Saint Peter Chrysologus. Bishop. Confessor. Doctor Of The Church. Feast Day 4 December.

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Saint Peter Chrysologus.
   Bishop. Confessor. Doctor Of The Church.
   Feast Day 4 December.

Double.

White Vestments.

Saint Peter Chrysologus.

Artist: School of Guercino.

Date: 17th-Century.

Source/Photographer: it.wikipedia.org

Collection: Diocesan Museum Blessed Pope Pius IX, Imola, Italy.

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Saint Peter Chrysologus gained the name Chrysologus, which means "Speech of Gold", by his great eloquence. As The Collect reminds us, his promotion to The See of Ravenna (433 A.D.), owing to an apparition of the Apostle Saint Peter to Pope Sixtus III, was miraculous.

"You are The Salt of The Earth . . . and The Light of The World," says the Gospel. "Preach The Word; be instant in Season, out of Season; reprove, entreat, rebuke . . . do the work of an Evangelist," continues the Epistle.

That was what Saint Peter Chrysologus did: He composed more than one hundred and sixty Homilies, full of learning, which earned him the Title of Doctor of The Church.

It was he who wrote this well-known saying: "He who amuses himself with Satan cannot rejoice with Christ."

He died at Imola in 450 A.D.

Let us listen lovingly to The Word of God.

Mass: In médio.
Commemoration: Of The Feria.

Commemoration: Of Saint Barbara.

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Peter Chrysologus (Greek: Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Χρυσολόγος, Petros Chrysologos, meaning Peter The "Golden-Worded") (circa 380 A.D. – circa 450 A.D.), was Bishop of Ravenna from about 433 A.D. until his death. He is known as "The Doctor of Homilies” for the concise, but theologically rich, reflections that he delivered during his time as The Bishop of Ravenna.

He is revered as a Saint by The Roman Catholic Church and The Eastern Orthodox Church; he was declared a Doctor of The Church by Pope Benedict XIII in 1729.

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Messa tridentina solenne.

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Saint Francis Xavier. Confessor. Feast Day, Today, 3 December.

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Saint Francis Xavier.
   Confessor.
   Feast Day 3 December.

Greater-Double.

White Vestments.

Statue of Saint Francis Xavier, at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church,

in Superior, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Photo: 20 April 2015.

Source: Own work.

Author: Billertl

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Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552), was touched, after a long resistance, by the words constantly repeated to him by Saint Ignatius Loyola: "What does it profit a man if he gains the whole World, and suffers the loss of his own Soul ?" He then became one of Saint Ignatius' most zealous fellow-workers in the newly-formed Society of Jesus (The Jesuits).

"Go ye into the whole World, and Preach the Gospel to every creature," says the Gospel. "Their sound hath gone forth into all the Earth, and their words unto the ends of the whole World," adds the Epistle.

This was the programme of the whole life of Saint Francis Xavier," whose Preaching and Miracles added to The Church the Nations of The Indies" (Collect). He Preached the Gospel there, and in Japan, to more than fifty Kingdoms, and converted innumerable pagans.

Let us share in the Apostolic zeal of this Saint, who has earned the glorious Title of Patron of The Propagation of The Faith; and let us help this work with our Prayers and our Alms.

Mass: Loquébar.
Commemoration: Of The Feria.

Saint Francis Xavier.

The Patron Saint of Missionaries.

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Saint Francis Xavier, S.J. (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta, 7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552), was a Navarrese-Basque Roman Catholic Missionary, born in Javier (Xavier in Navarro-Aragonese or Xabier in Basque), Kingdom of Navarre (now part of Spain), and a co-founder of The Society of Jesus. He was a companion of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits who took vows of Poverty and Chastity at Montmartre, Paris in 1534.

He led an extensive Mission into Asia, mainly in The Portuguese Empire of the time, and was influential in Evangelisation work, most notably in India. He also was the first Christian Missionary to venture into Japan, Borneo, The Maluku Islands, and other areas. In those areas, struggling to learn the local languages and in the face of opposition, he had less success than he had enjoyed in India. Xavier was about to extend his Missionary Preaching to China, but died in Shangchuan Island shortly before he could do so.

Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Superior, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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He was Beatified by Pope Saint Paul V on 25 October 1619 and was Canonised by Pope Gregory XV on 12 March 1622. In 1624, he was made Co-Patron of Navarre, Spain. Known as "The Apostle of The Indies," and "The Apostle of Japan", he is considered to be one of the greatest Missionaries since Saint Paul.

