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 Clement 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.

The Rosary Was Instituted Principally To Implore The Protection Of The Mother Of God Against The Enemies Of The Church - Pope Leo XIII. Salutaris Ille Spiritus Precum - 1883.

Illustration: FR. Z's BLOG

Saint Cecilia. Virgin And Martyr. Feast Day, Today, 22 November.

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

Saint Cecilia.
   Virgin and Martyr.
   Feast Day 22 November.

Double.

Red Vestments.

Saint Cecilia.

Church of Saint Cecilia, Trastevere, Rome, Italy.

In the sculpture, by Stefano Maderno (1576-1636), Saint Cecilia extends three fingers with her

Right Hand and one with her Left Hand, testifying to The Trinity. The sculptor attested that

this was how the Saint's body looked when her tomb was opened in 1599.

Photographed at the Church of Saint Cecilia, Trastevere, Rome, Italy, by Richard Stracke.

Please credit the photographer and the Church.

Date: 26 September 2011 (original upload date).

Source: Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by

User:ТимофейЛееСуда using CommonsHelper.

Author: Dickstracke at en.wikipedia

(Wikimedia Commons)

Born at Rome, of the illustrious family of the Coecilli,, Cecilia, as a child, consecrated her Virginity to God. When she was forced to marry Valerian, a young pagan, she said to him on the night of the wedding: "Valerian, I am placed under the guardianship of an Angel, who protects my Virginity; therefore, do not attempt anything which may bring down on thee God's anger."

Valerian dared not approach her and declared that he would believe in Jesus Christ if he saw the Angel. Cecilia assured him that this was impossible unless he was first Baptised, and sent him to Pope Urban I, who lived hidden in The Catacombs, on account of the persecutions.

Pope Urban I Baptised him and Valerian saw, near his Virginal Spouse, an Angel, brilliant with a Divine Light. Cecilia also instructed Tiburtius, the brother of Valerian, in the Faith of Jesus Christ, and Tiburtius, having been Baptised, also saw Cecilia's Angel. A short time after, both brothers were Martyred under the Prefect Almachius.

The Church of Saint Cecilia, Trastevere, Rome, Italy.

The body of the Saint lies beneath The High Altar.

The Station on The Wednesday in The Second Week of Lent is held here.

Illustration: LITURGIA LATINA

Finally, the last-named arrested Cecilia and ordered her to be put to death in her house. This was about 230 A.D.

Her body was discovered in 1599 by Cardinal Sfondrati, just as it was at the moment of her death. Stefano Maderno sculptured a famous reproduction of the body, which is seen under The High Altar of her Church in Rome.

Her house was transformed into a Church, where her body lies. For many Centuries, a number of Virgins of The Order of Saint Benedict have watched over this treasure. The Church is one of the two ornaments of The Trastevere, the other being Saint Mary's. Here is held The Station on The Wednesday in The Second Week of Lent. The name of Saint Cecilia is mentioned in The Canon of The Mass (Second List).

"To the sound of musical instruments," says The First Antiphon at Vespers, "the Virgin Cecilia sang to God in her heart." On this account, she has been chosen as The Patroness of Musicians.

Mass: Loquébar de testimóniis.

"In Disgrace". Bessie Pease Gutmann.

"In Disgrace".

Artist: Bessie Pease Gutmann.

Date: 1935.

Illustration: E-BAY

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Bessie Pease Gutmann (8 April 1876 – 29 September 1960) was an American Artist and Illustrator, initially as Bessie Collins Pease, most noted for her paintings of putti, infants, and young children.

During the Early-1900s, she was one of the better-known Magazine and Book Illustrators in The United States. Her artwork was featured on twenty-two Magazine Covers, such as Woman's Home Companion and McCall's, between 1906 and 1920.

She also illustrated popular Children's Books, including a notable 1907 Edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Although the commercial popularity of her art declined during World War II, there was renewed interest in her Illustrations from collectors by the Late-20th-Century.

Ohio House Votes To Ban Nearly All Abortions With "Heartbeat Bill". Deo Gratias.

Illustrations: SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN

The following Text is taken from, and can be read in full at, LIFE SITE NEWS

By: Calvin Freiburger.

