Saint Andrew. Apostle. Whose Feast Day Is Today, 30 November.

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

Saint Andrew.
   Apostle.
   Feast Day 30 November.

Double of The Second-Class.

Red Vestments.

Saint Andrew.

Apostle.

Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY

Artist: René de Cramer.

“Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium”.

Used with Permission.

The Feast of Saint Andrew has been kept since the 4th-Century A.D. on 30 November.

Saint Andrew was both an Apostle and a Martyr. The Collect tells us that he was called to govern and teach The Church; and the Epistle and the Gospel deal with the Vocation off him who was the first among The Apostles to know Jesus Christ.

When he was called, he immediately left his nets to become a fisher of men (Gospel), and "his sound hath gone forth into all the Earth to Preach the Gospel of Peace" (Epistle). After the coming of The Holy Ghost, he Preached in Palestine, and then in Scythia, Epirus and Thrace.

"But all have not obeyed the Gospel" (Epistle), and Saint Andrew ere long became The Apostle of The Cross. The priests of Achaia describe his Martyrdom at Patras. He died on that special form of Cross which has ever since been called after him, and "The Lord received his Sacrifice in the odour of sweetness" (Alleluia).

His body, having been first taken to Constantinople, was, in 1210, moved to the Cathedral at Amalfi, in the Kingdom of Naples. In 1462, his head was placed by Pope Pius II in the Basilica of Saint Peter, his brother. His name is inscribed in The Canon of The Mass (First List). Saint Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland.

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

Let us, with Saint Andrew, follow Christ even to The Cross.

Mass: Mihi autem.

Preface: Of The Apostles.

During Advent, a Commemoration of The Feria is made on every Saint's Day by The Collects of the preceding Sunday. (Ember Days have Proper Collects.)

On Great Feast Days, or when the next day is not a Feast, Second Vespers are Celebrated in honour of the same Saint as First Vespers.

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Don't Forget To Say Your Night Prayers.

Illustration: PINTEREST

Vigil Of Saint Andrew. Apostle. 29 November.

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

Vigil of Saint Andrew.
   Apostle.
   29 November.

Simple.

Violet Vestments.

Madonna and Child,

Saint Peter, 

Saint John the Baptist, 

Saint Joseph, Saint Paul.

Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY

Artist: René de Cramer.

"Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium".

Used with Permission.

Now begins

"The Sanctoral Cycle"

or

"The Proper of The Saints".

Saint Andrew.

Apostle.

Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY

Artist: René de Cramer.

"Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium".

Used with Permission.

The Gospel tells us that it was Saint John the Baptist, who, whilst fulfilling his mission of preparing Souls for the coming of Our Lord, pointed out The Messias to his Disciple, Andrew, The latter immediately went to Jesus and became one of His followers.

If The Feast of Saint Andrew (30 November) falls on a Monday, The Mass of The Vigil is said on the previous Saturday, but the Commemoration of Saint Saturninus is made on the Sunday. The same rule holds good for the other Vigils, with the exception of that of Christmas.

If The Feast of Saint Andrew falls on a Sunday, it is Transferred to the first free day.

Mass: Dóminus secus.

The Gloria is never said at Masses with Violet Vestments.
If Advent has not begun, Second Collect: Saint Saturninus. Third Collect: Concéde.
If Advent has begun, Second Collect: Of The Feria. Third Collect: Saint Saturninus.

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Self-Absorbed Promethean Neo-Pelagians' Goal-Keeper Retains The Ball and The Basic Truths.

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York Minster. Advent And Christmas 2018.

The Nave. York Minster.

Photo: 31 July 2014.

Source: Own work.

Author: Diliff

Attribution: "Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC-BY-SA 3.0"

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Illustration: THE PRESS

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Advent and Christmas 2018.

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La Médaille Miraculeuse. The Miraculous Medal. The Medal Of Our Lady Of Graces. Feast Day 27 November.

La Médaille Miraculeuse.

The Miraculous Medal.

Illustration: FACEBOOK RICHARD HAWKER

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

The Miraculous Medal (French: Médaille miraculeuse), also known as The Medal of Our Lady Of Graces, is a Medal, the design of which was originated by Saint Catherine Labouré following her apparitions of The Blessed Virgin Mary in Rue du Bac, Paris, France, and made by Goldsmith Adrien Vachette.

