The Second Sunday In Lent. Lenten Station At The Basilica Of Saint Mary’s-In-Dominica.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,

unless otherwise stated.

The Second Sunday in Lent.

Station at Saint Mary's-in-Dominica.

Indulgence of 10 Years and 10 Quarantines.

Semi-Double.

Privilege of The First-Class.

Violet Vestments.

“This is My Beloved Son . . . hear ye Him”.

Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY

Artist: René de Cramer.

"Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium".

Used with Permission.

English: Basilica of Saint Mary's-in-Dominica, Rome.

Français: Intérieur de la basilique Santa Maria-in-Domnica.

Photo: May 2009.

Source: Own work.

Author: LPLT

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Station at Rome is in the Church of Saint Mary's-in-Dominica, because, in former times, the Christians gathered there on Sundays in The House of The Lord (Dominicum). It is said to have been here that Saint Laurence distributed the goods of The Church to The Poor. It is one of the twenty-five 5th-Century A.D. Parishes of Rome.

Just as on Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima Sundays, the subject matter of The Divine Office forms the texture of The Masses for The Second, Third and Fourth Sundays of Lent, in such a way, that past ages still carry on their work of illustrating The Paschal Mystery and so preparing us for it. And, indeed, Our Lord's ancestors, according to the flesh, are types of both Him and His Church.

Today, in The Breviary, we read of The Patriarch, Jacob, model of the most complete trust in God in the midst of all adversities. The Holy Scriptures often call Jehovah The God of Jacob, or Israel, when He is referred to as The Protector of His people. In the Introit, we say "O God of Israel, deliver us from all our tribulations".

It is, then, to The God of Jacob, The God of those who serve Him, that The Church addresses herself, today. In the Introit, we read that he who puts his trust in God will never be ashamed. In the Collect, we ask Almighty God to keep us, both inwardly and outwardly, that we may be preserved from all adversities.

English: Basilica of Saint Mary's-in-Dominica, Rome.

Italiano: Roma - Chiesa di S. Maria-in-Domnica.

Photo: October 2008.

Source: Own work.

Author: MarkusMark

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In the Gradual and Tract, we beseech Our Lord that He will deliver us from our troubles and adversities and "visit us with His Salvation". The life of The Patriarch, Jacob, could not be summed up in a better way; he whom God always helped in the midst of his trouble and, in whom, as Saint Ambrose says, "we must acknowledge singular courage and great patience in labours and trials".

Jacob was chosen by Almighty God to be the heir of His Promises, just as, formerly, He had selected Isaac, Abraham, Sem and Noah. The name "Jacob" really means "Supplanter", and he fulfilled the meaning of his name when he bought the first birthright of his brother, Esau, from him for a mess of pottage, and obtained, by a trick, that Blessing of the elder son which his father meant to give to Esau. His father, Isaac (whose sight was impaired), Blessed, indeed, his younger son, Jacob, after having touched his hands, which Rebecca (Jacob's mother) had covered with goatskins. Isaac said to Jacob: "Let peoples serve thee . . . and be thou Lord of thy Brethren".

Further, when Jacob had to flee, to escape Esau's vengeance, he saw, in a dream, a ladder, reaching to Heaven, upon which the Angels ascended and descended. At the head of the ladder was The Lord, Who told him: "In thee and thy seed, all the Nations of the Earth shall be Blessed. And I will be thy keeper whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land; neither will I leave thee, till I shall have accomplished all that I have said."

After twenty years, Jacob returned to his own land; then an Angel wrestled with him all night, without overpowering him, and, in the morning, told him: "Thy name shall not be called "Jacob", but "Israel"; for if thou hast been strong against God, how much more shall thou prevail against men ?" Jacob gained his brother's confidence and they were reconciled.

Santa Maria-in-Domnica, Rome.

One of the products of the Carolingian Renaissance

of the Mid-9th-Century A.D., this mosaic was sponsored by

Pope Paschal II, who can be seen kneeling before The Virgin.

