The Miracle Of The Sun Occurred 100 Years Ago, Today, At Fátima. Our Lady Appeared To Three Shepherd Children: Lúcia Santos; Jacinta Marto; Francisco Marto.

"Mary" superimposed on its Hebrew source מרים (Miryam/Miriam).

Date: 14 July 2013.

Source: Own work.

Author: Jayarathina.

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The Miracle Of The Sun,

Fatima, Portugal, 

13 October 1917.

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The Account Given By Sister Lucy Of The Events At Fatima on 13 October 2017

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Lúcia Santos

 (Left), 

Francisco Marto, and Jacinta Marto,

the three children 

to whom The Virgin Mary appeared at Fátima, Portugal, 13 October 1917.

Source: http://www.santuario-fatima.pt

in Ilustração Portuguesa no. 610, 29 October 1917

Author: Attributed to Joshua Benoliel (1873–1932).

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Our Lady of Fátima (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora de Fátima), formally known as Our Lady of The Holy Rosary of Fátima, is a Catholic Title of The Blessed Virgin Mary based on the famed Marian Apparitions reported in 1917 by three shepherd children at the Cova da Iria, in Fátima, Portugal. The three children were Lúcia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto.

Bishop José da Silva declared the Miracle worthy of belief on 13 October 1930, officially permitting Devotion within The Catholic Church. The event is Commemorated each year on that same date.

On 13 May 1946, Pope Pius XII granted a Canonical Coronation to the venerated image, enshrined at The Chapel of The Apparitions of Fátima, via his Apostolic Legate, Cardinal Benedetto Aloisi Masella. On 11 November 1954, the same Pontiff later raised The Sanctuary of Fátima to the status of Minor Basilica by his Papal Brief "Lucer Superna".

The published Memoirs of Lúcia Santos, in the 1930s, revealed two Secrets that she claimed came from The Virgin, while the third Secret was to be revealed by The Catholic Church in 1960.

The controversial events at Fátima gained fame due partly to elements of the Secrets, Prophecy and Eschatological Revelations allegedly related to The Second World War and possibly more global Wars in the future, particularly The Virgin's request for The Consecration of Russia to The Immaculate Heart of Mary.

The statue of Our Lady of Fatima is carried during a candlelit Procession at

The Holy Shrine of Fatima, Portugal, in 2011. (Francisco Leong/AFP/Getty Images)

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Cardinal Burke Urges Consecration Of Russia, In Manner ‘Requested By Our Lady’.

Cardinal Raymond Burke Celebrates Mass at The Fatima Centennial Summit, in Irving, Texas.

Photo Credit: John-Henry Westen / LifeSiteNews

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IRVING, Texas, 9 October 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — “It is evident that The Consecration (of Russia) was not carried out in the manner requested by Our Lady,” said Vatican Cardinal Raymond Burke in his keynote address marking the highlight and conclusion of The Fatima Centennial Summit held over the weekend.

“I do not doubt for a moment the intention of Pope Saint John Paul II to carry out the Consecration on 25 March 1984,” said Cardinal Burke. He noted that Sister Lucia stated that “Our Lady had accepted it.”

He continued nonetheless, “Recognising the necessity of a total conversion from Atheistic Materialism and Communism to Christ, the call of Our Lady of Fatima to Consecrate Russia to Her Immaculate Heart, in accord with Her explicit instruction, remains urgent.”

The former Head of The Vatican’s highest Court reissued his call, first made at The Rome Life Forum in May 2017, for The Faithful to Pray and work for The Consecration of Russia according to Our Lady’s specific instruction. 

He quoted the end of the famous Secret to the children, where Our Lady Herself predicted: “In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will Consecrate Russia to me, and she shall be converted, and a period of peace will be granted to the World.”

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

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,

unless stated otherwise.

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/

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Author: Anonymous.

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Edward, called "The Confessor", was a grandson of Saint Edward, King and Martyr who Reigned from 975 A.D. - 978 A.D.

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.

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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.

