English: In The Choir Of Aachen Cathedral.
Deutsch: Im Chor des Münsters zu Aachen. Signiert. Datiert 1890.
Artist: Franz Stegmann.
Date: 1890.
Source: Düsseldorfer Auktionshaus
Author: Franz Stegmann (1831–1892).
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Sunday, 20 March 2016
Lenten Station At The Papal Arch-Basilica Of Saint John Lateran. Palm Sunday.
Roman Text is taken from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.
unless otherwise stated.
Italic Text from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.
Palm Sunday.
Station at Saint John Lateran.
Indulgence of twenty-five Years and twenty-five Quarantines.
Station at Saint John Lateran.
Indulgence of twenty-five Years and twenty-five Quarantines.
Semi-Double.
Privilege of The First Class.
Violet Vestments.
Papal Arch-Basilica of Saint John Lateran.
Archibasilica Sanctissimi Salvatoris et Sanctorum Iohannes Baptistae et
Evangelistae in Laterano Omnium urbis et orbis ecclesiarum mater et caput.
Evangelistae in Laterano Omnium urbis et orbis ecclesiarum mater et caput.
Italiano: Facciata principale della Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano (Roma),
progettata da Alessandro Galilei (1735).
Français: Façade principale de la basilique Saint-Jean-de-Latran
(Rome) par Alessandro Galilei, 1735.
Photo: 2006/09/07.
Source: Own work.
Author: Jastrow.
(Wikimedia Commons)
On Palm Sunday is reproduced The Triumphal Procession,
which accompanied Our Lord, when He entered Jerusalem.
Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY
Artist: Rene de Cramer.
"Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium".
Used with Permission.
First, comes The Blessing and Procession of Palms, in which everything overflows with a Holy Joy, which enables us, after two thousand years, to revive the spirit of the magnificent scene of Our Lord's Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem.
Then follows The Mass, whose Chants and Lessons relate exclusively to The Sorrowful Memory of Our Redeemer's Passion.
Photo: October 2005.
Source: Flickr.
Author: Ern.
Reviewer: Mac9.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The Blessing and Procession of Palms.
After this, a Bishop, mounted on an ass, rode up to The Church of The Resurrection on the summit of The Mount of Olives, surrounded by a multitude carrying Palms and singing Anthems and Hymns. This Ceremony was preceded by The Solemn Reading of The Passage from Exodus, in which The Flight from Egypt is related.
English: Basilica of Saint John Lateran.
With its length of 400 feet, this Basilica ranks fifteenth among the largest Churches in the World.
With its length of 400 feet, this Basilica ranks fifteenth among the largest Churches in the World.
Français: Basilique Saint-Jean-de-Latran, Vatican, située à Rome, Latium, Italie. Avec sa longueur de 121,84 mètres, cette Basilique se classe au 15è rang parmi les plus grandes églises au monde.
Photo: September 2010.
Source: Own work.
Author: Tango7174.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Papal Arch-Basilica of Saint John-in-Lateran,
Rome, Italy.
Major Papal and Roman Arch-Basilica of The Most Holy Saviour
and Saint John the Baptist and Saint John The Evangelist-in-Lateran.
Mother and Head of all Churches in Rome and in the World.
Photo: 21 April 2015.
Source: Own work.
Author: Livioandronico2013.
(Wikimedia Commons)
English: Saint Peter, by Pierre-Étienne Monnot.
Nave of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran,
Rome, Italy.
Nave of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran,
Rome, Italy.
Français: Saint Pierre, par Pierre-Étienne Monnot.
Nef de la basilique Saint-Jean-de-Latran (Rome).
Nef de la basilique Saint-Jean-de-Latran (Rome).
Photo: 2006/09/07.
Source: Own work.
Author: Jastrow.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The Church of Rome, it would seem, adopted this practice about the 9th-Century A.D. and added to it the Rite for The Blessing of The Palms, which has given to this Sunday the name of "The Easter of Flowers".
In this Benediction, The Church Prays for health of mind and body for those who dwell in houses where the Palms are preserved.
This Procession of Christians, who, with Palm in hand and songs of Hosanna on their lips, proclaim Christ's Kingship every year, throughout the whole World and in all generations, is composed of all Catechumens, of public penitents and of The Faithful. All of whom will be united at The Easter Feast to this Glorious Victor, through The Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Penance.
