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

Wednesday 14 September 2016

The Exaltation Of The Holy Cross. Feast Day, Today, 14 September.


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

The Exaltation of The Holy Cross.
Feast Day 14 September.

Greater-Double.

Red Vestments.



The Exaltation of The Holy Cross.
Artist: Rene de Cramer.
"Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium".
Used with Permission.




English: The High Altar,
Church of The Holy Cross,
Regensburg, Germany.
Deutsch: Altar Heilig Kreuz.
Photo: 23 July 2015.
Source: Own work.
Author: Dirsch.
(Wikimedia Commons)


On 14 September 335 A.D., there took place The Dedication of Constantine's Basilica, which enclosed both Calvary and The Holy Sepulchre. "At this date," says Etheria, "The Cross was discovered. And the Anniversary is Celebrated with as much Solemnity as Easter or The Epiphany."

Such was the origin of The Feast of The Exaltation of The Cross. "When I shall be raised on high, I shall draw everything unto Me" (Gospel), Jesus had said.

It is because The Saviour humbled Himself, being obedient even to the Death of The Cross, that God exalted Him and gave Him a name above all other names (Epistle). Wherefore, we must glory in The Cross of Jesus, for He is our Life and our Salvation (Introit) and He protects His servants against the wiles of their enemies (Offertory, Communion, Postcommunion).


Towards the end of the reign of Phocas [Editor: Byzantine Emperor, 602 A.D. - 610 A.D.], Chosroes, King of Persia, says the legend of The Breviary, took Jerusalem, where he put to death several thousand Christians and carried off to Persia The Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ, which Saint Helen had placed on Mount Calvary.

Heraclius, the successor of Phocas, had recourse to many Fasts and Prayers, imploring with great fervour the help of God. He assembled an army and defeated Chosroes. He then insisted on the restitution of The Cross of The Lord.

Thus, the precious Relic was recovered after an interval of fourteen years. On his return to Jerusalem, Heraclius carried it on his shoulders, in great pomp, to the Mount where the Saviour, Himself, had borne it (629 A.D.).


An extraordinary Miracle marked the occasion. Heraclius, who was loaded with ornaments of gold and precious stones, was held back by an invisible force at the entrance gate of Mount Calvary, and vain were his efforts to enter.

As the Emperor and all those who witnessed the scene were astonished, Zacharias, Bishop of Jerusalem, said to him: "Consider, O Emperor, that, with these triumphal ornaments, you are far from imitating the poverty of Jesus Christ and His humility in bearing His Cross."

Heraclius, thereupon, doffed his splendid garb and walked barefoot with a common cloak on his shoulders to Calvary, where he again deposited The Cross. The Feast of The Exaltation of The Holy Cross on the original spot, the Anniversary of which was Celebrated on this day, became of great importance.


Let us join, in spirit, The Faithful, who, in the Church of The Holy Cross, at Rome, Venerate on this day the Relics of The Sacred Wood, exposed for the occasion, so that, having been privileged to adore it on this Feast, when we rejoice for its Exaltation, we may, likewise, possess for all Eternity the Salvation and Glory that The Cross has won for us (Collect, Secret).

Mass: Nos autem gloriari oportet in Cruce Domini nostri Jesu Christi. (But it behoves us to glory in The Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ).
Creed.
Preface: Of The Holy Cross.



The Exaltation of The Cross,
This File: 14 April 2005.
(Wikimedia Commons)



The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

In Roman Catholic Liturgical Observance, Red Vestments are worn at Church Services conducted on this day, and, if the day falls on a Sunday, its Mass Readings are used instead of that for the occurring Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Lectionary of The Church of England (and other Anglican Churches) also stipulates Red as the Liturgical Colour for 'Holy Cross Day'.

14 September is The Titular Feast of The Congregation of Holy Cross, The Companions of The Cross and The Episcopal Church's Order of The Holy Cross. This date also marked the beginning of the period of Fasting, except on Sundays, and ending on Easter Sunday, that was stipulated for Carmelites in The Carmelite Rule of Saint Albert of 1247.

The Rule of Saint Benedict also prescribes this day as the beginning of Monastic Winter (i.e., the period when there are three Nocturns of Psalms and Readings at Matins), which also ends at Easter.


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Tuesday 13 September 2016

Duchess Of Kent. Flower Of Kent. Maid Of Kent. Duke Of Kent. Prince Of Kent. HMS Kent. Men Of Kent. Kentish Men.