16 November 2018: Following the initial tally, Democrat Rep. Glenn Holmes, and Republican Rep. Marilyn Slaby, cast their votes in favour of HB 258, securing a veto-proof majority. The report has been amended to reflect this information.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, 15 November 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – The Ohio House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass legislation that would ban the vast majority of Abortions upon detection of a foetal heartbeat.

House Bill 258 would ban committing an Abortion on any pre-born baby with a detectable heartbeat, except in cases of a “substantial and irreversible” physical threat to the mother. Any physician that violates the statute would face up to a year in prison. Pre-born babies’ hearts finish forming around 7-8 weeks into pregnancy.​​

Saint Felix Of Valois. Confessor. Feast Day, Today, 20 November.

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

Saint Felix Of Valois.
   Confessor.
   Feast Day 20 November.

Double.

White Vestments.

Saint Felix of Valois.

Illustration: ALCHETRON

Saint Felix of Valois Founded, with Saint John of Matha, The Order of The Most Holy Trinity for the ransom of captives. He belonged to the Royal Family of France and distinguished himself as a child by his compassion for those in trouble.

Wishing to put aside any claim to the Throne of France, he renounced all he possessed (Gospel) and retired to a desert, near Meaux, France, where he was joined by Saint John of Matha [Editor: Feast Day 8 February].

In consequence of a vision, they left their solitude and went to Rome. Pope Innocent III approved the Institute Founded by them for the redemption of captives (Collect). They were ready to suffer hunger and thirst and all sorts of ill-treatment to deliver their brethren (Epistle).

On their return to France, they presented themselves before King Philip-Augustus, who was most generous towards them. The Lord of Chatillion gave them a place called Cerfroi, where they Founded the Monastery which was the principal one of their Order.

Saint Felix gave his Soul to God in 1212.

Mass: Justus.

Saint Pontianus. Pope And Martyr. The First Pope To Abdicate. Feast Day 19 November.

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

Saint Pontianus.
   Pope And Martyr.
   Feast Day 19 November.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

Pope Saint Pontianus was deported to Sardinia with the Priest, Hippolytus, by order of The Emperor Alexander.

He was scourged to death in 235 A.D.

Mass: Statuit.

Gospel: Nihil est.

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Pope Pontian (Latin: Pontianus; died October 235 A.D.) was Pope from 21 July 230 A.D. to 28 September 235 A.D.

In 235 A.D., during The Persecution of Christians in the Reign of The Emperor Maximinus Thrax, Pope Pontian was arrested and sent to the island of Sardinia. He resigned to make the Election of a new Pope possible.

A little more is known of Pope Pontian than his predecessors, apparently from a lost Papal Chronicle that was available to the compiler of The Liberian Catalogue of Bishops of Rome, written in the 4th-Century A.D. The Liber Pontificalis states that he was a Roman citizen and that his father's name was Calpurnius. Early-Church historian Eusebius wrote that he Reigned for six years.

Pontian's Pontificate was initially relatively peaceful under the Reign of the tolerant Emperor,
Severus Alexander. He presided over the Roman Synod which approved Origen's expulsion and deposition by the Alexandrian Bishop, Demetrius, in 230 A.D. or 231 A.D. According to Eusebius, the next Emperor, Maximinus, overturned his predecessor's policy of tolerance towards Christianity. Both Pope Pontian and the Anti-Pope, Hippolytus of Rome, were arrested and exiled to labour in the mines of Sardinia, generally regarded as a death sentence.

In light of his sentence, Pontian resigned as Bishop (the first Papal Renunciation), so as to allow an orderly transition in The Church of Rome, on 28 September 235 A.D.; this date was recorded in The Liberian Catalogue and is notable for being the first full date of a Papal Reign given by contemporaries. This action ended a Schism that had existed in The Church for eighteen years. He was beaten to death with sticks. Neither Hippolytus nor Pontian survived, possibly reconciling with one another there, or in Rome, before their deaths. Pontian died in October 235 A.D.

Pope Fabian had the bodies of both Pontian and Hippolytus brought back to Rome in 236 A.D. or 237 A.D., and the former buried in the Papal Crypt in The Catacomb of Callixtus, on The Appian Way. The slab covering his tomb was discovered in 1909. On it, is inscribed in Greek: Ποντιανός Επίσκ (Pontianus Episk; in English, Pontianus Bishop). The inscription "Μάρτυρ", "MARTUR" had been added in another hand.

