The Church Of Maria-am-Gestade (Saint Mary-On-The-Shore), Vienna, Austria.

English: The magnificent Crucifix on The High Altar,

Church Of Maria-am-Gestade

(Saint Mary-On-The-Shore),

Vienna, Austria.

Magyar: Maria am Gestade, Bécs.

Photo: 16 September 2015.

Author: Thaler Tamas

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Church Of Maria-am-Gestade

(Saint Mary-On-The-Shore),

Vienna, Austria.

Photo: 8 August 2010.

Source: Own work.

Author: Thomas Ledl

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English: The High Altar,

Church of Maria-am-Gestade

(Saint Mary-On-The Shore),

Vienna, Austria.

[Somebody has left a Wallpaper Table in front of The High Altar.]

Deutsch: Hochalter der Wiener Pfarrkirche Maria-am-Gestade

Photo: 26 January 2015.

Source: Own work.

Author: Bwag © Bwag/Commons.

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The exquisite Tabernacle

in the Church of Maria-am-Gestade

(Saint Mary-On-The-Shore), Vienna, Austria,

which features both Gothic and Baroque elements.

Illustration: INTROIBO AD ALTARE DEI

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Maria-am-Gestade (English: Mary-On-The-Shore) is a Gothic Church in Vienna, Austria. One of the oldest Churches in the City — along with Saint Peter's Church and Saint Rupert's Church — it is one of the few surviving examples of Gothic Architecture in Vienna.

The Church was traditionally used by sailors on The River Danube. The name “Maria-am-Gestade”, reflects the former location on the Fluvial Terrace of an arm of The River Danube.

The Church Of Maria-am-Gestade

(Saint Mary-On-The-Shore),

Vienna, Austria.

Photo: March 28, 2006.

Source: Own work.

Author: Gryffindor

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Neo-Gothic Side-Altar

of the “Mother of Perpetual Help”.

Maria-am-Gestade Church, Vienna, Austria.

Constructed in 1878 .

Photo: March 28, 2006.

Source: Own work.

Author: Gryffindor

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The West Portal

of The Redemptorist Church of Maria-am-Gestade,

Vienna, Austria.

Photo: 10 June 2010.

Source: Own work.

Author: Manfred Werner - Tsui

(Wikimedia Commons)

Church Of Maria-am-Gestade

(Saint Mary-On-The-Shore),

Vienna, Austria.

Photo: 5 August 2005.

Source: Own work.

Author: Ksardari

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It is said that there was a Wooden Church here in the 9th-Century A.D., although this has been disputed, which served as a place of Worship for fishermen and sailors. The Church is first mentioned in documents from 1158. The present building was built between 1394 and 1414 in The Gothic Style.

The ownership of the land appears obscure, variously passing into the hands of The Diocese of Passau, in Bavaria, the nearby Schottenstift, and Viennese families. From 1302, the Church was owned by the Herren von Greif.

Between 1330 and 1355, a new Choir was constructed and was probably conceived as a family burial ground. In 1409, the Church became a more permanent part of The Passau Diocese, giving its name to the surrounding Precinct (Passauer Platz) and remained an enclave when The Archdiocese of Vienna was established in 1469.

The Church was De-Consecrated in 1786 and gradually became dilapidated and parts were torn down. It was used as an Arsenal and Stable during Napoleon's occupation of Vienna in 1809. In 1812, the Church was renovated and newly-Consecrated, coming into the hands of The Redemptorist Order. 

The Gothic Choir Windows were taken to Laxenburg, in Lower Austria, and installed in Franzensburg Castle. The Church was further restored in 1900, and again in 1930, mainly involving the figures in the Portico. The Church is associated with The Czech Community in Vienna.

The Church's most striking characteristic is the fifty-six metre (180 ft) high, Open Work Tower, built in 1419-1428 in Gothic Scroll-Work. It is recognisable from a great distance and is depicted on the oldest images of the City.

The Choir, whose construction was begun at the same time as the Tower, around 1330, contains two Gothic Panels (1460). The Windows contain surviving fragments of Mediæval Stained-Glass.

The Nave, due to the limited space, is narrower than the Choir. Construction was started in 1400, and it is said that Duke Albrecht III was the builder.

The builder of the Choir and the Tower was Michael Knab, who also produced the (later modified) Plan for the Towers of Saint Stephen's Cathedral, and was succeeded by Peter Prachatitz, also a Master Builder.

The Church has three Porticos that are decorated with Reliefs and Figures. The Choir Door shows a Virgin of Mercy and a Coronation of The Virgin, both dating from around 1350, as deduced from the Middle Portal, which has realistic depictions of Angels playing musical instruments.