"Duchess of Kent"
Steam Locomotive.
Illustration: PINTEREST

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unless otherwise stated.

Early-Mediaeval Kent.

East Kent became one of the Kingdoms of The Jutes during the 5th-Century A.D. (see Kingdom of Kent) and the area was later known as Cantia, around 730 A.D. and Cent in 835 A.D. The Early-Mediaeval inhabitants of the County were known as The Cantwara, or Kent people, whose Capital (the only Town called a Metropolis by The Venerable Bede) was at Canterbury.

Canterbury is the Religious centre of The Anglican Faith, and See of Saint Augustine of Canterbury. Augustine is Traditionally credited with bringing Christianity to Anglo-Saxon England, landing at Ebbsfleet, Pegwell Bay, on The Isle of Thanet (North-East Kent) in the Spring of 597 A.D.

A Lathe was an ancient administration division of Kent, and may well have originated during a Jutish colonisation of the County. These ancient divisions still exist, but have no administrative significance, today. There were seven Lathes in Kent at the time of The Domesday Book, which reveals that in, 1086, Kent was divided into the seven Lathes or "Lest(um)" of: Aylesford, Milton, Sutton, Borough, Eastry, Lympne; Wye.



"The Flower of Kent" Pub,
Lewisham, South-East London
(formerly Kent).
Illustration: HEY EVENT

For administrative, judicial and taxation purposes, these units remained important for another 600 years, although, by 1295, the number of Lathes had reduced to five: Borough and Eastry were merged to form The Lathe of Saint Augustine, The Lathe of Lympne was renamed The Lathe of Shepway, The Lathes of Milton and Wye were merged to form The Lathe of Scray. Each of The Lathes were divided into smaller areas, called Hundreds, although the difference between the functions of Lathes and Hundreds remains unclear.

Mediaeval Kent.

Following the invasion of Britain by King William of Normandy in 1066, the people of Kent adopted the Motto Invicta, meaning "undefeated", and claiming that they had frightened The Normans away, as they merely used Kent to reach London.

Once London was reached, The Normans ignored most of East Kent, due to the peasants attacking them at every turn. As a result, Kent became a semi-autonomous County Palatine, under William's half-brother, Odo of Bayeux, Earl of Kent and Bishop of Bayeux, with the special powers otherwise reserved for Counties bordering Wales and Scotland.



"Duchess of Kent" 
Steam Locomotive.
Illustration: PINTEREST


A decade after The Norman Conquest, Penenden Heath, near Maidstone, held a successful trial of Odo of Bayeux. The trial, ordered by King William I at the behest of Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury, challenged the Earl's purported landholdings in the County, an event which represented an important attempt by Saxon landowners to reassert their pre-Norman rights and privileges.

Gavelkind was one of the most interesting examples of Customary Law in England. After The Norman Conquest, Gavelkind was superseded by The Feudal Law of Primogeniture, except in South East England. In essence, Gavelkind meant that, on death, a man's property was equally divided amongst his surviving sons, which led to land being divided into ever smaller parcels. Therefore, the wasteful Strip System of farming in open fields was never established in Kent. Gavelkind was finally abolished by The Law of Property Act in 1925.


Monument at Swanscombe, near Dartford, Kent, recording the legend of how Kent managed to extract concessions from William the Conqueror. 

This Monument depicts the meeting of Men of Kent and Kentish Men with the Invader, William, Duke of Nomandy, after The Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Photo: 28 June 2006.
Source: Own work.
Author: Philipjbailey.
(Wikimedia Commons)

Gavelkind.

Gavelkind was a system of Land Tenure associated chiefly with The County of Kent, but also found in Ireland and Wales and some other parts of England. Its inheritance pattern is a system of Partible Inheritance, which bears resemblance to Salic Patrimony: as such, it might testify in favour of a wider, probably ancient Germanic Tradition. Under this Law (Gavelkind), land was divided equally among sons or other heirs.

Over the Centuries, various Acts were passed to "De-Gavel" individual Manors, but, in England and Wales, it was The Administration of Estates Act 1925 that finally abolished the custom.