According to the Teaching of The Catholic Church, the use of Sacramentals, such as this Medal, prepare people to receive Grace and dispose them to co-operate with it.

Catherine Labouré stated that on 19 July 1830, The Eve of The Feast of Saint Vincent de Paul, she woke up after hearing the voice of one child calling her to the Chapel, where she heard The Virgin Mary say to her: "God wishes to charge you with a mission. You will be contradicted, but do not fear; you will have the Grace to do what is necessary. Tell your Spiritual Director all that passes within you. Times are evil in France and in the World."

On 27 November 1830, Catherine reported that The Blessed Mother returned during evening meditations. She displayed herself inside an oval frame, standing upon a globe. She wore many rings, set with gems, that shone rays of light over the globe.

Around the margin of the frame, appeared the words: "Ô Marie, conçue sans péché, priez pour nous qui avons recours à vous ("O Mary, conceived without sin, Pray for us who have recourse to thee"). As Catherine watched, the frame seemed to rotate, showing a circle of twelve stars, a large letter M surmounted by a Cross, and the stylised Sacred Heart of Jesus Crowned with Thorns and Immaculate Heart of Mary Pierced with a Sword.

Asked why some of the gems did not shed light, Mary reportedly replied: "Those are the Graces for which people forget to ask." Sister Catherine then heard The Virgin Mary ask her to take these images to her Father Confessor, telling him that they should be put on Medallions, and saying: "All who wear them will receive great Graces."

Sister Catherine did so, and after two years of investigation and observation of Catherine's ordinary daily behaviour, the Priest took the information to his Archbishop without revealing Catherine's identity. The request was approved and Medallions were designed and produced through Goldsmith Adrien Vachette.

The chapel in which Saint Catherine experienced her visions is located at the mother house of the Daughters of Charity in Rue du Bac, Paris.[10] The incorrupt bodies of Saint Catherine Labouré and Saint Louise de Marillac, a co-founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, are interred in the chapel, which continues to receive daily visits from Catholic pilgrimstoday.

Pope John Paul II used a slight variation of the reverse image as his Coat-of-Arms, The Marian Cross, a plain Cross with an M underneath the Right-Hand Bar (which signified The Blessed Virgin at The Foot of The Cross when Jesus was being Crucified).

The following Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

Our Lady Of The Miraculous Medal.

   Feast Day 27 November.

White Vestments.

IN THE DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

Our Blessed Lady, appearing in the year 1832 to Catherine Labouré, a Sister of Charity, showed her the pattern of Medal now universally known as "The Miraculous Medal", because of the many wonders which it has pleased Almighty God to work by its means in His Church.

Among these is the marvellous Conversion, in Rome, in 1842, of the Jew, Alphonse Ratisbonne.

Mass: Erit quasi signum.

The Nicene Creed: Is said or sung.

English: Fr. Ratisbonne in 1865.

Français: Cdv du Père Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne en 1865.

Date: 1865.

Source: Cdv ancienne.

Author: Unknown.

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The following Text is from Wikipedia.

Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne, N.D.S., (May 1, 1814, Strasbourg, Alsace, France - May 6, 1884, Ein Karem, Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire) was a French Jew who Converted to Catholicism and became a Jesuit Catholic Priest and Missionary. He later was a Co-Founder of The Congregation Of Our Lady of Sion, a Religious Congregation dedicated to the Conversion of Jews to The Catholic Faith.

Lincoln Cathedral. Advent And Christmas Services 2018.

Lincoln Cathedral.

Photo: 16 March 2013.

Source: Own work.

Author: DrMoschi

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Key Services in Advent and Christmas.

Saturday, 1 December 2018 – 6.00 p.m.

Advent Carol Service.

Thursday, 6 December 2018 – 5.30 p.m.

Evensong and Opening of The Christmas Market.

Friday, 7 December – 5.30 p.m.

50th Anniversary of The Christingle Service.

Monday, 24 December 2018 – 4.00 p.m.