The decorated Coffered Ceiling
of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran,
Rome, Italy.
Rome, Italy.
Photo: 27 July 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: Dnalor 01.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Soon, the door opens, after the Sub-Deacon has knocked on it three times with The Foot of The Cross, and The Procession enters the Church; so does The Cross of Christ open Heaven to us and so will The Elect, one day, enter with their Lord into Eternal Glory.
We should carefully keep a Blessed Palm in our home. It is a Sacramental, which will obtain for us Graces in virtue of The Church's Prayer and strengthen our Faith in Christ, Who, Full of Mercy, has conquered sin, death and the devil, in a victory of which these sacred Palms are the type.
English: The Choir and Apse
in the Basilica of Saint John Lateran,
Rome, Italy.
in the Basilica of Saint John Lateran,
Rome, Italy.
Deutsch: Chorraum und Apsis
von San Giovanni in Laterano, Rom
von San Giovanni in Laterano, Rom
Photo: September 2005.
Source: Own work.
Author: Stefan Bauer, http://www.ferras.at
(Wikimedia Commons)
The Blessing of Palms takes place at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore), which, in Rome, represents Bethlehem, the birthplace of Him Whom The Magi hailed as "King of the Jews." Thence, The Procession goes to Saint John Lateran, in which Church, in former times, The Lenten Station took place, since, by its Dedication to Saint Saviour, it calls up memories of The Passion, which is the Subject of Today's Mass.
The Redeemer's Triumph must be preceded by His Humiliation, "even to The Death of The Cross" (Epistle), which is to serve as a model for us, that, "instructed by His Patience", we may "partake in His Resurrection".
Every Parish Priest celebrates Mass for the people of his Parish.
Mass: Dómine, ne longe fácias.
Preface: Of The Holy Cross.
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Saturday, 19 March 2016
Welcome To Catholic Margate.
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See the beautiful new Web-Site for the Church of
Saint Austin and Saint Gregory, Margate, with Saint Anne, Cliftonville,
at
Tenebrae.
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Is It Time To Bring Tenebrae Out Of The Shadows ?
By Clare Bowskill.
It is one of the oldest Offices in The Liturgy of The Catholic Church. It features some of the most beautiful music ever written. So why have so many of us never heard of it ? Why am I completely in the dark about Tenebrae ?
One of my jobs, as the new Head of Publicity for The Latin Mass Society, is to promote the wonderful selection of Masses and Services happening in The Traditional Rite across the Country during Holy Week and The Sacred Triduum, the three days leading up to Easter.
It is one of the oldest Offices in The Liturgy of The Catholic Church. It features some of the most beautiful music ever written. So why have so many of us never heard of it ? Why am I completely in the dark about Tenebrae ?
One of my jobs, as the new Head of Publicity for The Latin Mass Society, is to promote the wonderful selection of Masses and Services happening in The Traditional Rite across the Country during Holy Week and The Sacred Triduum, the three days leading up to Easter.
Looking at the list, though, l realised that Tenebrae, sung from "Spy Wednesday" in Holy Week, has completely passed me by, and, I suspect, many of my forty-something generation. I had to find out what Tenebrae was and what I was missing out on.
It usually takes place on the evenings before each of the days it is assigned to, and takes its name from the gradual extinguishing of Candles during the Service. These Candles are made from unbleached wax - the same as we use for funerals and in Requiem Masses - which represent mourning.
The Candles are lit on a "Hearse", a triangular Candelabra which stands in the Sanctuary. They are snuffed out, one-by-one, after each of the Psalms. At the end, one Candle is left alight, representing The Light of Christ.
This Candle is taken down and hidden, usually behind the Altar. The Church is now left in total darkness, symbolising the Abandonment, the Death and the Burial of Christ. Right at the end of the Service, the Candle is restored, to enable the people to see their way out, but it has been suggested that this also represents the Death and the Resurrection of Christ. For those attending the Service, they know when to rise and leave, as there is a loud noise, made by a "Clapper", or by the knocking of Hymn Books against the Pews.
Charles Finch continues by explaining to me that Matins is divided into three parts, or "Nocturns", each with three Psalms and three Lessons, with their accompanying Responsories. Lauds, which follows, has five Psalms, and then the "Benedictus".