Before abolition of Gavelkind tenure, by The Administration of Estates Act 1925, all land in Kent was presumed to be held by Gavelkind, until the contrary was proved. It was more correctly described as Socage tenure, subject to the custom of Gavelkind. The chief peculiarities of the custom of Gavelkind were the following:

A tenant could pass on part or all of his lands as a fiefdom from fifteen years of age;

On conviction for a felony, the lands were not confiscated by The Crown;

Generally, the tenant could always dispose of his lands in his Will;

In case of Intestacy, the Estate was passed on to all the sons, or their representatives, in equal shares,
leaving all the sons equally a Gentleman. Although females, claiming in their own right, were given second preference, they could still inherit through representation;

A Dowager was entitled to one half of the land;

A Widow, who had no children, was entitled to inherit half the Estate, as a tenant, as long as she remained unmarried.



"Maid of Kent"
Steam Locomotive.

Gavelkind, an example of Customary Law in England, was thought to have existed before The Norman Conquest of 1066, but, generally, was superseded by The Feudal Law of Primogeniture. Its survival (until as late as 1925) in one part of the Country, is regarded as a concession by The Conqueror to The People of Kent.

During the Mediaeval period, Kent produced several rebellions, including The Peasants' Revolt, led by Wat Tyler, and, later, Jack Cade's rebellion of 1450. Thomas Wyatt led an army into London from Kent in 1553, against Queen Mary I. Canterbury became a great pilgrimage site following the Martyrdom of Thomas Becket, who was eventually Canonised in 1246. Canterbury's Religious role also gave rise to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, a key development in the rise of the written English language and ostensibly set in the countryside of Kent. Rochester had its own Martyr, William of Perth, and, in 1256, Lawrence, Bishop of Rochester, travelled to Rome to obtain William's Canonisation.

As well as numerous fortified Manor Houses, Kent has a number of Traditional militarily-significant Castles, including those at Allington, Chilham, Dover, Hever, Leeds, Rochester, and Walmer, built to protect the Coast, The River Medway, or routes into London.



"Duke of Kent"
Steam Road Locomotive.
Built in 1914.
Illustration: FOTOLIBRA

Kent also played a significant role in The English Civil War, around 1648.

West Kent and East Kent are one-time Traditional Sub-Divisions of The English County of Kent, kept alive by The Association of The Men of Kent and Kentish Men: An organisation formed in 1913.

Residents of West Kent, those living West / North of The River Medway, are called "Kentish Men", as opposed to residents of East Kent, who are known as "Men of Kent".

Simplistically, the division is considered to be The River Medway, but apparently corresponds roughly to The Diocese of Rochester.

The division apparently derives from the ethnic differences between The Jutish Settlement of The East of the County and The Saxon presence in The West, although its origins are somewhat obscure.



Prince of Kent.
Prince Michael of Kent,
by A.K. Lawrence, RA.
Illustration: PINTEREST

However, some Towns, such as The Medway Towns - Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham (although Rainham was annexed from Swale, and is thus considered part of East Kent) and Maidstone, lie on the East / South bank of the River.

West Kent had its own Quarter Sessions, based in Maidstone, until 1814, when the Administrations of East and West Kent were merged. The West Kent Quarter Sessions Division consisted of The Lathe of Aylesford, The Lathe of Sutton-at-Hone and the lower division of The Lathe of Scray.



HMS Kent,
off the coast of Djibouti.
Photo: 1 February 2015.
Author: LA(Phot) Simmo Simpson.
Attribution: Attribution: Photo: LA(Phot) Simmo Simpson/MOD.
(Wikimedia Commons)

Places in West Kent included: Dartford; Edenbridge; Gillingham; Gravesend; Hawkhurst; Headcorn;
Maidstone; Northfleet; Rochester; Royal Tunbridge Wells; Sevenoaks; Swanley; Tenterden;
Tonbridge; Westerham.

The historic area of West Kent included a number of places now in Greater London; specifically The London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham, including: Beckenham; Bexley;
Biggin Hill; Bromley; Chislehurst; Deptford; Eltham; Greenwich; Lewisham; Orpington; Sidcup;
Woolwich.
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Illustration: AD MAIORAM DEI GLORIAM


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Monday 12 September 2016

The Most Holy Name Of Mary. Feast Day, Today, 12 September.



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

The Most Holy Name of Mary.
Feast Day 12 September.

Greater-Double.

White Vestments.




English: Bouguereau's L'Innocence.
Both young children and the lamb
are symbols of innocence.
Français: Bouguereau — L'Innocence.
Русский: "Невинность", картина Виллиама Бугро.
И маленький ребёнок, и ягнёнок — символы невинности.

Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905).
Date: 1893.
Source/Photographer: http://www.illusionsgallery.com.
Author: William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905).
(Wikimedia Commons)




The Lady Altar,
Our Lady of The Rosary Catholic Church,
Blackfen, Kent,
England.
Date: 2012.
Author: MULIER FORTIS




The Annunciation.
Artist: Paolo de Matteis (1662–1728).
Date: 1712.
Current location: Saint Louis Art Museum,
Missouri, United States of America.
Source: Own work.
(Wikimedia Commons)

Just as a few days after Christmas, we celebrate The Holy Name of Jesus, so, after The Nativity of Mary, we glorify her Holy Name. Eight days after The Birth of The Virgin, according to the custom of the Jews, her holy parents, inspired by God, say Saint Jerome and Saint Antoninus, gave her the name of Mary.

Wherefore, during The Octave of The Nativity, The Liturgy gives a Feast in honour of this Holy Name.

Spain, with the approval of Rome, in 1513, was the first to Celebrate it, and, in 1683, it was extended to the whole Church by Pope Innocent XI to thank Mary for the victory which John Sobieski, King of Poland, had just gained against the Turks, who besieged Vienna and threatened The West.

"The Name of The Virgin," says the Gospel, "was Mary." The Hebrew name of Mary, in Latin "Domina", means "Lady", or "Sovereign"; for the authority of her Son, Lord of The World, makes her a Sovereign from her birth, in fact, as well as in name [Eighth Lesson at Matins].

Whence, as we call Jesus "Our Lord", we say of Mary that she is "Our Lady". To pronounce her name is to proclaim her power.

Let us offer The Holy Sacrifice of The Mass to God, to honour The Most Holy Name of Mary and to obtain by her Intercession her continual protection (Postcommunion).

Mass: Vultum tuum.



English: The Assumption.
Deutsch: Maria Himmelfahrt, Hochaltar für St. Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venedig.
Français: L'Assomption de la Vierge.
Artist: Titian (1490–1576).
Date: 1516-1518.
Source/Photographer: The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei. DVD-ROM, 2002.
ISBN 3936122202. Distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH.
(Wikimedia Commons)



"O Most Holy Maiden Mary".
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir.
Available on YouTube at


The following Text is taken from CATHOLICISM PURE AND SIMPLE

In accordance with Jewish custom, Our Lady’s parents named her, eight days after her birth, and were inspired to call her "Mary". The Feast of The Holy Name of Mary, therefore, follows that of her Birthday, as The Feast of The Holy Name of Jesus follows Christmas.

The Feast originated in Spain and was approved by The Holy See in 1513; Pope Innocent XI extended its observance to the whole Church in 1683, in thanksgiving to Our Blessed Lady for the victory on 12 September 1683 by John Sobieski, King of Poland, over the Turks, who were besieging Vienna and threatening The West. This day was commemorated in Vienna by creating a new kind of pastry and shaping it in the form of the Turkish half-moon. It was eaten along with coffee, which was part of the booty from the Turks.

The ancient Onomastica Sacra have preserved the meanings ascribed to Mary’s name by the early Christian writers and perpetuated by the Greek Fathers. “Bitter Sea,” “Myrrh of the Sea,” “The Light Giver,” “The Enlightened One,” “Lady,” “Seal of The Lord,” and “Mother of The Lord” are the principal interpretations. These etymologies suppose that the Hebrew form of the name is Maryãm, not Miryãm.

From the time of Saint Jerome, until the 16th-Century, preferred interpretations of Mary’s name in The West were, “Lady,” “Bitter Sea,” “The Light Giver,” and, especially, “Star of the Sea.” Stella Maris was by far the favoured interpretation. The revival of Hebraic studies, which accompanied The Renaissance, led to a more critical appraisal of the meanings assigned to Our Lady’s name.

Miryãm has all the appearance of a genuine Hebrew name, and no solid reason has been discovered to warrant rejecting the Semitic origin of the word. The Hebrew name of Mary, Miryãm, (in Latin, Domina) means Lady, or Sovereign; this Mary is in virtue of her Son’s Sovereign Authority as Lord of the World. We call Mary "Our Lady", as we call Jesus "Our Lord", and when we pronounce her name, we affirm her power, implore her aid and place ourselves under her protection.


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"Pange, Lingua, Gloriosi". When Was The Last Time You Heard This Wonderful Devotional Hymn In Your Church ?



