Allow The York Minster Bell Ringers To Ring !!! "Elf-n-Safety" Quoted By The Dean As The Reason For Banning The Bells !!!

Illustration: PIXABAY

To: The Very Rev Vivienne Faull,

Dean of York.

Allow The York Minster Bell Ringers To Ring !!!

SIGN THE PETITION AT

38 DEGREES

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To allow the (recently-sacked) Bell Ringers of York Minster to ring the Bells for Remembrance Sunday, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve; and to re-instate the band, so the beloved Bells can once again resound to the people of York.

Why is this important ?

The Minster has suspended all Bell Ringing with absolutely no prior warning. The Bell Ringers are very loyal volunteers, who give up hours of their time every week to keep this Tradition going, and have represented The Minster in local and national competitions.

Remembrance Sunday is THE key day in the year that we remember those who died defending our freedoms during War Time.

Since the end of World War I, Bells have been rung every single year, except during World War II, to Commemorate those who have fallen. It is a key part of our Nation's salute to their sacrifice.

Christmas and New Year's Eve are such special times of year, where we enjoy spending time with family and friends; residents and tourists of York, alike, adore the iconic sound of our Bells.

We request that The Minster honour Tradition by allowing the Ringers to Ring.

Saint Teresa Of Ávila. Virgin. Doctor Of The Church. Feast Day, Today, 15 October.

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

Saint Teresa.
Virgin.
Feast Day 15 October.

Double.

White Vestments.

Saint Teresa of Ávila (Saint Teresa of Jesus)

(1515-1582).

Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY

Artist: Rene de Cramer.

"Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium".

Used with Permission.

Saint Teresa was born at Ávila, Spain. From her earliest childhood, she ardently desired to die a Martyr. At the age of eighteen, she entered The Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and Consecrated herself to Christ, whom she chose for her spouse (Epistle).

[The Order of Mount Carmel, which spread over The East in Apostolic times, penetrated into The West in the 13th-Century. Illustrious Members of this Order, of much by their Sanctity, rank, or writings, are very numerous. Several have filled the greatest dignities in The Church.]

Her heart was so inflamed with Divine Love that she wrote: "How the enraptured Soul feels in this body its captivity and the misery of life ! It considers itself a slave sold in a foreign land; and, what is most bitter, is to see everywhere men's passionate love for this life, and so few banished ones who sigh like itself and Pray for the end of their exile." [Her autobiography, Chapter XXI.]

English: Saint Teresa Of Ávila (Saint Teresa Of Jesus).

One of the four female Doctors of The Church.

[Editor: The four female Doctors of The Church are: Saint Teresa of Avila;

Saint 

Thérèse of Lisieux; Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Hildegard von Bingen.]

Deutsch: Hl. Therese von Avila.

Artist: Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640).

Date: 1615.

Current location: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.

Source/Photographer: [1]

(Wikimedia Commons)

Counselled by Jesus, she made the difficult Vow of always doing what she judged most perfect.

She attained through Prayer the highest degree of Mystical Life, and there found such enlightenment concerning Divine things (Collect), that her works earned for her, from Popes Gregory XV and Urban VII, the august Title of Doctor of The Church, which has been given to no other woman.

[Editor: This last comment was dated 1945 in The Saint Andrew Daily Missal. Since then, three other women have gained the Title of Doctor of The Church. They are: Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (Thérèse de Lisieux (Saint Therese of The Child Jesus and of The Holy Face)); Saint Catherine of Siena; Saint Hildegard von Bingen. Wikipedia states that Saint Teresa of Ávila was given the Title of Doctor of The Church, by Pope Paul VI, in 1970.]

Saint Catherine of Siena.

One of the four female Doctors of The Church.

The Church of Santa Maria del Rosario in Prati, Roma, Italy.

Source: http://www.tanogabo.it/religione/santa_caterina_siena.htm

Author: Anonymous.

(Wikimedia Commons)

"The best Prayer," she wrote, "and the most pleasing to God, is that which brings on improvement, showing itself in good works, and not the enjoyment which only serves for our own satisfaction." [Letter to the Bishop of Ávila.]

The influence of this humble Virgin, who converted thousands of Souls, manifestly proves the supreme importance of The Contemplative Life, addressing itself, directly, as it does, to God, The Author of All Good.

She died of Divine Love on 5-15 October. 1582. [Pope Gregory XIII, in order to reform The Roman Calendar, had ordered the suppression of ten days of the year 1582; the day after 4 October was to be called the 15th of the same month. It was during this historic night, of the 4th to the 15th, that Saint Teresa died.]

Mass: Dilexísti.

Hildegard von Bingen's musical compositions.

Chant for The Feast of Saint Ursula.

Sung by Anonymous 4

Saint Hildegard von Bingen is one of the

four female Doctors of The Church.