Charles Finch continues by explaining to me that Matins is divided into three parts, or "Nocturns", each with three Psalms and three Lessons, with their accompanying Responsories. Lauds, which follows, has five Psalms, and then the "Benedictus".
"It is the Responsories that have inspired Composers to write some of their finest Religious Music, none more so than Victoria, whose incomparable settings of the Texts for The Second and Third Nocturns have not been surpassed, and reach out to all, and not just to the observant Catholic. Who can fail to be drawn into the drama of The Lord's Passion when listening to these sublime Works ?"
Speaking to those that have experienced the awe of a Tenebrae Service, l can be left in no doubt that this precious gem of The Traditional Rite is quite unique in its power to evoke such feelings of intensity and emotion.
From the immortal words of Saint Paul’s Letter to The Philippians: "Christus factus est pro nobis obediens" (Christ became obedient for us unto Death), to the powerful Text from the Responsory
"O vos omnes", "if there be any sorrow like My sorrow", it appears to perfectly evoke the Betrayal, Abandonment, and the Agony of Christ’s Crucifixion on The Cross.
Tenebrae will be sung at Saint Mary Moorfields Church, Moorgate, London EC2M 7LS, at 9 p.m. on Spy Wednesday, Holy Thursday and Good Friday; and at Saint Bede’s Church, Clapham Park, London SW12 0LF, at 7.00 p.m. on Spy Wednesday, and at The Brompton Oratory, London SW7 2RP, at 6.30 p.m. on Spy Wednesday, and 10.00 a.m. on Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Also in Saint Augustine's Church, Ramsgate; Birmingham Oratory; Saint Walburge's Church, Preston; Saint Mary’s Shrine, Warrington; Saint William of York's Church, Reading, and Saints Peter and Paul and Philomena's Church, New Brighton.
Clare Bowskill is the Publicity Officer for The Latin Mass Society and Director of Music at Saint Mary Magdalen’s Church, Brighton, Sussex.
Lenten Station. The Saturday In Passion Week. At Saint John's-Before-The-Latin-Gate.
Roman Text is taken from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.
Italic Text from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.
Saturday in Passion Week.
Station at Saint John's-Before-The-Latin-Gate.
Indulgence of 10 Years and 10 Quarantines.
Violet Vestments.
English: The Portal of the Basilica of
Saint John's-before-the-Latin-Gate, Rome, Italy.
Saint John's-before-the-Latin-Gate, Rome, Italy.
Italiano: San Giovanni a Porta Latina de Rome.
Français: Puits et portique de l'Église
San Giovanni a Porta Latina de Rome.
San Giovanni a Porta Latina de Rome.
Photo: July 2009.
Source: Own work.
Author: LPLT.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The Stational Church chosen for this day was at Saint John's-before-the-Latin-Gate. It is near the place where The Appian Way branches off, forming, to the Left, The Latin Way.
English: The Nave of the Basilica of
Saint John's-before-the-Latin-Gate,
Rome, Italy.
Saint John's-before-the-Latin-Gate,
Rome, Italy.
Français: Nef de l'église San Giovanni
a Porta Latina à Rome.
a Porta Latina à Rome.
Photo: July 2009.
Source: Own work.
Author: LPLT.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The Mass sums up all the great Mysteries which are about to fill Holy Week.
English: The Garden of Gethsemane (referred to, below)
with the Church of Maria-Magdalene in the background.
Deutsch: Bild des Garten Gethsemane mit der
Maria-Magdalena-Kirche im Hintergrund.
Maria-Magdalena-Kirche im Hintergrund.
Photo: July 2006.
Sources: http://users.wsg.net/bedrosian/images/Gethsemane.JPG
aus http://users.wsg.net/bedrosian/photography.htm.
aus http://users.wsg.net/bedrosian/photography.htm.
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Jesus is going to die, like the grain of wheat, that He may produce much fruit. For the moment, "His Soul is troubled", as It will be in The Garden of Gethsemane. But, "it is for that He has come", "to Glorify His Father". And, as a voice from Heaven tells us, this Glorification will be complete, for "the prince of this World shall be cast out" and The Saviour Raised upon a Cross and, reaching to Heaven, "will draw all things to Him".