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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"Pange, Lingua, Gloriosi"
(Sing, my tongue, The Saviour's Glory).
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unless otherwise stated.

Pange Lingua Gloriosi Corporis Mysterium is a Hymn, written by Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225 – 1274), for The Feast of Corpus Christi . It is also sung on Maundy Thursday, during the Procession from the Church to the place where The Blessed Sacrament is kept until Good Friday.

The last two stanzas, called, separately, Tantum Ergo, are sung at Benediction of The Blessed Sacrament. The Hymn expresses The Doctrine of Transubstantiation, in which The Bread and Wine are changed into The Body and Blood of Christ.

It is often sung in English as the Hymn "Of The Glorious Body Telling", to the same tune as the Latin.

The opening words recall another famous Latin Sequence, from which this Hymn is derived: Pange Lingua Gloriosi Proelium Certaminis by Venantius Fortunatus.


Pange, lingua, gloriosi
Corporis mysterium,
Sanguinisque pretiosi,
quem in mundi pretium
fructus ventris generosi
Rex effudit Gentium.

Nobis datus, nobis natus
ex intacta Virgine,
et in mundo conversatus,
sparso verbi semine,
sui moras incolatus
miro clausit ordine.

In supremae nocte coenae
recumbens cum fratribus
observata lege plene
cibis in legalibus,
cibum turbae duodenae
sedat suis manibus.

Verbum caro, panem verum
verbo carnem efficit:
fitque sanguis Christi merum,
et si sensus deficit,
ad firmandum cor sincerum
sola fides sufficit.

Tantum ergo Sacramentum
veneremur cernui:
et antiquum documentum
novo cedat ritui:
praestet fides supplementum
sensuum defectui.

Genitori, Genitoque
laus et jubilatio,
salus, honor, virtus quoque
sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
compar sit laudatio.

Amen.

Alleluja.


Sing, my tongue, the Saviour's glory,
of His Flesh, the mystery sing;
of the Blood, all price exceeding,
shed by our Immortal King,
destined, for the world's redemption,
from a noble Womb to spring.

Of a pure and spotless Virgin
born for us on earth below,
He, as Man, with man conversing,
stayed, the seeds of truth to sow;
then He closed in solemn order
wond'rously His Life of woe.

On the night of that Last Supper,
seated with His chosen band,
He, the Paschal Victim eating,
first fulfils the Law's command;
then as Food to His Apostles
gives Himself with His own Hand.


Word-made-Flesh, the bread of nature
by His Word to Flesh He turns;
wine into His Blood He changes;
what though sense no change discerns?
Only be the heart in earnest,
faith her lesson quickly learns.

Down in adoration falling,
This great Sacrament we hail,
O'er ancient forms of worship
Newer rites of grace prevail;
Faith will tell us Christ is present,
When our human senses fail.

To the Everlasting Father,
And the Son who made us free
And the Spirit, God proceeding
From them Each eternally,
Be salvation, honour, blessing,
Might and endless majesty.

Amen.

Alleluia.

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Sunday 11 September 2016

The Asperges.


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


The Celebrant sprinkling the Congregation
with Holy Water before the principal Sunday Mass.
Illustration: THE CATHOLIC GENTLEMAN


"Asperges Me".
Available on YouTube at

Immediately before the principal Sunday Mass, The Celebrant, wearing a Cope and accompanied by his Ministers, intones, at the foot of the Altar, the Asperges Me, or, Vidi Aquam (during Paschaltide).

He then sprinkles the Altar, the Clergy and Congregation, saying in a low voice the Psalm Miserére, or, Confitémini (during Paschaltide).


"Vidi Aquam"
(The Paschaltide Asperges).
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Holy Water is a Sacramental, the devout use of which is able to remit Venial Sins. When there is no Aspersion, let us at least Bless ourselves, upon entering the Church, with Holy Water from the Stoup.

Hyssop is a tufted plant which the Jews used for Aspersions.


Throughout The Year.

Antiphon.

Aspérges me, Domine,
hyssopo, et mundábor:
lavábis me,
et super nivem dealbábor.

 (Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, O Lord,
and I shall be cleansed;
Thou shalt wash me,
and I shall be whiter than snow).

Psalm 50.
Miserere Mei Deus.
Composed by Gregorio Allegri.
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Psalm xxxxx

Miserérere mei, Deus,
secundum magnam misericordiam tuam.
Gloria Patri . . .
Aspérges me . . .

