The Proper Preparation For Holy Mass And Holy Communion. It's Not The Same As Going Down To Your Local Supermarket. (Part Two).

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

Illustration: CATHOLIC HARBOR OF FAITH AND MORALS

Before Celebrating Holy Mass, the Priest, if he has time, says the following Prayers, which The Faithful may say, also, as an excellent preparation for Holy Mass or for Holy Communion, when, for some reason, this cannot be received at Mass.

Pope Leo XIII granted an Indulgence of one year to those who say these Prayers, up to the Prayers of Saint Ambrose and Saint Thomas Aquinas, inclusive.

Illustration: SOUTHERN ORDERS

Psalm lxxxiv

(God has taken back His people into His favour and continues to show them the treasures of His mercy.)

Benedixisti, Domine, terram tuam: avertisti captivitátem Jacob.

Lord, Thou hast been favourable unto Thy land: Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

Remisisti iniquitátem plebis tuæ: operuisti omnia peccáta eorum.

Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of Thy people: Thou hast covered all their sins.

Mitigásti omnem iram tuam; avertisti ab ira indignationis tuæ.

Thou hast taken away all Thy wrath: Thou hast turned Thyself from the fierceness of Thine anger.

Convérte nos, Deus, salutáris noster: et avérte iram tuam a nobis.

Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause Thine anger towards us to cease.

Illustration: REGINA CAELI PARISH

Numquid in aetérnum irascéris nobis ? aut exténdes iram tuam a generatione in generationem ?

Wilt Thou be angry with us for ever ? Wilt Thou draw out Thine anger to all generations ?

Deus, tu convérsus vivificábis nos: et plebs tua laetábitur in te.

O God, Thou shalt again quicken us: and Thy people shall rejoice in Thee.

Osténde nobis, Domine, misericordiam tuam: et salutáre tuum da nobis.

Show us Thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us Thy salvation.

Audiam quid loquátur in me Dominus Deus: quoniam loquétur pacem in plebem suam.

I will hear what The Lord God will speak within me: for He will speak peace unto His people.

Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage.

October 2013.

Mass in The Vatican Basilica.

Celebrant Cardinal Hoyos.

Illustration: RORATE CAELI

Et super sanctos suos: et in eos, qui convertuntur ad cor.

And to His Saints, and unto them that are changed in heart.

Verumtamen prope timéntes eum salutáre ipsius: ut inhábitet gloria in terra nostra.

Surely His salvation is nigh them that fear Him, that Glory may dwell in our land.

Misericordia, et véritas obviavérunt sibi: justitia, et pax osculátae sunt.

Mercy and truth have met together: righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Véritas de terra orta est: et justitia de caelo prospéxit.

Illustration: RORATE CAELI

Truth hath sprung out of the Earth: and righteousness hath looked down from Heaven.

Etenim Dominus dabit benignitátem: et terra nostra dabit fructum suum.

Yea, The Lord shall give that which is good: and our land shall yield her increase.

Justitia ante eum ambulábit: et ponet in via gressu suos.

Righteousness shall go before Him: and shall set His footsteps in the way.

Gloria Patri . . .

Glory be  to The Father . . .

The Proper Preparation For Holy Mass And Holy Communion. It's Not The Same As Going Down To Your Local Supermarket. (Part One).

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

Illustration: CATHOLIC HARBOR OF FAITH AND MORALS

Before Celebrating Holy Mass, the Priest, if he has time, says several Prayers, which The Faithful may say, also, as an excellent preparation for Holy Mass or for Holy Communion, when, for some reason, this cannot be received at Mass. These Prayers can be found in The Saint Andrew Daily Missal. Some of the Prayers are reproduced, herewith.

Pope Leo XIII granted an Indulgence of one year to those who say these Prayers, up to the Prayers of Saint Ambrose and Saint Thomas Aquinas, inclusive. These last two Prayers will appear on Zephyrinus' Blog in due course.

Antiphon: Ne reminiscáris, Domine, delicta nostra, vel paréntum nostrorum, neque vindictam sumas de peccátis nostris. (T. P. Alleluia.)

Antiphon: Remember not, O Lord, our offences, nor those of our fathers; and take not vengeance on our sins. (In Paschaltide: Alleluia.)

Psalm lxxxiii

(Recited by the Israelites when they went up to the Temple for The Feast of The Passover.)