The Saviour here reveals to us His Whole Heart, Which wishes, at the price of such cruel sufferings, to ruin our enemy and secure our Salvation.
The five Pairs of Columns
in San Giovanni a Porta Latina,
Rome, Italy.
in San Giovanni a Porta Latina,
Rome, Italy.
Photo: May 2009.
Source: Own work.
Author: LPLT.
(Wikimedia Commons)
To avoid the effects of Divine Justice, let us die to sin and we shall produce much fruit unto Eternal Life.
Mass: Miserére mihi.
English: The wall of the Narthex in the Basilica
of Saint John's-before-the-Latin-Gate,
Rome, Italy.
of Saint John's-before-the-Latin-Gate,
Rome, Italy.
Français: Mur du Narthex de l'Église
San Giovanni a Porta Latina de Rome.
San Giovanni a Porta Latina de Rome.
Photo: July 2009.
Source: Own work.
Author: LPLT.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.
San Giovanni a Porta Latina (Saint John-before-the-Latin-Gate) is a Basilica Church in Rome, near the Porta Latina (on the Via Latina) of the Aurelian Walls. It is currently the Titular Church of Cardinal Franciszek Macharski, former Archbishop of Kraków.
According to Tertullian, as quoted by Saint Jerome, in 92 A.D., Saint John the Evangelist survived Martyrdom at Rome, under the Emperor Domitian, by being immersed in a vat of boiling oil, from which he emerged unharmed. He was later exiled to the island of Patmos. This event was traditionally said to have occurred at The Latin Gate (located on the Southern portion of the Roman Wall). The nearby Chapel of San Giovanni in Oleo is said to be on this very spot.
English: His Eminence, Franciszek Macharski,
Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina.
Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina.
Polski: Homilia kardynała Franciszka Macharskiego
w sierpniu 2002 r. (21?) w sanktuarium Miłosierdzia
Bożego w Łagiewnikach Krakowskich.
w sierpniu 2002 r. (21?) w sanktuarium Miłosierdzia
Bożego w Łagiewnikach Krakowskich.
Photo: April 2005.
Source: Own work.
Author: Robert Wrzesiński.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The Tradition, for the building of the Basilica of Saint John-before-the-Latin-Gate, places its construction during the Pontificate of Pope Gelasius I (492 A.D. - 496 A.D.). This is consistent with the oldest of the roof tiles, which have the imprint of a taxation stamp for the Ostrogoth King and Ruler of Italy, Theodoric the Great (reigned 493 A.D. - 526 A.D.). One of these ancient roof tiles is now used in the Basilica as a Lectern.
In the 8th-Century A.D., the Basilica was restored by Pope Adrian I, and, later, the Bell-Tower and Portico were added. At the end of the 12th-Century, the Basilica was re-Consecrated by Pope Celestine III. In the 16th- and 17th-Centuries, a Baroque Ceiling and other Baroque features were added to the Interior.
English: Apsidal frescoes
in San Giovanni a Porta Latina,
Rome, Italy.
in San Giovanni a Porta Latina,
Rome, Italy.
Français: Fresques de l'abside de l'église
San Giovanni a Porta Latina de Rome.
San Giovanni a Porta Latina de Rome.
Photo: November 2008.
Source: Own work.
Author: LPLT.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The main entrance to the Basilica is fronted by a small Piazza, with a 100-year-old Cedar and an 8th-Century A.D. Well-Head, nearly reproducing this aspect of the Basilica that would have been seen at the re-Consecration by Pope Celestine III in the 12th-Century.
The Portico (or Porch) of the Basilica is supported by four re-used Classical Columns (each of a different Marble) supporting five Arches. The main door is framed with a simple mosaic of Red and Green Porphyry.
The Well-Head, from the time of Pope Adrian I, has a double row circular design around its barrel and a Latin inscription completely around its crown: IN NOMINE PAT[RES] ET FILII ET SPI[RITUS SANT]I "In the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost" and a quote from the Prophet Isaiah: OMN[E]S SITIE[NTES VENITE AD AQUAS] "All you who are thirsty come to the water" and the name of the stone-carver: EGO STEFANUS "I am Stephen".