Photo: February 2006.

Source: apse mosaic, s. maria in domnica

Author: Anthony M. from Rome, Italy.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Every feature of the history of this Patriarch is typical of Christ and The Church in The Paschal Mystery. Saint Augustine writes: "The Blessing, which Isaac gave Jacob, has a symbolic meaning in which the goatskins represent sins, while Jacob, clothed in these skins, is the figure of Him, Who, having no sins of His own, bore those of others." In somewhat the same way, a Bishop uses Gloves at a Pontifical Mass and says, in effect, that Jesus was offered for us in the likeness of the flesh of sin.

Saint Leo, in his exposition, says: "That for the Restoration of the human race, His Unchangeable Divinity stooped to take the form of a slave and that this is why Our Lord promised, in formal and precise terms, that some of His Disciples should not "taste of death till they see The Son of Man coming in His Kingdom," that is, in the Royal Glory which belongs spiritually to His adopted human nature, a Glory which The Lord willed to reveal to His three Disciples; since "although they were aware of The Divine Majesty, which lay hidden within Him, they were ignorant of the possibilities of the very Body which clothed The Divinity".

Again, on the Holy Mountain, where Our Lord was Transfigured, a voice was heard saying: "This is My Beloved Son, in Whom I am well-pleased. Hear ye Him." So, God The Father Blesses His Son, clothed with our sinful flesh, as Isaac Blessed Jacob, clothed with the goatskins, which Blessing given to Christ is given also to the Gentiles, just as Jacob was Blessed in preference to his elder brother.

When the Bishop puts on his Pontifical Gloves, he addresses the following Prayer to Almighty God: "Encompass my hands, O God, with the purity of the New Man come down from Heaven, that, as Jacob, who had covered himself with goatskins, obtained his father's Blessing, having offered him meats and good wine, so also may I, offering to Thee The Victim of Salvation at my hands, obtain the Blessing of Thy Grace. Through Our Lord."

It is in Christ that we are Blessed by The Father. He is our elder brother and our Head. To Him must we listen, for He has chosen us for His people. "We Pray and beseech you in The Lord Jesus," says Saint Paul, "that, as you have received from us, how you ought to walk and to please God, so also you would walk, that you may abound the more. For you know what precepts I have given you by The Lord Jesus . . . For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto Sanctification in Christ Jesus Our Lord" (Epistle).

English: The Ceiling of Saint Mary's-in-Dominica, Rome.

Italiano: Roma, Santa Maria in Domnica: soffitto.

Photo: September 2006.

Source: Own work.

Author: Lalupa

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In Saint John's Gospel, Our Lord applies the vision of Jacob's ladder to Himself, to show that in the midst of the persecutions, of which He was the object, He was constantly under the protection of Almighty God and His Angels. So, Saint Hippolytus says: "As Esau planned his brother's death, so the Jews plotted against Christ and The Church. Jacob must needs fly into a far Country; in the same way, Christ, thrust out by the unbelief of His own Nation, had to depart into Galilee, where The Church, sprung from the Race of Gentiles, is given to Him as His Spouse." Moreover, at the end of time, these two peoples will be reconciled, as were Esau and Jacob.

Today's Mass, then, taken in connection with The Breviary Lessons for this week, acquires its full sense and helps us to understand the true meaning for us of The Paschal Mystery which we are about to Celebrate. Jacob beheld The God of Glory; The Apostles saw Jesus Transfigured; soon, The Church will show us The Risen Saviour.

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

Mass: Reminíscere miseratiónum.
Preface: Of Lent.

The Ford Thunderbird “Square-Birds” Remain A Masterpiece Of Fifties’ Detroit Design. Everybody Wanted A T-Bird.

Illustration: HEMMINGS

“Fun, Fun, Fun, ’Til Her Daddy Takes The T-Bird Away”.

Sung by: The Beach Boys.

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Well, she got her daddy's car

And she cruised through the hamburger stand now.

