Forty Hours' Devotion At Our Lady Of The Rosary, Blackfen, Kent. Thursday, 6 June 2013, To Saturday, 8 June 2013.

The following is taken from the Forty Hours' Devotion Newsletter of Our Lady of The Rosary Catholic Church, Blackfen, Kent (Web-Site http://www.blackfencatholic.org/).

Images taken from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.

Monstrance.

Photo: 2004-10-18 (original upload date).

Source: Own work (zelf gemaakt).

Originally from nl.wikipedia; description page is/was here.

Author: Original uploader was Broederhugo at nl.wikipedia.

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The Forty Hours' Devotion began in the 16th-Century, as a response to the excesses of the "Carnival"; it soon developed a universal appeal, which included the Solemn Prayer for Peace.

Pope Clement VIII established particular procedures for the devotion, which, in large part, we are following, today.

The Forty Hours' Devotion.

Available on YouTube at

http://youtu.be/h9B_gmY23ZU

After the Second Vatican Council, the devotion fell into disuse in many places, where it had previously been a major part of Catholic life. In more recent years, however, it has seen a revival, along with other expressions of Catholic devotion to the Most Holy Eucharist.

Monstrance.

Photo: 2004-10-18 (original upload date).

Source: Own work (zelf gemaakt).

Originally from nl.wikipedia; description page is/was here.

Author: Original uploader was Broederhugo at nl.wikipedia.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Following the Letter Summorum Pontificum of [then] Pope Benedict XVI, there is no longer any scruple about following the Traditional practices related to the Devotion.

The "Forty Hours", in most cases, are not exactly equal to Forty Hours. The principal characteristic is that the Devotion continues over three days.

THE FIRST NIGHT.

Thursday, 6 June 2013.

2000 hrs (8 p.m.)
Solemn Latin (Extraordinary Form) Mass of Exposition with Procession and Litany of the Saints.

The first night sees the Solemn Mass of Exposition, which is followed by a Procession of The Blessed Sacrament within the Church, rather as is the custom on Maundy Thursday. After the Procession, the Litany of the Saints is sung, in order to beg the intercession of the Saints for all our needs.

The Blessed Sacrament is then left Solemnly exposed on the High Altar, with at least twenty candles lit in honour. At all times, there should be people watching in the Church, and, when possible, one or more Clerics in the Sanctuary, vested in Cassock and Surplice.

Monstrance.

Photo: 2004-10-18 (original upload date).

Source: Own work (zelf gemaakt).

Originally from nl.wikipedia; description page is/was here.

Author: Original uploader was Broederhugo at nl.wikipedia.

(Wikimedia Commons)

THE SECOND DAY.

Friday, 7 June 2013.

1000 hrs (10 a.m.)
English Mass for Peace. With Hymns.

2000 hrs (8 p.m.)
Solemn Latin (Extraordinary Form) Mass for Peace. At the Lady Altar.

On the second day, the Mass is celebrated "For Peace". In our day, this intention is ever more pressing. We have Masses in both the newer and the older Form of the Roman Rite. These Masses are celebrated at the Lady Altar, at the side of the Church, rather than at the Altar where The Blessed Sacrament is exposed.

Monstrance.

Photo: 2004-10-18 (original upload date).

Source: Own work (zelf gemaakt).

Originally from nl.wikipedia; description page is/was here.

Author: Original uploader was Broederhugo at nl.wikipedia.

(Wikimedia Commons)

THE THIRD DAY.

Saturday, 8 June 2013.

1030 hrs (1030 a.m.)
Solemn Latin (Extraordinary Form) Mass of Reposition. With Liturgy and Procession.

After the second night, the Final Mass is celebrated at the High Altar, followed, this time, by the Litany, first, and the Procession, afterwards. Thus concludes this great expression of Devotion to Our Eucharistic Lord, who is present, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, in The Most Holy Sacrament.

According to the rules for Indulgences, set out by Pope Paul VI, anyone may gain a Plenary Indulgence, once a day, by spending half an hour in Adoration of The Blessed Sacrament. During The Forty Hours, many people spend a whole hour in Adoration.

