Historical Note.

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

In 1817, Pope Pius VIII extended to the whole Church The Feast of The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady (Feast Day 15 September), which had been observed by The Servites since the 13th-Century.

In 1847, Blessed Pope Pius IX (“Pio Nono”) extended to the universal Church The Feast of The Solemnity of Saint Joseph (Feast Day the Wednesday after The Second Sunday After Easter).

In 1849, Blessed Pope Piux IX (“Pio Nono”) instituted The Feast of The Most Precious Blood of Our Lord (Feast Day 1 July) and raised The Feast of The Visitation of Our Blessed Lady (Feast Day 2 July) to that of a Double of The Second Class, on the occasion of his return to Rome.

In 1854, Blessed Pope Pius IX (“Pio Nono”) proclaimed The Dogma of The Immaculate Conception of Mary, its Feast Day (8 December) having already been granted to the whole Church by Pope Clement X in 1708.

In 1854, Blessed Pope Pius IX (“Pio Nono”) Consecrated The Basilica of Saint Paul-without-the-Walls and fixed the Feast of The Dedication to 18 November. The former Church had been destroyed by fire in 1823.

In 1870, Blessed Pope Pius IX (“Pio Nono”) declared Saint Joseph to be Protector of the universal Church.

In 1879, Pope Leo XIII extended The Vigil of The Feast Day of The Immaculate Conception of Mary to the whole World.

In 1879, Pope Leo XIII to the rank of a Double of The Second-Class the Feast Day of Saint Joachim (Pope Leo’s Patron) (Feast Day 16 August) and also the Feast Day of Saint Anne (Feast Day 26 July). [Editor: Both these Saints being, of course, the parents of Our Blessed Lady.]

In 1888, Pope Leo XIII, moved by the sad trials which The Church was undergoing, composed a new Mass and a new Office of Our Lady of The Rosary (Feast Day 7 October). He raised this Feast to the rank of a Double of The Second-Class.

In 1889, Pope Leo XIII raised The Feast of The Sacred Heart of Jesus (Feast Day the Friday after The Octave of Corpus Christi) to the rank of a Double of The First-Class. This Feast had been approved by Pope Clement XIII in 1765.

The Saints of this Century are:

Saint John Vianney (☩ 1859). Holy Parish Priest. Feast Day 9 August;

Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (☩ 1862). A member of The Passionist Congregation. Feast Day 27 February. Pope Benedict XV Canonised him in 1920 and Pope Pius XI extended his Feast Day to the whole Church in 1932;

Saint Theresa of The Infant Jesus (☩ 1897). A Carmelite. Feast Day 3 October. Well-known as Saint Thérèse of Lisieux;

Saint Conrad of Parzham (☩ 1894). A Capuchin Lay-Brother. Feast Day 24 April;

Saint Mary-Bernard, of The Sisters of Nevers. Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes. Saint Bernadette. (☩ 1879). Feast Day 18 February;

Saint Joseph Cottolengo, of The Vincent de Paul of Torino (☩ 1842). Feast Day 30 April;

Saint John Bosco. Founder of The Salesians
(☩ 1888). Feast Day 31 January;

Saint Andrew Fornet (☩ 1834). Founded a Congregation of Daughters of The Cross. Feast Day 13 May;

Saint Mary Michæl of The Blessed Sacrament
(☩ 1865). Adorers of The Blessed Sacrament. Feast Day 25 August.