Seems she forgot all about the library

Like she told her old man now.

And with the radio blasting

Goes cruising just as fast as she can now.

And she'll have fun fun fun

Til her daddy takes the T-Bird away.

(Fun fun fun til her daddy takes the T-Bird away).

Well, wheel-spin's standard cause she walks, looks, and drives like an ace now.

(You walk like an ace now, you walk like an ace).

She makes The Indy 500 look like a Roman Chariot race now.

(You look like an ace now, you look like an ace).

A lotta guys try to catch her, but she leads them on a wild goose chase now.

(You drive like an ace now. you drive like an ace).

And she'll have fun fun fun ’til her daddy takes the T-Bird away.

(Fun fun fun ’til her daddy takes the T-Bird away).

Well, you knew all along that your dad was gettin' wise to you now.

(You shouldn't have lied now, you shouldn't have lied).

And since he took your set of keys,

you've been thinking that your fun is all through now.

(You shouldn't have lied now, you shouldn't have lied).

But you can come along with me, cause we gotta a lot of things to do now.

(You shouldn't have lied now, you shouldn't have lied).

And we'll have fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away.

(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).

And we'll have fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away.

(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).

(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).

(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).

(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).

(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).

(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).

(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away).

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

By: Richard Lentinello.

Hot on the heels of the new Corvette, Ford introduced its 1955 Thunderbird to great fanfare and thunderous approval when the Sporty Two-Seater premiered at The 1954 Detroit Auto Show.

With its appealing shape, distinctive style and a 292-cubic-inch V-8 putting out either 193 or 198 horsepower, depending on transmission pairing, it was a huge success with 16,155 examples sold that first year. Compared to its Cross-Town rival, the Corvette, which only attracted 700 buyers that same year, Ford hit a grand slam right out of the box. It seemed everyone wanted to own a new Thunderbird.

With its hardtop styling, sculptured sides and limited front-end overhang,

the 1960 Thunderbird was a styling masterpiece. Note how the bottom spear flows into the rear bumper.

Illustration: HEMMINGS

In preparation for its upcoming re-style for the 1958 model year, how could Ford possibly update the car while ensuring its continued sales success ? Shocking as it seemed at the time, the Thunderbird was stretched to accommodate five passengers instead of just two.

Ford’s sanity was called into question, but clearly its marketing staff knew what they were doing. As shown by the following production figures:

Overall three-year sales of the new “Square-Bird” were nearly 374 per cent higher than the combined three-year production run of the ever-lovable “Little ‘Bird.”

The public loved the re-styled Thunderbird and flocked to Ford showrooms throughout the Country to get one of their own.

Saint Gabriel Of Our Lady Of Sorrows. Confessor. Feast Day 27 February.

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

Saint Gabriel Of Our Lady Of Sorrows.
   Confessor.
   Feast Day 27 February
   (28 February in a Leap Year).

Double.

White Vestments.

Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows.

Passionist Saint and Patron of Students and Young People.

Illustration: SAINT GABRIEL OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS

Saint Gabriel of The Seven Sorrows, born in 1838 at Assisi, Italy, the little Italian town made famous by Saint Francis of Assisi, was miraculously guided by Our Blessed Lady into The Passionist Congregation, and, during his short life upon Earth, he became a veritable Apostle of her Sorrows.

His spirit of Penance and self-denial, his heroic humility, and his true devotion to Our Lord's Sacred Passion, quickly raised him to a high degree of Sanctity.

In 1862, only in the twenty-fourth year of his age, his Heavenly Patroness came to call him to Eternal Happiness. The many Miracles, that bore witness to his holiness, led to his speedy Canonisation by Pope Benedict XV in 1920, and Pope Pius XI extended his Feast Day to the whole Church in 1932.

Mass: Oculus Dei.
Commemoration: Of The Feria, in Lent.
Last Gospel: Of The Feria, in Lent.

English: The Church of Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Italy.

