ZEPHYRINUS.

05 October, 2016

Pray For Priests.

Text is taken from CATHOLIC ANSWERS

From: In Sinu Jesu, The Journal of a Priest.

Originally seen at VULTUS CHRISTI

Reparation Is the Exercise of Love

Be for Me another John,

a friend for My Heart,

a consoler in My loneliness,

an advocate on behalf of poor sinners

and, especially on behalf of fallen Priests,

and of those who have lost hope in My infinite mercy.

Be a companion for Me in the Sacrament of My Love,

the Sacrament of My Divine Companionship for every human wayfarer

in this valley of tears.

I remain unknown.

I am left alone.

Even those who claim to profess

the mystery of My Real Presence

in the Sacrament of the Altar

forsake Me.

Illustration: CATHOLIC TRADITION

I am treated with a terrible indifference,

with coldness,

and with a lack of respect

that causes the Angels to weep

because they cannot offer me reparation

for the coldness and indifference of human hearts.

Only men can make reparation for men.

What is lacking is the loving response of a human heart

to My Eucharistic Heart,

pierced, alive, and beating in the Sacrament of the Altar.

Only a human heart can make reparation for a human heart.

Alter Christus.

Illustration: CATHOLIC TRADITION

For this reason the Angels are sorrowful.

The adoration and the praise they offer Me is Angelic.

It is the expression of the perfections I have placed

in their Angelic nature.

Without ever dying, they immolate themselves before Me,

in the Tabernacles where I dwell on Earth,

by lowering themselves in the most humble Adoration

and by placing all their Angelic perfections

--their beauty, their strength, their intelligence--

beneath My feet.

The Angels are like living flames

who burn in My Eucharistic presence

without ever being consumed.

Saint Joseph with Jesus.

Illustration: CATHOLIC TRADITION

For all of this, My Angels cannot replace

a single human heart in My presence.

What I look for from men,

what I wait for, above all, from My Priests,

My Angels cannot give Me.

And so I turned to Saint John to comfort Me;

to love when the love of others grew cold;

to hope in Me when the trust of others was shaken;

to remain faithful to Me when the faith of others was put to the test.

The Sorrowful Heart of Mary.
Illustration: CATHOLIC TRADITION

John was, among The Apostles, My loving friend,

My Adorer, the one who understood the mystery of reparation to My Heart.

John made reparation for Peter's denial of Me,

not by standing in judgment over Peter,

whom he honoured and loved as a father,

but by weeping with Peter,

and by offering himself in reparation for Peter's fall.

The Charge to Saint Peter from Jesus Christ.

Illustration: CATHOLIC TRADITION

Again, it was John who offered Me faithful love

in exchange for Judas' faithless betrayal.

He made reparation to My Heart that suffered so grievously

when Judas walked out of The Cenacle into the night.

In that moment, John gave Me all the love of his heart,

begging Me to accept it

in reparation for Judas' cold and calculated plot against Me.

The Flagellation of Christ.

Artist: William Bouguereau.

1880.

Illustration: CATHOLIC TRADITION

Be another Saint John for My Heart.

Offer Me reparation by offering Me yourself

in the place of those who flee from before My Eucharistic Face;

in the place of those who cannot bear to remain

in My presence, close to My Heart;

in the place of those Priests of Mine

who have time for all else save for Me.

Christ Blessing The Children.

Artist: Nicholaes Maes (1634-1693).

Illustration: CATHOLIC TRADITION

Give Me your companionship,

give Me your confidence,

give Me your grateful affection.

Let nothing keep you from carrying out this design of Mine.

One who makes reparation for My Priests

will discover on The Last Day

that his own sins, though they be many,

will be covered over by a single act of reparation,

for reparation is the exercise of love,

and love covers a multitude of sins.

The Betrayal of Christ.

Artist: Francisco Zarillo (1707-1783).

Illustration: CATHOLIC TRADITION

Love Me, and you will fulfill all that I am asking of you.

Love Me, and I will fulfill all that you ask of Me. . . .

I desire a company of Johannine Souls, Priest Adorers and Reparators,

and upon them I will pour out Rivers of Grace

for the renewal of My Priesthood

and the joy of My Spouse, The Church.

English: Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary.

Deutsch: Kreuztragung Christi.

Français: Le Portement de Croix.

Artist: Raphael (1483–1520).

Date: Circa 1516.

Current location: Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain.

Source/Photographer: http://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/online-gallery/

on-line-gallery/zoom/1/obra/christ-falls-on-the-way-to-calvary/oimg/0/

(Wikimedia Commons)

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

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. These last two Prayers will be published on Zephyrinus' Blog in due course.

Illustration: PINTEREST

Psalm cxv.
Credidi.
(An Act of Thanksgiving for deliverance from deadly peril).

(The following Text is from The Douai-Rheims Bible).

I have believed, therefore have I spoken; but I have been humbled exceedingly.

I said in my excess: Every man is a liar.

What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things he hath rendered unto me?

I will take the chalice of salvation; and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

I will pay my vows to the Lord before all his people:

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Illustration: DAMSEL OF THE FAITH AND KNIGHT OF TRADITION

O Lord, for I am Thy servant: I am Thy servant, and the son of Thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds:

I will sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of praise, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

I will pay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people:

In the courts of the house of The Lord, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.

