William Morris. Arts And Crafts.

"Compton"

A William Morris Wallpaper.

'Compton' was designed by John Henry Dearle in 1895, specially for Compton Hall in Wolverhampton, England, the home of Laurence Hodson. The original design required two sets of wood blocks to print all twenty-eight colours, owing to the large vertical repeating pattern, but has since been scaled down and adapted for a wider audience. Compton" is still a popular wallpaper and is also available in a printed cotton.

Illustration: THE ORIGINAL MORRIS AND COMPANY

Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,

unless stated otherwise.

William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, novelist, translator, and socialist activist. Associated with The British Arts and Crafts Movement, he was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he played a significant role in propagating the early socialist movement in Britain.

Born in Walthamstow, Essex, to a wealthy middle-class family, Morris came under the strong influence of Mediaevalism while studying Classics at Oxford University, there joining the Birmingham Set.

"Mary Isobel" Embroidery.

"Mary Isobel" is a beautifully-ornate design created by John Henry Dearle and originally sold

as an embroidery kit by Morris and Co., circa 1890. Named after the lady who embroidered it,

"Mary Isobel" comes richly-embroidered on linen and on 100% silk and is also available

in a printed fabric in the Morris V Collection.

Illustration: THE ORIGINAL MORRIS AND COMPANY

After University, he trained as an architect, married Jane Burden, and developed close friendships with the Pre-Raphaelite artists Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti and with the Neo-Gothic architect Philip Webb.

Webb and Morris designed a family home, Red House, in Bexleyheath, Kent, where the latter lived from 1859 to 1865, before moving to Bloomsbury, central London. In 1861, Morris founded a decorative arts firm with Burne-Jones, Rossetti, Webb, and others: The Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Co. Becoming highly fashionable and much in demand, the firm profoundly influenced interior decoration throughout The Victorian Period, with Morris designing tapestries, wallpaper, fabrics, furniture, and Stained-Glass Windows. In 1875, Morris assumed total control of the company, which was renamed Morris and Co.

"Pimpernel".

Morris designed "Pimpernel" in 1876 and later chose it to decorate his dining room at

Kelmscott House in Hammersmith London. With its complex structure and swirling rhythms, Pimpernel is available in five stunning colourways, based on the originals.

Illustration: THE ORIGINAL MORRIS AND COMPANY

Although retaining a main home in London, from 1871 Morris rented the rural retreat of Kelmscott Manor, Oxfordshire. Greatly influenced by visits to Iceland, with Eiríkr Magnússon he produced a series of English-language translations of Icelandic Sagas.

He also achieved success with the publication of his epic poems and novels, namely The Earthly Paradise (1868–1870), A Dream of John Ball (1888), the utopian News from Nowhere (1890), and the fantasy romance The Well at The World's End (1896).

"The Red House",

Bexleyheath, Kent.

Co-designed by William Morris and

where Morris lived from 1859 to 1865.

Photo: 27 May 2014.

Source: Own work.

Author: Ethan Doyle White.

(Wikimedia Commons)

In 1877, he founded The Society For The Protection of Ancient Buildings to campaign against the damage caused by architectural restoration. Embracing Marxism and influenced by Anarchism, in the 1880s Morris became a committed revolutionary socialist activist; after an involvement in The Social Democratic Federation (SDF), he founded The Socialist League in 1884, but broke with that organisation in 1890. In 1891, he founded The Kelmscott Press, to publish limited-edition, illuminated-style, print books, a cause to which he devoted his final years.

Morris is recognised as one of the most significant cultural figures of Victorian Britain; though best known in his lifetime as a poet, he posthumously became better known for his designs. Founded in 1955, The William Morris Society is devoted to his legacy, while multiple biographies and studies of his work have seen publication. Many of the buildings associated with his life are open to visitors, much of his work can be found in art galleries and museums, and his designs are still in production.

Portrait of William Morris, aged 53.

Date: First published 1899 (photo, circa, 1887).

Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=0ZQOAAAAIAAJ

Google Books edition of J. W. Mackail The Life of William Morris in two volumes, 

London, New York and Bombay: Longmans, Green and Co., 1899.

Author: Frederick Hollyer (1838–1933).

(Wikimedia Commons)

Stir-Up Sunday. 20 November 2016.

