The Book Of Ruth: “Whither Thou Goest, I Will Go. And, Where Thou Goest, I Will Lodge. Thy People Shall Be My People,. And Thy God, My God”.

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Ruth (Hebrew: רוּת, Modern Rut Tiberian Rūθ), is the main character in The Book of Ruth in The Hebrew Bible.

Ruth was a Moabitess, who married into the Hebrew family of Elimelech and Naomi, whom she met when they left Bethlehem and relocated to Moab, due to a famine. Elimelech and his two sons died, leaving Naomi and her two daughters-in-law as widows.

When Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem, Ruth decided to go with her, despite the fact that Orpah, Naomi's other daughter-in-law, went back home.

Ruth famously vowed to follow Naomi in the following passage:

"  Entreat me not to leave thee,

   or to return from following after thee:

   for whither thou goest, I will go;

   and where thou lodgest, I will lodge:

   thy people shall be my people,

   and thy God my God:

   Where thou diest, will I die,

   and there will I be buried:

   the LORD do so to me, and more also,

   if ought but death part thee and me. "

   (Ruth 1:16-17, King James Version)

"Ruth in the Fields"

by Merle Hugues, 1876.

Illustration: BIBLE-PEOPLE

"Whither Thou Goest".

Sung by Perry Como.

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Ruth went to glean in the fields, where she met Boaz. At the instigation of Naomi, she forced Boaz to declare his intentions regarding Ruth by slipping into the threshing floor at night, uncovering his feet, and lying at his feet (Ruth 3:8), in the Mosaic tradition of having the nearest relative be the kinsman redeemer (Leviticus 25:25-55).

Boaz indicated his desire to marry her, and called Ruth a "woman of noble character". After overcoming the obstacle of having a relative with a stronger claim (per the Mosaic requirements in Deuteronomy 25:7-9), Boaz married Ruth, and they had a son, named Obed.

The genealogy, in the final Chapter of the Book, explains how Ruth became the Great-Grandmother of David: Boaz begot Obed, Obed begot Jesse and Jesse begot David (Ruth 4:17). She is also, thus, the ancestor of Joseph (husband of Mary and foster-father of Jesus), and is one of the five women mentioned in The Genealogy of Matthew (along with Tamar, Rahab, Bathsheba, and Mary).

I Bet You Didn't Know That Westminster Bridge Will Make You Green With Envy.

Westminster Bridge, London,

circa 1910. It is the third Bridge built over The River Thames, after London Bridge

and Putney Bridge. The current Westminster Bridge is the third Bridge to built at Westminster.

It was built in 1739-1750. I bet you didn't know that. Richard Butters saved to Bygone Times In England. The current Bridge, by Thomas Page, in 1862, is painted Green, to match

the Leather Seats in The House of Commons, Westminster.

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First Sunday Of Advent. 27 November 2016.

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

First Sunday of Advent.

Station at Saint Mary Major.

Stational Indulgence of 10 years
and 10 Quarantines.

Privileged Sunday of The First-Class.

Semi-Double.

Violet Vestments.

"See the fig tree and all the trees: When they now shoot forth their fruit,

you know that Summer is nigh; so you also, when you shall see these things

come to pass, know that The Kingdom of God is at hand".

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Artist: Rene de Cramer.

"Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium".

Used with Permission.



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At Christmas, Jesus will be born into our hearts, for at that time the Anniversary of His Birth will be Celebrated. He refuses nothing to the Prayer of The Church, His Spouse, and thus He will grant to our Souls the same Graces which He gave the Shepherds and the Three Kings.

Christ will come again, also, at the end of time, to "condemn The Guilty to the flames, and to call The Just with a loving voice to Heaven" (Hymn for Matins).

The whole of today's Mass is a preparation for this double Advent of Mercy and Justice. Some parts of it can be applied equally to either (e.g., the Introit, Collect, Gradual, Alleluia), while others refer to our Divine Redeemer's lowly birth, and others, again, (e.g., the Epistle and Gospel), to His coming in the splendour of His power and majesty.

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The same welcome will be given to us by Our Lord when He comes to Judge us, as we give to Him now, when coming to redeem us. Let us prepare for the Christmas Feast by Holy Prayers and aspirations and by reforming our lives, that we may be ready for that last great assize, upon which depends the fate of our Soul for all Eternity. And all this with confidence, for those "who wait upon the Lord will never be confounded" (Introit; Gradual; Offertory).