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/n9uMd1ap51A?list=RDn9uMd1ap51A

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux.

One of the four female Doctors of The Church.

English: Detail of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus

in the photograph taken in the courtyard of the

Monastery of Lisieux, Easter Monday, 15 April 1894.

Español: Detalle de Santa Teresa del Niño Jesús en la fotografía tomada en

el patio del monasterio de Lisieux el Lunes de Pascua, 15 de abril de 1894.

Français: Détail de Sainte Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus dans la photographie

prise dans la cour du monastère de Lisieux lundi de Pâques, 15 Avril, 1894.

Italiano: Particolare di Santa Teresa del Bambino Gesù nella fotografia

scattata nel cortile del monastero di Lisieux Lunedi di Pasqua, April 15, 1894.

Date: 3 September 2014.

Source: 

Archivos del Carmelo de Lisieux.

Author: 

Celine Martin (Sor Genoveva de la Santa Faz).

(Wikimedia Commons)

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptised as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada (28 March 1515 – 4 October 1582), was a prominent Spanish Mystic, Roman Catholic Saint, Carmelite Nun, author during The Counter Reformation, and Theologian of Contemplative Life through Mental Prayer. She was a Reformer of The Carmelite Order and is considered to be a Founder of The Discalced Carmelites along with John of The Cross.

In 1622, forty years after her death, she was Canonised by Pope Gregory XV, and, on 27 September 1970, was named a Doctor of The Church by Pope Paul VI. Her books, which include her autobiography (The Life of Teresa of Jesus) and her seminal work El Castillo Interior (The Interior Castle), are an integral part of Spanish Renaissance literature as well as Christian Mysticism and Christian Meditation practices. She also wrote Camino de Perfección (The Way of Perfection).

After her death, Saint Teresa's cult was known in Spain during the 1620s, and for a time she was considered a candidate to become a National Patron Saint. A Santero image of Our Lady of The Conception, said to have been sent by Saint Teresa with one of her brothers to Nicaragua, is now Venerated as the Country's National Patroness at The Shrine of El Viejo. Pious Catholic beliefs also associate Saint Teresa with the esteemed religious image called Infant Jesus of Prague, with claims of former ownership and devotion.

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A Little Levity To Lighten Your Day.

Now is the Winter of our Discount Tent.

(With apologies to Mr. Shakespeare).

Illustration: ANDREW SKURKA

I Got Life.

Illustration: GOOGLE IMAGES

"I Got Life".

Nina Simone.

Available on YouTube at

http://youtu.be/L5jI9I03q8E.

Saint Callistus I. Pope And Martyr. Feast Day, Today, 14 October.

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

Saint Callistus I.
Pope and Martyr.

Double.

Red Vestments.

English: Statue of Pope Saint Callistus I, Rheims Cathedral, France.

Français: Statue du pape St Calixte au trumeau du portail

central du transept Nord, Notre-Dame de Reims.

Photo: 16 April 2007.

Source: Own work.

Author: Vassil.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Callistus, a Roman by birth, succeeding Pope Saint Zephyrinus in The See of Saint Peter, was called to share in The Priesthood of Christ in its fullness (Epistle, Collect).

It was Pope Saint Callistus I who instituted The Ember Day Fasts. He suffered Martyrdom 223 A.D.

Mass: Sacerdotes Dei.

English: Pope Saint Callistus I instituting The Ember Day Fasts.

Français: Saint Calixte Ier (Pope Calixtus I) instituant les jeûnes (instituting the fasts).

Cote : Français 185 , Fol. 201. Vies de saints, France, Paris, XIVe siècle,

Richard de Montbaston et collaborateurs.

Source: Source: http://saints.bestlatin.net/gallery/calixtus_bnfms.htm

(Wikimedia Commons)

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Pope Callixtus I (+ 223 A.D.), also called Callistus I, was the Bishop of Rome (according to Sextus Julius Africanus) from 218 A.D., to his death. He lived during the Reigns of The Roman Emperors Elagabalus and Alexander Severus. Eusebius and The Liberian Catalogue gave him five years of Episcopate (217 A.D. - 222 A.D.). He was Martyred for his Christian Faith and is Venerated as a Saint by The Catholic Church.

Pint, Please, Landlord !!!

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Solemn Pontifical Mass For The Feast Day Of Blessed Karl Of The House Of Austria. On Friday, 21 October. The Church Of Saint Mary, Mother Of God. Washington, D.C.

Illustration: THE SOCIETY OF ST. HUGH OF CLUNY

Do Not Despair. Your Beloved Mother Is Near.

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The Miracle Of The Sun. 13 October 1917. Fatima, Portugal.