Text from FR. Z's BLOG

All Illustrations: FR. Z's BLOG

Today, Sunday, 20 November, is The Last Sunday of The Church’s Liturgical Year.

It is therefore . . .

STIR UP SUNDAY !

The “Stir Up” comes from the first words of the Traditional Collect in The Roman Rite. It also comes from the Tradition of stirring up the ingredients of The Christmas Pudding !

What are your plans for Christmas Pudding ?

The more important question is: What are MY plans for Christmas Pudding.

I must give this some thought.

UPDATE:

Since I will be moving to a new dwelling in the near future, I have been going through things.

I found a Christmas Pudding from TWO YEARS AGO, tucked away for ageing.

I would say that it is sufficiently Seasoned.

QUAERITUR:

Will it be lethal ?

If not, maybe I won’t make one.

I invite input, especially from experts in Blighty.

The Rock Island Line.

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific 938 was under steam for the very last time on 16 September 1953, just before proceeding to Chicago's LaSalle Street Station for a Press Announcement of Rock Island's attaining its 100% Diesel goal.

Locomotive 938 had been specially painted and striped for the event. Later in the day, 938 returned to storage at Blue Island. The accession of 4-6-2 Pacific Type Locomotive 938 marks a significant milestone for the Museum's collection, as it represents one of the most common passenger-service wheel arrangements. Photo by R. W Buhrmaster.

Illustration: ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM

"Rock Island Line".

Sung by Lonnie Donegan (1961).

Available on YouTube at

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The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

"Rock Island Line" is an American blues/folk song, first recorded by John Lomax in 1934, as sung by inmates in an Arkansas State Prison, and later popularised by Lead Belly. Many versions have been recorded by other artists, most significantly the World-Wide hit version in the Mid-1950s by Lonnie Donegan. The song is ostensibly about The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.

The chorus to the old song reads:

The Rock Island Line is a mighty good road

The Rock Island Line is the road to ride

The Rock Island Line is a mighty good road

If you want to ride you gotta ride it like you find it

Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line

The verses tell a humorous story about a train operator who smuggled pig iron through a toll gate by claiming all he had on board was livestock.

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I Railroad in The United States. It was also known as The Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.

Sums It Up, Really.

11th-Century Mediaeval English Hymn." Jesu Cristes Mildë Moder". "Jesus Christ's Gentle Mother".

Illustration: PINTEREST

"Jesu Cristes Mildë Moder".

(Jesus Christ's Gentle Mother).

Sung by Sequentia.

Ensemble for Mediaeval Music,

Cologne, Germany.

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Mater Dolorosa.

Artist: Jusepe de Ribera.

Date: 1638.

WIKIART

Self-Absorbed Promethean Neo-Pelagians Looking Lack-Lustre. Formation All Awry. Endure Thrashing By Young Devout Trads.

Illustration: MY LEARNING

Traditional Faithful Adherents                          9

Self-Absorbed Promethean Neo-Pelagians   0

Illustration: SOCCER HEROES. FROM VICTORIAN TIMES TO THE PREMIERSHIP.

Day-Return To Mississippi, Please.

Illustration: PINTEREST

Kirkstall Abbey.

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

Kirkstall Abbey,

Yorkshire, England.

Photo: 30 March 2013.

Source: Own work.

Author: Minda.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Nave,

Kirkstall Abbey,

Leeds, Yorkshire,

England.

Date: 1890s.

This File: 1 May 2006.

User: Jungpionier.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian Monastery in Kirkstall, North-West of Leeds, Yorkshire. It is set in a public park on the North Bank of the River Aire. It was founded circa 1152. It was dis-established during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, under the auspices of Henry VIII.

The picturesque ruins have been drawn and painted by artists such as J.M.W. Turner, Thomas Girtin and John Sell Cotman.

Kirkstall Abbey was acquired by Leeds Corporation, as a gift from Colonel North, and opened to the public in the Late-19th-Century. The gatehouse became a museum.

Roger de Lacy Coat of Arms.

Roger de Lacy (died after 1106) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman,

a Marcher Lord on the Welsh border. Roger was a Castle builder, particularly at Ludlow Castle.

Description: Or, a lion rampant purpure.

Source: Own work.

Author: Dlkeller999

(Wikipedia)

Ludlow Castle,

which Roger de Lacy (see, above)

helped to build.

Photo: 29 May 2007.

