86 Priests Saying Weekly Or Monthly Traditional Latin Masses For The Souls In Purgatory. Fathers, Let's Get This To 100 !!!

Text and Illustration: RORATE CAELI

This is our monthly reminder to please enroll Souls of The Rorate Caeli Purgatorial Society. Over the last thirty days, we've added one new wonderful Priest dedicated to bringing relief to loved ones enrolled by our readers. We now stand at eighty-six Priests saying weekly or monthly Traditional Latin Masses for the Souls in Purgatory.

Come on Fathers, let's get this to 100 !!!

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to give to the loved ones of the Souls you enroll.

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Priests: The Souls still need more of you saying Mass for them. Please E-Mail Rorate Caeli at athanasiuscatholic@yahoo.com to offer your Services. There's nothing special involved -- all you need to do is offer a weekly or monthly Traditional Latin Mass with the Intention: "For the Souls enrolled in The Rorate Caeli Purgatorial Society." And we will always keep you completely anonymous unless you request otherwise. 

How to enroll Souls: Please E-Mail me at athanasiuscatholic@yahoo.com and submit as follows: "Name, State, Country." If you want to enroll entire families, simply write in the E-Mail: "The Jones family, Ohio, USA". Individual names are preferred. Be greedy -- send in as many as you wish and forward this Posting to friends as well.

Please consider forwarding this Purgatorial Society to your family and friends, announcing from the Pulpit during Holy Mass or listing in your Church Bulletin. We need to spread the word and relieve more suffering Souls.

Please Pray for the enrolled Souls and the eighty-six Holy Priests saying Traditional Masses for The Purgatorial Society:

"For all the Souls enrolled in The Rorate Caeli Purgatorial Society: Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their Souls and the Souls of all The Faithful departed rest in peace. Amen."

Then ...

Almighty and ever living God,

we ask Thy blessing upon the Priests

who offer Masses for The Purgatorial Society.

Give them a greater awareness of the Grace

that Thou dost pour out through the Sacraments,

and by their devout Celebration of The Sacred Mysteries,

increase in them a love for Thee.

Give strength to Thy Priests, O Shepherd of the flock;

when they are in doubt, give them the assurance of Faith,

and in Thy goodness confirm them as heralds of Thy Truth

to all who seek to follow in Thy path.

We ask this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal Priest,

Who lives and reigns with Thee in the unity with The Holy Ghost,

God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Flos Carmeli. Flower Of Carmel.

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

Flos Carmeli is a Marian Catholic Hymn and Prayer. Flos Carmeli literally means "Flower of Carmel". In The Carmelite Rite, this Hymn was the Sequence for The Feast of Saint Simon Stock, and, since 1663, for The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. It is said to have been written by Saint Simon Stock (1165 - 1265). The Prayer is taken from the first two stanzas of the Hymn.

Illustration: Zephyrinus.

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Flos Carmeli, vitis florigera, splendor caeli, virgo puerpera singularis.

Mater mitis sed viri nescia Carmelitis esto propitia stella maris.

Radix Iesse germinans flosculum nos ad esse tecum in saeculum patiaris.

Inter spinas quae crescis lilium serva puras mentes fragilium tutelaris.

Armatura fortis pugnantium furunt bella tende praesidium scapularis.

Per incerta prudens consilium per adversa iuge solatium largiaris.

Mater dulcis Carmeli domina, plebem tuam reple laetitia qua bearis.

Paradisi clavis et ianua, fac nos duci quo, Mater, gloria coronaris. Amen.

Alleluia.

FLOWER of Carmel, Tall vine-blossom-laden; Splendour of heaven,

Childbearing, yet maiden. None equals thee.

Mother so tender, Whom no man didst know, On Carmel's children

Thy favours bestow. Star of the Sea.

Strong stem of Jesse, Who bore one bright flower, Be ever near us

And guard us each hour, who serve thee here.

Purest of lilies, That flowers among thorns, Bring help to the true heart

That in weakness turns and trusts in thee.

Strongest of armour, We trust in thy might: Under thy mantle,

Hard press'd in the fight, we call to thee.

Our way uncertain, Surrounded by foes, Unfailing counsel

You give to those who turn to thee.

O gentle Mother, Who in Carmel reigns, Share with your servants

That gladness you gained and now enjoy.

Hail, Gate of Heaven, With Glory now Crowned, Bring us to safety

Where thy Son is found, true joy to see. Amen.