 (Have mercy on me, O God,
according to Thy great mercy.
Glory be to The Father . . .
Thou shalt sprinkle me . . .).

[The Versicle "Gloria Patri" is omitted in Passiontide.]

In Paschaltide.

Antiphon.

Vidi aquam
egrediéntem de templo
a látere dextro,
alleluia;
et omnes ad quos pervénit
aqua ista
salvi facti sunt, et dicent:
alleluia,
alleluia.

 (I saw water flowing from the Right side of the temple,
alleluia;
and all to whom that water came were saved,
and they shall say:
alleluia,
alleluia).

Psalm cxvii.

Confitémini Domino,
quoniam bonus:
quoniam in saéculum misericordia ejus.
Gloria Patri . . .
Vidi . . .

 (Praise The Lord,
for He is good:
For His mercy endureth for ever.
Glory be to The Father . . .
I saw . . .).



Osténde nobis, Domine,
misericordiam tuam. [Alleluia.]
(Show us, O Lord, Thy mercy). [Alleluia.].

 Et salutáre tuum da nobis. [Alleluia.]
(And grant us Thy salvation). [Alleluia.]

 Domine, exáudi orationem meam
(O Lord, hear my Prayer).

 Et clamor meus ad to véniat
(And let my cry come unto Thee).

Dominus vobiscum
(The Lord be with you).

 Et cum spiritu tuo
(And with thy spirit).

PRAYER.
(Every Church has its Guardian Angel).

Exáudi nos, Domine sancte, Pater omnipotens, aetérne Deus:
et mittere dignéris sanctum Angelum tuum de caelis,
qui custodiat foveat, protegat, visitet,
atque deféndat omnes habitántes in hoc habitáculo.
Per Christum Dominum nostrum.

 Amen.

 Hear us, O Holy Lord, Almighty Father, Eternal God:
And vouchsafe to send Thy Holy Angel from Heaven to guard,
cherish, protect, visit, and defend, all that dwell in this house.
Through Christ Our Lord.

 Amen.

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Holiday Time For Zephyrinus. He's "Orf To Cornwall" On The Cornish Riviera Express. First-Class. Naturally.



Illustration: PINTEREST


Zephyrinus is "orf to Cornwall for The Hols"
on The Cornish Riviera Express.
First-Class, naturally.
Illustration: PINTEREST


A Cornish Harbour.
"The Greeting".
Artist: Walter Langley (1852–1922).
Date: 1904.
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Saturday 10 September 2016

Our Lady Told Mother Mariana: "Shortly After The Middle Of The 20th-Century, The Catholic Spirit Will Rapidly Decay . . . The Sacrament of Matrimony . . . Will Be Attacked And Deeply Profaned . . ."




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Our Lady of Good Success (Spanish: Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso; Filipino: Ina ng Mabubuting Pangyayari), also called Our Lady of Good Events, is one of the Titles of The Blessed Virgin Mary. This Title is shared among numerous images around the World — a number of images in Spain, one in Quito, Ecuador, and one in Parañaque City, Philippines. It is claimed that Quito's image had produced an Apparition - to Mother Mariana de Jésus Torres.

In 1577, five Conceptionist Sisters travelled from Spain to Quito, Ecuador, to start the first Convent. Mariana de Jésus Torres, one of the young Nuns, is said to have seen The Blessed Virgin Mary. On
2 February 1610, as Mariana was Praying, The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to her and commanded a statue be made to her likeness.


Statue of Our Lady of Good Success,
Quito, Ecuador.
Original image is found in http://www.ourladyofgoodsuccess.com/
Used with permission.
This File: 11 November 2006.
User: Mark j.
(Wikipedia)


“First, so that men in the future might realise how powerful I am in placating Divine Justice, and obtaining Mercy and Pardon for every sinner who comes to me with a contrite heart. For I am The Mother of Mercy and, in me, there is only goodness and love.

"When tribulations of spirit and sufferings of the body oppress them, and they seem to be drowning in this bottomless sea, let them gaze at my Holy Image and I will always be there, ready to listen to their cries and soothe their pain. Tell them that they should always run to their Mother with confidence and love . . ."

Over the course of ten years, Mother Mariana struggled with the issue of completing the statue. Many obstacles prevented its sculpting. One obstacle was a fear of idolatry on the part of the native people in Quito. Another, was Mother Mariana’s personal fear of not being believed and thus putting the Convent in jeopardy.