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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. 

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.

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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

Notre-Dame de Rouen. Could They Build This Magnificent Cathedral, Today ?

English: The Nave of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Rouen, France.

Français: Cathédrale primatiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen.

Photo: 14 May 2014.

Source: Own work.

Author: DXR.

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Rouen Cathedral, France.

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Rouen Cathedral, France.

Photo: 3 September 2010.

Source: Glorius

Author: Moyan Brenn from Anzio, Italy.

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The Rose Window,

Rouen Cathedral, France.

Photo: 13 August 2012.

Source: Own work.

Author: Sullenski.

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Rouen Cathedral (French: Cathédrale primatiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen) is a Catholic Church in Rouen, Normandy, France. It is The See of The Archbishop of Rouen, Primate of Normandy. The Cathedral is in the Gothic Architectural Style.

A Church was already present at this location in the Late-4th-Century A.D., and, eventually, a Cathedral was established at Rouen, as at Poitiers, France. It was enlarged by Saint Ouen in 650 A.D., and visited by Charlemagne in 769 A.D.

All the buildings perished during a Viking raid in the 9th-Century A.D. The Viking leader, Rollo, Founder of The Duchy of Normandy, was Baptised here in 915 A.D., and buried in 932 A.D. His grandson, Richard I, further enlarged it in 950 A.D. Saint Romain's Tower was built in 1035. The buildings of Archbishop Robert II were Consecrated in 1065.

Construction on the current building began in the 12th-Century, in the Early-Gothic Style for Saint Romain's Tower, front Porches and part of The Nave. Other buildings were built in the High-Gothic Style for the main works: Nave, Transept, Choir, and first floor of The Lantern Tower in the 13th-Century; Side Chapels, Lady Chapel, and Side Doorways in the 14th-Century. Some windows are still decorated with Stained-Glass of the 13th-Century, famous because of a special Cobalt Blue colour, known as "The Blue from Chartres". The North Transept commenced in 1280.

100th Anniversary Of Fatima Miracle Of The Sun. Pontifical Mass At The Throne. Church Of Saint Mary Of Pine Bluff, Wisconsin.

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Feast Of The Maternity Of The Blessed Virgin Mary. Feast Day 11 October.

Feast of The Maternity of The Blessed Virgin Mary.
   Feast Day 11 October.

Double of The Second-Class.

White Vestments.

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unless otherwise stated.

Maternity of Mary

from The Liturgical Year, 1910.

Illustration: CATHOLIC HARBOR OF FAITH AND MORALS

Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY

Artist: Rene de Cramer.

"Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium".

Used with Permission.

The Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God, is a Feast Day of The Blessed Virgin Mary under the aspect of her Motherhood of Jesus Christ.

Christians of Byzantine Rite and of both West and East Syrian Rites Celebrate Mary as Mother of God on 26 December and The Coptic Church does so on 16 January.

The Feast is a Celebration of Mary's Motherhood of Jesus. The English Title "Mother of God" is a translation of the Latin Title Dei Genetrix, which means "She Who Generated God", as the corresponding Greek Title Θεοτόκος (Theotokos) means "She Who Gave Birth to God". This Title was dogmatically adopted at The First Council of Ephesus, in 431 A.D., as a way to assert that Jesus is God, and that his Mother can therefore be called Mother of God. The Title that The Feast Celebrates is, thus, not only Mariological, but also Christological.

"Ave Maris Stella"

(Hail, Star of the Sea)

is the Hymn at Vespers for

The Feast of The Maternity of The Blessed Virgin Mary.

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The Second Vatican Council stated: "Clearly, from earliest times, The Blessed Virgin is honoured under the Title of Mother of God." and, at an early stage, The Church in Rome celebrated on

1 January a Feast that it called The Anniversary (Natale) of The Mother of God. When this was overshadowed by The Feasts of The Annunciation and The Assumption, adopted from Constantinople at the start of the 7th-Century A.D., 1 January began to be Celebrated simply as The Octave Day of Christmas, the "eighth day", on which, according to Luke 2:21, The Child was Circumcised and given the name "Jesus".

