Notre Dame de Rouen. The façade of the Gothic Church in France. Photographer: Hippo1947. Licence: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Monday, 11 July 2016

Pope Pius I. Saint. Martyr. Feast Day 11 July.


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


Pope Pius I.
Saint and Martyr.
Feast Day 11 July.

Simple.

Red Vestments.





Pope Saint Pius I.
Source: http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/pope0010.htm
This File: 18 August 2012.
Comment: Transferred from en.wikipedia by
User:Gikü using CommonsHelper.
(Wikimedia Commons)



The Cycle makes us honour, today, a Saint whom "God anointed with His Holy Oil" (Gradual) and whom He invested with the fullness of His Priesthood (Introit, Alleluia) by raising him to The Pontifical Throne, after Pope Saint Hyginus, in 142 A.D., (others say in 167 A.D.).

He prescribed that The Feast of The Resurrection should only be kept on a Sunday, which, thenceforth, became the Chief of all Sundays.

Pope Saint Pius I established a Baptistry in the house which Saint Pudentiana and Saint Praxedes had placed at his disposal, and where their father, the Senator Pudens, had already received Saint Peter.




Pope Saint Pius I transformed into a Titular Church the adjoining Baths of Novatus, where is held The Station on the Tuesday in The Third Week of Lent. On account of the stay of The First Sovereign Pontiff, he dedicated it under the Title of Pastor,

To fulfill his Office of Good Shepherd, he feared not to renounce his own life (Gospel), and endured many hardships, which hastened his end, for his Sheep and for Christ, the Supreme Pastor [Third Lesson at Matins].

He received, at the same time as The Crown of Martyrdom, The Crown of Life that God has promised to those who love Him (Epistle), and was buried in 150 A.D., on the Vatican Hill.

Mass of a Martyr: Státuit.




The following Text is taken from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Pope Saint Pius I (died Circa 154 A.D.) was the Bishop of Rome from Circa 140 A.D., to his death, Circa 154 A.D., according to the Annuario Pontificio.

Pope Saint Pius I is believed to have been born at Aquileia, in Northern Italy, during the Late-1st-Century A.D. His father was called "Rufinus", who was also said to be of Aquileia, according to The Liber Pontificalis.

It is stated in the 2nd-Century A.D. Muratorian Canon, as well as in The Liberian Catalogue, that he was the brother of Hermas, author of the Text known as The Shepherd of Hermas. The writer of that Text identifies himself as a former slave. This has led to speculation that both Hermas and Pius were Freedmen.





Pope Saint Pius I governed The Church in the middle of the 2nd-Century A.D., during the reigns of the Emperors Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. He was the ninth successor of Saint Peter. He decreed that Easter should only be kept on a Sunday. Although being credited with ordering the publication of The Liber Pontificalis, compilation of that document was not started before the beginning of the 6th-Century A.D. He is said to have built one of the oldest Churches in Rome,

Santa Pudenziana.

Pope Saint Pius I endured many hardships during his reign. The fact that Saint Justin taught Christian Doctrine in Rome, during the Pontificate of Saint Pius I, and that the Heretics, Valentinus, Cerdon, and Marcion, visited Rome at the same time, is an argument for the Primacy of The Roman See during the 2nd-Century A.D. Pope Saint Pius I opposed the Valentinians and Gnostics, under Marcion, whom he excommunicated.


Sunday, 10 July 2016

Exquisite Embroidery On This Cope.


Oh Wow. This is an amazing amount of embroidery on a cope hood! Elizabeth Hoare : Watts and Co:

Outstanding Cope.
Saved from WATTS AND CO.
Illustration: PINTEREST

"The Mission".




Poster For The 1986 Film "The Mission".
Original Movie Poster: Source: www.impawards.com
(Wikipedia)




Theme Music From
"The Mission" by Ennio Morricone.
Available on YouTube at

The Seven Martyred Brothers. And Saints Rufina And Secunda, Virgins And Martyrs. Feast Day 10 July.


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


The Seven Martyred Brothers.
And Saint Rufina And Saint Secunda,
Virgins And Martyrs.
Feast Day 10 July.

Semi-Double.

Red Vestments.