In former times, on this First Sunday of Advent, all the people of Rome made the Station at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, to assist at The Solemn Mass which the Pope Celebrated, surrounded by his Clergy. This particular Church was chosen because it is Mary who gave us Jesus, and because Relics of the Crib, in which The Blessed Mother placed her Divine Child, are preserved in this Church.

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

Sermon for The First Sunday of Advent.

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Mass: Ad te levavi.

The Gloria in excelsis is omitted during Advent, except on Feast Days.

When, on The Ferias of Advent, The Mass of The Sunday is said, the Alleluia and its Versicle are not said, but only the Gradual.

Preface: Of The Most Holy Trinity.

During the week: The Common Preface is said.

The Benedicamus Domino is said instead of Ite Missa Est, as is the rule whenever the Gloria in excelsis is omitted.

During Advent and Lent, on Ember Days, Vigils, and Rogation Days, when a Mass of any Feast is said, Commemoration is always made of The Feria.

For the Commemoration of The Ferias of Lent, the Collect, Secret, and Postcommunion of the preceding Sunday are said, except on Ember Days, which have Proper Prayers.

The Song Of Songs.

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unless otherwise stated.

Head-piece to The Song of Solomon. Canticles 1:4. Vignette with a winged heart with flowers

and a halo of stars standing upon a skull with snake coiling around it and an orb, a glowing

Hebrew inscription in sky above; letterpress in two columns below and on verso. 1796.

Inscriptions: Lettered below image, "P J de Loutherbourg", "J. Landseer Fec" and publication line: "Published Jany. 1796/ by T. M[ ] Fleet St London". Print made by John Landseer.

Date: 1 January 1796.

Source: Photos by Harry Kossuth.

Author: Phillip Medhurst.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Joshua 1:1 in The Aleppo Codex.

Source: http://www.aleppocodex.org

Author: see en:Aleppo Codex;

scanned by http://www.aleppocodex.org

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The Song of Songs, also known as The Song of Solomon, The Canticle of Canticles, or, simply, Canticles (Hebrew: שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים Šîr HašŠîrîm; Greek: ᾎσμα ᾈσμάτων asma asmaton, both meaning "Song of Songs"), is one of The Megillot (Scrolls) of The Ketuvim ("The Writings", the last Section of The Tanakh or Hebrew Bible), and The Fifth of The "Wisdom" Books of The Christian Old Testament.

The only piece of erotic literature in The Bible,

this book was regarded by earlier devotees as an allegory of God's love

for His people. The Text is introduced by A.S. Byatt.

Canongate Books.

1 Jan 1999.

Bibles - 48 pages.

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Scripturally, The Song of Songs is unique in its celebration of sexual love. It gives "the voices of two lovers, praising each other, yearning for each other, proffering invitations to enjoy". The two are in harmony, each desiring the other and rejoicing in sexual intimacy; the women (or "daughters") of Jerusalem form a chorus to the lovers, functioning as an audience, whose participation in the lovers' erotic encounters facilitates the participation of the reader.

The following Song of Songs Text is from

http://www.mechon-mamre.org/

Song of Songs Chapter 2 שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים

א  אֲנִי חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן, שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים.	1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
ב  כְּשׁוֹשַׁנָּה בֵּין הַחוֹחִים, כֵּן רַעְיָתִי בֵּין הַבָּנוֹת.	2 As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
ג  כְּתַפּוּחַ בַּעֲצֵי הַיַּעַר, כֵּן דּוֹדִי בֵּין הַבָּנִים; בְּצִלּוֹ חִמַּדְתִּי וְיָשַׁבְתִּי, וּפִרְיוֹ מָתוֹק לְחִכִּי.	3 As an apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. Under its shadow I delighted to sit, and its fruit was sweet to my taste.
ד  הֱבִיאַנִי אֶל-בֵּית הַיָּיִן, וְדִגְלוֹ עָלַי אַהֲבָה.	4 He hath brought me to the banqueting-house, and his banner over me is love.
ה  סַמְּכוּנִי, בָּאֲשִׁישׁוֹת--רַפְּדוּנִי, בַּתַּפּוּחִים:  כִּי-חוֹלַת אַהֲבָה, אָנִי.	5 'Stay ye me with dainties, refresh me with apples; for I am love-sick.'

In modern Judaism, the Song is read on The Sabbath during The Passover, which marks the beginning of the grain harvest as well as commemorating The Exodus from Egypt. Jewish Tradition reads it as an allegory of the relationship between God and Israel. Christian Tradition, in addition to appreciating the literal meaning of a romantic song between Man and Woman, has read the poem as an allegory of Christ (The Bridegroom) and His Church (The Bride).