Quam dilécta tabernácula tua, Domine virtutem: concupiscit, et déficit anima mea in átria Domini.

How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts ! My Soul longeth and fainteth for The Courts of The Lord:

Cor meum, et caro mea exsultavérunt in Deum vivum.

My heart and my flesh rejoice for The Living God.

Illustration: CATHOLIC4LIFE

Etenim passer invénit sibi domum: et turtur nidum sibi, ubi ponat pullos suos.

Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the dove a nest for herself, where she may lay her young.

Altária tua, Domine virtutum: Rex meus, et Deus meus.

Even Thy altars, O Lord of Hosts, my King and my God.

Beáti, qui hábitant in domo tua, Domine: in saécula saeculorum laudábunt te.

Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house, O Lord; they will be ever praising Thee.

Illustration: CATHOLIC4LIFE

Beátus vir, cujus est auxilium abs te: ascensiones in corde suo disposuit, in valle lacrimárum, in loco quem posuit.

Blessed is the man whose strength is from Thee; who hath settled in his heart to go up (to Thy Sanctuary) through The Vale of Tears, to the place which he hath appointed.

Etenim benedictionem dabit legislátor, ibunt de virtute in virtutem: vidébitur Deus deorum in Sion.

He that hath given The Law will give His Blessing; they shall go from strength to strength; and shall appear before The God of gods in Sion.

Domine, Deus virtutum, exáudi orationem meam: áuribus pércipe, Deus Jacob.

O Lord, God of Hosts, hear my Prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob.

Illustration: CATHOLIC4LIFE

Protéctor noster, áspice, Deus: et  réspice in fáciem Christi tui:

Behold, O God, our shield: and look upon the face of Thine Anointed.

Quia mélior est dies una in átriis tuis, super millia.

For a day in Thy Courts is better than a thousand.

Elégi abjéctus esse in domo Dei mei: magis quam habitáre in tabernáculis peccatorum.

I had rather be an abject in the house of my God, than to dwell  in the tents of wickedness.

Illustration: LUISA PICCARRETA

Quia misericordiam et veritátem diligit Deus: grátiam et gloriam dabit Dominus.

For God loveth mercy and truth: The Lord will give Grace and Glory.

Non privábit bonis eos, qui ámbulant in innocéntia: Domine virtutum,
   beátus homo, qui sperat in  te.

No good things will He withhold from them that walk uprightly: O Lord of Hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in Thee.

Gloria Patri . . .

Glory be The Father . . .

"Our Generation Can Stop ABORTION", Says Pro-Life Leader In Poland. Progress Of Bill In Polish Parliament, Banning ABORTION, Is A “Triple Victory".

Illustration: CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY

This Article is taken from, and can be read in full at, CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY

Warsaw, Poland, 30 September 2016 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Magdalena Korzekwa-Kaliszuk, director of campaigns for CitizenGo in Poland, has pointed to last week's progress of a Bill in the Polish Parliament banning ABORTION as a “triple victory,” saying, “our generation can stop ABORTION.”

On 23 September 2016, with a 267-154 vote in favour, Polish lawmakers sent a Bill, that seeks the total ban of ABORTION in the Country, to Committee Stage for further consideration.

Perkins Fancies A New Motor !!!

Perkins suggests that it's time for a new Motor !!!

1932 Studebaker President.

Illustration: HEMMINGS DAILY

The current Zephyrinus Charabanc.

Chauffeur Perkins in front.

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Zephyrinus Returns From A Long Week-End In The Big Apple.

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Felicitas. Perpetua. Agatha. Lucy. Agnes. Cecilia. Anastasia. The Seven Female Saints In The Second List Of The Canon Of The Mass.

Text taken from IPADRE CATHOLIC PODCASTING

English: Stained-Glass Window of Saint Perpetua of Carthage (Church of Notre-Dame

of Vierzon, France, 19th-Century). Martyrdom of Saint Perpetua and her fellows

in the stadium of Carthage. Saint Felicitas on the Left.

Français: Verrière de Sainte Perpétue (église Notre-Dame de Vierzon, XIXe siècle):

martyre de sainte Félicité et de ses compagnons; sainte Félicité est à la gauche.

Photo: 20 August 2008.

Source: Own work.

Author: Gaetan Poix.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Second List of Saints, in The Roman Canon, follows The Consecration and Prayer for The Deceased. We sought the intercession of The Saints before The Consecration, and Prayed for our brothers and sisters who have gone before us, and once again turn to our brethren in Heaven, who await our arrival.