In The Eastern Orthodox Church and The General Roman Calendar of 1969, Pontian and Hippolytus are Commemorated jointly on 13 August. In those Catholic Communities which use a Historical Calendar, such as The General Roman Calendar of 1960, Pontian's Feast Day is Celebrated on

19 November.

Saint Elizabeth Of Hungary. Heilige Elisabeth Von Thüringen. Árpád-Házi Szent Erzsébet. 1207-1231. Feast Day 19 November.

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

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.
   Feast Day 19 November.

Widow.

Double.

White Vestments.

English: Saint Elizabeth Church, Budapest,

A statue of Saint Elizabeth showing The Miracle of The Roses, 

in front of the Neo-Gothic Church Dedicated to Saint Elizabeth, 

at Roses' Square (Rózsák tere), Budapest, Hungary.

Magyar: Az Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet-plébániatemplom Budapesten.

Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet szobra a templommal.

Photo: 19 June 2008.

Source: Pasztilla.

Author: User:Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs.

(Wikimedia Commons)

English: Flag of The Kingdom of Hungary between 21 December 1867 - 12 November 1918.

Magyar: A Magyar Királyság zászlaja 1867. december 21. és 1918. november 12. között.

Date: 6 August 2008.

Source: Own work, based on Flags of the World - Hungary -

Historical Flags (1867-1918) and Flag of Hungary 1940.svg.

Angels are vectored from Hungary medium coa 1910.png.

Author: Thommy.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Elizabeth of Hungary, Third Order Of Saint Francis (T.O.S.F.), (German: Heilige Elisabeth von Thüringen, Hungarian: Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet), 7 July 1207 – 17 November 1231, was a Princess of the Kingdom of Hungary, Landgravine of Thuringia, Germany, and a greatly-Venerated Catholic Saint.

Elizabeth was married at the age of fourteen, and widowed at twenty. After her husband's death, she sent her children away and regained her dowry, using the money to build a hospital, where she served the sick. She became a symbol of Christian Charity, after her death at the age of twenty-four, and was quickly Canonised.

Elizabeth was the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania. Her mother's sister was Saint Hedwig of Andechs, wife of Duke Heinrich I of Silesia. Her ancestry included many notable figures of European Royalty, going back as far as Vladimir the Great of Kievan Rus.

Saint Elizabeth, spinning wool for the poor.

By Marianne Stokes (1895).

Current location: Private collection.

Source/Photographer: Own work, user:Rlbberlin.

(Wikimedia Commons)

According to Tradition, she was born in the Castle of Sárospatak, Kingdom of Hungary, on 7 July 1207. According to a different Tradition, she was born in Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary (modern-day Bratislava, Slovakia), where she lived in the Castle of Posonium until the age of four.

A Sermon, printed in 1497 by the Franciscan Friar, Osvaldus de Lasco, a Church official in Hungary, is the first to name Sárospatak as the Saint's birthplace, perhaps building on local Tradition. The veracity of this account is not without reproach: Osvaldus also transforms the Miracle of the Roses (see below) to Elizabeth's childhood in Sárospatak, and has her leave Hungary at the age of five.

Elizabeth was brought to the Court of the Rulers of Thuringia, in Central Germany, to become betrothed to Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, a future bride who would reinforce political alliances between the families. She was raised by the Thuringian Court, so she would be familiar with the local language and culture.

English: Saint Elizabeth washing a beggar. A 15th-Century scene

from

The High Altar of Saint Elizabeth's Cathedral, Košice, Slovakia.

Slovenčina: Svätá Alžbeta umýva žobráka, scéna z hlavného

oltára

Dómu svätej Alžbety v Košiciach, 2. polovica 15. storočia.

Photo: 23 June 2013.

Source: Own work.

Author: Of.

(Wikimedia Commons)

In 1221, at the age of fourteen, Elizabeth married Louis; the same year he was enthroned as Landgrave Louis IV, and the marriage appears to have been happy. After her marriage, she continued her charitable practices, which included spinning wool for the clothing of the poor. In 1223, Franciscan Friars arrived, and the teenage Elizabeth not only learned about the ideals of Francis of Assisi, but started to live them. Louis was not upset by his wife's charitable efforts, believing that the distribution of his wealth to the Poor would bring Eternal Reward; he is Venerated in Thuringia as a Saint, though he was never Canonised by The Church.