On the main Portal, on The West facade, Canopies crown Reliefs of the two Saint Johns (The Baptist and The Evangelist) from about 1410, in a Style also seen at Prague's Saint Vitus Cathedral and a range of Sculptures and Mosaic decoration, which date from the 20th-Century.

An “Annunciation” in the Nave of the Church dates from about 1360 and is attributed to “The Meister der Minoritenwerkstatt”, whose work also appears in Vienna's Minoritenkirche. The Virgin's partial disengagement from the Wall and the spatial independence of the gestures are considered to make this an important transitional piece of The High-Gothic Style of Architecture.

The Pulpit is a Gothic Revival structure, installed in 1820 during the renovation of the Church, which aimed to restore its Mediæval appearance. The Wooden structure was affixed on the huge Mediæval Pillar between The Nave and The Choir, with a Bridge connecting it to the Door that was cut in The Northern Wall.

The colour scheme is Olive and Gold, with Blind Tracery decoration on the Balustrade and the Rear Wall. The “Abat-Voix” [Editor: “Tester”, or, “Sounding Board ” above a Pulpit] is crowned with the Statue of Christ as “Salvator Mundi” [Editor: Saviour of The World] under a Pinnacled Baldachin. The previous Pulpit was erected in 1727 on the same spot in The Baroque-Style.

Saint John Baptist De La Salle. Confessor. The Founder Of The Brothers Of The Christian Schools. Feast Day 15 May.

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

Saint John Baptist de la Salle.
   Confessor.
   Founder of The Brothers of The Christian Schools.
   Feast Day 15 May.

Double.

White Vestments.

The official portrait of Saint John Baptist de La Salle, Founder of The Brothers of The Christian Schools. It is by Pierre Leger and is designated as the official portrait of him for The Congregation.

Date: Unknown.

Source: The portrait is in the public domain and featured on the website of The Congregation, plus other locations, both in Print and on the Internet http://www.lasalle2.org/ClipArt/Iconog/icon5.jpg

Author: Pierre Leger.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Born at Reims, France, on 30 April 1651, of an illustrious family, Saint John Baptist de la Salle made himself, from childhood, dear to all by the virtues of his Soul, the gentleness of his nature and the keenness of his mind. He went to Paris to study Theology at The Sorbonne. At seventeen, he was a Canon of the Cathedral.

When he reached the Priesthood, he offered The Holy Sacrifice with fervent Faith and intense love; these never left him when he was at the Altar. God had raised him "to give a Christian education to The Poor and to confirm youths in The Way of Truth" (Collect). With this object in view, he Founded a new Religious Congregation, which he called "Brothers of The Christian Schools" and which soon spread throughout the World.

Out of humility and out of love for poverty, he gave up his Canonry and gave all he had to The Poor (Epistle). "Inflamed with zeal for the salvation of Souls, he spent himself during his whole life," says The Breviary, "for their greatest good." Assiduously treating himself with rigour, in Fastings, flagellations and other austerities, he passed the night in Prayer (Introit).

Such was his manner of life, until, remarkable for every virtue, especially for his obedience, his zeal for the accomplishment of The Divine Will, his love and devotion towards The Apostolic See, and loaded with merits, he fell asleep in The Lord, at Rouen, France, on Good Friday, 7 April 1719, at the age of sixty-eight."

After striving to pass his life in the most humble duties, by serving Jesus in little children (Gospel), he was called to Heaven by The Divine Redeemer Whose Glory he shares, and Who still Blesses his work throughout the World.

"Let us burn with zeal like this Saint to procure The Glory of God by saving Souls, so that we may share his reward in Heaven" (Collect).

Another Proper Mass is said in the Houses of The Brothers of Christian Schools.

Mass: Os justi.

Beatæ Mariæ Virginis Patronæ Bavariæ. Blessed Virgin Mary, Patroness Of Bavaria, Whose Feast Day Is Today, 14 May.

Liturgical Text and Illustrations, unless stated otherwise, are taken from MISSALE ROMANO-SERAPHICUM PRO TRIBUS ORDINIBUS SANCTI FRANCISCI PATRIS NOSTRI. 1879.

Liturgical Illustrations: ZEPHYRINUS

English: The Lozenge variant of The Flag of Bavaria.

Deutsch: Die Rautenflagge des Freistaates Bayern seit 1971.

Das Seitenverhältnis ist nicht vorgegeben, Abbildung 3:5.