Alleluia.

Carlisle Cathedral.

The Cathedral Church of The Holy and Undivided Trinity,

otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, England.

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The Cathedral Church of The Holy and Undivided Trinity, otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, is the Seat of The Anglican Bishop of Carlisle. It is located in Carlisle, in Cumbria, North West England. It was Founded as an Augustinian Priory and became a Cathedral in 1133.

The Great East Stained-Glass Window of Carlisle Cathedral.

The largest Stained-Glass Window in The Flowing Decorated Gothic Style in England.

Date: 22 June 2014.

Source: Own work.

Attribution: "Photo by DAVID ILIFF.

License: CC-BY-SA 3.0"

Author: Diliff

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Carlisle Cathedral, because of heavy losses to its fabric, is the second smallest Cathedral (after Oxford Cathedral), of England's ancient Cathedrals.

Its notable features include some fine figurative stone carving, a set of Mediaeval Choir Stalls, and the largest window in The Flowing Decorated Gothic Style in England.

The Cathedral Church of The Holy and Undivided Trinity,

otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, England.

Date: 22 June 2014.

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Attribution: "Photo by DAVID ILIFF.

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Church Of Our Lady Of The Rosary “Alle Pigne” (Chiesa Di Santa Maria Del Rosario Alle Pigne), Naples, Italy, Re-Opened By The Institute Of Christ The King Sovereign Priest.

The Church of Our Lady of The Rosary “alle Pigne”

(Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario alle Pigne), Naples, Italy.

Text and Illustrations: INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST

His Eminence, Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe, Archbishop of Naples, has entrusted to The Institute Of Christ The King Sovereign Priest The Church of Our Lady of The Rosary “alle Pigne” (Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario alle Pigne), Naples, Italy. Along with The Canonical Establishment of this Apostolate, Cardinal Sepe has nominated, as Rector of the Church, Canon Louis Valadier.

Located in Piazza Cavour, in downtown Naples, about a ten minute walk from the Cathedral, Our Lady of The Rosary Church “alle Pigne” had suffered damage in the 1980 earthquake. Despite restoration work in the 1990s, it had not been reopened. Dating from the 17th-Century, the Church is the artistic masterpiece of Arcangelo Guglielmelli.

The statue of Our Lady of The Rosary, Venerated above The High Altar.

The Church of Our Lady of The Rosary “alle Pigne”

(Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario alle Pigne), Naples, Italy.

At the invitation of Cardinal Sepe, The Institute Clergy and local Faithful worked to prepare the Church for the Solemn Ceremony of re-opening on Friday evening, 6 October 2017. To represent the Cardinal at the Ceremony, the Most Reverend Lucio Lemmo, Auxiliary Bishop, presided. The Prior General of The Institute, Monsignor Gilles Wach, was present, along with The Institute’s resident Clergy in Naples, Canon Louis Valadier, Canon Guillaume Fenoll, Canon Florian Braun, and Seminarian Abbe Andrea De Pas​cale. The Archbishop’s Delegate for the Union of Catholic Works attended, as well as several Civil and Military authorities, such as The Commandant of The Carabinieri of the City’s Stella neighborhood.

The statue of Our Lady of The Rosary on the exterior façade of the Church was Solemnly Crowned. Bishop Lemmo Blessed the restored wooden statue of Our Lady of The Rosary, Venerated above The High Altar. Solemn High Mass was Celebrated by Monsignor Wach.

Exterior of the Church of Our Lady of The Rosary “alle Pigne”

(Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario alle Pigne), Naples, Italy.

The statue of Our Lady of The Rosary on the exterior

façade of the Church was Solemnly Crowned.

The evening’s events included a performance by the Giubileo Choir, which sang popular songs of Neapolitan Tradition, festive fireworks, and a buffet reception.

The Apostolate Web-Site is HERE

Mass is Celebrated, daily, at 7:00 p.m.

The High Altar.

The Church of Our Lady of The Rosary “alle Pigne”

(Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario alle Pigne), Naples, Italy.

Mass For The Sunday Within The Octave Of The Epiphany.

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

Mass For The Sunday Within The Octave Of The Epiphany.

Semi-Double.

White Vestments.

[In 2018, this Mass is Celebrated on Monday, 8 January. due to
The Feast of The Holy Family taking precedence on Sunday, 7 January.]

