Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal, unless stated otherwise. The Octave-Day Of Saints Peter And Paul. Apostles. 6 July. Greater-Double. Red Vestments.
Today concludes, by a special Mass, the concert of praise offered during eight days by The Church to The Apostles Peter and Paul, whose names are eternal (Introit, Epistle).
Mass: Sapiéntiam.
Preface: Of The Apostles.
Pontifical High Mass (Novus Ordo) on The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul,
29 June 2016, from the Cathedral of Saint Peter, Cologne, Germany.
Celebrant: Bishop Manfred Melzer, Titular Bishop of Carinola,
Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal, unless stated otherwise. Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria. Confessor. Feast Day 5 July. Double. White Vestments.
English: Portrait of Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria.
Español: Pintura de San Antonio Maria Zaccaria.
Date: Unknown.
Source: Archivo personal.
Author: Unknown.
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Saint Anthony Mary was born, in 1502, of a noble family at Cremona, Italy. Penetrating of mind, added to integrity of life, raised him above his school fellows. Having won his Degree, of Doctor of Medicine, at Padua, he understood, by a warning from God, that he was called to heal Spiritual, rather than bodily, diseases.
Like the young man in the Gospel, he had from childhood observed The Commandments; he left everything to follow Jesus (Gospel). He Founded The Order of Clerks Regular, whose Members are called Barnabites [Editor: So named after the companion of Saint Paul.] Saint Anthony Mary gave them Saint Paul as model and protector. He was, like the great Apostle, filled with super-eminent knowledge of Christ (Collect). Wherefore, the Introit, Gradual, Alleluia, and Communion, apply to him the very words of the Apostle, and the Epistle is that in which The Doctor of the Gentiles gives to his Disciple, Timothy, the counsels that guided him in his teaching.
Consoled by a Heavenly vision of The Apostles, he died a Holy Death, at the age of thirty-six, in 1539.
Mass: Sermo meus.
Commemoration of The Octave of The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.
Preface: Of The Apostles.
English: The Church of Saint Barnabas and Saint Paul,
Milan, Italy.
Italiano: Milano - Chiesa dei Ss. Barnaba e Paolo.
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While in Milan, he laid the foundations of three Religious Orders: one for men (The Clerics Regular of Saint Paul, commonly known as The Barnabites); a female branch of un-cloistered Nuns, The Angelic Sisters of Saint Paul; and a Lay Congregation for married people, The Laity of Saint Paul, originally called The Married of Saint Paul, and sometimes referred to in North America as The Oblates of Saint Paul.
"The Congregation of The Regular Clerks of Saint Paul" was Canonically sanctioned by Pope Clement VII in 1533. The Barnabites' main devotions were the teachings of Saint Paul and emphasis on love for The Eucharist and Christ Crucified.
The Order was named after the companion of Saint Paul. Since The Order criticised what they saw as abuses in The Roman Catholic Church, Zaccaria soon gained a number of enemies, and, as The Order's Founder, he was twice investigated for Heresy, in 1534 and 1537. He was acquitted both times. In 1536, he stepped down as General of The Order and went to Vicenza, Italy, where he reformed two Convents and Founded The Order's second House.
On 15 January 1535, Pope Paul III approved The Angelic Sisters with the Bull, "Debitum pastoralis officii".
After his death, a number of cures were attributed to the intercession of Anthony Mary Zaccaria. Twenty-seven years after his death, his body was found to be incorrupt. His mortal remains are now enshrined at the Church of Saint Barnabas, Milan, Italy. He was Canonised by Pope Leo XIII on 27 May 1897. His Feast Day is Celebrated on 5 July. He is a Patron Saint of physicians.
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"'Ullo John ! Gotta New Motor ?" is a song written by the comedianAlexei Sayle, originally released as a single in the UK in 1982. The single eventually achieved UK Top Twenty success in 1984, following a re-issue.
The song and its title have subsequently been adapted and re-used in a number of different cultural contexts.