Source: Ludlow Castle

Author: Sam Saunders

(Wikimedia Commons)

De Lacy (Laci, Lacie, Lascy, Lacey) is the surname of an old Norman noble family, which originated from Lassy, Calvados, France. The family took a major role in The Norman Conquest of England and the later Norman Invasion of Ireland. The name is first recorded for Hugh de Lacy (1020 – 1049). His sons, Walter and Ilbert, left Normandy and travelled to England with William the Conqueror, playing a major role in The Battle of Hastings.

The awards of land by The Conqueror, to the de Lacy sons, led to two distinct branches of the family: The Northern Branch, centred around Blackburnshire and Yorkshire, was held by Ilbert's descendants; The Southern Branch, of Marcher Lords, centred on Herefordshire and Shropshire, was held by Walter's descendants.

Until 1399, The Northern Branch of the family held the great Lordship of Bowland, before it passed through marriage to The Duchy of Lancaster, as well as being Barons of Pontefract and, later, Earls of Lincoln.

The Southern Branch of the family became substantial landholders in The Lordship of Ireland, and was linked to The Scottish Royal Family; Elizabeth de Burgh, whose great grandfather was Walter de Lacy, married Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland.

Kirkstall Abbey,

Leeds, Yorkshire.

Photo: 30 April 2006.

Source: Own work.

Author: Jungpionier.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Henry de Lacy (1070 – 1123), Lord of the Manor of Pontefract, 2nd Lord of Bowland, promised to dedicate an Abbey to The Virgin Mary, should he survive a serious illness. He recovered and agreed to give the Abbot of Fountains Abbey land at Barnoldswick in The West Riding of Yorkshire (now in Lancashire), on which to found a Daughter Abbey.

Abbot Alexander, with twelve Cistercian Monks from Fountains Abbey [Editor: Near Rievaulx Abbey], went to Barnoldswick and, after demolishing the existing Church, attempted to build the Abbey on Henry de Lacy's land. They stayed for six years, but found the place inhospitable. Abbot Alexander set about finding a more suitable place for the Abbey and came across a site in the heavily-wooded Aire Valley, occupied by Hermits.

Alexander sought help from de Lacy, who was sympathetic and helped acquire the land from William de Poitou. The Monks moved from Barnoldswick to Kirkstall, displacing the Hermits, some of whom joined the Abbey, the rest being paid to move. The buildings were mostly completed between 1152, when the Monks arrived in Kirkstall, and the end of Alexander's Abbacy in 1182. Millstone Grit for building came from Bramley Fall on the opposite side of the river.

Kirkstall Abbey.

Photo: 20 July 2010.

Source: Own work.

Author: Tony Grist.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The English Cistercian houses, of which there are ruins at Fountains, Rievaulx, Kirkstall, Tintern and Netley, were mainly arranged after the same plan, with slight local variations.

The Church is of the Cistercian type, with a short Chancel and Transepts, with three Eastward Chapels to each, divided by solid walls. The building is plain, the windows are not ornamented, and the Nave has no Triforium. The Cloister, to the South, occupies the whole length of the Nave. On the East side, stands the Two-Aisled Chapter-House, between which and The South Transept is a small Sacristy, and, on the other side, two small apartments, one of which was probably the Parlour. Beyond this, is the Calefactory, or day-room, of the Monks. Above this whole range of building, runs the Monks' Dormitory, opening by Stairs into The South Transept of the Church.

On the South Side of the Cloister, there are the remains of the old Refectory, running, as in Benedictine Houses, from East to West, and the new Refectory, which, with the increase of the inmates of the house, superseded it, stretching, as is usual in Cistercian houses, from North to South. Adjacent to this Apartment are the remains of the Kitchen, Pantry and Buttery. The Arches of the Lavatory are to be seen near the Refectory entrance. The Western Side of the Cloister is occupied by Vaulted Cellars, supporting, on the Upper Storey, the Dormitory of the Lay Brothers.

Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire.

Artist: Charles Alban Buckler.

Date: 1850.

Current location: British Library.

Source/Photographer: [1].

This File: 9 May 2011.