English: Church of Santa Caterina del Sasso, Varese, Italy. Fresco showing

a Lily among Thorns, symbolising The Virgin Mary, according to a quotation

from The Song of Solomon.

Deutsch: Santa Caterina del Sasso ( Varese ). Kirche - Fresko: Lilie unter

Dornen als Symbol der Jungfrau Maria nach einem Zitat aus dem Hohen Lied Salomos.

Date: 1 August 2010.

Source: Own work.

Author: Wolfgang Sauber.

(Wikimedia Commons)

"The Song of Songs".

Artist: Gustave Moreau (1826–1898).

Date: 1863.

Current location: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, France.

Source/Photographer: Art Renewal Center

(Wikimedia Commons)

The 0815 hrs Margate To Charing Cross Is Now Arriving At Platform Three. (The Second-Largest Steam Locomotive In The World).

Union Pacific 3985,

Westbound at Sloat, California,

2 September 2005.

Source: UP 39859-02-05 022xxx4rp sloat

Uploaded by PDTillman.

Author: Drew Jacksich

from San Jose, California.

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Union Pacific 3985

returns to Cheyenne, Wyoming,

1999.

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Union Pacific 3985, or UP 3985, is a four-cylinder simple articulated 4-6-6-4 Challenger-type Steam Locomotive, owned by Union Pacific Railroad.

It was built in 1943 by The American Locomotive Company of Schenectady, New York. The Locomotive is one of only two of the original 105 Union Pacific Challengers in existence, the other being UP 3977 on static display in North Platte, Nebraska. Before it was stored, it was the largest and heaviest operational preserved Steam Locomotive in the World.

English: Union Pacific Challenger 3985 steams past our front yard

in Alton, Iowa, United States of America.

Deutsch: Dampflok Challenger 3985 in Alton, Iowa, USA.

Photo: 1 October 2008.

Source: originally posted to Flickr as Challenger 01

Author: Mark Evans

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Union Pacific Senior Manager of Heritage Operations, Ed Dickens Jr., announced in February 2016 about UP 3985 possibly returning to Excursion Service after the restoration of Union Pacific 4014 is completed.

If the Locomotive is restored and does return to Service, it will become the World's second-largest operating Steam Locomotive after UP 4014.

From First Vespers In Advent (Today) To Second Vespers Of 2 February (Feast Of The Purification Of Our Blessed Lady), The Marian Anthem Is "Alma Redemptoris Mater".

"Love's Pure Light".

The Blessed Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus.

Artist: Kathy Lawrence.

Illustration: PINTEREST

"Alma Redemptoris Mater".

For Six Voices.

Composed by Diego Ortiz.

Sung by: Cantar Lontano.

Director: Marco Mencoboni.

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ALMA REDEMPTORIS MATER

Alma Redemptoris Mater,

quæ pervia cæli Porta manes,

et stella maris, succurre cadenti,

Surgere qui curat, populo:

tu quæ genuisti,

Natura mirante,

tuum sanctum Genitorem,

Virgo prius ac posterius,

Gabrielis ab ore,

Sumens illud Ave,

peccatorum miserere.

Mother of Christ ! Hear thou thy people's cry,

Star of the Deep, and Portal of the Sky !

Mother of Him Who thee from nothing made,

Sinking we strive and call to thee for aid;

Oh, by that joy which Gabriel brought to thee,

Thou Virgin first and last, let us thy mercy see.

"Alma Redemptoris Mater"

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Alma Redemptoris Mater (English: Loving Mother of our Saviour) is a Marian Hymn, written in Latin hexameter, and one of four Seasonal Liturgical Marian Antiphons sung at the end of The Office of Compline (the other three Antiphons being Ave Regina Cælorum, Regina Cœli and Salve Regina).

"Alma Redemptoris Mater".

Composer: Tomás Luis de Victoria

(Ávila, Spain, 1548 - Madrid, Spain, 1611).

Sung by:

Ensemble Plus Ultra.

Director: Michael Noone.

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Hermannus Contractus (also called Herman the Cripple, 1013–1054) is said to have composed the Hymn, based on the writings of Saints Fulgentius, Epiphanius, and Irenaeus of Lyon.

The Alma Redemptoris Mater is mentioned in The Prioress's Tale, one of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

It is sung at The Divine Office of Compline, from First Vespers of Advent, until Second Vespers of The Feast of the Purification of The Blessed Virgin Mary (2 February).