The Seven Brothers (Seven Sons of Saint Felicitas of Rome).
Date: 14th-Century.
Author: Richard de Montbaston et collaborateurs.
(Wikimedia Commons)



The Church, celebrating today the triumph of The Seven Sons of Saint Felicitas (Feast Day 23 November), who were Martyred under their mother's eyes, praises this courageous woman (Epistle), who, by exhorting them to die, "was herself victorious in all of them" [Sixth Lesson at Matins: Sermon of Saint Augustine].

She extended her maternity to the Souls of her children by making them accomplish The Will of God (Gospel, Communion). They died in 150 A.D., under the Emperor Antoninus.

A Century later, Rufina and Secunda, sisters by birth, became doubly so by mixing their blood at the same execution, rather than lose the Virginity they had Consecrated to Jesus, their Spouse. They were Martyred at Rome, under the Emperors Valerian and Gallienus, in 257 A.D.

Mass: Laudate, pueri.




The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Saint Felicitas (also known as Felicity) is said to have been a rich and pious Christian widow, who had seven sons. She devoted herself to charitable work and converted many to The Christian Faith by her example.

This aroused the wrath of pagan priests, who lodged a complaint against her with Emperor Marcus Aurelius. These priests asserted the fire of the gods and demanded sacrifice from Felicitas and her children. The Emperor acquiesced to their demand and Felicitas was brought before Publius, the Prefect of Rome. Taking Felicitas aside, he used various pleas and threats in an unsuccessful attempt to get her to worship the pagan gods. He was equally unsuccessful with her seven sons, who followed their mother's example.

Before the Prefect, Publius, they adhered firmly to their religion, and were delivered over to four judges, who condemned them to various modes of death. The division of the Martyrs among four judges corresponds to the four places of their burial. She implored God only that she be not killed before her sons, so that she might be able to encourage them during their torture and death, in order that they would not deny Christ.




According to God's Providence, it so happened. With joy, this wonderful mother accompanied her sons, one by one, until she had witnessed the death of all seven sons. We are not entirely sure as to how each of them died, but it is said that Januarius, the eldest, was scourged to death; Felix and Philip were beaten with clubs until they expired; Silvanus was thrown headlong down a precipice; and the three youngest, Alexander, Vitalis and Martialis were beheaded.

After each execution, she was given the chance to denounce her Faith. She refused to act against her conscience and so she, too, suffered Martyrdom. Certain communities around the United States still celebrate San Marziale (Saint Martialis/Saint Marshall) with a San Marziale Festival, typically held on 10 July or near that date. Celebrations have been held in Philadelphia and Kulpmont, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

She was buried in the Catacomb of Maximus, on the Via Salaria, beside Saint Silvanus. It is said that she died eight times. Once with each of her sons, and finally her own death.

Saturday, 9 July 2016

Solemn High Mass Of Saint Cecilia. The Church Of Saint Eugène, Paris.



The High Altar,
Church of Saint Eugene,
Paris, France.
Illustration: LITURGIA



Solemn High Mass of Saint Cecilia.
Music by Charles Gounod.
The Solemnity of Saint Cecilia,
23 November 2014.
Available on YouTube at



The Nave
Church of Saint Eugene,
Paris, France.
Illustration:  LITURGIA

Catholic Parish of Saint Eugene 
Paroisse Catholique Saint-Eugène - Sainte Cécile


Latin Liturgy 

4, rue du Conservatoire 
75009 Paris, France.

Masses: Sundays and Feast Days at 11 a.m.
Vespers: On Great Feast Days.
The Parish Website: http://www.saint-eugene.net/
The Parish Clergy Web-Site: http://www.clercs.fr/ 
Website Tridentine Parish of Ceremonies:
http :. // Ceremoniestridentines-sainteugene over-blog.com/

Read. Discuss. Consider. Disseminate.



Illustration: LIFE INSTITUTE

This Article can be read in full at LIFE INSTITUTE

Friday, 8 July 2016

Saint Elizabeth. Queen Of Portugal. Widow. (1271 - 1336). Feast Day 8 July.


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


Saint Elizabeth.
Queen of Portugal.
Widow.
Feast Day 8 July.

Semi-Double.


White Vestments.




Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
(Santa Isabel de Portugal),
Date: Circa 1635.
Current location: Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain.
Source: http://www.museodelprado.es/uploads/tx_gbobras/P01239.jpg
Author: Francisco de Zurbarán (1598–1664).
(Wikimedia Commons)


The Church exhorts us, today, to praise God for The Holy Works of Blessed Elizabeth [Invitatory of Matins]. A daughter of Peter II, King of Aragon, she inherited the name and virtues of her Great-Aunt, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.