Slovenčina: Vlajka Bavorska

Source Own work.

Author: Jwnabd

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English: Our Lady of Altötting, Germany.

Deutsch: Das Gnadenbild der Gnadenkapelle in Altötting (Landkreis Altötting, Oberbayern). Die frühgotische Statue einer stehenden Muttergottes mit dem Jesus-Kind kam um 1330 nach Altötting. Die Fotografie wurde in der Altöttinger Stiftspfarrkirche aufgenommen, wohin das Gnadenbild am 23.02.2011 wegen Arbeiten in der Gnadenkapelle gebracht war. Dies bedeutete eine seltene Gelegenheit zur Bildaufnahme, da die Innenräume der Gnadenkapelle nicht fotografiert werden dürfen.

Photo: 23 February 2011.

Source: Own work.

Author: S. Finner: Siddhartha Finner, Dipl.Ing.-Architektur.

(Wikimedia Commons)

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unless stated otherwise.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Altötting, also known as The Chapel of Grace (German: Gnadenkapelle), is the National Shrine of Bavaria, Dedicated to The Blessed Virgin Mary. It is known for the many healings which are said to have taken place there, and is commonly called The Lourdes of Germany.

The octagonal Chapel, which houses the image of Our Lady, dates to about 660 A.D., and is the oldest Marian Shrine in Germany. The image of Mary, Venerated there, is a Black Madonna of great antiquity (possibly about 1330), carved from Linden Wood.

The Shrine became a popular Pilgrim destination when it became known for the miraculous recovery in 1489 of a young boy who had been drowned, after his mother laid his body before the image of The Blessed Virgin Mary, and Prayed to The Blessed Mother for a Miracle.

Many of the Votive Offerings, which have been given to The Shrine over the Centuries, are displayed in the Porch encircling the Church. Also to be seen are the small, Silver Urns, in which many members of The German Nobility would have their hearts placed after their deaths, which would then be brought to this location.

The Shrine has been served by the The Capuchin Friars for Centuries. One Member of The Order, Brother Conrad of Parzham, O.F.M. Cap. (1818-1894), served there as Porter for over forty years. During his lifetime of Service, he developed a reputation for Holiness and miraculous healings. He has been declared a Saint by The Catholic Church.

The Shrine was honoured by a visit by Pope Saint John Paul II in November 1980. He was accompanied by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who was born in a nearby Town. On 11 September 2006, Ratzinger, newly Elected as Pope Benedict XVI, returned to The Shrine, and donated the Episcopal Ring he had worn while he was The Archbishop of Munich. The Ring is now a part of The Sceptre held by The Blessed Virgin.

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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI began his Papal Visit to Bavaria, on 9 September 2006, with a Prayer at The Column of The Virgin Mary in the centre of the Bavarian Capital of Munich. It was here, on 28 February 1982, that he bid farewell with a Prayer, when he left The Office of Archbishop of Munich and Freising and assumed the responsibilities of Prefect for The Congregation for The Doctrine of The Faith at the side of Pope Saint John Paul II.

In this Prayer, he appealed with moving words to The “Patrona Bavariæ”, Bavaria's Protector: “From your image, we see again and again the nearness of our God. You bear Him in your hands as a Child, and hold Him out to us so that we can also bear Him and be borne by Him."

Elector Maximilian I Elevates

The Blessed Virgin Mary To

Patroness Of Bavaria In The 17th-Century.

English: Golden Statue of Holy Mary - Marienplatz, Munich, Germany.

Português: Estátua dourada de Nossa Senhora - Marienplatz, Munique.

Photo: 26 December 2017.

Source: Own work.

Author: Erika Piffer

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The Adoration and Proclamation of Mary as The Patroness of Bavaria dates back to the beginning of the 17th-Century. At that time, The Bavarian Duke and Elector, Maximilian I, had a Statue of Mary, with The Infant Jesus, sculpted by Hans Krumper and cast in bronze by Bartholomäus Wenglein.

The Statue was erected at his residence in Munich and the words “Patrona Boiariæ” inscribed on the Pedestal. The Duke, a pupil of The Jesuits in Ingolstadt, and a dedicated Member of The Marian Congregation, thus proclaimed Mary as Patroness of his family and as Heavenly Ruler of The People and The State of Bavaria.

Next to the sculpture, is a Sanctuary Lamp with an Eternal Light. When participants in The Corpus Christi Procession in Munich pass this depiction of Mary, many Flag Bearers halt and lower their Banners in greeting.

Pope Emeritus greets Pilgrims in Munich in 2006.