In the 13th- or 14th-Century, 1 January began to be Celebrated in Rome, as already in Spain and Gaul, as The Feast of The Circumcision of The Lord and The Octave of The Nativity, while still oriented towards Mary and Christmas, with many Prayers, Antiphons and Responsories glorifying The Maternity of Mary. Pope Saint John XXIII's 1960 Rubrical and Calendrical Revision removed the mention of The Circumcision of Jesus and called 1 January, simply, The Octave of The Nativity.

The Feast of "The Maternity of The Blessed Virgin Mary" was established in Portugal, in 1914, for Celebration on 11 October, and was extended to the entire Catholic Church by Pope Pius XI in 1931. The 1969 Revision of The Liturgical Year and The Calendar states: "1 January, The Octave Day of The Nativity of The Lord, is The Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God, and also The Commemoration of the conferral of The Most Holy Name of Jesus." It removed the 11 October Feast, even for Portugal, stating: "The Maternity of The Blessed Virgin Mary is Celebrated on 1 January in The Solemnity of Mary, The Mother of God." (The 11 October Feast is now Celebrated only by some Traditionalist Catholic individuals and groups.)

"Ave Maris Stella"

(Hail, Star of the Sea)

is the Hymn at Vespers for

The Feast of The Maternity of The Blessed Virgin Mary.

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In his Apostolic Letter, Marialis Cultus, Pope Paul VI explained: "This Celebration is meant to Commemorate the part played by Mary in this Mystery of Salvation. It is meant also to exalt the singular dignity which this Mystery brings to The "Holy Mother . . . through whom we were found worthy to receive The Author of Life."

Roman Catholic Mariology is the systematic study of the person of The Blessed Virgin Mary and of her place in the economy of Salvation, within the Theology of The Catholic Church.

In the Catholic perspective, Mary has a precise place in the plan of Salvation and a special place within Tradition and Devotion. She is seen as having a singular dignity, and receives a higher level of Veneration than all other Saints. Roman Catholic Mariology thus studies not only her life, but also the Veneration of her in daily life, Prayer, Hymns, Art (where she has been a favourite topic), Music, and Architecture in Modern and Ancient Christianity throughout the ages.

The four Dogmas, of Perpetual Virginity, Mother of God, Immaculate Conception and Assumption, form the basis of Mariology. However, a number of other Catholic Doctrines about The Virgin Mary have been developed by reference to Sacred Scripture, Theological Reasoning and Church Tradition.

The development of Mariology is on-going and, since the beginning, it has continued to be shaped by Theological analyses, writings of Saints, and Papal statements, e.g. while two Marian Dogmas are ancient, the other two were defined in the 19th- and 20th-Centuries; and Papal teachings on Mary have continued to appear in recent times.

The following Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

Mass: Ecce Virgo concipiet.

Preface: Of The Virgin Mary: Et te in Festivitáte.

Hymn: Ave Maris Stella.

Latin Mass Society Pilgrimage To Wrexham In Honour Of Saint Richard Gwyn. Martyr. Missa Cantata. 1100 hrs. Saturday, 14 October.

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Saint Francis Borgia. Confessor. Feast Day, Today, 10 October.

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

Saint Francis Borgia.
   Confessor.

Semi-Double.

White Vestments.

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Francis Borgia. Duke of Gandia and Captain-General of Catalonia, was one of the handsomest, richest, and most honoured nobles in Spain, when, in 1539, there was laid upon him the sad duty of escorting the remains of his Sovereign, Queen Isabella, to the Royal Burying-Place at Granada. The coffin had to be opened for him that he might verify the body before it was placed in the tomb, and so foul a sight met his eyes that he vowed never again to serve a Sovereign who could suffer so base a change.

It was some years before he could follow The Call of his Lord; at length, he entered The Society of Jesus, to cut himself off from any chance of dignity or preferment. But his Order chose him to be its Head. The Turks were threatening Christendom, and Pope Saint Pius V sent his nephew to gather Christian Princes into a League for its defence.