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Artist: René de Cramer.

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From twelve-years-old, a Jew was bound each year to keep The Three Feasts of Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles. In The Liturgy for Christmastide, the whole of Our Lord's childhood is put before us and today we see Him in the Temple, where, for the first time, He shows the Jews that God is His "Father" (Gospel).

"It was by no accident," says Saint Ambrose, "that this Child, Who, even according to the flesh, was full of Wisdom and Grace of God, forgetting His human parents, should wish to be found after three days in the Temple.

"By this, He intimated that, three days after The Triumph of His Passion, He, Who was believed to be dead, should rise again and so offer Himself as the object of our Faith, seated on a Heavenly Throne in Heavenly Glory. The truth is that, in His case, there is a two-fold birth; the one by which He is begotten by The Father, the other by which He is born of a Mother.

"The first is wholly Divine; by the second, He humbles Himself to take our nature" (Third Nocturn). This "Man sitting upon a High Throne, Whom a multitude of Angels Adore, singing together" (Introit) is, therefore, that Divine Child, Who is shown to us in today's Gospel.

"Sitting in the midst of the doctors, who "were astonished at his wisdom and answers", Moreover, since, "as God hath delivered to everyone the measure of Faith" (Epistle), Christian Souls form but "one body in Christ" (Epistle), they ought to be penetrated with the wisdom of Him who, far from "conforming Himself to the maxims of this World," reforms "and rules human life according to The Will of God" (Epistle).

"Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business ?" said the young boy, Jesus. This wholly supernatural wisdom, whose guiding principles exceed, without destroying, those of the natural order, is beyond our unaided powers. While seeking to curb our flesh by the mortification which such wisdom enjoins, sacrificing, at times, even the most lawful affection, in pursuance of a Divine Call which draws children from their parents' side, the plans of Almighty God must needs remain for us hidden Mysteries to be accepted without being completely understood.

"They understood not the word that He spoke unto them" (Gospel). Following Mary, who "kept all these words in her heart" (Gospel), let us meditate on the sublimity of Jesus' words and actions in the Temple. Like this Child, Whose whole life at Nazareth is summed up in the one word "subjection" (Gospel), let us grow in wisdom so that always we may "perceive what we ought to do," and in strength "to fulfil the same" (Collect).

Mass: In excélso.

Second Collect: Of The Epiphany (if during The Octave).

Creed: If during The Octave.

Preface: Of The Epiphany (if during The Octave).

Communicantes: If during The Octave.

"Sweet Heart Of Jesus".

"Sweet Sacrament Divine"

by Lawrence OP, on Flickr. "When we ingest The Eucharist, in reality we are ingesting

The Godhead . . . because His Body and Blood are diffused through our members, we become partakers of The Divine Nature." - Saint Cyril of Alexandria.

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"Hail, Queen Of Heaven".

The Blessed Virgin Mary is Crowned in Heaven by her Beloved Son.

Illustration: AD MOIOREM DEI GLORIAM

"Hail, Queen of Heaven".

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Feast Of The Holy Family. Sunday Within The Octave Of The Epiphany. "Jesus, Mary And Joseph's Hallowed Family Life."

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

Feast of The Holy Family.

Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany.

Greater-Double.

White Vestments.

[EDITOR: WHEN FAMILY LIFE IS UNDER ATTACK FROM ALL QUARTERS, NOWADAYS, LET US CONTINUALLY PRAY TO THE HOLY FAMILY FOR SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND HELP.]

The Holy Family.

Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY

Artist: René de Cramer.

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"Is it not fitting," says Pope Leo XIII, "to Celebrate The Royal Birth of The Son of The Supreme Father, of The House of David and the Glorious Names of that ancient Line ?" Yet, it is more consoling for us to call to memory the little house at Nazareth and the humble life lived there; thus Celebrating The Hidden Life of Our Lord.

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For there, The Divine Child received His training in Joseph's humble trade; there, hidden and sheltered, He grew up and showed Himself ready to share the toil of a Carpenter's life. "Let the moisture," he seemed to say, "trickle over my limbs before they are drenched with the torrent of My Blood, and the pain of this labour shall go to stone for the sins of men."

Close to The Divine Child is His Tender Mother; close to Joseph stands his devoted wife, happy to relieve their toil and suffering by her loving care. O Thou, Who wast not free from toil and care and Who hast known adversity, come to the aid of the unfortunate, crippled by poverty and struggling against the difficulties of life" (Hymn for Matins).