Illustration: CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY

Illustration: CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY

The Column of The Virgin Mary, with the likeness of The Patrona Bavariæ, on Marienplatz in Bavaria's Capital, is well-known for saving the Cities of Munich and Landshut from destruction by Swedish Soldiers in The Thirty Years' War,

Bavaria's Great Elector, Maximilian, vowed to erect The Column on The Main Square in Munich, his Capital. In 1638, the famous Column with the gilded, larger-than-life, figure, originally created by Hubert Gerhard for the Church of Our Lady (Liebfrauenkirche), was erected and Cconsecrated by Freising’s Prince Bishop, Veit Adam von Gepeckh. In his Prayer of Consecration, Maximilian once again commended his people and Bavaria to the protection and care of The Blessed Mother: At the unveiling, The Elector is said to have pronounced the following Latin couplet: “ Rem, Regem, Regimen, Regionem, Religionem/Conserva Bavaris Virgo Maria Tuis ! ”

Along with The Bavarian Pilgrimage Centre, Altötting, The Column of The Virgin Mary in Munich symbolises the Veneration of Mary in Altbayern [Editor: Old Bavaria], which is understood as a firm profession of belief in Christ.

The Column of The Virgin Mary on Munich's main square, known as Marienplatz, since 1854, was the point from which distances on all roads starting here were measured. It was the model for many similar Columns, such as those in Vienna, Prague and the Bishops’ Seat.

Munich's Column Of The Virgin Mary.

Simple Pilgrims, as well as Popes and Princes, have Prayed before Munich's Column of The Virgin Mary. Throughout the Baroque Period, it was the scene of many important Acts of State. In 1683, Elector Max Emanuel made a point of setting off to War from here against the Armies of The Ottoman Empire, which were threatening Christian Europe.

During The Third Reich, silent Praying to Mary became a mute protest against the regime. In 1938, because of the strict ban by The National Socialist municipal government, the 300-year Anniversary of the erection of The Column could not be celebrated, but only in the nearby Parish Church of Saint Peter.

During World War II, The Column was kept in The Liebfrauendom. In 1945, Cardinal Michael Faulhaber had The Column erected in the midst of the ruins of Munich. In 1988, on the occasion of The 350-year Anniversary of the erection of The Column, he recalled The Holocaust in his Prayer: “Holy Daughter of Zion, in all humility we bow our heads before you and honour your people, who, in our City, were pursued in blind hatred and driven to camps of destruction.

“Holy Mother, pierced by the sword, heal the wounds which your people suffered at the hands of our people.” After having been removed for some time, while Munich's subway was being built, The Column was returned in 1970 by Cardinal Julius Döpfner to its accustomed place. “Let the many who pass here look up in hope to The Virgin's Infant, Who brought Peace to the World,” Cardinal Döpfner Prayed.

On his first visit to Munich in 1980, Pope Saint John Paul II Prayed, together with Cardinal Ratzinger, at The Mariensäule. Pope Pius VI also Prayed here when he visited Munich in 1782. In a Prayer specially formulated for the occasion, Cardinal Wetter, in May of The Holy Year of 2000, appealed to The Patroness of Bavaria, and, at the beginning of the new Century, in a Marian Tradition, again placed Bavaria and its people under her protection: The Cardinal's Ecumenical Intercessory Prayer was worded: “Lead all to your Son, so that all those baptised in your name will be united.”

In the middle of World War I, King Ludwig III of Bavaria, together with his Queen, Maria Theresia, had asked Pope Benedict XV to officially declare The Blessed Virgin Mary as The Patroness of Bavaria.

In a Decree, The Pope, in 1916, Elevated The Blessed Virgin Mary to be Patroness of the entire Kingdom of Bavaria. In the Decree, the Country of Bavaria is called “The Kingdom of Mary” (Reich Mariens).

Veneration Of Mary Still Upheld

By All Generations, Today.

At the same time, The Pope authorised a special Celebration, in honour of Bavaria's Patroness, with Liturgical Texts. The Festivities were held for the first time in 1917 in all Bavarian Dioceses. In 1970, The Freising Bishops Conference shifted the Celebration to 1 May, and, thus, to the beginning of The Traditional Month of Mary.

At the 90th Anniversary of the Celebration, a delegation from The Bavarian Gebirgsschützen (Traditional “Defenders of Bavaria”), together with Cardinal Wetter, paid their respects to The Holy Father, on 13 May, in Rome. The Celebration of Patrona Bavariæ is The Feast of The Patron of The Association of The Bavarian Gebirgsschützen Companies.