The Holy Pope chose Francis to accompany him, and, worn out though he was, the Saint obeyed at once. The fatigues of the embassy exhausted what little life was left. Saint Francis died on his return to Rome, 10 October 1572.

REFLECTION.—Saint Francis Borgia learnt the worthlessness of Earthly greatness at the funeral of Queen Isabella. Do the deaths of friends teach us aught about ourselves ?

The following Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

After providing for the settlement of his children, Saint Francis entered The Society of Jesus, where, despising all honours, he made a Vow out of Humility (Collect) to refuse all dignities., But, for obedience sake, he had to accept the Post of General of The Society. He died in 1572.

Mass: Os justi (of Abbots).

The Office Of Prime. Improve Your Prayer Life.

The Office of Prime.

Text and Illustration: RORATE CAELI

The Divine Office: Prime.

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In 1889, a simplified Divine Office of Prime, in English, was recommended for Morning Prayer by The American Bishops, who also produced The Baltimore Catechism. 

Predating both the Vatican II Changes and The Breviary Revisions of Pope Saint Pius X, in 1911, this Divine Office is an organic American development that is also firmly rooted in a continuous Roman Tradition going back to Saint Benedict.

The Office of Prime, in "The Baltimore Office", consisted of two invariant Psalms for all seven days of the week (Psalm 53 and Psalm 118), Proper Antiphons for Sundays and Week-Days, and, characteristically, The Creed of Saint Athanasius (Quicumque Vult) for Sundays.

The elegance of this edition is in the way it faithfully preserves the essentials of Prime down the Centuries, yet adapts itself to Lay Use quite well—without complicated systems of Psalms and Propers.

Ancilla Press makes this available in a sixteen-page booklet.

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Prime, or "The First Hour", is a fixed Time of Prayer of The Traditional Divine Office (Canonical Hours), said at The First Hour of Daylight (approximately 6:00 a.m.), between The Morning Hour of Lauds and The 9 a.m. Hour of Terce. 

In the 1960s, Vatican II suppressed The Divine Office of Prime. The only question is: " Why ? "

It is part of The Christian Liturgies of Eastern Christianity, but, in The Latin Rite, it was suppressed by The Liturgical Reforms following The Second Vatican Council. 

[Editor: The only question is: WHY ? It is noticeable that Vatican II TOOK AWAY so much from The Traditional Liturgy and GAVE BACK nothing. Consider. Debate. Digest. And look for the nearest Traditional Latin Mass.]

 However, Clergy, who have an obligation to Celebrate The Liturgy of The Hours [Editor: The Divine Office] may still fulfil their obligation by using The Roman Breviary promulgated by Pope Saint John XXIII in 1962, which contains The Hour of Prime. 

Like all The Liturgical Hours, except The Office of Readings, it consists primarily of Psalms. It is one of The Little Hours [Editor: Prime; Terce; Sext; None].

Solemn Pontifical Mass In The Traditional Latin Rite. Cathedral Of Saint John The Baptist, Paterson, New Jersey. And Saint Hugh Of Cluny.

Illustration: THE SOCIETY OF SAINT HUGH OF CLUNY

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Hugh of Cluny (1024 – 1109) was an Abbot of Cluny, France, who is sometimes referred to as "Hugh the Great" or "Hugh of Semur". He was one of the most influential leaders of The Monastic Orders from The Middle Ages.

The son of Count Dalmatius of Semur and Aremberge of Vergy, his father wanted him to be a Knight and a Secular Leader. At the age of fourteen, he took his Monastic Vows, and later became an Abbot.

Abbot Hugh built the third Abbey Church at Cluny, the largest structure in Europe for many Centuries, with funds provided by King Ferdinand I of León. He was the driving force behind The Cluniac Monastic Movement during the last quarter of the 11th-Century, which had Priories throughout Southern France and Northern Spain.

English: The Interior of Cluny Abbey.