In The First List of Saints (just prior to The Consecration), we only have men mentioned. The Second List (after The Consecration) represents The Seven Orders, The States of Life, and Personages in The Church.

Saint Agatha, in prison,

attended by Saint Peter and an Angel.

Artist: Alessandro Turchi (1578–1649).

According to an early Christian legend, when a 3rd-Century Roman Official of Sicily desired

the Christian woman, Agatha, and she refused to yield to his advances, he had her tortured,

and even ordered her breasts cut off. At night, in prison, she was visited by a vision of

Saint Peter and an Angel, and her breasts were miraculously restored.

Date: Circa 1640-1645.

Current location: Walters Art Museum,

Baltimore, Maryland,

United States of America.

Credit line: Acquired by Henry Walters before 1909.

Source: Walters Art Museum.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Second List begins with John the Baptist. John, The Forerunner of Christ, represents The Prophets of The Old Testament and leads to The Promised Messiah.

Then follows, in succession:

Stephen, the first Martyr of The Church, from The Order of Deacons;

Saint Matthias, who replaced Judas, the betrayer, represents The Apostles;

Saint Lucy.

Artist: Francesco del Cossa (1436–1487).

Date: After 1470.

Current location: National Gallery of Art,

Washington, D.C., United States of America.

Source/Photographer: Digital photo by User:Postdlf.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Barnabas was a Levite and a Jewish convert to The Faith, one of the earliest Disciples from Jerusalem;

Ignatius was the third Bishop of Antioch. He was among The Apostolic Fathers and a student of Saint John the Apostle (the Evangelist). Tradition tells us that Ignatius was one of the children that Jesus held and Blessed and said: “Let the children come unto Me";

Saint Agnes.

Artist: Massimo Stanzione (1586–1656).

Date: 1635.

Current location: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Source: Museu National d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Alexander I was the fifth Pope after Saint Peter. He was beheaded with two Priests on The Nomentan Way, Rome. His body is kept in the Church of Santa Sabina, Rome;

Felicitas and Perpetua were both married and suffered greatly at Carthage. They were confined to a dark prison and were scourged and beheaded in the year 202 A.D;

Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, and Cecilia, represent The Order of Virgins;

Saint Cecilia

(Latin: Sancta Caecilia).

Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642).

Date:1606.

Current location: Norton Simon Museum,

Pasadena, California,

United States of America.

Source/Photographer: http://www.wga.hu/

frames-e.html?/html/r/reni/1/cecilia.html

(Wikimedia Commons)

Anastasia represents The Widows. She was treated cruelly by her pagan husband. After his death, she lived a life of Charity and Mercy. Anastasia was burnt to death on The Feast of The Lord’s Nativity, in 304 A.D., in the reign of Emperor Diocletian.

The Second List of Saints in The Roman Canon were all highly esteemed people of Rome. Although they may not appear to relate to us today,, they represent every walk of Christian Life. Both men and women give the example that all are strong in The Grace of Christ.

Anastasiakapelle

(Chapel of Saint Anastasia),

Kloster Benediktbeuren,

Bavaria, Germany.

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We seek the friendship of these Apostles and Martyrs, promising to share in their labours, sufferings and battles in our daily offertory. In The Mass, we Pray: “May the Lord accept your sacrifice and ours.” We may not physically take on The Cross or be flogged, but we willingly unite all of our sufferings with Christ The Pascal Lamb as His faithful servants with all The Saints and Martyrs, both named and unnamed, to spread the saving Gospel of Christ.

Is It Time For Your New Wardrobe ?

"Art in Dress.

Fall and Winter".

1907.

By J. C. Leyendecker.

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The Dedication Of Saint Michael The Archangel. Feast Day 29 September.

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

The Dedication of Saint Michael The Archangel.
Feast Day 29 September.

Double of The First-Class.

White Vestments.

Saint Michael The Archangel.

Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY

Artist: Rene de Cramer.

"Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium".

Used with Permission.

Hymn to Saint Michael The Archangel.

Musical Credits: "The Days" (I giorni)

by Ludovico Einaudi.

Available on YouTube at

http://youtu.be/etvXNeagFOo

29 September was formerly Dedicated to All The Angels (Introit, Collect, Gradual, Communion), wherefore Pope Boniface II, about 530 A.D., chose that date to Dedicate a Church in the Great Circus, at Rome, to Saint Michael.