Illustration: PINTEREST

Psalm cxxix.

De Profundis.

(Prayer for The Dead).

(De Profundis. A Prayer of a sinner, trusting in the mercies of God.

The Sixth Penitential Psalm).

Out of the depths I have cried unto Thee, O Lord:

Lord, hear my voice.

Let Thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

If Thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand it.

For with Thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of Thy law, I have waited

for thee, O Lord.

My Soul hath relied on His word:

My Soul hath hoped in The Lord.

Illustration: DAMSEL OF THE FAITH AND KNIGHT OF TRADITION

From The Morning Watch even until night, let Israel hope in The Lord.

For with The Lord there is mercy.

And with Him plentiful redemption.

And He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

Versicle: Eternal Rest give unto them, O Lord.

Response: And let Perpetual Light shine upon them.

Illustration: DAMSEL OF THE FAITH AND KNIGHT OF TRADITION

Orémus.

Let us Pray.

O God, Who freely grantest forgiveness and desirest the salvation of all mankind, grant, we beseech Thee, in Thy mercy, all that our Brethren, Kinsfolk, and Benefactors of our Congregation, who have passed from this life, may, by the intercession of Blessed Mary Every Virgin, and of all Thy Saints, partake of Everlasting Bliss.

Through Christ Our Lord.

Amen.

Versicle: May they rest in peace.

Response: Amen.

04 October, 2016

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

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: SSPX. SOCIETY OF SAINT PIUS X

Psalm lxxxv
(Appeal to the mercy of God).

Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam et exáudi me: quoniam inops, et pauper sum ego.

Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am poor and needy.

Custodi ánimam meam, quoniam sanctus sum: salvum fac servum tuum, Deus meus,
sperántem in te.

Preserve my Soul, for I am holy: O Thou my God, save Thy servant that trusteth in Thee.

Miserére mei, Domine, quoniam ad te clamávi tota die: lætifica ánimam servi tui, quoniam ad te, Domine, ánimam meam levávi.

Be merciful unto me, O Lord, for I cry unto Thee all the day long: rejoice the Soul of Thy servant, for unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my Soul.

Quoniam tu, Domine, suávis, et mitis: et multæ misericordiæ omnibus invocántibus te.

For Thou, Lord, art good and ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon Thee.

Illustration: AMELIA SHEPHERD

Auribus pércipe, Domine, orationem meam: et inténde voci deprecationis meæ.

Give ear, O Lord, to my Prayer: and attend to the voice of my supplication.

In die tribulationis meae clamávi ad te: quia exaudisti me.

In the day of my trouble, I called upon Thee, for Thou hast heard me.

Non est similis tui in diis, Domine: et non est secundum opera tua.

Among the gods, there is none like unto Thee, O Lord: neither are there any works like unto Thy works.

Omnes genntes quascumque fecisti, vénient, et adorábunt coram te, Domine: et glorificábunt nomen tuum.

All nations whom Thou hast made shall come and worship before Thee, O Lord: and shall glorify Thy name.

Quoniam magnus es tu, et fáciens mirabilia: tu es Deus solus.

For Thou art great and dost wondrous things: Thou art God alone.

Illustration: THE NEXT RIGHT STEP

Deduc me, Domine, in via tua, et ingrédiar in veritáte tua: laetétur cor meum ut timeat nomen tuum.

Teach me Thy way, O Lord, and I will walk in Thy truth: let mine heart be glad, that it may fear Thy name.

Confitébor tibi, Domine, Deus meus, in toto corde meo, et glorificábo nomen tuum in aetérnum:

I will praise Thee, O Lord my God, with all mine heart, and I will glorify Thy name for evermore.

Quia misericordia tua magna est super me: et eruisti ánimam meam ex inférno inferiori.

For great is Thy mercy toward me: and Thou hast delivered my Soul from the lowest Hell.

Deus, iniqui insurrexérunt super me, et synagoga poténtiam quaesiérunt ánimam meam: et non proposuérunt te in conspéctu suo.

O God, the wicked are risen up against me, and the assembly of violent men have sought my Soul, and have not set Thee before them.

Et tu, Domine, Deus miserátor et miséricors, pátiens, et multae misericordiae, et verax.

But Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion and gracious, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Illustration: PINTEREST

Réspice in me, et miserére mei, da impérium tuum puero tuo: et salvum fac filium ancillae tuae.

O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give Thy strength to Thy servant, and save the son of Thy handmaid !

Fac mecum signum in bonum, ut videant qui odérunt me, et confundántur: quoniam tu, Domine, adjuvisti me, et consolátus es me.

Show me a token for good, that they who hate me may see it and be ashamed: because Thou, O Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me.

Gloria Patri . . .

Glory be to The Father . . .

03 October, 2016

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 . . .

02 October, 2016

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 . . .

01 October, 2016

"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.

Illustration: PINTEREST

30 September, 2016

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

Illustration: PINTEREST

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.

Illustration: PINTEREST

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.

29 September, 2016

Is It Time For Your New Wardrobe ?

"Art in Dress.

Fall and Winter".

1907.

By J. C. Leyendecker.

Illustration: PINTEREST

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.