Italiano: L'interno dell'abbazia di Cluny nel 2005 fonte http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Cluny_2005.jpg

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Author: The original uploader was Fluctuat at Italian Wikipedia.

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Hugh's relationship to King Ferdinand I and King Alphonso VI of León and Castile, as well as his influence upon Pope Urban II, who had been Prior at Cluny under Hugh, made Hugh one of the most powerful and influential figures of the Late-11th-Century. As the godfather of The Holy Roman Emperor, Henry IV, he also played a role as a mediator during the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV, though he was not successful. Additionally, he was an active Diplomat to Germany and Hungary on behalf of The Church.

He died on 28 April, 1109. Many of his relics were pillaged or destroyed by the Huguenots in 1575.

His Feast Day is 29 April.

Solemn High Mass, East Harlem, New York City. Followed By Devotions And Veneration Of Relics. Tuesday, 10 October 2017. 1930 hrs.

Illustration: NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT

Tuesday, 10 October 2017, 7:30 p.m., The Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel,

East Harlem, New York City, will Celebrate a Solemn Mass in The Extraordinary Form

in honour of Saint Helen of Laurino.

Saint Bridget. Widow. Feast Day 8 October.

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

Saint Bridget.
   Widow.
   Feast Day 8 October.

Double.

White Vestments.

The Vision of Saint Bridget.

The Risen Christ, displaying his wound from Longinus, inspires the writing of Saint Bridget.

Detail of Initial Letter "T", miniature, dated 1530, probably made at Syon Monastery, England,

a Bridgettine House. (BL Harley MS 4640,f.15).

This File: 23 October 2010.

User: Lobsterthermidor.

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Saint Bridget was a descendant of the Kings of Sweden. She was married to the Prince of Mercia, and brought up her eight children in a Holy Way; one of them was Saint Catherine of Sweden. She led her husband to such a virtuous life that he renounced the World to submit himself to The Cistercian Rule, in the Monastery of Alvastra, Sweden; he died there in the odour of Sanctity (1344), and is known as Blessed Ulpho.

Bridget became still more fervent in her Holy Widowhood "devoting herself to all manner of good works and persevering day and night in Prayer" (Epistle). Like a man who has discovered a treasure and who sells all he possesses to acquire it (Gospel), she divided her riches among her children, and, detached from everything, she sought only The Kingdom of Heaven.

Saint Bridget, in the Religious Habit and the Crown of a Bridgettine Nun,

in a 1476 Breviary of the form of The Divine Office unique to her Order.

Source: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/

dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?imageID=427746

Author: Anonymous.

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Filled with The Fear of God, she subjected her body to the severest Penance (Introit), and Jesus, Whom she thus imitated in His Passion, rewarded her by revealing Heavenly Secrets to her (Collect). He gave her the Constitution of The Order which she Founded under the Rule of Saint Augustine. She died in Rome in 1373.

Mass: Cognóvi.

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The Most Holy Rosary Of The Blessed Virgin Mary. Feast Day 7 October.

"Say The Rosary".

Illustration: RORATE CAELI

Devotion to The Most Holy Rosary.

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Saints Sergius, Bacchus, Marcellus, And Apuleius. Martyrs. Feast Day 7 October.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

Saints Sergius, Bacchus, Marcellus and Apuleius.
   Martyrs.
   Feast Day 7 October.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

Illustration: IN CAELO ET IN TERRA

"In Lower Syria,", says The Martyrology, "The Holy Martyrs, Sergius, and Bacchus, noble Romans, who lived under the Emperor Maximian".

Bacchus was scourged with thongs that tore his flesh; he died, in his torments, Confessing The Name of Jesus.

Sergius, forced to wear shoes with nails piercing his feet, remained strong in The Faith and was then beheaded.

At Rome, The Holy Martyrs, Marcellus and Apuleius, abandoned Simon the Magician, whose disciples they had been, to follow the teaching of Saint Peter. After The Martyrdom of The Apostles, they themselves obtained the same Crown under the ex-Consul, Aurelian, and were buried near Rome.