Italiano: Santuario di San Gabriele dell'Addolorata

ad Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia, in Italia.

Photo: 29 June 2007.

Source: Vacanze abruzzesi.

Author: freegiampi.

(Wikimedia Commons)

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Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (who was born Francesco Possenti on 1 March 1838 and died on 27 February 1862) was an Italian Passionist Clerical student. Born to a professional family, he gave up ambitions of a Secular career to enter The Passionist Congregation.

His life in the Monastery was not extraordinary, yet he followed The Rule of The Congregation perfectly and was known for his great devotion to The Sorrows of The Virgin Mary. He died from tuberculosis, at the age of 23, in Isola del Gran Sasso, in the Province of Teramo, Italy. He was Canonised by Pope Benedict XV in 1920.

Vespers Of The First Sunday In Lent Marked The Beginning Of “The Pars Verna”. The Spring Volume Of The Breviary (“Breviarium Romanum”).

Breviarium Romanum.

“Pars Verna”

(Spring Volume).

Ratisbonæ, Romæ, et Neo Eboraci

(Regensburg, Rome, and New York).

1901.

Illustration: ZEPHYRINUS

Breviarium Romanum.

“Pars Verna”

(Spring Volume).

Ratisbonæ, Romæ, et Neo Eboraci

(Regensburg, Rome, and New York).

1901.

Illustration: ZEPHYRINUS

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The Roman Breviary (Latin: Breviarium Romanum) is the Liturgical Book of the Latin Liturgical Rites of The Catholic Church containing the public or Canonical Prayers, Hymns, the Psalms, Readings, and Notations, for everyday use, especially by Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, in The Divine Office (i.e., at the The Canonical Hours, the Christians' Daily Prayer regime).

The Volume containing The Daily Hours of Catholic Prayer was published as The Breviarium Romanum (Roman Breviary) from its Editio Princeps in 1568 under Pope Saint Pius V until the reforms of Paul VI (1974), when it became known as The Liturgy of The Hours.

In the course of the Catholic Counter-Reformation, Pope Saint Pius V (reigned 1566–1572) imposed the use of The Roman Breviary, mainly based on the “Breviarium secundum usum Romanæ Curiæ”, on the whole Roman Catholic Church. Exceptions are The Benedictines and The Dominicans, who have Breviaries of their own, and two surviving local Breviaries:

The Mozarabic Breviary, once in use throughout all Spain, but now confined to a single foundation at Toledo; it is remarkable for the number and length of its Hymns, and for the fact that the majority of its Collects are addressed to God the Son;

The Ambrosian Breviary, now confined to Milan, where it owes its retention to the attachment of The Clergy and people to their Traditionary Rites, which they derive from Saint Ambrose.

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Prayers To Be Said After Holy Communion.

EUCHARISTIC OFFERING.

(From “The Imitation Of Christ”).

Oh, Lord, to Whom belongeth all that is in Heaven and Earth,

I desire to Consecrate myself wholly unto Thee 
and to be Thine for evermore.

This day, do I offer myself unto Thee, Oh, Lord, in singleness of heart, to serve and obey Thee always, and I offer Thee,

without ceasing, a Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving.

Receive me, Oh, my Saviour, in union with The Holy Oblation of Thy Precious Blood, which I offer unto Thee, this day, in the presence of Angels, that this Sacrifice may avail unto my Salvation and that of the whole World.

These Prayers After Holy Communion are taken from, and can be found in,
The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

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The Imitation of Christ is a Christian Devotional Book, by Thomas à Kempis, first composed in Latin (as “De Imitatione Christi”), circa 1418–1427.

It is a Handbook for Spiritual Life, arising from The “Devotio Moderna” Movement, of which Kempis was a Member.

The Imitation of Christ is, perhaps, the most widely-read Christian Devotional Work, next to The Bible, and is regarded as a Devotional and Religious Classic.