The Mass composed for the occasion has since been appointed for The 18th Sunday after Pentecost; it still relates to The Dedication of a Church. The present Mass was composed more recently.

The Hebrew meaning of "Michael" is: "Who is like God ?", and recalls the combat which took place in Heaven between "The Archangel of God, who deserved to be placed at the Head of The Heavenly Host", and the devil.

Sermon: Saint Michael The Archangel.

Available on YouTube at

http://youtu.be/FjBTxSN07ig

As we have fallen through sin into the power of Satan, it is Saint Michael's part to continue the fight for our deliverance (Alleluia, and Prayer after Mass); wherefore, our Guardian Angels are subordinate to him.

Saint Michael conquers Satan's pride and obtains humility for us. It is also he who presides over The Worship of Adoration rendered to The Most High, for he offers to God the Prayers of The Saints, symbolised by Incense, whose smoke rises towards Heaven (Offertory, Blessing of the Incense).

Sermon: The Archangels.

Available on YouTube at

http://youtu.be/_3OSdHbq9ls

When a Christian has left this World, we Pray that The Standard-Bearer, Saint Michael, should introduce the Christian into Heaven; he is also often represented with The Scales of Divine Justice, wherein Souls are weighed. His name is mentioned in The Confiteor, after that of Mary, who is The Queen of Angels.

Saint Michael was the protecting Angel of the Synagogue, as he is now of The Church, which has succeeded it. To him, The Liturgy attributes the revelation of the future, made to Saint John in The Apocalypse (Epistle).

Every Parish Priest Celebrates Mass for the people of his Parish.

Mass: Benedícite Dóminum, omnes Angeli ejus. Bless The Lord, all ye His Angels.

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Those Were The Days.

I didn't know that Stephen Fry was once a Waiter.

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Ave Maria, Mother Of God.

"Salve, Regina".

"Hail, Holy Queen".

Available on YouTube at

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The Church Of Our Lady And Saint Thomas Of Canterbury, Wymondham Abbey, Norfolk. Altar Screen (Reredos) By Sir Ninian Comper.

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

Reredos (Altar Screen),

Church of Our Lady and Saint Thomas of Canterbury,

Wymondham Abbey, Norfolk, England.

With Tester (above) and Rood Figures (above the Tester),

designed by Sir Ninian Comper, 1922.

Date: 1922 (object created);

27 February 2007 (original Upload Date).

Source: Transferred from en.wikipedia;

Author: Sir Ninian Comper (creator of the object);

Photographer and Original Uploader: Richard Barton-Wood.

Attribution: Richard Barton-Wood.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Wymondham Abbey (pronounced Windham) is the Anglican Parish Church for the Town of Wymondham, in Norfolk, England. The Church is Dedicated to Our Lady and Saint Thomas of Canterbury. Today, the Abbey serves as the Parish Church of Wymondham, but it started life as a Benedictine Priory.

The Monastery was Founded, in 1107, by William d'Aubigny, Chief Butler to King Henry I. William was a prominent Norfolk landowner, with Estates in Wymondham and nearby New Buckenham. The d'Albini (or d'Aubigny) family originated from Saint Martin d'Aubigny, in Normandy. Later, the Founder's son, William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, in 1174, Founded Becket's Chapel, close by in the town, to be served by two Monks from the Priory.

William d'Albini's Monastery was a Dependency of The Benedictine Monastery at Saint Alban's, where his uncle, Richard, was Abbot. Wymondham Priory was relatively small, initially for some twelve Benedictine Monks, but grew in influence and wealth over the coming Centuries. Disputes between the Wymondham Monks and Saint Alban's Monks were quite common, and, in 1448, following a successful Petition to the King, the Pope granted Wymondham the Right to become an Abbey in its own Right. A notable Abbot was Thomas Walsingham.

Wymondham Abbey Hatchment,

now hung in The Ringing Tower.

Date: April 2007.

Source: en:File:Hatchment 7.jpg.

Author: en:User:Bartonwood.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Monastery Church was completed by about 1130, and, originally, was Dedicated to The Virgin Mary. Later, following the murder of Saint Thomas Becket in 1170, Becket's name was added to the Dedication. A modern icon Panel, by the late Rev. David Hunter, is on display in the Church and tells the story of Thomas's life in pictures.