Over Centuries, Pilgrimages in Bavaria, in Veneration of The Blessed Virgin, have repeatedly given Believers confidence in their Faith. Every year, in the seven Bavarian Dioceses, millions of men and women, including very many young people, take part in Devotions in honour of The Virgin Mary, and Pilgrimages to Shrines of The Blessed Virgin Mary.

Source: http://www.benedikt-in-bayern.de

Saint Boniface Of Tarsus. Martyr And One Of “The Ice Saints”. Feast Day 14 May.

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

Saint Boniface.
   Martyr.
   Feast Day 14 May.

[Not to be confused with Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr. Feast Day 5 June.]

Simple.

Red Vestments.

English: Icon of Saint Boniface of Tarsus.

Deutsch: Ikone heilige Bonifatius aus Tarsus.

Russian: икона святого мученика Вонифатия Римского (Тарского).

Date: Unknown.

Source: http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Images/im343.htm%7Cpravoslavie.ru%5

Author: Unknown.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Arrested at Tarsus, Boniface "bore himself with much fortitude in presence of his torturers" (Epistle). They tore his body with iron hooks, they thrust pointed reeds under his nails, and poured molten lead into his mouth.

He was beheaded at Tarsus on 14 May, towards 275 A.D., under the Emperor Galerius. His remains were brought to Rome and deposited on Mount Aventine, in the Church which took first his name and, later on, that of Saint Alexius.

[Editor: This Saint is not to be confused with Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr. Feast Day 5 June.]

Mass: Protexisti.

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In the 12th-Century, the name of Boniface was included on 14 May in The General Roman Calendar, with the lowest Rank of Feast (“Simple”). In 1955, Pope Pius XII reduced the Celebration to a Commemoration within The Ferial Mass (see General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII).

Because of the date of his Feast, Boniface of Tarsus was one of three Saints, who, because a cold spell was believed to be common on 12 May – 14 May, were called The Ice Saints, in Poland, Bohemia and Eastern Germany.

The Ice Saints.

The Ice Saints is a name given to Saint Mamertus (or, in some countries, Saint Boniface of Tarsus), Saint Pancras, and Saint Servatius, in Austrian, Belgian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, North-Italian, Polish, Slovene and Swiss, folklore. They are so named because their Feast Days fall on 11 May, 12 May, and 13 May, days which are known as “The Black-Thorn Winter”.

The period from 12 May to 15 May was noted to bring a brief spell of colder weather in many years, including the last nightly frosts of the Spring, in the Northern Hemisphere, under the Julian Calendar. The introduction of the Gregorian Calendar in 1582 involved skipping ten days in the Calendar, so that the equivalent days from the climatic point of view became 22 May – 25 May.

Rev. Fr. Timothy Finigan Gives A Short Talk On Fatima, The Rosary, And Saint Joseph.

Fr. Timothy Finigan

gives a short talk on

Fatima, The Rosary, and Saint Joseph.

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The Feast Day Of Our Lady Of Fatima. 13 May.

Our Lady of Fatima.

“Putting up with any sacrifices, that are asked of us in our day-to-day lives, becomes a slow Martyrdom, which purifies us and raises us up to the level of the Supernatural, through the encounter of our Soul with God, in the atmosphere of the presence of The Most Holy Trinity within us.

We have here an incomparable Spiritual Richness !!!”

Words of The Servant of God, Sister Lucia. 1997.

Illustration: OFFERIMUS TIBI DOMINE

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OFFERIMUS TIBI DOMINE

Wednesday, 13 May 2020, is

The Feast of Our Lady of Fatima.

Her words, quoted above, might be particularly appropriate for these days, if we are finding things difficult, to be away from loved ones, to be struggling at home, to be in financial difficulties and, of course, to be unable to attend

The Holy Sacrifice of The Mass.

Whatever befalls us in life can be offered to Almighty God for His Grace, to transform it by bringing forth good

out of adversity, or by raising up

the merely human to the Supernatural.

The Daily Offering.

O, Jesus, through The Immaculate Heart of Mary, 

I offer you all the Prayers, Works, Sufferings and Joys

of this day, in union with The Holy Sacrifice of The Mass

offered throughout the World.

I offer them for all the intentions of

Your Most Sacred Heart:

For the Salvation of Souls;

Reparation for sin;

And the Reunion of all Christians.

Amen.

Saint Robert Bellarmine. Bishop. Confessor. Doctor Of The Church. Feast Day 13 May.

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

Saint Robert Bellarmine.
   Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of The Church.
   Feast Day 13 May.