In 1927, Pope Pius XI published the Decree "Apostolicorum in Missionibus", naming Saint Francis Xavier, along with Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Co-Patron of all Foreign Missions. He is now Co-Patron Saint of Navarre, Spain, with San Fermin. The Day of Navarre (Día de Navarra) marks the Anniversary of Saint Francis Xavier's death, on 3 December 1552.

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First Mass For The Institute Of Christ The King Sovereign Priest, Fortwilliam And Macrory Church, Antrim Road, Belfast.

Fortwilliam and Macrory Church, Antrim Road, Belfast,

the new home for The Institute of Christ The King Sovereign Priest, in Belfast.

First Mass on Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 1800 hrs.

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The first Mass at The Institute's newly-acquired Church in Belfast

will take place at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 11 December 2019.

It will be a Solemn High Mass Celebrated by Mgr Wach, Prior General

of The Institute Of Christ The King Sovereign Priest, and in the presence of

His Lordship Noel Treanor, Bishop of Down and Connor.

Saint Bibiana. Virgin And Martyr. Feast Day, Today, 2 December.

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Saint Bibiana.
   Virgin And Martyr.
   Feast Day 2 December.

Semi-Double.

Red Vestments.

Saint Bibiana, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

Santa Bibiana, Rome, Italy.

Photo: 30 August 2013.

Source: WikiPaintings

Author: WikiPaintings

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Saint Bibiana was born in Rome of a noble Christian family; and, as the Collect tells us, in her the Flower of Virginity was united with the Palm of Martyrdom.

A wise and prudent Virgin (Gradual), she was less afraid of the loss of all her goods and of her sufferings of imprisonment, than of the loss of that Hidden Treasure or that Pearl of Great Price, of which the Gospel speaks.

When delivered to the caresses and flattery off her jailer, Rufinus, who strove to pervert her, she called upon The Lord, Who saved her from destruction (Epistle).

Rufinus then had recourse to violence, but with no greater success. Seeing which, the enraged Governor of Rome ordered that Bibiana should be tied to a Column, and beaten to death with thongs loaded with lead (363 A.D.) The Basilica of Saint Mary Major was built over her tomb.

Mass: Me exspectavérunt, of The Common of Virgins.

Church of Saint Bibiana, Rome, Italy.

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From The Saint Andrew Daily Missal: An Act Of Reparation To The Sacred Heart Of Jesus.

Catholic Holy Card depicting The Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The Auguste Martin Collection, University of Dayton Libraries,

Dayton, Ohio, United States of America.

Date: Circa 1880.

Source: Own work.

This File: 18 December 2015.

User: Jslater1

Author: Turgis & Fils, Paris, France.

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Indulgence of 300 days each time recited.

On The Feast of The Sacred Heart [Editor: The Friday after The Octave of Corpus Christi], to be Solemnly

read with The Litany of The Sacred Heart 

before The Blessed Sacrament Exposed: Then, seven years and seven Quarantines. And a Plenary Indulgence, supposing Confession and Communion.

Oh, Sweet Jesus, Whose overflowing charity for men is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence, and contempt, behold us prostrate before Thy Altar, eager to repair, by a special Act of Homage, the cruel indifference and injuries, to which Thy Loving Heart is everywhere subject.

Mindful, alas !, that we ourselves have had a share in such great indignities, which we now deplore from the depths of our hearts, we humbly ask Thy pardon and declare our readiness to atone by voluntary expiation, not only for our own personal offences, but, also, for the sins of those, who, straying far from the path of salvation, refuse in their obstinate infidelity to follow Thee, their Shepherd and Leader, or, renouncing the vows of their Baptism, have cast off the sweet yoke of Thy Law.

We are now resolved to expiate each and every deplorable outrage committed against Thee; we are determined to make amends for the manifold offences against Christian modesty in unbecoming dress and behaviour, for all the foul seductions laid to ensnare  the feet of the innocent, for the frequent violation of Sundays and Holy Days, and the shocking Blasphemies uttered against Thee and Thy Saints.

We wish also to make amends for the insults to which Thy Vicar on Earth and Thy Priests are subjected, for the profanation, by conscious neglect or terrible acts of Sacrilege, of the very Sacrament of Thy Divine Love; and, lastly, for the public crimes of Nations who resist The Rights and The Teaching Authority of The Church which Thou hast Founded.

Would, Oh, Divine Jesus, we were able to wash away such abominations with our blood. We now offer, in Reparation for these violations of Thy Divine Honour, the satisfaction Thou didst once make to Thy Eternal Father on The Cross and which Thou dost continue to renew daily on our Altars.