To gain the Indulgence, one must Pray for the intentions of the Holy Father (by saying, for example, the Our Father and the Apostles' Creed, or the Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be), one must receive Holy Communion, and one must make a Sacramental Confession. The Parish Priest will be happy to hear Confessions at any time he is in the Church, as well as the usual advertised times.

The Forty Hours is a great Blessing for the Parish. The Parish Priest encourages all Parishioners to make full and generous use of the opportunity for gaining many Graces for ourselves, our Parish, our Deanery and for the whole Church.

First Traditional Forty Hours' Devotion in the Archdiocese of New York since the Second Vatican Council. The Church of the Holy Innocents, Manhattan, New York. Friday, 1 February 2013 - Sunday, 3 February 2013.

Roman Text is from the Article on Fr Z's Blog,
WHAT DOES THE PRAYER REALLY SAY, at

http://wdtprs.com/blog/

Italic Text is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia.

Church of The Holy Innocents, Manhattan, New York.

The Church of the Holy Innocents, in Manhattan, will celebrate the restoration of its monumental Mural of the Crucifixion by Constantino Brumidi with the first Traditional Forty Hours’ Devotion in the Archdiocese of New York since the Second Vatican Council.

The Forty Hours' Devotion will take place over the first weekend of February and conclude with a Pontifical Mass at the Faldstool on Sunday, February 3rd at 10 AM coram sanctissimo (in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament).

There will be sign-up sheets at the back of the Church of the Holy Innocents for those who would like to commit to adoring the Blessed Sacrament in the Church during the periods of Exposition.

The Forty Hours' Devotion begins on the First Friday of February, February 1st, at 6:00 PM with a Solemn Votive Mass of the Blessed Sacrament (in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite). This Mass concludes with the Exposition and Procession of the Blessed Sacrament. The First Friday All Night Vigil begins after this Mass and will continue until 4:00 AM.

Church of The Holy Innocents, Manhattan, New York.

Photo: 3 June 2012.

Source: Own work.

Artist: Jim.henderson

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The Forty Hours continues on the First Saturday of February, February 2nd, at 1:00 PM with a Solemn Mass for the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Candlemas, (in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite). This Mass will include the blessing of candles and procession.

At 4 PM, there will also be a Pontifical Mass (in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, versus populum and in English) for the Solemnity of the Dedication of the Church, celebrated by His Excellency Dominick Lagonegro, Auxiliary Bishop of New York, at which he will bless the restored Mural.

The Forty Hours' Devotion concludes on the First Sunday of February, February 3rd, at 10:00 AM with a Solemn Pontifical Mass at the Faldstool coram sanctissimo for the Feast of the Dedication of the Church, celebrated by His Excellency, James C. Timlin, Bishop Emeritus of Scranton. This Mass concludes with the Procession of the Blessed Sacrament and Reposition.

The Church of the Holy Innocents is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 126 West 37th Street at Broadway, Manhattan, New York City.

History

The parish was established in 1868. The present edifice was completed in 1870, using the Gothic Revival style of architecture. The first pastor engaged Constantino Brumidi to create a monumental fresco over the main altar. He later decorated the Great Rotunda of the U. S. Capitol Building. 

In the early years, cows roamed the streets and open pastures around Holy Innocents. As the city rapidly expanded northward, the community, known as the "Tenderloin", teemed with immigrants from Europe. 

By the early 1900s, the area was known for newspaper publishing (The New York Herald) and theatres (The Metropolitan Opera House (39th St)). Holy Innocents was called the "actors' church". Eugene O'Neill, the playwright, was baptised in the Church in 1888. Archbishop Patrick J. Hayes had the Church build a twenty-storey storage and loft building at 135-9 West 36th Street in 1924, to designs by the eminent Emery Roth, 19 West 40th Street for $600,000.

Pastor Rev. Dr. Richard Brennan transferred here in 1890 from being pastor since 1875 of St. Rose of Lima's Old Church (New York City), after the death of the former pastor, Rev. Larkin.