Double.

White Vestments.

Saint Robert Bellarmine.

Jesuit, and Doctor of The Church

(4 October 1542 - 17 September 1621).

Beatified 13 May 1923.

Canonised 29 June 1930

by Pope Pius XI.

Date: 16th-Century.

Source: istitutoaveta.it

Author: Anonymous.

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Born at Montepulciano, Italy, died in Rome. Proclaimed Doctor of The Church on 15 August 1931.

Successively, Professor of Theology and Preacher at Louvain (1569 - 1576), Director of the Course of Controversy in Rome, where Saint Aloysius Gonzaga was his Penitent, Provincial of The Jesuits at Naples, sent by Pope Sixtus V on a Diplomatic Mission to France, Bellarmine was raised to the Cardinalate in spite of his unwillingness in 1599.

Pope Clement VIII alleged as motive for this promotion that his (Editor: Bellarmine's) equal in learning was not at that time to be found in The Church.

Saint Robert Bellarmine Church

Burbank, California, United States of America.

Photo: April 2008.

Source: Own work: Transferred from en.wikipedia

Author: Cbl62

Attribution: Cbl62 at en.wikipedia

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Apart from three years he spent in Capua as Archbishop, he passed his life in Rome, where he rendered signal services to Pope Clement VIII, Pope Paul V, and Pope Gregory XV.

By his controversial books, he dealt formidable blows to Protestantism, while, by his Catechism, translated into forty languages, he spread the knowledge of Christian Doctrine in all Countries of the World.

As a Religious, he shone by his Angelic purity, humility, and obedience, and, as Bishop, he was a model of watchful care and Charity to the Poor.

Towards the end of his life, he obtained leave of the Pope to retire to the Noviciate of Saint Andrew, the cradle of his Religious Life, where he prepared for a happy and holy death.

Mass: In médio. From The Common of Doctors.

Saints Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, And Pancras. Martyrs. Feast Day 12 May.

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

Saints Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras.
   Martyrs.
   Feast Day 12 May.

Semi-Double.

Red Vestments.

Saint Domitilla, with Saints Nereus and Achilleus.

Artist: Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640).

Date: 1608.

Current location: Santa Maria-in-Vallicella, Rome.

Source: http://saints.bestlatin.net/gallery/nerach_rubens.htm

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Nereus and Achilleus, Officers of the household of Flavia Domitilla, a niece of the Emperors Titus and Domitian, were Baptised by Saint Peter. The Gospel praises their Faith when it praises that of the Officer who obtained the cure of his son and believed in Jesus.

These Saints, having inspired Domitilla with the resolution to consecrate her Virginity to God, Aurelianus, her betrothed, accused them, all three, of being Christians. Out of hatred for Christ, they were put to death under the Emperor Trajan, at Terracina, about 100 A.D.

Their bodies rest in Rome in the Church of Saints Nereus and Achilleus. This Church was Stational on Monday in Holy Week, but the bad state of the building caused the Station to be transferred to Saint Praxedes's in the 13th-Century. Saints Nereus and Achilleus Church was restored in the 16th-Century.

Saint Pancras was arrested in Rome at the age of fourteen and put to death towards 275 A.D., under Emperor Diocletian, for having refused to sacrifice to the Roman Gods. His constancy earned him a place among The Saints, whose joy he shares (Epistle, Communion).

Mass: Ecce oculi.

Chauffeur Perkins Gets It Wrong Again !!!

Chauffeur Perkins drives Zephyrinus to Sunday Mass

in the current Charabanc, which Perkins is not enamoured with.

Illustration: PINTEREST

The instructions to Chauffeur Perkins were quite clear:

“ Go and purchase a new form of conveyance.

The Old Charabanc needs replacing.

Go and find something new, innovative, and exciting.

And what does he come back with !!!

This !!!

Where is Zephyrinus supposed to sit ??? ”

Illustration: DREAM FACTORY

“Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme”. “Awake !!! The Voice Is Calling Us”. A Church Cantata Composed By J. S. Bach. 1731.

“Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”.

1731.

Composed by: J. S. Bach.

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"Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" ("Awake, calls the voice to us"), also known as "Sleepers Wake", is a Church Cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, regarded as one of his most mature and popular Sacred Cantatas. He composed the Chorale Cantata, in Leipzig, for The 27th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 25 November 1731.

Bach composed this Cantata to complete his Second Annual Cycle of Chorale Cantatas, begun in 1724. The Cantata is based on the Hymn, in three Stanzas, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (1599), by Philipp Nicolai, which covers the prescribed reading for The Sunday, "The Parable of The Ten Virgins".