In this lowly dwelling at Nazareth, by practising the domestic virtues of charity, obedience, mutual help and regard, Jesus, Mary and Joseph hallowed family life (Collect, Epistle, and Gospel). There, too, they constantly found joy and peace in Recollection and Prayer in Common.

May The Great Christian Family practise here on Earth The Virtues of The Holy Family, so meriting a life in Their Blessed Company in Heaven (Collect).

Pope Benedict XV, being desirous of securing for Souls The Blessings flowing from Meditation on The Virtues of The Holy Family and from their imitation, extended this Feast to The Universal Church, fixing its observance for The Sunday in The Octave of The Epiphany.

When this Sunday happens to be The Octave Day of The Epiphany, The Feast of The Holy Family is kept on the day before.

When The Feast is observed on a Sunday, every Parish Priest Celebrates Mass for the people of his Parish.

Mass: Exsúltat gáudio.
Commemoration: Of The Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany..
Commemoration: Of The Octave of The Epiphany.
Gospel: Cum factus esset. As on The Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany.
The Creed: Is said.
Preface: Of The Epiphany.
Communicantes: Of The Epiphany.
Last Gospel: The Gospel of Saint John.

The Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany being now occupied by The Feast of The Holy Family, The Mass of The Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany is Celebrated on a Week-Day.
If The Feast of The Holy Family falls on any date from 7 January to 11 January, The Mass of The Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany is Celebrated on the following day, Monday (8 January to 17 January). [Editor: This is what will happen this year (2017).]

If The Feast of The Holy Family falls on 12 January, The Mass of The Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany is not Celebrated at all, for want of a free day.

If The Epiphany (6 January) and its Octave Day (13 January) fall on a Sunday, The Mass of The Holy Family (with The Commemoration of The Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany, and The Commemoration of The Octave) is said "in anticipation" on Saturday, 12 January, and The Mass of The Sunday within The Octave Of The Epiphany is Transferred to Saturday, 19 January, the only free day. In this case, it is said with the Gloria, but without the Credo, with the Preface, but without the Communicantes of The Epiphany, and with the Gospel "Pastores" (from The Second Mass at Christmas), as Last Gospel.

"In The Beginning, God Created Heaven And Earth . . ."

The Rings of Saturn and two of its Moons.

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The Epiphany Of Our Lord. 6 January.

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

The Epiphany of Our Lord.
   6 January.

Station at Saint Peter's.

Indulgence of 30 Years and 30 Quarantines.

Double of The First-Class.

Privileged Octave of The Second Order.

White Vestments.

God manifests Himself to The Magi, by a Star.

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Artist: René de Cramer.

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This Feast was kept in The East from the 3rd-Century A.D., and its observance spread to The West towards the end of the 4th-Century A.D. The word "Epiphany" means "Manifestation", and, just as at Christmas, it is the Mystery of God appearing in visible form; only, no longer does He show Himself to the Jews, alone, but, "on this day", it is "to the Gentiles that God reveals His Son (Collect).

In a magnificent vision, Isaias beheld The Church as typified by Jerusalem, whither should flock Kings and Nations, the "multitude of the sea" and the "strength of the Gentiles", coming from afar with countless caravans, singing The Lord's praises and bringing Him Frankincense and Gold (Epistle). "The Kings of the Earth shall Adore Him, all Nations shall Serve Him" (Offertory). In today's Gospel, we see this Prophecy fulfilled.

While at Christmas we extolled the union of Our Lord's Divinity with His Humanity, at The Epiphany we honour the mystic union of Souls with Christ. "This day, a Star led The Wise Men to The Manger; this day, water was turned into wine at the marriage feast; this day, Christ chose to be Baptised by John in The Jordan for our Salvation, Alleluia." [Antiphon for Second Vespers.]

So we read in today's Liturgy, which thus connects this Feast with that of The Octave Day and of The Second Sunday after The Epiphany.

At Saint Peter's, where are the Relics of The Church's first visible Head, The Liturgical Celebration of the entry of the Gentiles into The Church takes place. "In the Adoring Magi," says Saint Leo, "let us acknowledge the first-fruits of our own Calling and Faith; and let us Commemorate, with hearts full of joy, the foundations of this, our Blessed Hope. For, from this moment, we have begun to enter our Heavenly Patrimony."