It was also about this time that the Priest and, later, Inquisitor, Konrad von Marburg, gained considerable influence over Elizabeth when he was appointed as her Confessor. In the Spring of 1226, when floods, famine, and plague wrought havoc in Thuringia, Louis, a staunch supporter of the Hohenstaufen Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, represented Frederick II at The Imperial Diet held in Cremona, Italy. Elizabeth assumed control of affairs at home and distributed Alms in all parts of their territory, even giving away State Robes and ornaments to the Poor. Below Wartburg Castle, she built a hospital with twenty-eight beds and visited the inmates, daily, to attend to them.

Elizabeth's life changed irrevocably on 11 September 1227, when Louis, en route to join The Sixth Crusade, died of a fever in Otranto, Italy. On hearing the news of her husband's death, Elizabeth is reported to have said, "He is dead. He is dead. It is to me as if the whole World died today." His remains were returned to Elizabeth in 1228 and entombed at the Abbey of Reinhardsbrunn.

Saint Elizabeth Cathedral, Košice, Slovakia.

Date: July 2009.

Source: Originally posted to Flickr as Košice.

Author: Ville Miettinen.

(Wikimedia Commons)

After her death, Elizabeth was commonly associated with The Third Order of Saint Francis, the primarily Lay Branch of The Franciscan Order, though it is not sure that she actually formally joined them. It must be kept in mind, though, that The Third Order was such a new development in The Franciscan Movement, that no one official ritual had been established at that point. Elizabeth clearly had a Ceremony of Consecration, in which she adopted a Franciscan Religious Habit in her new way of life.

Very soon after the death of Elizabeth, Miracles were reported that happened at her grave in the Church of the hospital, especially those of healing. On the suggestion of Konrad, and by Papal Command, examinations were held of those who had been healed between August 1232 and January 1235. The results of those examinations were supplemented by a brief Vita of the Saint-to-be, and, together with the testimony of Elizabeth's handmaidens and companions (bound in a booklet called The Libellus de dictis quatuor ancillarum s. Elizabeth confectus), proved sufficient reason for the quick Canonisation of Elizabeth on 27 May 1235 in Perugia, Italy, — no doubt helped along by her family's power and influence. Very soon after her death, hagiographical texts of her life appeared all over Germany, the most famous being Dietrich of Apolda's Vita S. Elisabeth, which was written between 1289 and 1297.

English: The Saint Elisabeth Group. Sculpture in wood by Rudolf Moroder,

polychromed by Christian Delago, in the Parish Church of Urtijëi, South Tyrol, Italy. Date: 1900.

Deutsch: Hl. Elisabeth-Gruppe in Holz geschnitzt, gefasst von Christian Delago

in der Pfarrkirche von St. Ulrich in Gröden des Rudolf Moroder entstanden 1900.

Italiano: Gruppo scultoreo di Santa Elisabetta di Ungheria scolpito

nel legno da Rudolf Moroder, policromia di Christian Delago del 1900.

Photo: 20 February 2009.

Source: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder.

Author: Rudolf Moroder Lenert †1914.

(Wikimedia Commons)

She was Canonised by Pope Gregory IX. The Papal Bull declaring her a Saint is on display in the Schatzkammer of the Deutschordenskirche in Vienna, Austria. Her body was laid in a magnificent Golden Shrine — still to be seen today — in Saint Elizabeth's Church, Marburg, Germany. Her remains were removed and scattered by her own descendant, the Landgrave Philip I "The Magnanimous" of Hesse, at the time of The Reformation. It is now a Protestant Church, but has spaces set aside for Catholic Worship. Marburg became a centre of The Teutonic Order, which adopted Saint Elizabeth as its Secondary Patroness. The Order remained in Marburg until its official Dissolution by Napoleon I of France in 1803.

Elizabeth is perhaps best known for her Miracle of the Roses, which says that, whilst she was taking bread to the Poor, in secret, she met her husband, Ludwig, on a hunting party, who, in order to quell suspicions of the gentry that she was stealing treasure from the Castle, asked her to reveal what was hidden under her cloak. In that moment, her cloak fell open and a vision of White and Red Roses could be seen, which proved to Ludwig that God's protecting hand was at work.