Milan's layout, with streets either radiating from The Duomo or encircling it, reveals that The Duomo occupies what was the most central site in Roman Mediolanum, that of the public Basilica facing The Forum.
The first Cathedral, the "new Basilica" (Basilica Nova), Dedicated to Saint Thecla, was completed by 355 A.D. It seems to share, on a slightly smaller scale, the Plan of the contemporaneous Church recently re-discovered beneath Tower Hill in London. An adjoining Basilica was erected in 836 A,D. The old Octagonal Baptistery, the Battistero Paleocristiano, dates to 335 A.D., and still can be visited under The Milan Cathedral. When a fire damaged the Cathedral and Basilica in 1075, they were rebuilt as The Duomo.
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Saint Leo II. Pope and Confessor. Feast Day 3 July. Semi-Double. White Vestments.
English: Portrait of Pope Saint Leo II. [Papacy from 682 A.D. - 683 A.D.]
Español: imagen del papa leon II.
Source: Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura, Roma.
Author: Unknown.
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Pope Saint Leo II, a Sicilian by birth, participated in the full Priesthood of Christ (Introit, Epistle, Gradual, Alleluia) on becoming Pope. Guided by The Holy Ghost, he gave their full value to the Spiritual Riches of The Church committed to his care by Jesus (Gospel, Communion).
He approved The Acts of The Sixth Council, which condemned those who taught that Christ had only one Will. Well-versed in Sacred Singing, he perfected the melodies of The Psalms and of The Hymns of The Church.
He was truly The Father of The Poor and, by his example and Preaching, led everyone to Virtue. He died in 683 A.D., and was buried in the Basilica of Saint Peter, Rome.
Let us imitate the example of this Saint (Collect), who was one of the successors of Saint Peter on The Pontifical Throne.
Mass: Sacerdótes tui.
Commemoration of The Octave of The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.
The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia. Pope Saint Leo II was a Sicilian by birth (the son of a man named Paul). He may have ended up being among the many Sicilian Clergy in Rome due to the Islamic Caliphate attacks on Sicily in
the Mid-7th-Century. Though elected Pope a few days after the death of Pope Saint Agathon on
10 January 681 A.D., he was not Consecrated until 17 August 682 A.D. Pope Saint Leo II was known as an eloquent Preacher, who was interested in music and noted for his Charity to the Poor. His successor was Pope Benedict II.
In 2009, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a great student and admirer of Saint Bonaventure, made a Pastoral Visit to Bagnoregio, Italy, the Saint’s hometown. On that historic visit, the Pope gave a speech about Saint Bonaventure in which he invited Priests “to learn from this great Doctor of The Church, to deepen their knowledge of his Teaching on Wisdom rooted in Christ.” Since that time, there has been renewed interest in Bagnoregio as a tourist destination.
In the Summer of 2016, The Scholasticum Institute, a Graduate Institution Dedicated to the Scholastic Theology of Saint Bonaventure of Bagnoregio and Saint Thomas Aquinas, opened its doors in the very town where Saint Bonaventure was raised and where Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI urged further Study of The Seraphic Doctor of The Church.
Pope Sixtus V explained the importance of Scholastic Theology: “[T]here has been discovered by Our ancestors, most wise men, Scholastic Theology, which two Doctors. glorious above all, the Angelic Saint Thomas, and the Seraphic Saint Bonaventure, most brilliant Professors in this capacity . . . with excellent genius, assiduous Study, great labours, and Vigils, have refined and decorated, and have passed on to those who would come after . . . ” He went on to say that “a salutary understanding and practice of this Science [Scholastic Theology] . . . could certainly always bring the greatest assistance to The Church.” (Triumphantis Hierusalem, § 10).
Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal, unless otherwise stated. The Visitation Of The Blessed Virgin Mary. Feast Day 2 July. Double of The Second-Class. White Vestments.
For in her visit to Elizabeth, Mary's Faith is validated; that she will be The Mother of The World's Saviour - Jesus Christ ! And so, with Rejoicing and Thanksgiving for all His Mighty Deeds, His Mercy on the lowly and His Fulfillment of Covenant - Mary's Soul bursts forth with Joy to The Lord.