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

Mass: Ecce advénit.
Preface: For The Epiphany. [Said throughout The Octave.]
Communicantes: For The Epiphany. [Said throughout The Octave.]

Solemnity of The Epiphany.

In Countries where The Epiphany is not a Holiday of Obligation, The Solemn Celebration may be observed (and The Indulgences gained) on the following Sunday.

One Sung Mass may be Celebrated as on The Feast itself, the others being of The Feast of The Holy Family, with Commemoration and Last Gospel of The Sunday. The same Commemoration and Last Gospel are said in The Mass of The Solemnity, unless there be also a Sung Mass of The Holy Family.

"Star Of Wonder, Star Of Night . . ."

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The famous American Carol, We Three Kings Of Orient Are, was written in 1857 by Rev. John Henry Hopkins. The Minister is reputed to have written the Carol for the General Theological Seminary in New York City as part of their Christmas pageant.

Benedictio Cretae In Festo Epiphaniæ. Blessing Of Chalk On Epiphany.

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Benedictio Cretæ In Festo Epiphaniæ.

Versicle: Adjutórium nostrum in nómine Dómini.

Response: Qui fecit cælum et terram.

Versicle: Dóminus vobíscum.

Response: Et cum spíritu tuo.

Béne † dic, Dómine Deus, creatúram istam cretæ: ut sit salutáris humáno géneri; et præsta per invocatiónem nóminis tui sanctíssimi, ut, quicúmque ex ea súmpserint, vel ea in domus suæ portis scrípserint nómina sanctórum tuórum Gásparis, Melchióris et Baltássar, per eórum intercessiónem et mérita, córporis sanitátem, et ánimæ tutélam percípiant.

Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.

Response: Amen.

Et aspergatur aqua benedicta.

Blessing of Chalk on Epiphany.

Versicle: Our help is in the name of The Lord.

Response: Who made Heaven and Earth.

Versicle: The Lord be with you.

Response: And with thy Spirit.

Bless, † O Lord God, this creature Chalk, to render it helpful to men. Grant that they who use it in Faith and with it inscribe upon the entrance of their homes the names of Thy Saints, Caspar, Melchior, and Baltassar, may, through their merits and intercession,

enjoy health of body and protection of Soul.

Through Christ Our Lord.

Response: Amen.

It is sprinkled with Holy Water.

20 + C + M + B + 18

The following Text is from CATHOLIC CULTURE

It is Traditional for Parish Priests to Bless Chalk for each family, so that they may mark the names of the three Magi over their doors, in the Blessing of homes as a witness of their Faith and protection against evil.

20 + C + M + B + 18

The following Text is from ORDER OF CARMELITES

20 + C + M + B + 18

Every year The Carmelite Pre-Novitiate Community at Carith House, Chicago, Illinois, Bless their home on The Feast of The Epiphany (6 January).

We invite you to adopt this custom in your family. The family gathers to ask God’s Blessing on their home and on those who live in or visit the home. It is an invitation for Jesus to be a daily guest in our home, our comings and goings, our conversations, our work and play, our joys and sorrows.

A Traditional way of doing this is to use Chalk to write above the home’s entrance.

20 + C + M + B + 18

The letters C, M, B have two meanings.

They are the initials of the Traditional names of the three Magi: Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar.

They also abbreviate the Latin words Christus mansionem benedicat: “May Christ Bless the house.”

The “ + ” signs represent The Cross and "20" and "18" represent the year.

20 + C + M + B + 18

The Feast Day Of The Epiphany Of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Pontifical Shrine, New York City. On Saturday, 6 January 2018, 1830 hrs.

Illustration: THE SOCIETY OF ST. HUGH OF CLUNY

First Saturday Devotions In The London Oratory, Brompton Road, London. On Saturday, 6 January 2018, 1100 hrs.

Text and Illustration: LMS CHAIRMAN

First Saturday Devotions

in The London Oratory.

The Fathers of The London Oratory are extending the practice they adopted for the Centenary Year of the Fatima apparitions

of Celebrating a Traditional Mass on The First Saturday of each Month, at 11 a.m., usually at The Lady Altar.

First Saturday Devotions

in The London Oratory.

The first one of 2018 is tomorrow,

Saturday, 6 January.

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The London Oratory:

The Church of The Immaculate Heart of Mary, 

better known as Brompton Oratory, is home to

The Congregation of The Oratory of Saint Philip Neri in London, a Community of Priests living under The Rule of Life

established by its Founder in the 16th-Century.