"Alma Redemptoris Mater".

For Four Voices.

Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

(1525 – 1594).

Sung by:

The Choir of Merton College, Oxford.

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Saint Sylvester. Abbot. Feast Day 26 November.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,

unless stated otherwise.

Saint Sylvester.

Abbot.

Feast Day 26 November.

Double.

White Vestments.

Saint Sylvester receives Holy Communion from The Hand of Our Lady

(see, below).

Artist: Claudio Ridolfi.

Date: 1632.

Illustration: VULTUS CHRISTI

Saint Sylvester was born of noble parentage at Osimo, in The Marches of Ancona, Italy. Owing to his rare merit, The Canons of the Cathedral of Osimo admitted him to share their dignity. When present, one day, at the funeral of an illustrious man, a relative of his, he was struck by the hideous appearance of the body of  a man who had been so handsome, and exclaimed: "I am, today, what he was, and one day I shall be what he is" (Collect).

He immediately gave up everything (Gospel) and retired into a desert, where he devoted himself to Penance and Meditation (Introit). "Later, he built at Monte Fano," says The Roman Breviary, "a Church in honour of The Holy Father, Benedict, who advised him in a vision to Found a Religious Order, whose Rule and Habit he described to him. It was The Order of The Sylvestrines."

This Branch of The Benedictine Order spread in a short time and already numbered twenty-five Houses in Italy when its Founder died in 1267, at the age of ninety.

Mass: Os justi. Of Abbots.

Commemoration: Saint Peter of Alexandria.

The following Text is from VULTUS CHRISTI

Communion from The Hands of Our Lady.

The most famous Marian prodigy in his life took place when, of a night, The Blessed Virgin appeared to him in a dream and said, “Silvester, dost thou desire to receive The Body of my Son ?”

With trepidation, he answered, “My heart is ready, O Lady; let it be done unto me according to thy word.”

What I find most extraordinary is that Saint Silvester, being a Monk already steeped in The Word of God through the familiar repetition of it in The Sacred Liturgy, answered Our Blessed Lady in two phrases already held and pondered within her Immaculate Heart.

The first phrase, taken from Psalm 107:2  — Paratum cor meum Deus paratum cor meum — “My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready” is the perfect act of preparation for Holy Communion.

The second phrase is Our Blessed Lady’s own acquiescence to The Mystery of The Incarnation, as recorded in Luke 1:30  — Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum — “Be it done to me according to thy word”. Receiving her very own words from the lips of her servant Silvester, The Mother of God gave him Holy Communion.

Claudio Ridolfi painted the episode in 1632.

"I Don't Mind If You Don't Like My Manners. I Don't Like Them Myself. They're Pretty Bad. I Grieve Over Them On Long Winter Evenings."

TAKE A PACKARD . . .

1949 Packard Station Sedan.

Illustration; HEMMINGS DAILY

PLAY BACKGROUND MUSIC . . .

"Nightmare".

by Artie Shaw.

[The perfect Intro to . . .

you know whom.]

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ADD A DAME . . .

Lauren Bacall.

American Actress.

Illustration: THE NEW YORK TIMES

ADD A DASH OF RYE . . .

   

Straight Rye Whiskey.
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PUT ON A TRENCH COAT

Illustration: THE BOGIE FILM BLOG

AND WHAT D'YER GET ?

Screenshot of Humphrey Bogart

from the trailer for the film Invisible Stripes.

Date:1939.

This File: 15 February 2008.

User: Rossrs~commonswiki.

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"The Big Sleep".

Philip Marlowe meets Vivian Rutledge (Lauren Bacall).

"I don't mind if you don't like my manners . . ."

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"Nightmare".

by Artie Shaw.

[The perfect Finale to . . .

you know whom.]

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Beata Es Virgo (Blessed Is The Virgin). Composer: Diego Ortiz. Sung By: Cantar Lontano. Director: Marco Mencoboni.

Photo: Our Lady of Lourdes

by Lawrence OP

on Flickr

Illustration: PINTEREST

"Beata Es Virgo"

(Blessed Is The Virgin).

Composed by Diego Ortiz.

Sung by: Marco Mencoboni and Cantar Lontano.

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"Alma Redemptoris Mater".

For Six Voices.

Composed by Diego Ortiz.

Sung by: Marco Mencoboni and Cantar Lontano.

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Claudio Monteverdi, Vespers (1610).

"Lauda Jerusalem".

Sung by: Marco Mencoboni and Cantar Lontano.