Her father, seeing her Holiness, used to say that she would surpass all other women of Royal Race (Epistle, Communion). She married Denis I, King of Portugal.

She had received the prerogative of re-establishing Peace, where there had been divisions, and of mitigating the fury of War (Collect). When she became a widow, she took The Habit of The Third Order of Saint Francis, distributed her riches and acquired, at this price, The Precious Pearl and The Hidden Treasure of Life Everlasting (Gospel).

She died at Estremos, Portugal, in 1336, and her body has remained incorrupt.

MassCognóvi.




Photo: 10 February 2014.
Source: Own work.
Author: Jbribeiro1.
Attribution: © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro / CC-BY-SA-3.0.
(Wikimedia Commons)


The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Elizabeth of Aragon, more commonly known as Elizabeth of Portugal, (Third Order of Saint Francis, T.O.S.F.) (1271 – 1336); "Elisabet" in Catalan, "Isabel" in Aragonese, Portuguese and Spanish), was Queen Consort of Portugal, a Tertiary of The Franciscan Order and is Venerated as a Saint of The Roman Catholic Church.

Elizabeth showed an early enthusiasm for her Faith. She said the full Divine Office, daily, Fasted, and did other Penance, as well as attended twice-daily Choral Masses. Religious fervour was common in her family, as she could count several members of her family who were already Venerated as Saints. The most notable example is her Great-Aunt, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, (Third Order of Saint Francis, T.O.S.F.), after whom she was named.


Admont Abbey, Austria.


Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.





Admont Abbey Library,
Austria.
Photo: 11 September 2009.
Source: Own work.
Author: © Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar
(Wikimedia Commons)



Admont Abbey (German: Stift Admont) is a Benedictine Monastery, located on The Enns River, in the Town of Admont, Austria. The oldest remaining Monastery in Styria, Austria, Admont Abbey contains the largest Monastic Library in the World, as well as a long-established Scientific Collection. It is known for its Baroque architecture, Art, and Manuscripts.

The Abbey's location, on the borders of the mountainous Gesäuse National Park (the name Admont derives from the Latin expression "ad montes," "at the mountains") is of unusual scenic beauty.

Dedicated to Saint Blaise, Admont Abbey was founded in 1074 by Archbishop Gebhard, of Salzburg, with the legacy of the Late-Saint, Hemma of Gurk, and settled by Monks from Saint Peter's Abbey, in Salzburg, Austria, under Abbot Isingrin. The second Abbot, Giselbert, is said to have introduced The Cluniac Reforms. Another of the early Abbots, Wolfhold, established a Convent for the education of girls of noble family, and the educational Tradition has remained strong ever since. The Monastery prospered during The Middle Ages and possessed a productive Scriptorium. Abbot Engelbert, of Admont, (1297–1327) was a famous scholar and author of many works.




English: Admont Abbey,
Styria, Austria.
Deutsch: Stift Admont, Foto: P. Gabriel Reiterer.
Photo: 21 September 2005.
Source: Photo: P. Gabriel Reiterer.
Author: User M. B. on de.wikipedia.
(Wikimedia Commons)



The Wars against the Turks, and The Reformation (Abbot Valentine was obliged to resign because of his Reformed views), caused a lengthy decline, but, with The Counter-Reformation, the Abbey flourished once again. In addition to the Secondary School, which later moved to Judenburg, there were faculties of Theology and Philosophy. Abbot Albert von Muchar was well known as an historian and taught at the University of Graz.

In the 17th- and 18th-Centuries, the Abbey reached a high point of artistic productivity, with the works of the world-famous Ecclesiastical Embroiderer, Brother Benno Haan (1631–1720), and the sculptor Joseph Stammel (1695–1765).

On 27 April 1865, a disastrous fire destroyed almost the entire Monastery. While the Monastic archives burned, the Library could be salvaged. Reconstruction began the following year, but was still not complete by 1890.




English: Coat-of-Arms of Styria, Austria.
Nederlands: Wapen van de deelstaat Stiermarken.
Deutsch: Landeswappen der Steiermark.
Date: Unknown date.
File: 2006-05-27.
Source: Based on Coat-of-Arms of Styria,
depicted on www.verwaltung.steiermark.at
Author: Unknown.
File: David Liuzzo.
(Wikimedia Commons)



The economic crises of the 1930s forced the Abbey to sell off many of its art treasures, and, during the period of The National Socialist government, the Monastery was Dissolved and the Monks evicted. They were able to return in 1946 and the Abbey, today, is again a thriving Benedictine Community.