The Angel Gabriel had announced to Mary that God would soon give a son to Elizabeth. The Virgin at once betook herself to Hebron, where her cousin resided: That is The Mystery of The Visitation, which is Solemnised on the day following The Octave of The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist.
On this day, as in The Season of Advent, The Church recalls together the memories of The Precursor and of Jesus and Mary. For we then remarked, that the Friday in The Winter Ember Week recalled to us the same Mystery of The Visitation.
This Feast was instituted for the whole World in 1389, by Pope Urban VI, in order to obtain the end of the Great Western Schism. It was later on raised to The Rite of Double of The Second-Class by Blessed Pope Pius IX, for on this Feast was completed at Rome in 1849 the victory of The Church over the Revolution.
Mary visits Elizabeth and Jesus visits and Sanctifies John. Wherefore, Saint John leaps with joy and Elizabeth, filled with The Holy Ghost, exclaims: " Blessed art thou among women and Blessed is The Fruit of thy Womb" (Gospel).
The Virgin, Mother of God, who bears and gives birth to Him Who bears and produces all things (Gradual, Alleluia, Offertory, Communion) then pronounces a "Sublime Canticle" (Introit), The Magnificat.
Mass: Salve, sancta parens.
The same day: Saint Processus and Saint Martinian.
Martyrs.
Feast Day 2 July.
Red Vestments.
Peter and Paul, cast into The Mamertine Prison, converted their two Warders, Processus and Martinian, and Baptised them. Brought before the statue of Jupiter, these new Christians refused to adore it and were put to death.
As the recruitment began, on 14 September 1914, 104 men were drafted during the first three hours. Brothers, friends and
work-mates reported together. On 24 September 1914,
The Accrington Battalion had reached a full strength of
36 officers and 1,076 men.
About half of the Battalion were recruited from Accrington and the surrounding area; the remainder were recruited from the neighbouring towns of Burnley, Chorley, and Blackburn.
The 'Accrington Pals' Battalion is probably the most famous of The "Pals" Battalions, which were erected in the early months of World War I, in response to Kitchener's call to form a Volunteer Army. It was formed by men from all walks of life from Accrington, Lancashire, and the surrounding area.
Groups of friends - "Pals" - came forward together, in anticipation of a great adventure. In its first major battle, the Battalion suffered devastating losses in the attack on Serre, France, on 1 July 1916, the first day of The Battle of the Somme.
The losses were hard to bear in a community where everyone had a close relative or friend killed or injured.
Although the Battalion fought again, the "Pals" concept was forever lost.
The Liturgy, that admirable summary of the history of The Church, reminds us every year that, at this date in 1849, thanks to the French Army, the Revolution which had driven the Pope from Rome was vanquished.
To perpetuate the memory of this triumph, and to show that it was due to The Saviour's Merits, Blessed Pope Pius IX, at the time a refugee at Gaeta, Italy, instituted The Feast of The Precious Blood. Pope Pius XI, in 1934, raised it to the Rank of a First-Class Feast.
The Heart of Jesus has made this Adorable Blood circulate in His limbs; wherefore, as on The Feast of The Sacred Heart, the Gospel presents to our view the thrust of the lance which pierced the side of The Divine Crucified, Blood and Water gushing forth. [The Office of Matins speaks of The Blood which Christ shed at The Circumcision, and in The Garden of Olives, and The Flagellation (Scourging) at The Pillar, and The Crowning of Thorns, and on The Cross.]
Thus become united the two testimonies which The Holy Ghost bore to The Messias, when He was Baptised in The Water of The Jordan and when He was Baptised in Blood on The Cross (Gradual).
Let us do homage to The Precious Blood of Our Redeemer, which the Priest offers to God on the Altar.
Mass:Redemisti nos.
At Low Masses: Commemoration of The Octave Day of Saint John the Baptist. Preface: Of The Cross.