Christmas Eve Carol Service.

Monday, 24 December 2018 – 11.30 p.m.

Midnight Eucharist and Blessing of The Crib.

Tuesday, 25 December 2018 – 10.30 a.m.

Procession and Festal Eucharist.

Tuesday, 25 December 2018 – 3.45 p.m.

Solemn Evensong and Procession.

Saint Peter Of Alexandria. Bishop And Martyr. "The Seal Of The Martyrs". Feast Day, Today, 26 November.

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

Saint Peter Of Alexandria.
   Bishop And Martyr.

   Feast Day 26 November.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

Saint Peter of Alexandria.

CNA file photo.

Illustration: CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY

"At Alexandria," says The Roman Martyrology, "the birth in Heaven of Saint Peter, Bishop of that City, who, resplendent with The Light of Every Virtue, was beheaded by order of the Emperor Maximian in 311 A.D."

Mass: Statuit. Of a Martyr.

END OF THE SANCTORAL CYCLE.

The following Text is from CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY

By: Benjamin Mann.

Denver, Colorado. 25 November  2012 / 09:45 a.m. (CNA/EWTN News).- Local Commemorations of the 4th-Century A.D. Martyr, Saint Peter of Alexandria, will take place on 25 November and, also, on 26 November. Although his Feast Day in The Western Tradition (on the latter date) is no longer a part of The Roman Catholic Church’s Universal Calendar, he remains especially beloved among Catholic and Orthodox Christians of The Egyptian Coptic Tradition.

Tradition attests that the Egyptian Bishop was the last Believer to suffer death at the hands of Roman Imperial authorities for his Faith in Christ. For this reason, Saint Peter of Alexandria is known as "The Seal of The Martyrs".

He is said to have undertaken severe Penances for the sake of The Suffering Church during his lifetime, and written Letters of encouragement to those in prison, before going to his death at the close of "The Era of The Martyrs."

Both the date of Peter’s birth, and of his Ordination as a Priest, are unknown. It is clear, however, that he was chosen to lead Egypt’s main Catholic Community in 300 A.D., after the death of Saint Theonas of Alexandria.

He may have previously been in charge of Alexandria’s well-known Catechetical School, an important centre of Religious Instruction in The Early-Church. Peter’s own theological writings were cited in a later 5th-Century A.D. dispute over Christ’s Divinity and Humanity.

In 302 A.D., the Emperor Diocletian and his subordinate, Maximian, attempted to wipe out The Church in the territories of The Roman Empire. They used their authority to destroy Church properties, imprison and torture Believers, and eventually kill those who refused to take part in pagan ceremonies. As The Bishop of Alexandria, Peter offered Spiritual Support to those who faced these penalties, encouraging them to hold to their Faith without compromise.

Saint Sylvester. Abbot. Whose Feast Day Is Today, 26 November.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,

unless stated otherwise.

Saint Sylvester.

   Abbot.

   Feast Day 26 November.

Double.

White Vestments.

Saint Sylvester receives Holy Communion from The Hand of Our Lady

(see, below).

Artist: Claudio Ridolfi.

Date: 1632.

Illustration: VULTUS CHRISTI

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

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

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

Mass: Os justi. Of Abbots.

Commemoration: Saint Peter of Alexandria.

The following Text is from VULTUS CHRISTI

Communion from The Hands of Our Lady.

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

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

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

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

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

Claudio Ridolfi painted the episode in 1632.

Durham Cathedral. Advent And Christmas Services 2018.

Durham Cathedral.

Photo: 5 July 2014.

Source: Own Work.

Author: mattbuck.

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English: Durham Cathedral.

Български: Дърамска катедрала.

Català: Catedral de Durham.

Čeština: Durhamská katedrála.

Deutsch: Durham Cathedral.

Español: Catedral de Durham.

Suomi: Durhamin katedraali.

Français: Cathédrale de Durham.

Galego: Catedral de Durham.

Photo:13 August 2010

Source: Own work.

Author: Oliver-Bonjoch.

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Christmas with Durham Cathedral Choir - The Messiah.

Saturday, 15 December 2018.

7:30 p.m.