We offer it in union with The Acts of Atonement of Thy Virgin Mother and all The Saints and of the pious Faithful on Earth; and we sincerely promise to make Reparation, as far as we can, with the help of Thy Grace, for all neglect of Thy great love and for the sins we, and others, have committed in the past.

Henceforth, we will live a life of unwavering Faith, of purity of conduct, of perfect observance of the precepts of The Gospel, and especially that of Charity. We promise, to the best of our power, to prevent others from offending Thee and to bring as many as possible to follow Thee.

Oh, Loving Jesus, through the intercession of The Blessed Virgin Mary, our model in Reparation, deign to receive the voluntary offering that we make of this Act of Expiation; and, by the crowning gift of perseverance, keep us Faithful unto death in our duty and the allegiance we owe to Thee, so that we may all, one day, come to that happy home, where Thou, with The Father and The Holy Ghost, livest and reignest God, World without end.

Amen.

Due to the untold evils being perpetrated these days all over the World, and also the devilish attacks on, and within, The Church, Zephyrinus respectfully offers this Act of Reparation for consideration by The Faithful.

Hohe Domkirche Sankt Petrus, Köln. Cathedral Church Of Saint Peter, Cologne. Ecclesia Cathedralis Sanctorum Petri.

Cologne Cathedral, Germany.

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Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom, officially Hohe Domkirche Sankt Petrus, Latin: Ecclesia Cathedralis Sanctorum Petri, English: Cathedral Church of Saint Peter) is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Cologne, Germany.

It is The Seat of The Archbishop of Cologne and of The Administration of The Archdiocese of Cologne. It is a renowned Monument of German Catholicism and Gothic Architecture and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1996. It is Germany's most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day and currently the tallest Twin-Spired Church at 157 m (515 ft) tall.

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English: The unfinished Cologne Cathedral, 1856,

with a 15th-Century Crane on The South Tower.

Deutsch: Vor dem unfertigen Dom: Zollverwaltung Am Bollwerk“

mit achteckigem Zinnenturm.

Date: 1856.

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München, 1988, ISBN 3-88814-294-6Scan by Raimond Spekking.

Author: Johann Franz Michiels (1823–1887).

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Christmas Midnight Mass, Cologne Cathedral.

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Construction of Cologne Cathedral commenced in 1248 and was halted in 1473, leaving it unfinished. Work restarted in the 19th-Century and was completed, to the original Plan, in 1880. The Cathedral is the largest Gothic Church in Northern Europe and has the Second-Tallest Spires. The Towers for its two huge Spires give the Cathedral the largest façade of any Church in the World. The Choir has the largest height to width ratio, 3.6:1, of any Mediaeval Church.

Cologne's Mediaeval builders had planned a grand structure to house the Reliquary of The Three Kings and fit its role as a place of Worship for The Holy Roman Emperor. Despite having been left incomplete during the Mediaeval period, Cologne Cathedral eventually became unified as "a masterpiece of exceptional intrinsic value" and "a powerful testimony to the strength and persistence of Christian Belief in Mediaeval and Modern Europe".

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

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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.

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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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Saint Saturninus. Martyr. Whose Feast Day Is Today, 29 November.

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Saint Saturninus.
   Martyr.
   Feast Day 29 November.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

Saint Saturninus was Martyred in Rome, under Emperor Maximian, about 300 A.D.

The Roman Martyrology mentions, on the same day, another Saint Saturninus, Bishop, Martyred at Toulouse, under Emperor Decius, about 250 A.D.

Mass: Lætábitur, from The Common of One Martyr (except Proper Collects).

Vigil Of Saint Andrew. Apostle. 29 November.

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Vigil of Saint Andrew.
   Apostle.
   29 November.

Simple.

Violet Vestments.

Madonna and Child,

Saint Peter, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Joseph, Saint Paul.

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Artist: René de Cramer.

"Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium".

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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".

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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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Advent And Christmas. 2019.

Advent 2019 begins on

Sunday, 1 December 2019.

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Hereford Cathedral.

Photo: 3 January 2008.

Source: Own work.

Author: Mattana

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This year’s Festival of “Nine Lessons and Carols”

will take place on Sunday, 22 December 2019,

and Monday, 23 December 2019, at 7 p.m.

Admission is by Ticket Only and Tickets are allocated

on a First-Come, First-Served, basis.

Please click The Link, below, to download a Ticket Application Form, or pick one up in The Cathedral.

2019 Application Form

Howells’ “Hereford Service”.

Hereford Cathedral 2008.

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