowed the construction of a new Library to house the Map and the Chained Libraries from the Cathedral and All Saints’ Church. The centre was opened on 3 May 1996.
PART TEN FOLLOWS.
“Ad Vesperas”. Written By: Marco Mencoboni. Music By: Diego Ortiz. Sung By: Ensemble Cantar Lontano.
“Ad Vesperas”.
(Part One).
By: Marco Mencoboni/Olivia Williams.
Available On YouTube
Actress Olivia WIlliams gives a reading of “Ad Vesperas” the tale written by Marco Mencoboni for the publication of the “Ad Vesperas” CD, with great vocal music by Diego Ortiz (Musices Liber Primus, Venice 1565).
This tale has been written in FMR magazine. Music by Spanish Composer Diego Ortiz is performed by Ensemble Cantar Lontano under the direction of Marco Mencoboni.
“Ad Vesperas”.
(Part Two).
By: Marco Mencoboni/Olivia Williams.
Available On YouTube
Saint Tryphon, Saint Respicius, Saint Nympha. Martyrs And Virgin. Feast Day 10 November. Red Vestments.
unless stated otherwise.
Saint Tryphon, Saint Respicius, Saint Nympha.
Martyrs And Virgin.
Feast Day 10 November.
Simple.
Red Vestments.
Saint Tryphon of Campsada (Orthodox icon).
This File: 22 March 2008.
User: Mladifilozof
Author: Unknown.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Two Centuries later, Saint Nympha, a Sicilian Virgin from Palermo, Sicily, fled to Italy before the invading Goths, and died in Tuscany. Her Feast Day is kept on this day, because her body, taken to Rome, was laid in the Church of Saints Tryphon and Respicius.
The Lenten Station on The Saturday after Ash Wednesday was formerly held in this Church.
Mass: Clamavérunt.
unless stated otherwise.
Saint Tryphon (also spelled Trypho, Trifon, or Triphon, and known as Tryphon of Campsada) is a 3rd-Century A.D. Christian Saint. He is Venerated by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church as a Great Martyr and Holy Unmercenary.
Saint Tryphon was formerly Celebrated jointly with Saints Respicius and Nympha on 10 November in the Liturgical Calendar of the Latin Church from the 11th-Century until the 20th-Century.
Saint Tryphon continues to be Celebrated (separately) on
1 February [O.S. 14 February] on both the Orthodox Liturgical Calendar and the Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints.
“Celebra Missam. Ut Primam. Ut Unicam. Ut Ultimam”. “Celebrate This Mass As Though It Was Your First Mass; As Though It Was Your Only Mass; As Though It Was Your Last Mass”.
Seen in the Sacristy of the
Basilica of Saint Mary Major, Rome.
“Priest of God.
“Celebrate this Mass as though it was your first Mass.
“Celebrate this Mass as though it was your only Mass.
“Celebrate this Mass as though it was your last Mass”.
Photo Credit: Photo: OC-Travel
Illustration: LITURGICAL ARTS JOURNAL
I think it worth mentioning, because words sometimes fail and important messages need to be repeated.
Often, there is but one word seen in a Sacristy:
SILENTIVM.
[Editor: SILENCE].
The thought depicted here, which is really a Prayer, is a beautiful and profound reminder.
I hope some Priests/Pastors may be inspired to commission and display a similar image on their Sacristy wall.
Rejoice !!! Rejoice !!! “Gabriel”, “Jean-Marie”, “Emmanuel”, “Marie”, “Anne-Geneviève”, “Denis”, Marcel”, “Étienne”, “Benoît-Joseph”. They Are All Rejoicing !!! The Bells Of Notre-Dame, Paris.
In 2025, the Bells of Notre-Dame de Paris, rang out
again for the first time since the 2019 fire.
You can watch them on YouTube
The New Notre Dame:
Inside the latest restoration update (in 2024).
Available on YouTube
The following Text is from
AI Overviews in Google Search.
The Bells in Notre-Dame de Paris have many names, including:
“Emmanuel”: The largest Bell in the South Tower and weighs 13,271 kilograms and is considered a masterpiece. It was originally named “Jacqueline” and was recast in 1681 at the request of King Louis XIV. It has tolled to mark major events in French history, including the coronations of French Kings, Papal visits, and the end of World War I and World War II;
“Marie”: One of the two “Bourdons” in the South Tower [Editor: A “Bourdon” Bell is the heaviest Bell within a Carillon or Chime. Consequently, it sounds the lowest tone or note];
“Anne-Geneviève”: Named after Sainte Anne, mother of The Virgin Mary, and Sainte Genevieve, Paris’s Patron Saint;
“Gabriel”: One of the main Bells in the Cathedral.