The Text and Tune of the three Stanzas of the Hymn appears unchanged in three of seven Movements (one, four and seven). An unknown author supplied additional poetry for the Inner Movements as sequences of Recitative and Duet, based on the love poetry of The Song of Songs.

Bach structured the Cantata in seven Movements, setting the first Stanza as a Chorale Fantasia, the second Stanza in the Central Movement in the style of a Chorale Prelude, and the third Stanza as a four-part Chorale. He set the new Texts as dramatic Recitatives and Love-Duets, similar to contemporary Opera. Bach scored the work for three Vocal Soloists (Soprano, Tenor´and Bass), a Four-Part Choir and a Baroque Instrumental Ensemble consisting of a Horn (to reinforce the Soprano), two Oboes, Taille, Violino Piccolo, Strings and Basso Continuo including Bassoon.

Bach used the Central Movement of the Cantata as the basis for the first of his Schübler Chorales, BWV 645. Bach scholar Alfred Dürr notes that the Cantata is an expression of Christian Mysticism in Art, while William G. Whittaker calls it "a Cantata without weakness, without a Dull Bar, technically, emotionally and spiritually of The Highest Order".

“Our Lady Of Grace”. Mediæval Marian Shrine, Cambridge, England. “Our Lady Of Grace” Is The Patron Saint Of Motor-Cyclists.

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The present Chapel at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University. The statue of Our Lady of Grace, in Cambridge, was in The Dominican Priory on the Eastern Side of the Town centre. In 1584, Emmanuel College was established on the site of the former Dominican Priory. What had been The Chapel of The Dominican Priory became the Dining Hall of Emmanuel College.

Illustration: EMMANUEL COLLEGE

Steve McQueen's 1934 Indian Sport Scout Motorcycle.

“Our Lady Of Grace” Is The Patron Saint Of Motor-Cyclists.

Illustration: PINTEREST

“Our Lady of Grace”, in Cambridge.

Fr Hunwicke’s Spiritual Pilgrimage (see FR HUNWICKE'S MUTUAL ENRICHMENT). around the Mediæval Marian shrines of England, today reaches Our Lady of Grace in Cambridge. This is another of those Shrines which is not well known today, but which, before its removal in 1538, attracted considerable Devotion.

In general, the expression “Our Lady of Grace” is of Mediæval origin. It is especially well known in France, and connected there frequently with the Marian Sanctuary of Cambrai, which originated in 1412.

However, the Title appears to be considerably older - the Shrine at Ipswich was also Dedicated to Our Lady of Grace, and that goes back to at least 1152.

The origins of this particular Title are much older still. They are of Biblical origin, where Mary is called “kecharitomene”: “The Fully-Graced One”, “The All-Graced One” (Lk 1:28). The Eastern Tradition calls Mary “Panhagia”: “The All-Holy One”.

The first meaning of Our Lady of Grace refers to her own Holiness. However, very early on, Mary was invoked as “The Uniquely Blessed One” (see the “Sub Tuum Præsidium”, dating to the 4th-Century A.D.) and as “The Mother of Mercy” (see the great Orthodox Acathist Hymn, perhaps originating around 530 A.D., and certainly before 626 A.D.). She is also the one who intercedes for us with God to obtain His Grace.

The statue of Our Lady of Grace in Cambridge was in The Dominican Priory on the Eastern Side of the Town centre. 

On 30 August 1538, Bishop John Hilsey O.P., of Rochester, Kent, the successor of Saint John Fisher, but a reform-minded Dominican who, that same year, publicly derided the Veneration of The Holy Rood, of Boxley, and The Holy Blood, of Hailes, wrote to Thomas Cromwell from London. 

The bearer of the Letter was the Prior of The Black Friars at Cambridge, Gregory Dod, who was, in the opinion of the Bishop, “a man of good learning and a Preacher of God’s true Gospel”, who wished to be allowed to take away an image of Our Lady in his house, “which has had much Pilgrimage to her, especially at Sturbridge Fair, which is drawing near.” Hilsey continued by asking Cromwell to take the Cambridge house into the King's hands.

From Letters and Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII, xiii(2) 224.

This is not quite as the story is told in the History of the University of Cambridge vol I, p. 330 n. 119, which has Thomas Cromwell initiating its removal, although he did doubtless happily concur with Prior Dod’s request.

In 1584, Emmanuel College was established on the site of the former Dominican Priory and what had been its Chapel became the Dining Hall.