English: Marble Columns in the Nave of the Basilica
of Saint John's-before-the-Latin-Gate,
Rome, Italy.
of Saint John's-before-the-Latin-Gate,
Rome, Italy.
Français: Les colonnes de la nef de l'Église
San Giovanni a Porta Latina de Rome.
San Giovanni a Porta Latina de Rome.
Photo: July 2009.
Source: Own work.
Author: LPLT.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Occupying the Ledge of the central window, is a carved wooden Crucifixion scene, including Saint John the Evangelist and The Blessed Virgin Mary. In front of the Altar, is a mosaic Pavement in Cosmatesque Style. The geometric pattern of Red and Green Porphyry is framed in White Marble (as well as re-used fragments of White Marble with Latin lettering) and is thought to have been created before the 12th-Century. Inserted in the front step of the Altar, is the “Title” of the Basilica, of ancient origin, discovered during the renovations of 1940: "TIT. S. IOANNIS ANTE PORTAM LA[TINAM]".
In the years 1913-1915, then recently-discovered frescoes were restored above The High Altar. After this work, another search of the face of the Central Nave revealed the presence of a full circle of Mediaeval frescoes. The restoration of these frescoes was completed with the full restoration of the Basilica in 1940-1941. The Central Nave is decorated with about fifty scenes representing The Old and New Testaments, from The Creation of the World to the glorious Apocalypse of the New Jerusalem. The frescoes were executed by several artists under the direction of one Master.
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Friday, 18 March 2016
The Stations Of The Cross During Lent.
The Twelfth Station.
Jesus Dies On The Cross.
Illustration: THE TRUE MASS
During Lent (a time of Prayer, Mortification, and Alms-Giving),
why not make the effort and go to The Stations of The Cross every week ?
If your Church doesn't bother to have The Stations of The Cross (can you believe it ?),
you can still make a private visit to the Church and Pray The Stations of The Cross, yourself,
or save these Way Of The Cross Illustrations (above) and Pray The Stations in your own home.
Booklets are available (in U.K.) for Praying
The Stations of The Cross from
The Seven Sorrows Of The Blessed Virgin Mary. Friday In Passion Week.
Roman Text is taken from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal for Friday in Passion Week,
unless otherwise stated.
unless otherwise stated.
Italic Text from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.
unless otherwise stated.
The Seven Sorrows of The Blessed Virgin Mary.
Friday in Passion Week.
Greater-Double.
Friday in Passion Week.
Greater-Double.
White Vestments.
English: The Blessed Virgin Mary surrounded by The Seven Sorrows.
Nederlands: Linkerluik van een diptiek Onze-Lieve-Vrouw
der Zeven Weeën door Adriaen Isenbrant (circa 1490-1551); KMSKB, Brussel.
Nederlands: Linkerluik van een diptiek Onze-Lieve-Vrouw
der Zeven Weeën door Adriaen Isenbrant (circa 1490-1551); KMSKB, Brussel.
Photo: June 2009.
Source: Own work.
Author: Georges Jansoone (JoJan) -
artwork by Adriaen Isenbrant.
artwork by Adriaen Isenbrant.
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The Easter Cycle tells us how The Mother of The Saviour co-operated in The Mystery of The Redemption. It shows her in this Season of The Passion at The Foot of The Cross, where Christ is dying (Introit, Sequence, Gospel). “An ineffable union is established between The Oblation of The Incarnate Word and that of Mary; The Divine Blood and The Tears of The Mother flow together and are mixed for the redemption of the human race.” [The quoted Text is taken from “The Liturgical Year” by Dom Guéranger: Friday in Passion Week.]
“The Prophecy of Simeon is fulfilled: A Sword of Grief pierces The Most Gentle Soul of The Glorious Virgin Mary (Collect), who, by her unequalled love, becomes The Queen of Martyrs” (Communion). [The quoted Text is taken from Saint Bernard of Clairvaux: Sixth Lesson at Matins.]
As Judith had delivered Israel by killing Holofernes (Epistle), The Virgin is our Deliverer, with Jesus. Wherefore, the Gospel shows us, at The Foot of The Tree of Passion, in a scene which recalls The Tree of Prevarication, The Maternity of Mary with regard to The Church personified by Saint John.
“Let us Venerate The Transfixion of The Glorious Virgin Mary at The Foot of The Cross, in order to gather the happy fruit of The Passion of her Son” (Collect).