From 1641, the Abbey was a Member of The Salzburg Congregation, which, in 1930, was merged into the present Austrian Congregation of The Benedictine Confederation.

The present Church was designed by the architect Wilhelm Bücher, to replace the former Church after the fire of 1865. It is inspired by Regensburg Cathedral and was the first Sacred Building in Austria in the Neo-Gothic Style. It incorporates 12th-Century Romanesque Side Doors. The two West Towers are sixty-seven metres tall, and the facade contains figures of Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica. The figure of the Church's Patron, Saint Blaise, tops the Pinnacle of The Great West Door.




English: The Nave of Admont Abbey Church, Admont, Styria, Austria.
Deutsch: Langhaus der Stiftskirche Admont, Admont, Steiermark.
Photo: 18 June 2012.
Source: Own work.
Author: Zairon.
(Wikimedia Commons)



The Interior consists of a Central Aisle and two Side Aisles, off each of which are five Side Chapels and six Altars. The picture on the Altar of Mary, Maria Immaculata, by Martino Altomonte (1657–1745), is surrounded by fifteen carved Medallions of The Secrets of The Rosary, by Joseph Stammel. Both works of art were created in 1726 and survived the fire of 1856.

In a Side Chapel, is located the famous Crib of Admont, also by Stammel. It is open to view from 25 December to 2 February. The Gothic Crucifix, under The Triumphal Arch, dated 1518, is ascribed to Andreas Lackner.

A statue of Saint Blaise stands on top of The High Altar of White Carrara Marble. The Choir is decorated with Early-18th-Century Tapestries, by Benno Haan. In The Chapel of Saint Benedict, is a Baroque Corpus Christi, from the Workshop of Johann Meinrad Guggenbichler.




English: The Abbey Church,
Admont Abbey, 
Austria.
Deutsch: Stift Admont, Stiftskirche.
Photo: 14 February 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: User:Fb78.
(Wikimedia Commons)



The Community at Admont consists of over twenty-seven Monks, under Abbot Bruno Hubl. The Abbey is responsible for: Twenty-seven Parishes; runs a Secondary School with about 600 pupils; and an Old People's Home in Frauenberg, Austria. Its various businesses and enterprises employ about 500 people, and it also has the management of the Museums and Collections, detailed below.

The Library Hall, built in 1776 to designs by the architect Joseph Hueber, is seventy metres long, fourteen metres wide and thirteen metres high, and is the largest Monastery Library in the World. It contains circa 70,000 volumes of the Monastery's entire holdings of circa 200,000 volumes. The Ceiling consists of seven Cupolas, decorated with frescoes by Bartolomeo Altomonte showing the stages of human knowledge up to the high point of Divine Revelation. Light is provided by forty-eight windows and is reflected by the original colour scheme of Gold and White. The architecture and design express the ideals of The Enlightenment, against which the sculptures by Joseph Stammel of "The Four Last Things" make a striking contrast.

The Abbey possesses over 1,400 Manuscripts, the oldest of which, from Saint Peter's Abbey, in Salzburg, Austria, were the gift of the Founder, Archbishop Gebhard, and accompanied the first Monks to settle here, as well as over 900 Incunabulae.




English: The Nave of Admont Abbey Church, Admont, Styria, Austria.
Deutsch: Langhaus der Stiftskirche Admont, Admont, Steiermark.
Photo: 18 June 2012.
Source: Own work.
Author: Zairon.
(Wikimedia Commons)



Since the Baroque period, the Abbots had accumulated a collection of "curiosities" and scientific specimens of various sorts, which were entirely destroyed in the fire of 1865. As part of the reconstruction, Father Gabriel Strobl determined to replace the lost collections, and so formed the nucleus of the modern Museums. Father Strobl was a botanist, but also worked on building up the insect collection, so much so that he became one of the great Entomologists of his day. The Natural History Museum now contains over 250,000 insect specimens, including one of the three largest collections of flies, or Diptera, in Europe. Other collections of, for example, minerals and rock, and exotic species, have also been formed.