User: MarmadukePercy.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Extending from the South-East angle of the main group of buildings, are the walls and foundations of a secondary group of buildings. These have been identified as the hospitium, or The Abbot's House, but they occupy the position in which the Infirmary is more usually found. The Hall was a very spacious Apartment, measuring 83 ft. in length by 48 ft. 9 inches in breadth, which was divided by two rows of Columns. The fish-ponds lay between the Monastery and the River, to the South. The Abbey Mill was situated about 80 yards to the North-West. The Mill Pool may be distinctly traced, together with the Goit or Mill Stream.

On 22 November 1539, the Abbey was surrendered to Henry VIII's Commissioners in The Dissolution of The Monasteries. It was awarded to Thomas Cranmer, in 1542, but reverted to The Crown when Cranmer was executed, in 1556. Sir Robert Savile purchased the estate in 1584, and it remained in his family's hands for almost a hundred years. In 1671, it passed into the hands of The Brudenell family, The Earls of Cardigan. Much of the stone was removed for re-use in other buildings in the area, including the steps leading to Leeds Bridge.

During the 18th-Century, the picturesque ruins attracted artists of The Romantic Movement and were painted by artists including J. M. W. Turner, John Sell Cotman and Thomas Girtin. In 1889, the Abbey was sold to Colonel John North, who presented it to Leeds City Council. The Council undertook a major restoration project and the Abbey was opened to the public in 1895.

Kirkstall Abbey.

Photo: 23 August 2007.

Source: Own work.

Author: JohnArmagh.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Kirkstall Abbey,

Photo: 30 April 2006.

Source: Own work.

Author: Jungpionier.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Abbey is a Grade I Listed Building and Scheduled Ancient Monument. After a £5.5 million renovation programme, there is a new Visitor Centre, with interactive exhibits, which illustrates the history of the Abbey and the lives of the Monks. Entry to the Abbey is via the Visitor Centre - free of charge, but with a donation box. Occasionally, guided tours are available (free of charge).

The Leeds Shakespeare Festival, performed by the British Shakespeare Company, took place annually in the Cloisters, from 1995 until 2009. The Abbey grounds are a public park, and are used for occasional events, such as the annual Kirkstall Festival and the Kirkstall Fantasia open-air concerts.

On the other side of the main road, the grade II* Listed former Abbey Gatehouse now forms the Abbey House Museum.

Kirkstall Abbey.

Image courtesy of Leeds City Council.

Copyright notice states:"You are free to use imagery as you wish,

with no royalty payments or lengthy registration process.

Our aim is to promote Leeds and encourage the use

of quality, up-to-date, images of the City."

This File: 23 May 2006.

User: GeeJo.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Kirkstall Abbey.

Photo: 30 April 2006.

Source: Own work.

Author: Jungpionier.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Dedication Of The Basilicas Of The Holy Apostles Saint Peter And Saint Paul. Feast Day, Today, 18 November.

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

The Dedication Of The Basilicas Of The Holy Apostles
      Saint Peter And Saint Paul.
Feast Day 18 November.

Greater-Double.

White Vestments.

Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY

Artist: Rene de Cramer.

“Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium”.

Used with Permission.

Interior of Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome,

by Giovanni Paolo Pannini (1731).

Current location: Saint Louis Art Museum.

(Wikimedia Commons)

English: Basilica of Saint Paul's-without-the-Walls, Rome.

Italiano: Statua di San Paolo di fronte alla facciata della

Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura a Roma.

Photo: May 2007.

Source: Own work.

Author: Berthold Werner.

(Wikimedia Commons)

After having celebrated, on 5 August, The Dedication of Saint Mary of The Snow (better known under the name of Saint Mary Major), at Rome, and that of Saint Michael, on 29 September, and that of Saint John Lateran, on 9 November, and, in some Dioceses, a common Dedication Feast of all the consecrated Churches, The Church, today, celebrates that of The Basilicas of Saint Peter and Saint Paul at Rome.

Thus, are all these Anniversaries Solemnised in the Season after Pentecost, a time when we give all our thoughts to The Church and to The Saints, of whom our Temples are the living image.

The Basilica of Saint Peter, on The Vatican, and that of Saint Paul-without-the-Walls, both erected by Emperor Constantine on the sites of their Martyrdom, are hardly inferior, owing to their origin and importance, to The Basilica of Saint John Lateran. They were also Consecrated by Saint Sylvester on 18 November.

English: Saint Peter's Basilica,

seen from the River Tiber.

Magyar: Vatikánváros látképe.

Italiano: Veduta del Vaticano dal Tevere.