It is the heaviest Bell and weighs over four tonnes;
“Denis”: One of the main Bells in the Cathedral;
“Marcel”: Named after the ninth Bishop of Paris,
who reigned in the 5th-Century A.D;
“Étienne”: Named after the old Cathedral that
once stood where Notre Dame de Paris is now;
“Benoît-Joseph”: Named after Pope Benedict XVI, the
Pope at the time of Notre Dame’s 850th anniversary in 2013;
“Jean-Marie”: Named after Jean-Marie Lustiger, the
139th Archbishop of Paris, who served from 1981 – 2005.
It is the lightest Bell and weighs 800 kilogrammes.
The Bells in Notre-Dame de Paris are regularly recast.
Many of the main Bells were cast and installed in 2012,
but were damaged in the 2019 fire.
Rejoice !!!
Rejoice !!!
Rejoice !!!
Saint Andrew Avellino. Confessor. Feast Day, Today, 10 November. White Vestments.
unless otherwise stated.
Saint Andrew Avellino.
Confessor.
Feast Day 10 November.
Double.
White Vestments.
English: Statue of Saint Andrew Avellino.
Sculptor Pedro Alonso de los Ríos (1641–1702).
Façade of St. Emilian and St. Cajetan's Church, Madrid.
Español: Estatua de San Andrés Avelino, obra del escultor
Pedro Alonso de los Ríos (1641–1702), en la fachada
de la Iglesia de San Millán y San Cayetano de Madrid.
Photo: 4 July 2009.
Source: Own work.
Author: Photograph: Luis García (Zaqarbal).
(Wikimedia Commons)
Saint Andrew Avellino was born at Castro-Nuovo, Sicily, at the time in the Kingdom of Naples, in 1521. He had to resist violent temptations: “He might have done wrong,” says the Epistle, “and did not.” He studied Law, but, afterwards, became a Priest, and, from then on, he pleaded only in the Ecclesiastical Court.
One day, a slight untruth escaped him at the Ecclesiastical Bar, and, a short time after, he read the following passage of Holy Scripture: “The mouth that utters untruth kills the Soul”. He was so struck by it that he gave up his career at the Ecclesiastical Bar and joined the Theatines, or Clerks Regular of Saint Paul, at Naples. On account of his great love for The Cross, he was given the name of Andrew.
Having become Superior of the Institute (Communion), he devoted his time to Prayer and the care of Souls. He died at Naples in 1608, at a very advanced age, at the foot of the Altar where he was to Celebrate Mass.
Mass: Os justi.
Commemoration: SS. Tryphon, Respicius and Nympha.
English: The body of Saint Andrew Avellino
Português: San Paolo Maggiore, Nápoles.
Photo: 5 February 2015.
Source: Own work.
Author: José Luiz.
Attribution:
© José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro /
(Wikimedia Commons)
NET TV - City of Churches.
Saint Andrew Avellino Church,
Flushing, Queens, New York.
The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopædia.
Saint Andrew (Andrea) Avellino (1521 – 10 November 1608) was an Italian Saint. Born at Castronuovo, (Castronuovo di Sant'Andrea), a small town in Sicily, his Baptismal name was Lancelotto, which, out of love for The Cross, he changed into Andrew when he entered the Order of Theatines.
From his youth, he was a great lover of Chastity. After his elementary training in the school of Castronuovo, he was sent to Venice to pursue a course in the Humanities and in Philosophy. Being a handsome youth, his Chastity was often exposed to danger from female admirers, and, to escape their importunities, he took Ecclesiastical Tonsure.
Hereupon, he went to Naples to study Canon Law and Civil Law, obtained the Degree of Doctor of Laws and was Ordained Priest at the age of twenty-six.
For a time, he held the Office of Lawyer at the Ecclesiastical Court of Naples. One day, while pleading the cause of a friend, a lie escaped his lips in the heat of argument. When, soon afterwards, his eyes fell upon the passage in the Bible, “The mouth that belieth, killeth the Soul.”
English: Fresco of Saint Andrew Avellino.
Church of Sant'Antonio Abate, Milan.
Italiano: Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate a Milano,
seconda cappella a destra (di S. Andrea Avellino).
(attribuito a), Apoteosi di Sant'Andrea Avellino
Photo: 20 May 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: G.dallorto
(Wikimedia Commons)
The Archbishop of Naples now commissioned him to reform a Convent at Naples, which, by the laxity of its discipline, had become a source of great scandal. By his own example and his untiring zeal, he restored the Religious discipline of the Convent, but not without many and great difficulties.