Taken from CATHOLICISM PURE AND SIMPLE

The Miracle Of The Sun.

Fatima.

13 October 1917

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/rBIs8cuIwTo

Today is The Day of World Reparation for ALL the horrible Sacrileges, Indifferences and Hatred, by which Our Lord in The Eucharist, is outraged.

Let us make fervent HOLY COMMUNIONS with Our Eucharistic Lord, offering Him all the Love of His Eternal Father, of His Eternal Spirit, of His Purist Mother, of His Most Chaste Foster Father, Saint Joseph, and of all the Angels and Saints, the Souls in Purgatory, and The Just, on Earth, in Loving Reparation, and Thanksgiving, for His Infinite Love and Mercy.

Tell many others. Let us make this a HUGE Act of Loving Reparation, and cry out with ALL our hearts:

"Viva Cristo Rey".

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With that most profound respect which divine faith inspires,

O my God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

true God and true Man,

I adore Thee,

and with my whole heart I love Thee,

hidden in the most august Sacrament of the Altar,

in reparation of all the irreverences,

profanations and sacrileges, that I,

to my shame, may have until now committed,

as also for all those that have been committed against Thee,

or that may be committed for the time to come.

I offer to Thee, therefore, O my God,

my humble adoration, not indeed,

such as Thou art worthy of,

nor such as I owe Thee,

but such, at least,

as I am capable of offering;

and I wish that I could love Thee

with the most perfect love

of which rational creatures are capable.

In the meantime,

I desire to adore Thee now and always,

not only for those Catholics

who do not adore or love Thee,

but also to supply the defect,

and for the conversion, of all heretics,

schismatics, libertines,

atheists, blasphemers,

sorcerers, Mahomedans,

Jews and idolaters.

Ah ! Yes, my Jesus,

mayest Thou be known,

Adored and loved by all

and may thanks be continually given to Thee

in The Most Holy and August Sacrament !

Saint Edward (1003 - 1066). King And Confessor. Feast Day 13 October.

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

Italic Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

Saint Edward.
King and Confessor.
Feast Day 13 October.

Semi-Double.

White Vestments.

Saint Edward the Confessor.

Date: 13th-Century.

Source: http://molcat1.bl.uk/IllImages/

Kslides%5Cmid/K066/K066609.jpg

Author: Anonymous.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Edward, called "The Confessor", was a grandson of Saint Edward, King and Martyr.

When he was raised to the Throne of England, "it was seen," says a historian, "what can be done by a King, who is the true father of his Subjects. All those who approached him endeavoured to regulate their lives according to his. Neither ambition, nor the love of riches, nor any of the passions which are unfortunately so common among Courtiers, were known at his Court."

He was everywhere called The Father of The Orphans, and of The Poor, and he was never happier than when he could distribute alms (Epistle). He always granted, what was requested of him, in the name of Saint John the Evangelist.

He died in 1066.

Mass: Os justi.

A Sealed Writ of Edward the Confessor,

issued in favour of Westminster Abbey.

This File: 16 April 2007.

User: Canley.

(Wikipedia)

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Edward the Confessor (1003-1066), son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last Anglo-Saxon Kings of England and is usually regarded as the last King of The House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066.

Edward has traditionally been seen as unworldly and pious, and his Reign is notable for the disintegration of Royal power in England and the advance in power of the Godwin family.

Edward's seal: SIGILLVM EADWARDI ANGLORVM BASILEI

(Seal of Edward. Crowned King of The English).

First Great Seal of Edward the Confessor.

Date: 1915.

Source: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28157/28157-h/images/img049.jpg

Author: HISTORY OF ENGLAND by SAMUEL R. GARDINER.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Edward succeeded Cnut the Great's son, Harthacnut, restoring the Rule of The House of Wessex after the period of Danish Rule since Cnut conquered England in 1016. When Edward died in 1066, he was succeeded by Harold Godwinson, who was defeated and killed in the same year by the Normans, under William the Conqueror, at The Battle of Hastings.

Edward is called Confessor, the name for someone believed to have lived a Saintly life, but who was not a Martyr, in Latin S. Eduardus Confessor rex Anglorum, as opposed to S. Eduardus Martyr rex Anglorum. He was Canonised in 1161 by Pope Alexander III, and is Commemorated on 13 October by both The Church of England and The Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales.

Saint Edward was one of The National Saints of England, until King Edward III adopted Saint George as Patron Saint, in about 1350.

English: Bayeux Tapestry. Scene 1:

King Edward the Confessor and Harold Godwinson, at Winchester.

Français: Tapisserie de Bayeux. Scène 1:

le roi Édouard le Confesseur reçoit son beau-frère

Harold Godwinson dans son palais de Winchester

et lui confie une mission.

Photo: 7 March 2013.

Source: Own work.