The Abbey also houses two major Art Collections of Historical and Modern Art. The Historical Art Collection was begun in 1959 by Father Adalbert Krause, and has been significantly augmented since 1980. The present Museum was opened in 2003. The Collection particularly features Ecclesiastical Art, and contains, for example, many works of Ecclesiastical Embroidery by the famous Craftsman, Benno Haan, and of the Abbey Sculptor, Joseph Stammel.

Since 1997, the Abbey has also been building up a Collection of Contemporary Art, largely produced by young Austrian artists and often specially designed for the Abbey premises.




English: Admont Abbey Church viewed from the Park.
Deutsch: Ansicht der Stiftskirche Admont vom Park, Steiermark.
Photo: 3 May 2014.
Source: Own work.
Author: Uoaei1.
(Wikimedia Commons)


Thursday, 7 July 2016

Pontifical Vespers And Benediction On Friday. Solemn High Mass On Saturday,







Illustration: LATIN MASS SOCIETY

Saint Cyril And Saint Methodius. Bishops And Confessors. Feast Day 7 July.


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

Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius.
Bishops and Confessors.
Feast Day 7 July.

Double.

White Vestments.





English
"Saints Cyril and Methodius holding The Cyrillic Alphabet,",

a mural by Bulgarian iconographer Z. Zograf, 1848, Troyan Monastery, Bulgaria.
Deutsch: Die beiden Hl. Kyrill und Method.

Artist: Zahari Zograf (1810–1853)
Date: 1848.
Current location: Troyan Monastery, Bulgaria.
Source/Photographer: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:

Cyril-methodius-small.jpg
(Wikimedia Commons)


Still filled with a Holy Love for her Apostles, whose Octave she has concluded, The Church celebrates today The Feast of Saint Cyril and of Saint Methodius, "who both promised, under oath, to persevere in The Faith of Blessed Peter and of The Roman Pontiffs," [Fifth Lesson at Matins] and brought innumerable recruits, to Peter, from among the Bulgarians, Moravians and Bohemians [Hymn at First Vespers].

Brothers by blood,, they were born in the 9th-Century A.D., at Salonica, Greece, and distinguished themselves by their progress in The Sciences at Constantinople.

Anointed Bishops, by Pope Adrian II (Introit, Epistle, Alleluia), they converted The Slavonic Nations (Collect). To them is attributed The Slav Alphabet; into which tongue they translated The Scriptures and celebrated The Sacred Rites.

Saint Cyril died in 869 A.D., and was buried at Rome, near the Relics of Saint Clement, which he had brought from Chersonesus, Crimea. Saint Methodius died in 885 A.D.

Mass: Sacerdótes tui.




English: The Basilica of The Assumption of Mary,
and Saint Cyrillus and Saint Methodius,
Velehrad, Czech Republic.
Date: 20 December 2005.
Source: Originally from cs.wikipedia; description page is/was here.
Author: Original uploader was Cibtom at cs.wikipedia
(Wikimedia Commons)

Maire Reine Du Canada Pilgrimage. Early September 2016.



Illustration: NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT

More information on Marie Reine du Canada Web-Site at


"Wearing her Crown of Glory,
Our Lady of The Cape is setting forth
to conquer all hearts.

"Intende, prospere, procede, et regna,
O, Virgin of The Cape, we are going to see you,
Crowned like a Queen, going forth to conquer
the whole Nation.

"Intende, prospere, et regna,
and lead the whole Country to your feet"

- Fr. Columban,
Provincial of The Franciscans in Canada,
11 October 1904.

Wednesday, 6 July 2016

The Octave-Day Of Saints Peter And Paul. Apostles. 6 July.


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.






Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
Artist: El Greco (1541–1614).
Current location: Hermitage Museum,
Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Source/Photographer; Hermitage Torrent.
(Wikimedia Commons)


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,
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cologne.
Available on YouTube at





English: Cologne Cathedral
(Cathedral of Saint Peter).
Latin: Ecclesia Cathedralis Sanctorum Petri.
Deutsch: Hohe Domkirche Sankt Petrus.
(Kölner Dom).
Photo: 6 September 2004.
Source: From de.wp
Author: Thomas Robbin.
(Wikimedia Commons)





Cologne Cathedral at night.
Photo: 6 September 2010.
Source: Own work.
(Wikimedia Commons)





English: Architectural detail on
The Great West Front,
Cologne Cathedral.
Português: Detalhe de catedral em Colônia.
Photo: 7 May 2016.
Author: Eduard Militaru.
(Wikimedia Commons)

The Garrison Keillor Radio Show. A Prairie Home Companion. Lake Wobegon.