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Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam (AMDG). To The Greater Glory Of God.

Ad maiorem Dei gloriam

or

ad majorem Dei gloriam,

also rendered as the abbreviation AMDG,

is the Latin motto of The Society of Jesus (Jesuits),

a Religious Order of The Catholic Church.

It means "To the greater glory of God".

(Wikipedia)

Illustration: PINTEREST

Don't Chatter During Mass. Consider This Illustration, Instead.

Instead of talking during Mass,

why not give deep consideration

to this image during The Consecration ?

Illustration: PINTEREST

The British Sausage Appreciation Society Has "More Members Than The National Secular Society", Says Brother Ivo.

Illustration: FLOCCHINI

Brother Ivo @BrotherIvo has Tweeted that: "When the National Secular Society pronounces, do remember it has fewer members than The Sausage Appreciation Society".

If true, this is . . .

erm . . .

er . . .

. . . interesting.

Brother Ivo writes a Blog BROTHER IVO'S BLOG

and The British Sausage Appreciation Society

has a Blog at LOVEPORK.CO

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Ely Cathedral.

The Choir,

Ely Cathedral,

Cambridgeshire, England.

Photo: BARRIE TUMBRIDGE

Illustration: PINTEREST

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Ely Cathedral has its origins in 672 A.D., when Saint Etheldreda built an Abbey Church. The present building dates back to 1083, and Cathedral status was granted it in 1109. Until The Reformation, it was the Church of Saint Etheldreda and Saint Peter, at which point it was re-Founded as The Cathedral Church of The Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely, continuing as the principal Church of The Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England.

It is the Seat of The Bishop of Ely and a Suffragan Bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon. Architecturally, it is outstanding, both for its scale and stylistic details. Having been built in a monumental Romanesque Style, the Galilee Porch, Lady Chapel and Choir were rebuilt in an exuberant Decorated Gothic Style. Its most famous feature, however, is the central Octagonal Tower, with Lantern, above, which provides a spectacular Internal space and, along with The West Tower, gives a unique Exterior landmark that dominates the surrounding landscape.

The Lady Chapel,

Ely Cathedral,

Cambridgeshire, England.

Photo: 29 July 2014.

Source: Own work.

Author: Diliff.

Attribution: "Photo by DAVID ILIFF.

License: CC-BY-SA 3.0".

(Wikimedia Commons)

"Pulcherrima Rosa". The 15th-Century Motet To The Blessed Virgin Mary. "The Most Beautiful Rose".

Illustration: PINTEREST

"Mon Jésus, Je Vous Aime, et me donne á Vous pour toujours."

"My Jesus, I love You, and give myself to You for always."

Illustration: PINTEREST

"Pulcherrima Rosa"

(The Most Beautiful Rose).

By The Hilliard Ensemble

and Jan Garbarek.

The Chapel of Jesus College,

Cambridge, England.

1994.

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Pulcherrima rosa de spina floruit

Ex flore germinosa lilium genuit

Servans pudorem ex virgineo more

Peperit factura factura factorem.

Virgo singularis te nulla dignior

Fulgens stella maris luna lucidior

Sic succuristi regina mundo tristi

Eve matris sic quae noxam que solvisti.

Esto nobis grata tis aput filium

Mater advocata post hoc exilium

Nos per iuvamen pater natus ac flamen

Tuum mater virgo solvat omnes.

Amen.

Latin Text: CPDL

Most Beautiful Rose blooming from a thorn

From the budding flower, a lily born

Serving modestly and in a Virginal way

The created one bore The Creator

Unique Virgin, no-one is worthy of you

Gleaming Star of the Sea, Light and the Moon

Serving modestly and in a Virginal way

The created one bore The Creator

Such succour Queen of this sad World

And Mother of Eve who lightens our punishment

Serving modestly and in a Virginal way

The created one bore The Creator

Freely for us, beside your Son, Mother and witness

After this Earthly exile

Serving modestly and in a Virginal way

The created one bore The Creator.

Amen.

English Text: DATAB.US

Illustration: PINTEREST

"Rosa Mystica" (Mystical Rose) is one of Our Lady's beautiful Titles.

It is included in the recitation of The Litany to Our Lady (The Litany of Loreto).

Combat Rosary. Carry Yours On You At All Times. You Never Know When You'll Need It.

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Saint Clement I. Pope And Martyr. Feast Day, Today, 23 November.

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

Saint Clement I.
Pope and Martyr.
Feast Day 23 November.

Double.