Certain wicked men became exasperated at the Saint’s interference and, one night, he was assaulted and severely wounded. He was brought to the Monastery of the Theatines to recuperate. Here, however, he resolved to devote himself entirely to God and he entered the Order of Theatines, which had but recently been founded by Saint Cajetan. On the Vigil of the Assumption, he was Invested, being then thirty-five years of age.
After completing his Novitiate, he obtained permission to visit the tombs of the Apostles and the Martyrs at Rome, and, upon his return, was made Master of Novices. After holding this Office for ten years, he was elected Superior.
His holy zeal for strict Religious discipline, and for the purity of the Clergy, as well as his deep humility and sincere piety, induced the General of his Order to entrust him with the Foundation of two new Theatine Houses, one at Milan, the other at Piacenza.
Certain wicked men became exasperated at the Saint’s interference and, one night, he was assaulted and severely wounded. He was brought to the Monastery of the Theatines to recuperate. Here, however, he resolved to devote himself entirely to God and he entered the Order of Theatines, which had but recently been founded by Saint Cajetan. On the Vigil of the Assumption, he was Invested, being then thirty-five years of age.
After completing his Novitiate, he obtained permission to visit the tombs of the Apostles and the Martyrs at Rome, and, upon his return, was made Master of Novices. After holding this Office for ten years, he was elected Superior.
His holy zeal for strict Religious discipline, and for the purity of the Clergy, as well as his deep humility and sincere piety, induced the General of his Order to entrust him with the Foundation of two new Theatine Houses, one at Milan, the other at Piacenza.
English: Side Altar of the Theatine Saint, Andrew Avellino,
Church of Saint Cajetan, Salzburg, Austria.
Deutsch: Kajetanerkirche am Kajetanerplatz, Salzburg, Linke Nebenkapelle, Altar mit Bild des Theatinerheiligen Andreas Avellino (von Jacob Zanussy, 1712) und Kopie des Gnadenbilds der Mutter vom Guten Rat zu Genazzano.
Photo: May 2008.
Source: Own work.
Author: AndreasPraefcke
(Wikimedia Commons)
One of the most noteworthy of his disciples was Lorenzo Scupoli, the author of that still popular book “The Spiritual Combat”.
Saint Charles Borromeo was an intimate friend of Saint Andrew Avellino and sought his advice in the most important affairs of The Church. He also requested Avellino to establish a new Theatine House in Milan.
On 10 November 1608, when beginning the Holy Sacrifice of The Mass, he was stricken with apoplexy, and, after devoutly receiving the Holy Viaticum, died the death of a Saint at the age of eighty-eight.
On 10 November 1608, when beginning the Holy Sacrifice of The Mass, he was stricken with apoplexy, and, after devoutly receiving the Holy Viaticum, died the death of a Saint at the age of eighty-eight.
In 1624, sixteen years after his death, he was Beatified by Pope Urban VIII, and, in 1712, was Canonised by Pope Clement XI.
He is Venerated as Patron Saint of Naples and Sicily, and invoked especially against a sudden death. His remains lie buried in the Church of Saint Paul, at Naples.
He is Venerated as Patron Saint of Naples and Sicily, and invoked especially against a sudden death. His remains lie buried in the Church of Saint Paul, at Naples.
“We Will Remember Them”.
Illustration: DREAMS FACTORY
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
“Flowers of the Forest”.
Available on YouTube
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
“Flowers of the Forest”.
“No Man’s Land”.
Sung By: June Tabor.
Available On YouTube
09 November, 2026
The Responsory For First Vespers Of The Dedication Of A Church.
“Fundata Est”.
Responsory For The Dedication Of A Church.
Available On YouTube
Schola Cantorum Riga recordings can be found
In the Benedictine Divine Office, there is normally a short Responsory after the Chapter of both Vespers and Lauds, just like those found at the Minor Hours in the Roman Office.
At First Vespers of Major Feasts, this may be
replaced with one of the long Responsories from Matins;
this is not obligatory, however, which is why these Responsories are included in an appendix in the
Monastic Antiphonal, but not noted in the Breviary.
For the Feast of the Dedication of a Church, the
Responsory is the Second Responsary from Matins,
“Fundata Est”.
This recording of it by the Latvian ensemble “Schola Cantorum Riga” makes excellent use of a drone [Editor: A musical drone, and not an aviation drone] with the Gregorian music.
“Fundata Est”.
Responsory For The Dedication Of A Church.
Available On YouTube
“. . . The Love That Asks No Question, The Love That Stands The Test . . .” “I Vow To Thee, My Country”.
“I Vow To Thee, My Country”.
Available On YouTube
“I Vow To Thee, My Country” is a British Hymn
created in 1921, when a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice
was set to music by Gustav Holst.