Mass: Sapiéntiam.

Saint Mark. Pope And Confessor. Feast Day, Today, 7 October.

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unless otherwise stated.

Pope Saint Mark.
   Pope and Confessor.
   Feast Day 7 October.

Simple.

White Vestments.

Pope Saint Mark (336 A.D.).

Source: http://cckswong.tripod.com/pope1_50.htm

("Pope's Photo Gallery").

Author: Unknown.

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Pope Mark (Latin: Marcus) was Head of The Catholic Church from 18 January 336 A.D. to
7 October 336 A.D.

Little is known of his early life. According to The Liber Pontificalis, he was a Roman, and his father's name was Priscus. Some evidence suggests that the Early Lists of Bishops and Martyrs, known as The Depositio Episcoporum and Depositio Martyrum, were begun during his Pontificate.

Per The Liber Pontificalis, Pope Mark issued a Constitution investing the Bishop of Ostia with a Pallium and confirming his power to Consecrate newly-elected Popes. Also per The Liber Pontificalis, Pope Mark is credited with the Foundation of the Basilica of San Marco, in Rome, and a Cemetery Church over the Catacomb of Balbina, just outside the City, on lands obtained as a donation from Emperor Constantine.

Mark died of natural causes and was buried in the Catacomb of Balbina. In 1048, his remains were removed to the Town of Velletri, and, from 1145, were relocated to the Basilica of San Marco, in Rome, where they are kept in an urn under the Altar. His Feast Day is celebrated on 7 October.

The following Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

Mark, a Roman, occupied The Holy See for eight months during the reign of Emperor Constantine the Great.

He succeeded Pope Saint Sylvester and continued, with great zeal, the organisation of The Church that had been commenced by his predecessor, Pope Sylvester I, thanks to the long era of peace inaugurated by the Emperor. He died in 336 A.D.

Mass: Sacerdótes.

803rd Anniversary Of The Revelation Of The Holy Rosary, By Our Lady Mary, To Saint Dominic, In 1214.

English: The Madonna giving The Holy Rosary to Saint Dominic.

Deutsch: Rosenkranz madonna, Szene: Maria mit Hl. Dominikus, zwei Engeln

sowie Medaillons mit Darstellung zu Szenen aus dem Leben Jesu und der Passion.

Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642).

Date: 1596-1598.

Current location: Basilica di San Luca, Bologna, Italy.

Source: The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei. DVD-ROM, 2002.

ISBN 3936122202. Distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH.

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This year marks the 803rd Anniversary of the Revelation of The Holy Rosary, by Our Lady Mary, to Saint Dominic, in 1214.

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There are differing views on the history of The Rosary. According to Tradition, the concept of The Rosary was given to Saint Dominic in an apparition by The Virgin Mary, in 1214, in the Church of Prouille.

This Marian apparition received the Title of Our Lady of The Rosary. In the 15th-Century, it was promoted by Alanus de Rupe (also known as Alain de la Roche or Saint Alan of the Rock), a Learned Dominican Priest and Theologian, who established the "Fifteen Rosary Promises" and started many Rosary Confraternities. However, most scholarly research suggests a more gradual and organic development of The Rosary.

The practice of Meditation, during the Praying of The Hail Marys, is attributed to Dominic of Prussia (1382–1460), a Carthusian Monk, who called it the "Life of Jesus Rosary". The German Monk, from Trier, added a sentence to each of the fifty Hail Marys, using quotes from Scriptures. In 1569, the Papal Bull Consueverunt Romani Pontifices, by the Dominican Pope Pius V, officially established the Devotion to The Rosary in The Catholic Church.

From the 16th- to the Early-20th-Century, the structure of The Rosary remained essentially unchanged. There were fifteen Mysteries, one for each of the fifteen Decades of The Rosary. In the 20th-Century, the addition of The Fatima Prayer, to the end of each Decade, became more common. There were no other changes until 2002, when Pope Saint John Paul II instituted five optional new Luminous Mysteries.