Photo: January 2005.

Source: Flickr

Author: Sébastien Bertrand from Paris, France

Reviewer: Andre Engels.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Church of Saint Peter is on the site of The Circus of Nero, and, under its High Altar, lie the Sacred Remains of The Head of The Apostles, making it, with Saint John Lateran, the centre of the whole Christian World.

Here is always held The Station of The Saturday in Ember Week, when Holy Orders are conferred; here, also, are held The Stations of The Third Sunday in Advent, and of The Epiphany, and of Passion Sunday, and of Easter Monday, and of Ascension Day, and of Pentecost, and of The Litanies of Saint Mark, and of Rogation Wednesday.

Lastly, it is here that Mass is Solemnly Sung on The Feast of The Holy Apostles, Peter and Paul, on 29 June, and on The Feasts of The Chair of Saint Peter at Rome, 18 January, and of The Chair of Saint Peter at Antioch, 22 February.

English: Basilica of Saint Paul-without-the-Walls, Vatican, Italy.

With its length of 432 feet, this Basilica ranks eleventh among the largest Churches in the World.

Français: Basilique Saint-Paul-hors-les-Murs, Vatican, située à Rome, Latium, Italie.

Avec sa longueur de 131,66 mètres, cette Basilique se classe au 11è rang

parmi les plus grandes églises au monde.

Photo: September 2010.

Source: Own work.

Author: Tango7174.

(Wikimedia Commons)

This Church, already remarkable in the 4th-Century A.D., was enlarged at a later date and completely rebuilt in the 16th-Century, when it was falling into decay. Pope Julian II and Pope Leo X had recourse to the greatest artists of the age and the combined plans of Bramante and Michael Angelo (sic) raised over the tomb of Saint Peter the greatest and richest Church in the World, which Pope Urban VIII Consecrated on 18 November 1626.

The Basilica of Saint Paul-without-the-Walls, situated on the other side of Rome, was also built in the 4th-Century A.D., over the tomb of The Apostle of The Gentiles. On account of the distance, it was only used for The Station four times a year: On The Feast of Holy Innocents; on Sexagesima Sunday; on The Wednesday of The Fourth Week in Lent (or Day of The Greatest Scrutiny); and on Easter Tuesday. Mass is Solemnly Celebrated there on The Day of The Commemoration of Saint Paul, on 30 June, and on The Day of His Conversion, 25 January.

Having been destroyed by fire in 1823, the Church was rebuilt by Pope Gregory XVI and Pope Pius IX, and Consecrated by the latter on 10 December 1854. He maintained, however, today's Feast, joining the Anniversary of the two Dedications under the original date of 18 November.

Mass: Terríbilis.

"To Fast, Is To Banquet With Angels . . ." Eighteen Octaves In The Liturgical Year. Twelve Minor Prophets Of The Old Testament. Advent. Christmas. And Epiphany.

Text is taken from BENEDICAMUS DOMINO

8 November is The Octave Day of All Saints and is the end of all eighteen Universally-Observed Octaves for The Liturgical Year. It is also The Liturgical Third Sunday of November. The Second Sunday and its Week are omitted this year (Editor: this Article is reprinted from 2015) as the onset of Advent, a few weeks hence, determines.

The entire Month of November is devoted, Scripturally, to The Twelve Minor Prophets of The Old Testament: The first two weeks (The Second Week is again omitted this year) to Ezechiel; The Third Week to Daniel; The Fourth Week and The Fifth Week to the rest, each having a day or two devoted to an excerpt of their respective Prophetic Books.

This is the final stretch, as these Prophets all point to not only The First Coming of Christ, but also, more especially, to His Second Coming, The Eschaton: Death, Judgment, Heaven, Hell. It is Eschatide.

Monastic Compline.

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This Third Sunday of November offers the opening Verses of The Book of Daniel, during The First Nocturne of Mattins, in which we read about how the ancient Israelites were taken into captivity in Babylon during the infamous Reign of King Nabuchodonosor.

Daniel and his three young companions (who, later tossed into the fire, gave us the famous Benedicite Canticle, sung at Sunday and Festal Lauds) were given alternative Babylonian names, and were expected to comport themselves and eat and drink as Babylonians.