Stourbridge Fair, at Cambridge, originated with a Charter from King John in 1211 to raise funds for the local Leper Hospital, by granting them a two-day Fair at The Feast of The Exaltation of The Holy Cross.

This was just after the University of Cambridge was begun in 1208. With both the new academic foundation, and The Fair, Cambridge, being a focus of routes, meant that both were to become successful.

The Fair became bigger and longer lasting, and, arguably, the largest one in England, if not, indeed, Europe, at one point. In 1538, Hilsey and Dod’s concern was that it was a focus to attract potential Pilgrims to Our Lady of Grace from the surrounding region.

Unfortunately, The Fair declined in the 19th-Century and, when it was last held in 1933, its attractions consisted of merely a youth with an ice-cream barrow. It was abolished in 1934. In 2011, a Commemoration of it was held on its 800th Anniversary and attempts have been made to revive it in some form in recent years.

There is more about Stourbridge Fair from Wikipedia at Stourbridge Fair, from the University of Cambridge at The 800-Year-Old Story Of Stourbridge Fair, and about modern attempts at a revival at Stourbridge Fair.

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Our Lady of Grace is a Title of Mary. The feast day associated with this title is February 7. The title of Our Lady of Grace is venerated in many countries throughout the world under various aspects. Many parishes, churches, and schools bear this name.

A major shrine in pre-Reformation England was that of "Our Lady of Grace" at Ipswich, also known as "Our Lady of Ipswich". Its first recorded mention is in 1152.[1]

In 1297, the marriage of Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, youngest daughter of King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, took place at The Shrine of Our Lady of Grace.[2] During The Middle Ages, The Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Grace was a famous Pilgrimage destination, and attracted many Pilgrims, including King Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon.[3]

Only Walsingham attracted more Pilgrims. At the Reformation, the Statue was taken away to London to be burned in 1538, though some claim that it survived and is preserved at Nettuno, Italy.[4] Whether it was taken there by Catholic Sailors, according to local legend, or simply sold by associates of Thomas Cromwell, the Nettuno Statue appears to bear an English provenance.[5]

The Poly-Chromed Wooden Statue of Our Lady of Grace is carried in procession every year in Nettuno on The First Saturday of May. The Anglican Church of Saint Mary At The Elms, in Ipswich, England, houses a Copy of the Nettuno Statue.[6] Every year, Parishioners from Saint Mary's and The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Pancras, Ipswich, join in a Pilgrimage to the former site of The Shrine, which was just outside the City's West Gate.

With thanks to the Web-Site of The International Marian Research Institute at Dayton Ohio, HERE.

Saint Gordian And Saint Epimachus. Martyrs. Feast Day 10 May.

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

Saints Gordian and Epimachus.
   Martyrs.
   Feast Day 10 May.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

English: Illustration from the Nuremberg Chronicle

depicting Saint Gordian and Saint Epimachus.

Deutsch: Illustration aus der Schedel'schen Weltchronik, Blatt 132 verso

Date: 1493.

Source: Scan from original book.

Author: Michel Wolgemut, Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (Text: Hartmann Schedel).

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Saint Gordian, a Roman Judge, was Converted by a Holy Priest, whom Julian The Apostate would have liked him to condemn.

Saint Gordian was Martyred towards 360 A.D., and was buried in the Crypt where already lay the remains of the Martyr Saint Epimachus (+ 250 A,D,), brought from Alexandria.

Mass: Sancti tui.

English: The Martyrdom of Saint Gordian (Gordianus).

Français: Martyre de saint Gordien (Martyrdom of Saint Gordian, Gordianus).

Cote: Français 185, Fol. 231v. Vies de saints,

France, Paris, XIVe siècle, Richard de Montbaston et collaborateurs.

Source: http://saints.bestlatin.net/gallery/gordianus_bnfms.htm

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Saints Gordianus and Epimachus were Roman Martyrs, who are Commemorated on 10 May.

Gordianus was a Roman Judge, who converted to Christianity. He was tortured and finally beheaded. His body was laid in a Crypt on the Via Latina, Rome, beside the body of Saint Epimachus, and the two Saints gave their name to the Cemetery of Gordianus and Epimachus. They are jointly Venerated by The Catholic Church with a Feast Day of 10 May in The Tridentine Calendar.

There are Churches Dedicated to the Saints in:

Aitrach, Germany;
Legau, Germany;
Merazhofen, Germany;
Pleß, Germany;
Stöttwang, Germany;
Unterroth, Germany;
Blevio, Italy.

Relics of both Saints were owned by Kempten Abbey in Bavaria.