Durham Cathedral Choir is joined by The Avison Ensemble,

for a Festive Period Instrument performance of Handel's famous Oratorio.

Soloists will be from within Durham Cathedral Choir.

The Orchestra is led by Pavlo Beznosiuk.

Complete your Festive experience with a special Pre-Concert meal in The Undercroft Restaurant

at 5 p.m. £25 per person, including a Mulled Wine Reception.

Can be booked at the same time as booking tickets for the Concert.

Book Tickets.

Christmas with Durham Cathedral Choir.

"The Messiah".

Saturday, 15 December 2018, 7:30 p.m until 12:30 p.m.

Book Saturday 15 December 2018 at 7:30 p.m.

Midnight.

Eucharist.

Monday. 24 December 2018.

11:00 p.m.

Celebrate the birth of Christ through Music, Prayer,

and Holy Communion, as Christmas Eve becomes Christmas Day.

This is a most joyful Celebration of The Eucharist

and all are welcome to attend.

Sung by The Gentlemen of The Cathedral Choir,

with invited Sopranos.

From 2 December 2018, There Is A Weekly Traditional Latin Mass, Vero Beach, Florida.

Text and Illustration: NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT

By GREGORY DIPIPPO.

Beginning on 2 December 2018, The First Sunday of Advent, the Church of St John Of The Cross, Vero Beach, Florida, will have a Mass in The Extraordinary Form each Sunday at Noon. The Church is located at 7590 26th Street.

Wells Cathedral. Advent And Christmas Services 2018.

Illustration: WELLS CATHEDRAL

Opus Anglicanum Concert:

Mediaeval Carols.

Monday, 17 December 2018.

19:30 hrs - 21:30 hrs.

A Concert of Mediaeval Cathedral Chant, beginning with Vespers, sung in The Quire, followed by a selection

of Mediaeval Carols.

Tickets: £20.00; available from http://">opusanglicanum.org

and Wells Cathedral Shop Box Office, 01749 672773,

and at the door.

Eucharist of Christmas Night.

Monday, 24 December 2018.

Midnight Mass

sung by The Cathedral Choir.

Service starts at 11.00 p.m.

Cattedrale Di Santa Maria Del Fiore. Cathedral Of Saint Mary Of The Flower. Cathedral Sanctae Mariae Floris.

English: Cathedral Of Saint Mary Of The Flower, Florence, Italy.

Italiano: Cattedrale Di Santa Maria Del Fiore.

Latin: Cathedral Sanctae Mariae Floris.

Illustration: SHUTTERSTOCK

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

The Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (English: "Cathedral of Saint Mary Of The Flower") is the main Church of Florence, Italy. Il Duomo di Firenze, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in The Gothic Style, with the design of Arnolfo di Cambio, and completed structurally in 1436 with the Dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi.

The Exterior of the Basilica is faced with Polychrome Marble Panels in various shades of Green and Pink, bordered by White, and has an elaborate 19th-Century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris.

The Cathedral complex, located in Piazza del Duomo, Florence, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. These three buildings are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, covering the historic centre of Florence, and are a major attraction to tourists visiting Tuscany.

English: Florence Duomo, as seen from Michelangelo Hill. Florence,Tuscany, Italy.

Français: Le Duomo de Florence : Santa Maria del Fiore.

Русский: Собор Санта-Мария-дель-Фьоре в Флоренции.

Вид с холма Микеланджело, находящегося южнее реки Арно.

Српски/Srpski: Поглед на цркву Санта Марија дел Фјоре у

Фиренци са хриба Михеланђело, који се налази на другој страни реке Арно.

Photo: 25 October 2014.

Source: Own work.

Author: Petar Milošević.

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Cathedral Of Saint Mary Of The Flower, Florence, Italy.

Photo: 22 July 2004.

Source: Originally posted to Flickr as Florence Duomo - Church

Author: Christopher Patterson

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The Basilica is one of Italy's largest Churches, and, until development of new structural materials 

in the modern era, the Dome was the largest in the World. It remains the largest brick Dome 

ever constructed. The Cathedral is The Mother Church of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese 

of Florence, whose Archbishop is currently Giuseppe Betori.