They refused. They would not eat of the luscious meats and drink the wine of the King's Court; rather, they ate nothing but The Fruits of The Earth, vegetables (legumes to be more precise) for ten days. All expected them to suffer malnourishment, be weakened, and the eunuch in charge feared retribution from the King, for Daniel's and his Companions' refusal to defile themselves. Instead, the Scripture tells us, after ten days apparuerunt vultus eorum meliores, that is, their faces/complexions appeared better.

This beautiful Missal, made from Parchment, originates from East Anglia, England.

It is considered a very important Manuscript as it is one of the earliest

examples of a Missal of an English source.

Sarum Missals were books produced by The Church

during The Middle Ages for Celebrating Mass throughout the Year.

Date: Circa 1310-1320.

Source: National Library of Wales

(Welsh: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru),

Aberystwyth, Wales.

Author: Unknown.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Second Nocturne at Mattins is from a Sermon of Saint Athanasius on the aforementioned passage from Daniel. Athanasius ties the steadfast resolve of Daniel and Companions with the salutary effects of Fasting, symbolised by their youthful countenance after ten days of hunger.

He says: "Their countenances appeared fairer than all the children which did eat the portion of the King's meat. Seest thou what Fasting doth. It healeth diseases, it drieth up the humours of the body, it scareth away devils, it purgeth forth unclean thoughts, it maketh the intellect clearer, it purifieth the heart, it sanctifieth the body, and, in the end, it leadeth a man unto The Throne of God."

Both body and Soul are refreshed, and, based on personal experience, it is quite true that I feel more refreshed, energetic, and diligent, both corporeally and Spiritually, during periods of Fast such as Lent, Ember Days, and Vigils.

Vespers.

Composer: 

Sergej Rachmaninov.

Available on YouTube at

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It struck me, upon reading this passage early this morning, that it is perfectly timed before Martinmas (11 November). Some older Traditions would have us add some extra (not Liturgically official) days before Advent Proper, to achieve a Forty-Day Fasting period before Christmas.

Hence, there is an old custom of a Martinmas Fast, that, after having Celebrated The Last Octave of The Liturgical Year (All Saints) and The Feast of the great Lyonese Bishop of antiquity (Saint Martin of Tours) with lanterns and duck (or goose), as customary, we divest ourselves, yet again, of the creature comforts of food and drink and both end one Liturgical Year and embark on a New Liturgical Year with a Fast.

The Sherborne Missal.

Date: 15th-Century.

Source: British Library Add. MS 74236.

British Library Online gallery

Author: Unknown.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Advent is, indeed, too short and is sorely neglected in modern times. Mandatory Fasting, even for the short twenty-two to twenty-eight days of Advent (minus Sundays) was abolished long ago, and, even if it weren't, it's too easy, barely a blip on the Calendar.

Fasting from 12 November 'til 24 December would be entirely and laudably counter-cultural to the materialism, gluttony, drunkenness, and debauchery that is about to kick into high gear with the faux "Holiday Season", which has nothing whatsoever to do with Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. I conclude with the final passage today from Saint Athanasius:

Carthusian Monks at Marienau Monastery,

Bad Wurzach, District of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

It is the only extant Carthusian Monastery in Germany.

Illustration: MIKE'S PASSING THOUGHTS

If any man, therefore, be troubled with an unclean spirit, if he bethink him of this, and have recourse to this remedy, namely, Fasting, the evil spirit will be forthwith compelled to leave him from dread of the power of Fasting.

Devils take great delight in fullness, and drunkenness, and bodily comfort. There is great power in Fasting, and great and glorious things are wrought thereby. How cometh it that men work such wonders, and that signs are done by them, and that God, through them, giveth health to the sick, unless it be from their ghostly exercises, and the meekness of their Souls, and their Godly conversation.

To Fast, is to banquet with Angels, and he that Fasteth is to be reckoned, so far, among The Angelic Host.

English: Cloisters of The Basilica of Saint Paul-without-the -Walls,

Rome, Italy.

Deutsch: Rom, Sankt Paul vor den Mauern,

Kreuzgang des Klosters.

Photo: 28 July 2007.

Source: Own work.

Author: Dnalor 01.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Art Of The Beautiful. The Catholic Center, New York University. 19 November. 1930 hrs.

Illustration: NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT

The Wonders Of American English.

Illustration: THE COMPUTER COACH

Zephyrinus was working recently on a Post for this Blog, entitled "Vigils, Votive Masses, And Ferias".