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Our Lady Of The Seven Sorrows. Friday In Passion Week.
Friday in Passion Week.
Illustrations and Italic Text taken from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.
unless otherwise stated.
Español: Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, 1816.
Fernando Estévez de Salas.
Fernando Estévez de Salas.
Parroquia de San Juan Bautista,
Villa de La Orotava.
Villa de La Orotava.
English: Our Lady of Sorrows.
Photo: April 2010.
Source: Own work.
Author: JosuHdez.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Francaise: La descente de Croix, les larmes de Marie (Detail).
English: The descent from The Cross into the Arms of Mary (detail).
Current location: Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France.
Current location: Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France.
Source/Photographer: Own work, Alsace, Haut-Rhin, Colmar,
Musée d'UnterLinden : la descente de Croix,
les larmes de Marie., vincent desjardins, 2008-12-27 10:33.
Musée d'UnterLinden : la descente de Croix,
les larmes de Marie., vincent desjardins, 2008-12-27 10:33.
Archetypal Gothic Lady of Sorrows
from a Triptych by the Master of the Stauffenberg Altarpiece,
Alsace, France, circa 1455.
from a Triptych by the Master of the Stauffenberg Altarpiece,
Alsace, France, circa 1455.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The Seven Sorrows (or Dolours) are events in The Life of The Blessed Virgin Mary, which are a popular Devotion and are frequently depicted in art. It is a common Devotion for Catholics to say, daily, one Our Father and seven Hail Marys for each of The Seven Sorrows, which are:
The Prophecy of Simeon. (Luke 2:34-35) or the Circumcision of Christ;
The Flight into Egypt. (Matthew 2:13);
The Loss of The Child Jesus in the Temple. (Luke 2:43-45);
Mary Meets Jesus on The Way to Calvary.;
Jesus Dies on The Cross. (John 19:25);
Mary Receives The Body of Jesus in Her Arms. (Matthew 27:57-59);
The Body of Jesus Is Placed in the Tomb. (John 19:40-42).
These Seven Sorrows should not be confused with The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of The Rosary.
English: Mater Dolorosa with open hands, 1555,
Prado museum (Madrid, Spain).
Español: Tiziano, Dolorosa con las manos abiertas, 1555,
óleo sobre mármol, museo del Prado (Madrid, España).
óleo sobre mármol, museo del Prado (Madrid, España).
Madonna in Sorrow, by Titian, 1555.
Author: Titian (1490–1576).
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The Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows was originated by a Provincial Synod of Cologne in 1413 as a response to the iconoclast, Hussites. It was designated for The Friday after The Third Sunday after Easter. It had the Title: Commemoratio angustiae et doloris Beatae Mariae Virginis. Before the 16th-Century, The Feast was Celebrated only in parts of Northern Europe.
Earlier, in 1233, seven youths in Tuscany founded The Servite Order (also known as "The Servite Friars", or "The Order of The Servants of Mary"). Five years later, they took up "The Sorrows of Mary, Standing Under The Cross", as the principal Devotion of their Order.
Over the Centuries, several Devotions, and even Orders, arose around Meditation on Mary's Sorrows. The Servites developed the two most common Devotions to Our Lady's Sorrows, namely The Rosary of The Seven Sorrows and The Black Scapular of The Seven Dolours of Mary. The Black Scapular is a symbol of The Confraternity of Our Lady of Sorrows, which is associated with The Servite Order. Most Devotional Scapulars have requirements regarding ornamentation or design. The Devotion of The Black Scapular requires only that it be made of Black Woollen Cloth.
English: Our Lady Umyagchenie zlih serdets
(Softening The Evil Hearts).
Russia.
(Softening The Evil Hearts).
Russia.
Русский: Икона "Умягчение злых сердец".
Date: Mid-19th-Century.
Source: http://days.pravoslavie.ru
Author: Anonymous.
(Wikimedia Commons)
It depicts The Virgin Mary at the moment that Simeon The Righteous says: "Yea, a Sword shall pierce through thy own Soul also . . ." (Luke 2:35) She stands with her hands upraised in Prayer, and Seven Swords pierce her heart, indicative of The Seven Sorrows. This is one of the few Orthodox icons of The Theotokos which do not depict The Infant Jesus. The refrain, "Rejoice, much-sorrowing Mother of God, turn our sorrows into joy and soften the hearts of evil men!" is also used.