In 1174, the Founder's son, also called William d'Aubigny, established a Chapel in the Town, dedicated to Becket, and served by two Monks from the Priory. The Church was originally Cruciform in shape, with a Central Tower and Twin West Towers. When it was built, Stone, from Caen, in Normandy, was shipped specially across The English Channel to face the walls.

The Central Tower was rebuilt, in about 1376, with a tall Octagonal Tower (now ruined), which held the Monks' Bells. In 1447, work on a much taller, single West Tower, began. This replaced the original Norman Towers and held the Townspeople's Bells.

Wymondham Abbey,

from across the River Tiffey,

clearly showing the ruined Octagonal Tower

and the newer Square Tower.

Photo:23 September 2006 (original Upload Date).

Source: Transferred from en.

Author: Original uploader was Etm157 at en.wikipedia.

(Wikimedia Commons)

From the start, the Church had been divided between Monks' and Townspeople's areas, with the Nave and North Aisle serving as Parish Church for the Town (as it still is). This, too, was, from time to time, the cause of disputes which occasionally erupted into lawlessness, though the Vicar of Wymondham was appointed by the Abbot.

King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries brought about the closure of Wymondham Abbey, which was surrendered to the King in 1538. The Monks had, apparently willingly, already signed The Oath of Supremacy, and were given generous pensions - Elisha Ferrers, the last Abbot, became Vicar of Wymondham (the fine 16th-Century Sedilia, on the South Side of the Chancel, is said to be his Memorial).

The years following The Dissolution saw the gradual demolition of the Monastic buildings for re-use of the Stone. The Eastern End of the Church (blocked off from the Nave by a solid wall since about 1385) was destroyed, leaving the present Church (at 70 m.) only about half its original length. Repairs to the Church were carried out following Queen Elizabeth I's visit in 1573 (date and initials may be seen on Exterior Stonework).

Becket's Chapel,

near Wymondham Abbey,

Norfolk, England.

This File: 24 January 2008.

User: Jaspe.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Beckets_Chapel.JPG.

Author: Bartonwood at the English Wikipedia project.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Notable features of the Church are the Twin Towers (a landmark for miles around), the Norman Nave, the splendid 15th-Century Angel Roof in the Nave and fine North Aisle Roof. The Church is also remarkable for its high-quality fittings, such as the 1783 Organ, by James Davis, and 1810 Chamber Organ (also by James Davis) and the splendid Gilded Reredos (or Altar Screen), one of the largest works of Sir Ninian Comper.

This was Dedicated in 1921, as a War Memorial, though the Gilding was not finished until 1934. Note, also, the Early-Tudor terracotta Sedilia (see, above), the Georgian Candelabrum and Royal Arms of George II, the Carved Mediaeval Font, with modern Gilded Font Cover, and many smaller features, such as Angels, Musicians and figures, Carved on the Roof Timbers and Corbels. The West Tower houses a Peal of ten Bells, re-cast and re-hung in 1967. Hung in The Bell Tower, are six well-preserved 18th-Century Hatchments.

[Editor: A Funerary Hatchment is a depiction, within a Black Lozenge-Shaped Frame, generally on a Black (Sable) background, of a deceased's Heraldic Achievement, that is to say, the Escutcheon showing the Arms, together with the Crest and Supporters of his Family or Person. Regimental Colours, and other Military or Naval Emblems, are sometimes placed behind the Arms of Military or Naval Officers.

Such Funerary Hatchments, generally therefore restricted in use to Members of the Nobility or Armigerous Gentry, used to be hung on the wall of a deceased person's house, and was later transferred to the Parish Church, often within the Family Chapel, therein, which appertained to the Manor House, the family occupying which, generally, being Lord of the Manor, held the Advowson (or Patronage) of the Church. In Germany, the approximate equivalent is a Totenschild, literally "Death Shield".]

Wymondham Abbey Nave.

(Note The Rood, above The Tester).

Photo: Richard Barton-Wood.

Date: 4 April 2007 (original Upload Date).

Source: Transferred from en.wikipedia.

Author: Original uploader was Bartonwood

at en.wikipedia.

(Wikimedia Commons)

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Anima Christi (Soul Of Christ). Indulgenced Prayer Of Thanksgiving After Holy Communion (Blessed Pope Pius IX, 1854).

Text is taken from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

"Anima Christi".