My Computer, which has an American dictionary loaded, didn't recognise the word "Ferias" and suggested that I use the word "Cafeterias", instead.

Is this the origin of the pejorative phrase for Modern-Day Liturgy called "Café Catholicism" (whereby one "chooses", as if from a menu, which bit of The Catholic Religion one wishes to believe in and totally ignores the rest) ?

May God help us.

Little Sister Learning By Watching Big Brother.

"Boy Writing With His Sister".

Artist: 

Albert Anker.

1875.

Illustration: PINTEREST

The Gregorian Introit For The Completion Of The Church's Liturgical Year.

THOU ART A PRIEST FOR EVER.

Illustration: PINTEREST

Text is taken from NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT

by GREGORY DIPIPPO.

The Lord sayeth,

I think thoughts of peace,

and not of affliction;

you shall call upon Me, and I will hear you,

and I will bring back your captivity from all places.

Versicle:

Lord, Thou hast Blessed Thy land:

Thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.

The Lord sayeth.

(The Introit for the final Sundays of The Liturgical Year,

from The 23rd Sunday After Pentecost to

The Last Sunday After Pentecost.)

The Introit for the XXIII Sunday After Pentecost.

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Latin: Dicit Dóminus: Ego cógito cogitatiónes pacis, et non afflictiónis: invocábitis me, et ego exáudiam vos: et redúcam captivitátem vestram de cunctis locis. Vs. Benedixísti, Dómine, terram tuam: avertísti captivitátem Jacob.

English: The Gregorian Introit for the XXIII Sunday After Pentecost

(Tridentine Latin Mass Liturgy).

Français: 23ème Dimanche après la Pentecôte.

Nederlands: Gregoriaans, drieëntwintigste zondag na Pinksteren Tridentijnse mis.

Saint Gertrude. Virgin. Feast Day 16 November.

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

Saint Gertrude.
Virgin.
Feast Day 16 November.

Double.

White Vestments.

Saint Gertrude of Helfta.

Date: Desconocida.

Source: Grabado.

Author: Anonymous.

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Saint Gertrude, called "The Great", was a Cistercian, and a Spiritual daughter both of Saint Bernard and Saint Benedict. Her life was almost entirely spent in the Cloister, which she entered as an Oblate in 1261, at the age of five.

On 27 January 1281, Gertrude being then just over twenty-five, the Spouse of her Soul revealed Himself to her in a wonderful manner. He consoled her in a trial which tormented her, and favoured her with remarkable visions during the following eight years.

At God's command, she related them in a book, entitled "Revelations of Saint Gertrude".

English: Saint Gertrude.

Español: Santa Gertrudis.

Artist: Miguel Cabrera (1695–1768).

Date: 1763.

Current location: Dallas Museum of Art,

Texas, United States of America.

Note: 

Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Laura and Daniel D. Boeckman

in honour of Dr. William Rudolph.

Source/Photographer: https://www.dma.org/collection/artwork/

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Gertrude, holding in her hand her lighted lamp, awaited the coming of her Spouse. "She died," says The Roman Breviary, "in 1334, consumed rather by the ardour of her love than by disease."

She was proclaimed Patroness of The West Indies, and in New Mexico a town was built in her honour and still bears her name.

Mass: Dilexisti.

The Liturgical Committee's Latest Pencil Sketch For The New Parish Church. Discuss.

"Oh, they don't make them like this any more".

More's the pity !!!

Illustration: PINTEREST

Saint Albert The Great. Bishop. Confessor. Doctor Of The Church. Feast Day 15 November.

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

Saint Albert the Great.
Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of The Church.
Feast Day 15 November.

Double.

White Vestments.

Saint Albert the Great

(Albertus Magnus)

Illustration: RELEASING THE ARROW

Saint Albert the Great

(Albertus Magnus)

Artist: Tommaso da Modena (1326–1379).

Date: 1352.

Current location: Chiesa di San Nicolò, Treviso, Italy.

Source/Photographer: Kapitelsaal des ehemaligen Dominikanerklosters San Niccolò in Treviso.

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Born in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, circa 1200, Albert, even as a child, loved The Blessed Virgin in a special manner. He resolved to enter The Order of Saint Dominic, but, tempted by the devil, he gave up the idea.