[Editor: The Fatima Prayer: "O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from The Fires of Hell, and
lead all Souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Your Mercy". (Our Lady at Fatima,
13 July 1917)]

Our Lady Of The Rosary. Feast Day 7 October.

Mary, Mother of Grace and of Mercy,

help me against the efforts of my enemies.

Illustration: HOLY CARD HEAVEN

The Most Holy Rosary Of The Blessed Virgin Mary. Feast Day 7 October.

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

The Most Holy Rosary of The Blessed Virgin Mary.
   Feast Day 7 October.

Double of The Second-Class.

White Vestments.

The Mysteries of The Holy Rosary: Joyful; Sorrowful; Glorious.

It was the custom in The Middle Ages, as formerly among the Romans, for noble personages to wear Crowns of Flowers, called "Chaplets". These Crowns were offered to persons of distinction, as a Feudal Due.

The Blessed Virgin, as Queen of Heaven, and of Souls, has a right to the same homage. Therefore, The Church asks us to recognise the Title of Mary as Queen of The Holy Rosary, and she exhorts us to to offer to her, as Daughter of The Father, Mother of The Son, and Spouse of The Holy Ghost, a Triple Chaplet, or Three Crowns of Roses, of which she shows us all the beauties in today's Office, and to which she has given the name of "Rosary".

The Collect reminds us that the recitation of The Rosary is a mental Prayer, in which we meditate on The Mysteries of The Life, Death, and Resurrection, of Jesus; with these, Mary was intimately associated.

The Gospel, which gives us the chief part of the Angelic Salutation, shows us that The Rosary is a vocal Prayer. The Pater, Credo, and Gloria, which are recited with the Ave Marias, are also found in The Mass or in The Divine Office.

The Rosary, as a private Devotion, consists therefore of elements taken from The Liturgical Cycle, and The Feast of The Rosary forms part of The Cycle.

This Prayer has, in the course of the Centuries, obtained many Graces for Christendom. The Feast of Our Lady of The Rosary was instituted to Commemorate the Victory of Lepanto (Sunday, 7 October 1571), when, thanks to the recitation of The Rosary, the forces of Islam, which threatened to invade Europe, were broken. Pope Gregory XIII, in 1573, prescribed this Feast, replacing very significantly The Feast of Our Lady of Victory, for certain Churches; it was extended to the Catholic World by Pope Clement XI, in thanksgiving for another triumph over the same foes in Hungary in 1716, under the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI.

The Feast of The Most Holy Rosary is a summary of The Liturgical Year, as we meditate on The Mysteries, and also of The Breviary, as we recite one hundred and fifty Ave Marias, corresponding to one hundred and fifty Psalms, ending with Gloria Patri.

It shows, in an admirable Triptych, the Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious events in the lives of Jesus and Mary, which are recalled in succession in The Catholic Calendar.

In The Christmas Cycle, the Soul, plunged in an atmosphere of Joy, meditates on The Five Joyful Mysteries, on Wednesdays and Fridays of Ember Week in Winter, on Christmas Day, on 2 February (The Purification of The Blessed Virgin Mary) and on The Sunday in The Octave of The Epiphany.

Again, she Contemplates, during The Season of The Passion, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries, on Holy Thursday and Good Friday.

Lastly, she sympathises, amid the Joys of The Paschal Season and Pentecost, with The Five Glorious Mysteries at The Feasts of Easter, Ascension, Pentecost and The Assumption of The Virgin. There is a Plenary Indulgence, similar to that of the Portiuncula, to be gained on The Day of this Feast by all The Faithful, who visit a Church where the Arch-Confraternity of The Rosary is established.

Blessed Pope Leo XIII, moved by the sorrowful trials under which The Church groans, raised the Feast to one of The Second Class, with a new Mass and Office.

Mass: Gaudeámus omnes in Dómino.
Commemoration: At Low Mass of Saint Mark and Saints Sergius and Companions.

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