Available on YouTube at

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Anima Christi, sanctifica me.

Corpus Christi, salva me.

Sanguis Christi, inebria me.

Aqua lateris Christi, lava me.

Passio Christi, conforta me.

O bone Jesu, exaudi me.

Intra tua vulnera absconde me.

Ne permittas me separari a te.

Ab hoste maligno defende me.

In hora mortis meae voca me,

Et jube me venire ad te.

Ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te.

In saecula saeculorum.

Amen.

Soul of Christ, Sanctify me.

Body of Christ, save me.

Blood of Christ, inebriate me.

Water from the Side of Christ, wash me.

Passion of Christ, strengthen me.

O good Jesu, hear me.

Within Thy Wounds, hide me.

Suffer me not to be separated from Thee.

From the malicious enemy, defend me.

In the hour of death, call me,

And bid me come unto Thee.

That with Thy Saints, I may praise Thee.

For ever and ever.

Amen.

An Indulgence of 300 days each time this Prayer is said.

An Indulgence of seven years, if said after Holy Communion.

If said every day during the month, a Plenary Indulgence,

subject to the usual conditions, on any day chosen.

(Blessed Pope Pius IX, 1854)

Illustration: DAMSEL OF THE FAITH AND KNIGHT OF TRADITION

Saint Cyprian And Saint Justina. Martyrs. Feast Day, Today, 26 September.

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

Saint Cyprian And Saint Justina.
Martyrs.
Feast Day 26 September.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

English: Saints Cyprian and Justina (honoured in The Eastern Orthodox Church

and Oriental Orthodoxy as Christians of Antioch, Pisidia, who, in 304 A.D., during

The Persecution of Diocletian, suffered Martyrdom at Nicomedia (modern-day İzmit, Turkey)

on 26 September, the date of their Feast).

Български: Икона на Свети Киприан и Юстина. Икона подарена от

моето 

семейство, на храм „Св.Св. Кирил и Методий“.

Photo: 26 October 2009.

Source: Own work.

Author: Biso.

(Wikimedia Commons)

"At Nicomedia,", says The Roman Martyrology, "the birth in Heaven of the Holy Martyrs Cyprian and Justina. This Virgin, after having endured many tortures under The Emperor Diocletian and the Judge Eutholmus, converted to Christ Cyprian the Magician, who had tried to seduce her by his incantations.

Both were Martyred in 304 A.D. Their bodies, after having been exposed to wild beasts, were taken away during the night by some Christian mariners, who carried them to Rome. Later, they were buried in the Basilica of Constantine (Saint John Lateran), near the Baptistry."

Mass: Salus autem.

Secret: Munera.

Postcommunion: Praesta.

Arch-Basilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome, Italy.

Saint Cyprian and Saint Justina were buried in this Arch-Basilica, near The Baptistry.

Photo: 21 April 2015.

Source: Own work.

Author: Livioandronico2013.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Last Days Of Summer. The Sea.

Illustration: DAILY MAIL

"La mer"

(The Sea).

By Charles Trenet.

Available on YouTube at

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FRENCH LYRICS.

La mer

Qu'on voit danser le long des golfes clairs

A des reflets d'argent

La mer

Des reflets changeants

Sous la pluie

La mer

Au ciel d'été confond

Ses blancs moutons

Avec les anges si purs

La mer bergère d'azur

Infinie

Voyez

Près des étangs

Ces grands roseaux mouillés

Voyez

Ces oiseaux blancs

Et ces maisons rouillées

La mer

Les a bercés

Le long des golfes clairs

Et d'une chanson d'amour

La mer

A bercé mon cœur pour la vie

Taken from http://lyricstranslate.com/en/la-mer-sea.html#ixzz3mlYuN7BI

Illustration: MANUSCRIPTS AND PICTORIAL

ENGLISH LYRICS.

The sea,

We see dancing along the shores of clear bays,

Shimmers with silver

The sea

Changing shimmers

Under the rain

The sea

With the summer sky

Mix up her white horses

With the angels so pure

The infinite azure shepherdess

The sea

The sea

By the ponds

Those big wet reeds

See

Those white birds

And those rusty houses

The sea

Has cradled them

Along the shores of clear bays

And with a love song

The sea

Has rocked my heart for life

Taken from http://lyricstranslate.com/en/la-mer-sea.html#ixzz3mlZFyyhO

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Illustration: DARWIN COUNTRY