Ultimately, however, at the earnest entreaty and through the ardent Prayers of Blessed Jourdan of Saxony, he resolved definitely to enter The Order of Saint Dominic. He studied Philosophy at Cologne, then at Paris, where he became one of the most renowned Professors of the University.

Saint Thomas Aquinas was one of his students. He was made Bishop of Ratisbon (Regensburg) by Pope Urban IV and defended The Church against the errors of Guillaume de Saint-Amour and died at Cologne in 1280.

He was Canonised and proclaimed Doctor of The Church in 1931.

Mass: In médio, from The Common of Doctors.

The Tympanum and Archivolts

of Strasbourg Cathedral, 

France,

with iconography inspired by

Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great).

Photo: 22 July 1989.

Source: Own work.

Author: Rebecca Kennison.

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The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Albertus Magnus, O.P. (circa 1200 – 15 November 1280), also known as Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, is a Catholic Saint. He was a German Dominican Friar and a Catholic Bishop. He was known during his lifetime as "doctor universalis" and "doctor expertus", and, late in his life, the term "magnus" (great) was appended to his name.

Scholars, such as James A. Weisheipl and Joachim R. Söder, have referred to him as the greatest German Philosopher and Theologian of The Middle Ages. The Catholic Church honours him as a Doctor of The Church, one of only thirty-six so honoured.

The Latin Mass Society's Annual Requiem Mass. Westminster Cathedral, London.

The Latin Mass Society's Annual Requiem Mass.

Saturday, 5 November 2016,

Westminster Cathedral, London.

Illustration: JOSEPH SHAW, FLICKR

"Sweet Heart Of Jesus . . ."

Illustration: PINTEREST

"Sweet Heart of Jesus".

Sung by Regina Nathan.

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Solemn Votive Mass. Saint Patrick's Cathedral. New York. Tonight.

Illustration: THE SOCIETY OF ST. HUGH OF CLUNY

Saint Josaphat. Bishop And Martyr. Feast Day, Today, 14 November.

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

Saint Josaphat.
Bishop And Martyr.
Feast Day 14 November.

Double.

Red Vestments.

Martyrdom of Josaphat Kuntsevych.

Artist: Józef Simmler (1823–1868).

Date: Circa 1861.

Current location: National Museum in Warsaw, Poland.

Source/Photographer: cyfrowe.mnw.art.pl

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A native of Wladimir, in Volhynia (then Poland, now Ukraine), and belonging to a noble family, Josaphat Kuncewitcz embraced Monastic Life in The Order of Saint Basil. He always kept fresh the flower of his Chastity, which he had from his youth Consecrated to Mary.

Commissioned in spite of his early age to govern the Monastery of Bytene, he became shortly afterwards Archimandrite of Vilna and, lastly, very much against his wish, Archbishop of Polotzk, of The Ruthenian Rite.

The Apostolic zeal of the youthful Archbishop excited against him the hatred of Hell. Attacked at Vitebsk by the Schismatics, he was cruelly put to death in 1623, and obtained from God the conversion of his murderers.

Mass: Gaudeámus omnes in Domino.

The Basilica of Saint Josaphat,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Date: 4 March 2007 (original upload date).

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Josaphat Kuntsevych, O.S.B.M., (1580 – 12 November 1623) (Belarusian: Язафат Кунцэвіч, Jazafat Kuncevič, Polish: Jozafat Kuncewicz, Ukrainian: Йосафат Кунцевич, Josafat Kuntsevych) was a Monk and Archeparch (Archbishop) of The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, who was killed at Vitebsk,[a] Vitebsk Voivodeship, in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (now in Belarus), on

12 November 1623. He is "the best-known victim" of sectarian violence related to implementing The Union of Brest, and is declared a Martyr and Saint of The Catholic Church.

The Order of Saint Basil the Great (O.S.B.M. Latin: Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni, Portuguese: Ordem de São Basílio Magno, Ukrainian: Чин Святого Василія Великого, Chyn Sviatoho Vasyliia Velykoho), also known as The Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, is a Monastic Religious Order of The Greek Catholic Church that is present in many Countries and that has its Mother House in Rome (Santi Sergio e Bacco degli Ucraini).

The Order received approbation on 20 August 1631. Its Monks, Brothers, and Priests, work primarily with Ukrainian Catholics and are also present in other Greek-Catholic Churches in Central and Eastern Europe.