GKpress.jpg

Garrison Keillor.
Date: Unknown.
Source: Prairie Home Companion's website
Author: Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg News / Landov.
Attribution: Prairie Home Productions.
(Wikimedia Commons)


The following Paragraph is from THE NEW YORK TIMES

Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” signed off the air for good on
Saturday evening 
(2 July 2016), after forty-two seasons, as millions of listeners,
many in their cars on a holiday weekend, tuned in via public radio.



The Secret Lutherans.
News from Lake Wobegon
(A Prairie Home Companion).
Available on YouTube at

Oh, How It Used To Be !!!




The New York Central Railroad.
Sold by Art.com
Illustration: PINTEREST

Tuesday, 5 July 2016

Monastic Compline.



Illustration: WORTHPOINT




Monastic Compline
(Night Prayer).
Traditional Latin.
Sung by The Monks of Prinknash Abbey,
Gloucestershire, England.
Available on YouTube at



The famed Monastery of Jasna Góra, Poland,

is one of the last run by 
an important Order in the 
history of
The Monastic Tradition.
Photo: 10 March 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: Skarabeusz.
(Wikimedia Commons)

The Prayer.



The Prayer.
Sissel and Josh Groban.
Available on YouTube at

OR


The Prayer.
Andrea Bocelli and Katharine Mcphee.
Available on YouTube at

OR


The Prayer.
Celine Dion and Josh Groban.
Available on YouTube at


I pray you'll be our eyes,
and watch us where we go.
And help us to be wise
in times when we don't know

Let this be our prayer,
when we lose our way
Lead us to a place,
guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe

La luce che tu hai
I pray we'll find your light
nel cuore restera
and hold it in our hearts.
a ricordarci che
When stars go out each night,
eterna stella sei

Nella mia preghiera
Let this be our prayer
quanta fede c'e
when shadows fill our day

Lead us to a place,
guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe

Sognamo un mondo senza piu violenza
un mondo di giustizia e di speranza
Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino
Simbolo di pace, di fraternita

La forza che ci da
We ask that life be kind
e il desiderio che
and watch us from above
ognuno trovi amore
We hope each soul will find
intorno e dentro se
another soul to love

Let this be our prayer
Let this be our prayer,
just like every child
just like every child

Need to find a place,
guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe


E la fede che
hai acceso in noi,
sento che ci salvera


Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria. Confessor. Feast Day, Today, 5 July.


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

Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria.
Confessor.
Feast Day 5 July.

Double.

White Vestments.


San Antonio Maria Zaccaria.jpg

English: Portrait of Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria.
Español: Pintura de San Antonio Maria Zaccaria.
Date: Unknown.
Source: Archivo personal.
Author: Unknown.
(Wikimedia Commons)


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.


099MilanoSsBarnabaPaolo.JPG


English: The Church of Saint Barnabas and Saint Paul,
Milan, Italy.
Italiano: Milano - Chiesa dei Ss. Barnaba e Paolo.
Photo: August 2008.
Source: Own work.
Author: MarkusMark.



The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

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.

Monday, 4 July 2016

"The Water Seller, Cairo."


The Water Seller, Cairo - Walter Charles Horsley (1855-1934) Oil on Canvas,:


"The Water Seller, Cairo".
By Walter Charles Horsley (1855-1934).
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The Wonderful Joys Of Childhood.

La Belle France.


Morning's Coffee In Montmartre, Paris.:


Morning Coffee
in Montmartre, Paris.
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"La Mer".
Sung by Charles Trenet.
Available on YouTube at


Restaurant, Paris, France:

Restaurant in Paris.
Saved from flickr.com
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french:



Photo by Alys Geertsen on Flickr.
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Paris street lights:


Montmartre, Paris.
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Parisian Signs Panel - II -:


Parisien Café Sign.
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Sunday, 3 July 2016

'Ullo, John ! Gotta New Motor ?


184YUC 1939 Peugeot Model 202 Saloon by Pete Edgeler, via Flickr:

Photo by Pete Edgeler on Flickr.
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The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

"'Ullo John ! Gotta New Motor ?" is a song written by the comedian Alexei 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.

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