Peterborough Cathedral.
© Chel@SweetbriarDreams
www.sweetbriardreams.blogspot.co.uk
Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,unless otherwise stated.
Saturday of The Second Week in Lent.
Station at Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter.
Indulgence of 10 Years and 10 Quarantines.
Violet Vestments.
English: Basilica of Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter.
Italiano: Basilica Santi Marcellino e Pietro al Laterano.
Photo: 23 March 2010.
Source: Own work.
Author: LPLT
(Wikimedia Commons)
As yesterday, the Epistle and Gospel repeat, in figure and Parable, lessons to The Catechumens and Public Penitents.
Isaac had two sons. Esau represents The People of God who sell their birthright to gratify their carnal appetite. Jacob represents the Gentiles, who check their passions and are Blessed by Heaven.
English: Church of Saints Marcellino and Peter,
Cremona, Italy.
Italiano: Chiesa dei Santi Marcellino e Pietro.
Photo: 26 September 2013.
Source: Own work.
Author: Mattana
(Wikimedia Commons)
Jesus, in the same way, said: A man had two sons: The elder
is the Jewish element of the primitive Church, which is scandalised at the vocation of the Gentiles and is loathe to associate with them; the Prodigal is the pagan element.
After having wasted all The Gifts of God, these unhappy people mourn their sins and atone for them; they come to Jesus, Who opens His Arms to them, presses them to His Heart, and satisfies their hunger with His Sacred Body and Precious Blood in The Eucharistic Feast.
Let us ask God to Bless our Lenten Fast, so that the mortification of our flesh may bring health to our Souls (Collect).
Mass: Lex Dómine.
Preface: Of Lent.
After having wasted all The Gifts of God, these unhappy people mourn their sins and atone for them; they come to Jesus, Who opens His Arms to them, presses them to His Heart, and satisfies their hunger with His Sacred Body and Precious Blood in The Eucharistic Feast.
Let us ask God to Bless our Lenten Fast, so that the mortification of our flesh may bring health to our Souls (Collect).
Mass: Lex Dómine.
Preface: Of Lent.
Basilica of Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter, Rome.
Photo: October 2006.
Source: Own work.
Author: Lalupa.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopædia.
Santi Marcellino e Pietro al Laterano is a Roman Catholic Parish and Titular Church in Rome. It is dedicated to Saints Marcellinus and Peter, 4th-Century A.D. Roman Martyrs, whose Relics were brought here in 1256.
The first Church on the site was built by Pope Siricius in the 4th-Century A.D., close to the Via Labicana’s Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter, with an adjoining Hospice, which became a Centre for Pilgrims. This Church was restored by Pope Gregory III in the 8th-Century A.D.
[Ever since these early Centuries, it has been among Rome’s Stational Churches (for Saturday of the Second Week in Lent). In the 9th-Century A.D., when Christian Churches began to be built in Germany and were in need of Relics, the Remains of Saints Marcellinus and Peter were Transferred from the Catacomb, where they still rested, to Seligenstadt, Germany.]
Church of Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter,
Seligenstadt, Germany.
Photo: 5 September 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: Agridecumantes.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Seligenstadt, Germany.
Deutsch: Basilika St. Marcellinus und Petrus,
Photo: 15 November 2014.
Source: Own work.
Author: © 1971markus
Attribution: © 1971markus@wikipedia.de
(Wikimedia Commons)
The Church was again restored in 1256 [by Pope Alexander IV, and the Martyrs’ Relics were returned.] (Also, under The High Altar is an urn containing Relics of Saint Marcia.)
On the Left Side, is an Altar dedicated to The Blessed Virgin, with a Copy of Guido Reni’s “The Virgin in Glory with Angels, Saint Joseph and Saint Rita”. Next to it is the Chapel of Reconciliation.
English: My parents’ wedding. Inside the “Chiesa dei Santi Marcellino e Pietro” [Church of Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter], Imbersago, Lombardy, Italy.
Italiano: Matrimonio dei miei genitori. Interno della “Chiesa dei Santi Marcellino e Pietro” a Imbersago, Italia (prima del restauro).
Photo: 12 September 1972.
Source: Own work.
Author: Jalo
(Wikimedia Commons)
The present Church is the result of Pope Benedict XIV’s 1751 rebuild, leaving it with its present cube-shaped Exterior, divided by Pilaster Strips in a style close to Neo-Classicism, Borromini-influenced Dome, façade by Girolamo Theodoli, and Altarpiece by Gaetano Lapis, depicting the dedicatees’ Martyrdom.
After that Restoration, the Church was given to the Discalced Carmelites, who Served it until 1906. A small Chapel to Our Lady of Lourdes was dedicated at the South-East (next to a Chapel of Saint Gregory The Great), with a new Ceiling painting of Our Lady, by N. Caselli, in 1903.
Since 1911, it has been a Parochial Church, Served by Diocesan Clergy.
Our Lady Of The Atonement Cathedral,
Baguio, Philippines.
Photo: 29 March 2024.
Source: Own work.
This file is made available under the
Author: Galaxiaria
(Wikimedia Commons)
Wells Cathedral.
Photo: August 2006.
Source: Own work.
This File is licensed under the
Share Alike 3.0 Unported licence.
Author: Steinsky
(Wikimedia Commons)
Thank you, Zephyrinus, a beautiful little Neo-Classical cube-shaped church most recently reconstructed, as the notes mention, by Pope Benedict XIV in 1751–“just yesterday” in the timeline of the Eternal City. It is often missed by the typical visitor to Rome, in a rush to see the Lateran basilica a few blocks south on the Via Merulana: this church is on the corner of the Via Merulana and Via Labicana: but it is actually a very ancient church under its renovated exterior (betrayed by the fact that, like S. Vitalis, the stational church earlier this week, the floor level is quite below street level, the rubble and build-up of the city over the centuries “inundating” it and rising up around it.) (part I, Comment by Dante P, cont.)
ReplyDelete(part II) As Zephyrinus notes, originally the two Saint-martyrs were interred after their execution about 304 AD in the nearby “Catacombs of SS. Marcellinus and Peter,” located in the area where the nearby Via Casilina crosses today’s modern yet ancient via Labicana (the church’s actual address if one looks it up, is” Via Labicana 1, Rome,” on Google Maps; the catacombs are at very nearby “Via Casilina 641, Roma”).
ReplyDeleteThis catacomb site was known from ancient times as “Ad duas lauros”, “The Two Laurel Trees,” commemorating their laurel crowns of victory and eternal life over paganism and imperial execution. The pilgrim can visit that site as well, where there are two marble niches decorated by Pope S. Damasus I (d. 384), therefore first resting place of the two, therefore a very ancient Christian memorial site ,
seventeen centuries old of Christian devotion and worship, and one perfect for the 2nd Week of Lent. Let us meditate on these two great martyr saints and their holy shrine so appropriate for this season, commemorating Our Lord’s sacrifice for us. (Comment by Dante P)
Yet another magnificent contribution from our Mediæval Liturgical Correspondent and Our Mediæval Liturgical Historical Correspondent, Dante P.
DeleteSome fascinating Pearls of Information (many of which Zephyrinus did not know).
In addition, perfect location instructions from Our Correspondent (so, no excuse for not visiting, when in Rome) and, also, the correct Postal Address, should you wish to send an Easter Card to the Parish Priest there.
Thank You, Dante P.