English: Saint Elizabeth's Church, Marburg, Germany.

Deutsch: Elisabethkirche Marburg, Elisabethstraße.

Photo: 24 April 2006.

Source: Own work.

Author: Megacity01.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The following Text is taken from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

Elizabeth, daughter of Andrew, King of Hungary, was given in marriage to Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia. She had three children, Herman, Sophia, and Gertrude. Her husband, who was a Saint, gave her the most entire liberty for her pious exercises and her Charity.

Like the strong women mentioned in the Epistle, she rose in the night to Pray, lavished Alms on the Poor, and spun wool to make warm garments for them. What most characterised her was her love for the sick and the lepers, whom she cared for with maternal tenderness.

At her husband's death, wishing to renounce everything to acquire at this price The Pearl of Eternal Life (Gospel), she put on a dress of course material and entered The Third Order Of Penance of Saint Francis, where she was noted for her patience and humility.

Her brother-in-law, having succeeded to the Title of Landgrave, expelled her with her children from the Princely Castle of The Wartburg and she, who was called The Mother of The Poor, could not find a hospitable roof as a shelter. She died at the age of twenty-four in 1231.

Mass: Cognovi.

Commemoration: Saint Pontianus. Pope and Martyr.

The Holy Mass In The First World War. A Photo Collection.

This Article is taken from, and can be read in full at, CANTICUM SOLOMONIS

This Article, by Henri de Villiers, was first published in 2014 on 

the Blog of The Schola Sainte Cécile, to Commemorate the Centenary of the start of

The Great War. It is translated and republished here and at New Liturgical Movement in honour of Armistice Day, 2018, and the Centenary of the First Armistice, which occurred recently.

On 3 August 1914, Germany declared War on France, and Europe entered into a terrible four years of slaughter that would decimate Believers on every side, wiping out the youth of thousands of Towns and Villages, and bringing about the loss of a great part of Europe’s Christian élite.

In memory of this sorrowful Centenary, we present a collection of photographs that testify to the Faith of these men in the midst of the horrors of The Front.

We Shall Remember Them.

"Requiem æternam dona eis Domine"

and

"lux perpetua luceat eis".

“For the Lord will judge His people, and will be entreated in favour of His servants.” (Psalm 134,14)

Photos: Mass at The Front, France, during The First World War.

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: René 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 Blessed 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.

Tickets, Please.

"Tickets, Please".

Three-wheeled London and North Western Railway Parcel Van, in

 Pinner, Middlesex, 1913.

If any of the current owners of the Pinner, Middlesex, houses illustrated here,

contact Zephyrinus 

by leaving a Comment in the Comments Boxes, they will win a Coconut.

Illustration: PINTEREST

"Sweet Rosie O'Grady". Battle-Damaged, But "Alone No More". Two Spitfires Escort Her Home To England. "Welcome Home, Yank".

Text and Illustration: GREENWICH WORKSHOP

"Sweet Rosie O'Grady" was a B-17G-5-VE. She flew with the 427th Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, First Air Division, 41st Combat Bomb Wing, 8th Air Force, out of Molesworth, England. This B-17 flew 124 missions, more than any other aircraft in the unit.

She is shown battle-damaged, returning from a mission. She'd dropped behind in formation and was alone in the vast European skies - one of the things most feared by bomber crews, because then they became easy prey for the fighters of The Third Reich.

Playing on the same theme shown in "Welcome Home, Yank," Rosie is joined by some Spitfires, two Mark IX's of the 241st Squadron, who will escort her home to England. Rosie and her crew are "Alone No More."

Saint Gertrude The Great. Virgin. Patroness Of The West Indies. Feast Day 16 November.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,

unless stated otherwise.

Saint Gertrude The Great.

   Virgin.

   Feast Day 16 November.

Double.

White Vestments.

English: Ecstasy of Saint Gertrude.

Français: Extase de sainte Gertrude.

Italiano: Estasi di Santa Gertrude.

Current location: Abbey of Santa Giustina Italy.,

Photo: 1 June 2016.