In the year 1610, she asked the permission of the Bishop to create the statue. The sculpting of the statue of Our Lady of Good Success was given to Francisco del Castillo. Castillo was chosen as he was a talented sculptor and a devotee of The Blessed Mother. The statue of Our Lady of Good Success was Blessed on 2 February 1611.


Portrait of Mother Mariana.
(The Lily of Quito).
Used with the permission of the web author.
This File: 11 November 2006.
User: Mark j.
(Wikipedia)

On that day, the statue was placed above the seat of the Abbess' Chair, at Our Lady's own specific request, as a sign to all that she was the one who governed and watched over the Convent. Her official Title being that of “Mary of Good Success of The Purification”.

The Apparitions of Our Lady of Good Success began on 2 February 1594 at The Conceptionist Convent in Quito, Ecuador. The Virgin Mary repeatedly appeared to Venerable Mother Mariana de Jesus Torres, identifying herself as 'Our Lady of Good Success'.

The Apparition requested that a statue be made in her likeness and made several predictions concerning a crisis in The Church, specifically a Fall in Vocations, a Lack of Availability of The Sacraments and a Fall in Moral Standards in the 20th-Century.

The Apparitions were approved by the local Bishop, Salvador de Riber, on 2 February 1611. In 1991, The Vatican granted The Canonical Coronation of Our Lady of Good Success as 'Queen of Quito', after being petitioned by the Archbishop of Quito.
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Vigils. Votive Masses. Ferias.


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




VIGILS.

Vigils, or Eves, are a preparation, by a Special Office, for the Celebration of the next day's Feast. 

They are Days of Penance, The Office is often long, and Violet Vestments are usually worn.

They are Classified as follows:

A.   Privileged Vigils.
(1).   Of The First-Class, as The Vigils of Christmas and Pentecost,
which do not give place to any Feast.
(2)   Of The Second-Class, as The Vigil of The Epiphany, which only admits Feasts of First- and Second-Class of Our Lord.

B.   Ordinary Vigils.
As of The Apostles, etc.




VOTIVE MASSES.

Votive Masses, which may be said on certain Feast Days of Semi-Double Rite or Simple Rite and on certain Ferias, have been instituted to meet the wishes of The Faithful and satisfy Private Devotion.

The ordinary Votive Masses, as also the Ordinary Masses for The Dead,
may not be said on Greater Ferias, except on those of Advent.




FERIAS.

Ferias are Week Days on which no Feast of a Saint is kept.

Ember Days, Rogation Days, and every Feria in Lent, have a Special Mass. On other Ferias, The Mass of The Preceding Sunday is said.

Some Ferias are called Greater Ferias, and are divided into two Classes:

A.   Privileged Ferias.
Ash Wednesday, and The First Three Days of Holy Week.
These Ferias do not give place to a Feast.

B.   Non-Privileged Ferias.
Those of Advent and Lent, The Ember Days, and The Monday of Rogation Week.
A Commemoration is always made of them on Feast Days,
and their Gospel is read at the end of Mass.

On the Ferias of Lent (after Ash Wednesday) and those in Passiontide (before Palm Sunday),
The Ember Days (not those in Pentecost Week), on Monday of Rogation Week, and on
Ordinary Vigils, if a Greater-Double, Double, or Semi-Double Feast is kept, it is allowed in
Private Masses to say The Mass of The Feria, or of The Vigil, with a Commemoration of
The Feast, or The Mass of The Feast, with a Commemoration and Last Gospel of The Feria or Vigil.



Monstrance.
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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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Friday 9 September 2016

Save Lives. Save The 8th. ABORTION Discriminates.



Illustration: THE LIFE INSTITUTE


The following Text is from THE LIFE INSTITUTE

As you know, The 8th Amendment [Editor: Of The Irish Constitution.] (which guarantees The Right Of Life of both mother and child) is under serious attack by Pro-ABORTION Extremists. They have the backing of wealthy foreign donors and organisations like Amnesty International.

They also have the full sympathy of the Media. For this reason each of us must do our best to spread the “Save The 8th” message ourselves.

We must be the ones to show our friends, our neighbours, and our Government, that the Irish people do not want ABORTION in this country (Editor: Ireland).

This Article can be read in full at THE LIFE INSTITUTE




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