Red Vestments.

Illustration: TRANSALPINE REDEMPTORISTS

Saint Clement, a successor of Saint Peter, is named third in The Canon of The Mass, after The Apostles.

The Letter of Saint Clement to The Corinthians is one of the most precious documents of the earliest Christian Centuries.

Following the affirmation of Origen, The Roman Breviary confuses this Saint with another Clement, an auxiliary of Saint Paul. Wherefore, the Epistle chosen is that in which The Apostle speaks of the Clement who worked with him for the Gospel and whose name is written in The Book of Life.

On the testimony of The Greek Acts of Saint Clement, dating from the 4th-Century A.D., The Roman Martyrology likewise declares that "relegated to Chersonese during Trajan's persecution, he at last won the glorious Crown of Martyrdom, having been cast into the sea with an anchor attached to his neck." "His body," it adds, "was carried to Rome, under the Pontificate of Pope Nicholas I and Solemnly laid in the Church which had been built in his memory."

English: Basilica of Saint Clement, Rome.

Italian: Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano

Photo: May 2007.

Source: Own work.

Author: Berthold Werner

(Wikimedia Commons)

Interior of the Basilica di San Clemente,

Rome, Italy.

Photo: March 2006.

Source: Own work.

Author: Sixtus

Permission: GFDL

(Wikimedia Commons)

This Church, where The Station is held on The Monday of The Second Week in Lent, is one of the most interesting in Rome, because it most faithfully represents the ancient Plan of a Roman Basilica. It has, in front, an Atrium, or Courtyard, surrounded by Porticoes, with the Fountain in the centre, where the Faithful cleansed themselves before entering The Holy Building, and which is recalled by our Holy Water Stoups and Baptismal Fonts at the entrance of our Churches.

The Interior comprises three Naves, separated by Columns; the central Nave contains the Ambos, or Pulpits, where the Epistle and Gospel are read. The Lateral Naves were reserved, one for men, the other for women.

The Ceiling of the Basilica of Saint Clement, Rome.

Photo: May 2007.

Source: Own work.

Author: Berthold Werner

(Wikimedia Commons)

Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius

bring the body of Saint Clement to Rome.

11th-Century fresco in the Basilica di San Clemente, Rome.

Source/Photographer: Unknown.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Behind the Altar, at the back of the Apse, stands the Bishop's Chair, around which was grouped the Clergy. It is the only Church which gives such a clear account of the distinctions made among Christians.

In the first precinct, were admitted Catechumens and Penitents, who could only be present at the first part of The Mass (from the Introit to the Offertory), thence called Mass of the Catechumens. In the second part were the Faithful, who heard the second part of The Mass (from the Offertory to the end), thence called Mass of the Faithful. In the Apse, was the place reserved for Priests, whence it is called Presbyterium. Christian architecture thus showed forth the hierarchy established by Divine Right in The Church.

Mass: Dicit Dóminus.
Commemoration: Saint Felicitas.

It's Official: Jesus Christ Is Now The King Of Poland !!! Deo Gratias.

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By Fr. Paul McDonald.
Special to Rorate Caeli.

20 November 2016.

Radio Maryja (@RadioMaryja) reports that the Bishops of Poland have enthroned, or, to use the Bishops' more sober expression, "recognised" Christ as the King of Poland. This was done in the official presence of the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda.

Many pilgrims were present in Poland for this event. Today, the act will be repeated in all the Polish Cathedrals and Parishes. This took place yesterday, Saturday, 19 November 2016, at The Church of Divine Mercy, in Krakow, Poland.

The providential and proximate origin of the act is to be found in revelations received, or said to be received, by The Servant of God, Rosalia Zelkova. The Lord, she said, demanded that He be enthroned as King by The Polish Nation as such, and not just in the hearts of The Poles, in a particular manner, and this would have saved Poland in the War that was coming.

At first, especially after Vatican II, the idea did not find much support among the Bishops. One may think that the shadow of Dignitatis Humanae was a factor, especially since the theme of the Social Right to Religious Liberty was so strong in the teaching of Pope Saint John Paul II.

Another factor would have been the proximate origin, spoken of above. The same factor afflicts The Fatima Message. Under the diffused influence of Theological Modernism, there is a diffidence even about the possibility of communications from Heaven.

But The Social Kingship of Our Divine Lord is absolutely Founded in necessary and dogmatic truths about Christ. It is not merely an element of private revelation. Saint Gregory the Great said that they were Heretics, who denied that Christ is The King of, and over, everything.