Source: Own work.

Author: Didier Descouens.

(Wikimedia Commons)

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.

Saint Albert The Great (1200-1280). Bishop. Confessor. Doctor Of The Church. Feast Day, Today, 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 persons so honoured.

Prayer To One's Guardian Angel For A Happy Hour Of Death.

Illustration: DUTCHMAN

The following Text is from AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM

Recommendation To One's Guardian Angel

For A Happy Hour Of Death.

My good Angel: I know not when or how I shall die. It is possible I may be

carried off suddenly, and that before my last sigh I may be deprived of all intelligence. Yet how many things I would wish to say to God on the threshold of Eternity. In the full freedom of my Will, today, I come to charge you to speak for me at that fearful moment. You will say to Him, then, O my good Angel:

That I wish to die in The Roman Catholic Apostolic Church, in which all the Saints

since Jesus Christ have died, and out of which there is no Salvation.

That I ask the Grace of sharing in the infinite merits of my Redeemer and that

I desire to die in pressing to my lips The Cross that was bathed in His Blood !

That I detest my sins because they displease Him, and that I pardon,

through love of Him, all my enemies, as I wish myself to be pardoned.

That I die willingly, because He orders it, and that I throw myself 

with confidence into His adorable Heart, awaiting all His Mercy.

That, in my inexpressible desire to go to Heaven, I am disposed to 

suffer everything it may please His Sovereign Justice to inflict on me.

That I love Him before all things, above all things, and for His own sake;

that I wish and hope to love Him, with The Elect, His Angels,

and The Blessed Mother, during all Eternity.

Do not refuse, O my Angel, to be my interpreter with God,

and to protest to Him that these are my sentiments and my Will.

Amen.

A Little Levity To Lighten Your Day.

Two Ordo Or Not Two Ordo ? That Is The Question. Whether 'Tis Nobler In The Mind To Suffer The Slings And Arrows Of Outrageous "Missalettes" !!!

               

Available soon !!!

From THE SAINT LAWRENCE PRESS LTD

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for The Extraordinary Form of The Mass.

ORDO 2019 will be available for despatch very soon.

Please watch this space on THE SAINT LAWRENCE PRESS LTD

A new Cart for ORDO 2019 will be set up when it is available.

It would be much appreciated if people did not order the 2018 Edition, hoping to get 2019. 

It is gratifying and pleasing to see so many enquiries already about the 2019 edition.

ORDO 2018 sold very well, with many new customers from around the World, as a new

generation starts to understand the richness of The Roman Liturgy and to follow

the Praxis of previous generations, now gone to The LORD.

November is, of course, a most suitable time to remember them.

In addition, Fr Hunwicke comments on HIS Ordo (see, below),

for The Ordinary Form of The Mass,

at FR HUNWICKE'S MUTUAL ENRICHMENT

"For those who are Ordinary Form chaps and chappesses, but would enjoy something which somewhat elevates bog-standard Bugnini, I commend the ORDO which I still compile,

Order for the Eucharist and for Morning and Evening prayer in the Church of England 2019. It gives full information both for the Novus Ordo Roman Rite (Third Typical Edition of the Roman Missal) and for the Church of England (Common Worship). Tufton Books. (By the way, it starts with Advent.)"

Please NOTE: The above text for Fr Hunwicke is taken from 2015.

No doubt, Fr Hunwicke's 2019 Ordo will be available soon.

Please keep an eye on his Blog

FR HUNWICKE'S MUTUAL ENRICHMENT

For those who are Ordinary Form chaps and chappesses,

but would enjoy something which somewhat elevates bog-standard Bugnini,

Fr Hunwicke commends this ORDO.

Please NOTE: The 2019 Edition will be available very soon.

Illustration: TUFTON BOOKS

Two Ordo, or not Two Ordo: That is the question.

Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer

The slings and arrows of outrageous "Missalettes",

Or to give arms against a sea of troubles,

And, by opposing, end them. To know what Feast it is.

And have a damn good read.

Shakespeare.

Hamlet.

(With Apologies)

Solemn Requiem Mass For All The War Dead. Old Saint Patrick Oratory. Institute Of Christ The King. Kansas City. Missouri.

Illustration: NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT

A Little Levity To Lighten Your Day.,