Author: Myrabella.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Rievaulx Abbey. Cistercian Monastery. Founded 1132. Powerhouse Of The North.

Rievaulx Abbey,

Yorkshire, England.

Building started in 1132

by twelve Monks

from Clairvaux, France.

Photo: 13 April 2014.

Source: Own work.

Author: Juliet220.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Rievaulx Abbey,

Yorkshire, England.

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Rievaulx Abbey,

Yorkshire, England.

Photo: 28 July 2006.

Source: Own work.

Author: Tilman2007.

(Wikimedia Commons)

"Mortal Flesh".

(Anonymous).

Arrangement: Christian Forshaw.

From the CD "Sanctuary",

by Christian Forshaw.

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/e2MwVZyHJdo

Artist's reconstruction of the Monks in Choir,

Rievaulx Abbey,

Yorkshire, England.

Illustration: ENGLISH HERITAGE

The perfect accompaniment to Rievaulx Abbey.

Christian Forshaw's arrangement of "Me, me and none but me" by John Dowland.

From the CD "Renouncement", by Christian Forshaw and The Sanctuary Ensemble.

Grace Davidson - Soprano.

Christian Forshaw - Saxophone.

Alexander Mason - Organ.

Available on YouTube at

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Rievaulx Abbey

in Winter.

Yorkshire, England.

Source: Unknown.

Author: Unknown.

"Te Deum".

5th-Century A.D., Solemn Monastic Gregorian Chant.

This would have been a regular daily part of

The Divine Office at Rievaulx Abbey.

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/sqwV9l-U8ds

Rievaulx Abbey

at Dawn.

Photo: 2011.

Source: http://www.wyrdlight.com

Author: Antony McCallum.

Attribution: WyrdLight.com

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"Magnificat".

By Christian Forshaw.

Andy Davey playing Alto Saxophone on this beautiful composition by Christian Forshaw.

The Choir is called "Sine Nomine" and it was recorded, with Christian's permission,

as part of an Evensong in Coventry Cathedral, England, in August 2008.

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/VkNkHbxN24s

Rievaulx Abbey,

Yorkshire, England.

Photo: 28 July 2006.

Source: Own work.

Author: Tilman2007.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Rievaulx Abbey,

Yorkshire, England.

Photo: 28 July 2006.

Source: Own work.

Author: Tilman2007.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Rievaulx Abbey,

Yorkshire, England.

Ruins of the former Cistercian Monastery.

Founded in 1132.

Photo: 15 November 2007.

Source: From geograph.org.uk

Author: Dennis Turner

(Wikimedia Commons)

Rievaulx Abbey.

Very atmospheric on a foggy Autumn day.

Photo: 15 October 2009.

Source: From geograph.org.uk

Author: Simon Palmer

(Wikimedia Commons)

"Nunc Dimittis".

By Christian Forshaw.

From the CD "Sanctuary".

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/zYsoRG88FLQ

Once a magnificent construction,

by human hands,

to Adore and Glorify God.

AND NOW . . .

Rievaulx Abbey,

Yorkshire, England.

Ruins of the former Cistercian Monastery.

Founded in 1132.

Photo: 5 May 2012.

Source: Own work.

Author: Mandala Heaven.

(Wikimedia Commons)

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"There Be Dragons !!! And Clams !!! And Griffons !!!" Fr. Z Is In Rome.

Well . . It looks a BIT like a Dragon !!!

Catch up with Fr. Z's Roman peregrinations at

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A Little Levity To Lighten Your Day.

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Advance Notice: Vespers Of All Souls. Wednesday, 2 November 2016. 1730 hrs.

Fr Timothy Finigan Celebrates a Requiem Mass for Michael Davies

in Our Lady of The Assumption Church, Warwick Street, London,

in 2015. The Mass was Organised by THE LATIN MASS SOCIETY

Picture Credit: © DylanParry.

Illustration: LMS CHAIRMAN

Text is from LMS 

It is worth noting as a rather unusual Liturgical event. Once upon a time, Vespers on Sundays and Great Feasts was quite normal.

In this case, it is The Commemoration of All The Faithful Departed - All Souls - and the Vespers is Vespers of The Dead.

We're going to Celebrate it with Polyphony. Come along to complete your Liturgical Commemoration of the Souls of those who have gone before us.

Fr Mark Elliot Smith will Officiate.

5:30 p.m. Wednesday 2 November 2016

(All Souls Day).

Our Lady of The Assumption,

Warwick Street, London W1B 5LZ.

Latin Vespers of The Dead.

With Polyphony (Viadana and Palestrina).

Support the work of The LMS by becoming an 'Anniversary Supporter'.

"In Paradisum".

by 

Gabriel Fauré.

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/6-i1ESIRKdA