The origin of the Hymn’s text is a poem by diplomat Sir Cecil Spring Rice, which he wrote in 1908 or 1912, entitled Urbs Dei (“The City of God”) or “The Two Fatherlands”.
The poem described how a Christian owes his loyalties
to both his Homeland and the Heavenly Kingdom.
In 1908, Spring Rice was posted to the British Embassy in Stockholm. In 1912, he was appointed as Ambassador
to the United States of America, where he influenced the administration of Woodrow Wilson to abandon neutrality
and join Britain in the War against Germany.
After the United States entered the War, he was recalled to Britain. Shortly before his departure from the United States
in January 1918, he re-wrote and renamed “Urbs Dei”, significantly altering the first verse to concentrate on the themes of love and sacrifice, rather than “the noise of battle” and “the thunder of her guns”, creating a more sombre tone in view of the dreadful loss of life suffered in The Great War.
The first verse in both versions invokes Britain (in the
1912 version “Britannia with Sword and Shield”, in
the second version simply called “My Country”,
the second verse “the Kingdom of Heaven”.
According to Sir Cecil’s grand-daughter, the re-written
verse of 1918 was never intended to appear alongside the first verse of the original poem, but was replacing it; the original first verse is nevertheless sometimes known
as the “rarely-sung middle verse”.
The text of the original poem was sent by Spring Rice
to William Jennings Bryan in a Letter shortly before
his death in February 1918.
The poem circulated privately for a few years,
until it was set to music by Holst, to a tune he adapted
from his “Jupiter” [Editor: In “The Planets Suite”]
to fit the words of the poem.
It was performed as a unison song with orchestra
in the Early-1920s, and it was finally published
as a Hymn in 1925 in the “Songs of Praise” Hymnal.
Lyrics.
I vow to thee, my Country, all Earthly things above,
entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love:
The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,
that lays upon the Altar the dearest and the best;
the love that never falters, the love that pays the price,
the love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice.
The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,
that lays upon the Altar the dearest and the best;
I vow to thee, my Country, all Earthly things above,
entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love:
And there’s another Country I’ve heard of long ago,
most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;
we may not count her armies, we may not see her King;
her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;
and Soul by Soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
and her ways are ways of gentleness
and all her paths are peace.
We may not count her armies, we may not see her King;
her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;
and Soul by Soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
and her ways are ways of gentleness
and all her paths are peace.
“I Vow To Thee My Country”.
Available On YouTube
“. . . Tranquil You Lie, Your Knightly Virtue Proved . . .” “O Valiant Hearts”.
“O Valiant Hearts”.
“O Valiant Hearts” is a Hymn
remembering The Fallen of the First World War.
It often features prominently in annual
Remembrance Day Services in the United Kingdom
and the British Commonwealth.
Words were taken from a poem by Sir John Stanhope Arkwright (1872 – 1954), published in “The Supreme Sacrifice”, and other Poems in “Time of War” (1919).
It was set to music by the Rev. Dr. Charles Harris (1865 - 1936), who was Vicar of Colwall, Herefordshire, between 1909 - 1929.
It is to his tune, referred to as “Harris”,
or sometimes “The Supreme Sacrifice”,
that the Hymn is now almost always sung.
Available on YouTube
Lyrics.
O valiant hearts who to your glory came
Through dust of conflict and through battle flame;
Tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved,
Your memory hallowed in the land you loved.
Proudly you gathered, rank on rank, to war
As who had heard God’s message from afar;
All you had hoped for, all you had, you gave,
To save mankind — yourselves you scorned to save.
Splendid you passed, the great surrender made;
Into the light that nevermore shall fade;
Deep your contentment in that blest abode,
Who wait the last clear trumpet call of God.
Long years ago, as earth lay dark and still,
Rose a loud cry upon a lonely hill,
While in the frailty of our human clay,
Christ, our Redeemer, passed the self same way.
Still stands His Cross from that dread hour to this,
Like some bright star above the dark abyss;
Still, through the veil, the Victor’s pitying eyes
Look down to bless our lesser Calvaries.
These were His servants, in His steps they trod,
Following through death the martyred Son of God:
Victor, He rose; victorious too shall rise
They who have drunk His cup of sacrifice.
O risen Lord, O Shepherd of our dead,
Whose cross has bought them and whose staff has led,
In glorious hope their proud and sorrowing land
Commits her children to Thy gracious hand.
Source: HYMNARY.ORG
“O Valiant Hearts”.
The National Youth Choir of Scotland perform
“O Valiant Hearts” as part of the Passchendæle Centenary
Commemoration events, Ypres, Belgium, July 2017.
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