"Dolorosa".
Artist: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo.
Description: Dolorosa,
Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla.
Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla.
Date: circa 1665.
Source/Photographer: http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/
cultura/museos/MBASE/index.jsp?redirect=
S2_3_1_1.jsp&idpieza=24&pagina=3
cultura/museos/MBASE/index.jsp?redirect=
S2_3_1_1.jsp&idpieza=24&pagina=3
(Wikimedia Commons)
No Feast in her honour was included in Pope Saint Pius V's 1570 Tridentine Calendar. Vatican approval for the Celebration of a Feast, in honour of Our Lady of Sorrows, was first granted to The Servite Order in 1667.
Español: Nuestra Señora de los Dolores.
Capilla del Sagrario de la Iglesia Parroquial
de Santa María del Alcor. El Viso del Alcor (Sevilla).
Procesiona bajo palio en la tarde noche del Viernes Santo.
Capilla del Sagrario de la Iglesia Parroquial
de Santa María del Alcor. El Viso del Alcor (Sevilla).
Procesiona bajo palio en la tarde noche del Viernes Santo.
Photo: December 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: Ajjb
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Another Feast, originating in the 17th-Century, was extended to the whole of The Latin Church in 1727. It was originally celebrated on Friday in Passion Week, one week before Good Friday. In 1954, it still held the Rank of Major-Double (slightly lower than the Rank of the 15 September Feast) in The General Roman Calendar.
The 15 September Feast is known as "The Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows" (Beatae Mariae Virginis Perdolentis). The Sequence, known as Stabat Mater, may be sung at Mass on that day.
The Madonna in Sorrow.
Author: Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato (1609–1685).
(Wikimedia Commons)
In this iconography, Our Lady of Seven Sorrows is, at times, simply represented in a sad and anguished mode by herself, her expression being that of tears and sadness. In other representations, The Virgin Mary is depicted with Seven Swords in her heart, a reference to the Prophecy of Simeon, at The Presentation of The Child Jesus in The Temple.
Our Lady of Sorrows is the Patron Saint of:
Slovakia;
The Congregation of Holy Cross;
The village of Mola di Bari and the Molise region of Italy;
The State of Mississippi, USA;
Dolores, in the Philippines;
Lanzarote, Canary Islands.
Mater Dolorosa (Berlin-Lankwitz).
Our Mother Of Sorrows.
Friday in Passion Week
is the Feast Day of The Seven Sorrows
is the Feast Day of The Seven Sorrows
of The Blessed Virgin Mary.
Stabat Mater. Prepare For Good Friday.
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unless otherwise stated.
English: The Crucifixion.
Church of Jesus,
Genoa, Italy.
Svenska: "Korsfästelsen".
Chiesa del Gesù. Genua.
Artist: Simon Vouet (1590–1649).
Date: 1622.
Source: Originally from sv.wikipedia;
description page is/was here.
Author: Simon Vouet.
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The Title of the sorrowful Hymn is an Incipit of the first line, Stabat mater dolorosa ("The Sorrowful Mother Stood"). The Dolorosa Hymn, one of the most powerful and immediate of extant Mediaeval poems, meditates on The Suffering of Mary, Jesus Christ's Mother, during His Crucifixion.
It is sung at The Liturgy on The Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. The Dolorosa has been set to music by many composers, with the most famous settings being those by Palestrina, Pergolesi, Alessandro Scarlatti and Domenico Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Haydn, Rossini, Poulenc, and Dvořák.
The Dolorosa was well-known by the end of the 14th-Century and Georgius Stella wrote of its use in 1388, while other historians note its use later in the same Century. In Provence, about 1399, it was used during The Nine Days Processions.
As a Liturgical Sequence, the Dolorosa was Suppressed, along with hundreds of other Sequences, by The Council of Trent, but restored to The Missal by Pope Benedict XIII, in 1727, for The Feast of The Seven Dolours of The Blessed Virgin Mary.
"Stabat Mater"
(The Mother Stood)
by Pergolesi.
Performed by
Andreas Scholl & Barbara Bonney
Available on YouTube at
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