First Saturday Devotions

in The London Oratory.

The Oratory also serves as a Parish Church

in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster.

The London Oratory,

Brompton Road, Knightsbridge,

London SW7 2RP.

First Saturday Devotions

in The London Oratory.

The London Oratory

Web-Site can be found HERE

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Vigil Of The Epiphany. 5 January.

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

Vigil of The Epiphany.
   5 January.

Semi-Double.

Privileged Octave of The Second-Class.

White Vestments.

God manifests Himself to The Magi by a Star.

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Artist: René de Cramer.

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For the third time, an Angel appeared to Joseph (Gospel). He told him to return to Palestine, for Herod had just died in dreadful torment, such as Heaven reserves for those who persecute. His son, Archelaus, on ascending the throne, put to death three thousand of his subjects.

["An Angel of The Lord appeared to him (Joseph) in his sleep, saying: "Joseph, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife" (Gospel of The Vigil of Christmas).

"An Angle of The Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: "Fly into Egypt, and be there until I shall tell thee." (Gospel of The Holy Innocents.)

"Joseph feared for Jesus, and it was under these circumstances that he was once more told in a dream to retire to Nazareth. ["Nazareth", in Hebrew, means "The Flower of Galilee", owing to the beauty of the site on which the town is built]].

Vespers: Commemoration of The Vigil: Puer Jesus. Versicle: Notum fecit Dóminus, allelúia. Responsory: Salutáre suum, allelúia. And Commemoration of Saint Telesphorus: Antiphon: Iste sanctus. Versicle: Glória.
Mass: For The Sunday within The Octave of Christmas.
Gospel: Defúncto Heróde.
Commemoration: Of Saint Telesphorus.
Third Collect: Of The Blessed Virgin Mary.
Preface: For Christmas.

Christmas Decorations At The Grand Ducal Court, Luxembourg. Noël À La Cour Grand-Ducale De Luxembourg.

Civil Ensign of Luxembourg.

This File: 17 December 2016.

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Flag of Luxembourg.

Date: 28 September 2005.

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The Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri, and The Grand Duchess, Maria Teresa,

and (on the Left) their son, Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

Photo: 25 June 2008.

Source: Own work.

Author: Disquatufais.

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English: The Great Coat-of-Arms of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg.

Français: Grandes armoiries de Son Altesse Royale le Grand-Duc.

Date: 5 October 2016.

Source: Own work.

Author: 

Sodacan.

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The following Photographs of the Christmas decorations at The Grand Ducal Court, Luxembourg, are taken from TEA AT TRIANON

Christmas at Berg Castle.

From the Web-Site of The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.

All Photographs of Christmas decorations at The Grand Ducal Court © Grand Ducal Court / Claude Piscitelli / All Rights Reserved.

Always Remember The Four Last Things.

The last photograph of The Titanic.

1912.

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The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

In Christian eschatology, "The Four Last Things", or, "The Four Last Things Of Man" (Latin: Quattuor Novissima) are Death, Judgement, Heaven, and Hell, the four last stages of the Soul in Life and the Afterlife.

They are often commended as a collective topic for Pious Meditation; Saint Philip Neri wrote: "Beginners in Religion ought to exercise themselves principally in Meditation on The Four Last Things". Traditionally, the Sermons Preached on The Four Sundays of Advent were on The Four Last Things.

The 1909 Catholic Encyclopedia states: "The eschatological summary which speaks of "The Four Last Things" (Death, Judgement, Heaven, and Hell) is popular rather than scientific. For systematic treatment, it is best to distinguish between (A) individual and (B) universal and cosmic eschatology". Pope John Paul II wrote in 1984 that the "Judgement" component encompasses both Particular Judgement and General Judgement.

Octave Of The Holy Innocents. 4 January.

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

Octave of The Holy Innocents.
   4 January.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

Massacre of The Innocents.

Artist: Matteo di Giovanni (1435–1495).

Date: 1488.

Current location: National Museum of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy.

Source/Photographer: The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei.

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Vespers: Antiphon: Hi sunt. Versicle: Heródes.
Mass: Ex ore infántium.

   Gloria in excelsis: Is said.
   Alleluia and Versicle after The Gradual: Are said.
   Ite Missa est: Is said.
Creed: Is not said.
Preface: For Christmas.