Its popularity was immediate, and it was printed 745 times before 1650. Apart from The Bible, no Book had been translated into more languages than The Imitation of Christ at the time.

The Text is divided into Four Books, which provide detailed Spiritual Instruction:

“Helpful Counsels Of The Spiritual Life”;

“Directives For The Interior Life”;

“On Interior Consolation”;

“On The Blessed Sacrament”.

The approach taken in The Imitation of Christ is characterised by its emphasis on The Interior Life and withdrawal from The World, as opposed to an active Imitation of Christ by other Friars.

The Book places a high level of emphasis on The Devotion to The Eucharist as a key element of Spiritual Life.

“The Mass Of The Foundation Of The Trinitarian Order”.

Artist: Juan Carreño de Miranda.

Illustration: LOUVRE

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Saturday Of Ember Week In Lent. Lenten Station At The Basilica Of Saint Peter's.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,

unless stated otherwise.

Saturday of Ember Week in Lent.

Station at Saint Peter's.

Indulgence of 10 Years and 10 Quarantines.

Violet Vestments.

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome.

Artist: Giovanni Paolo Panini (1692–1765).

Date: 1731.

Current location: Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri, United States.

Source/Photographer: Saint Louis Art Museum official site

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The Station for The Saturday of Ember Week is always at the great Basilica erected by Emperor Constantine and rebuilt by The Popes in the 16th- and 17th-Centuries. It is on The Hill of The Vatican, on the spot where Saint Peter died on The Cross and where his body rests. Besides, the Gospel is about The Transfiguration, of which Saint Peter was the chief witness.

It was in this Basilica that Ordinations took place, preceded, during the night, by Twelve Lessons. We have a trace of these Lessons in those occurring in The Mass for today. The Introit Verse alludes to this Nocturnal Vigil: "I have cried in the day and in the night before Thee."

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome.

The Apse, showing the Cathedra of Saint Peter,

supported by four Doctors of The Church, and The Glory.

Designed by Bernini.

Photo: April 2010.

Source: Wiki Commons.

Author: Vitold Muratov.

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Like The Apostles selected to be present on Mount Thabor at The Manifestation of The Divine Life of Jesus (Gospel), the new Priests will ascend the steps of the Altar to enter into communication with God. It is they, who, in His name, will exhort us to Prayer, to Patience and to Charity.

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome.

Photo: April 2007.

Source: Own work.

Author: Nserrano

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If we abstain during Lent from even the appearance of evil, our Souls and our bodies will be preserved unstained for The Day of The Eternal Pasch, when Christ (Epistle) will allow us to participate in The Glory of His Transfiguration for all Eternity.

Let us Pray to God to fortify us with His Blessing, so that, during this Lent, we may never depart from His Holy Will (Prayer Over The People).

Mass: Intret orátio.
Preface: Of Lent.

“Crux Fidelis” (“True Cross”). From: “Carmina Burana”. Sung By: Ensemble Organum. Plus, Stunning Mediæval And Gothic Architecture.

 

“Crux Fidelis”

(“True Cross”).

Sung by: Ensemble Organum.

Director of Music: Marcel Pérès.

Plus, stunning Mediæval and Gothic Architecture.

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Carmina Burana (Latin for "Songs from Benediktbeuern" [Buria in Latin]) is a manuscript of 254[1] poems and dramatic texts, mostly from the 11th- or 12th-Centuries, although some are from the 13th-Century. The pieces are mostly bawdy, irreverent, and satirical. They were written principally in Mediæval Latin, a few in Middle High German and old Arpitan. Some are macaronic, a mixture of Latin and German or French vernacular.

They were written by Students and Clergy, when Latin was the lingua franca throughout Italy and Western Europe for travelling scholars, universities, and theologians. Most of the poems and songs appear to be the work of Goliards, Clergy (mostly Students) who satirised The Catholic Church. The collection preserves the works of a number of poets, including Peter of Blois, Walter of Châtillon and an anonymous poet referred to as the Arch-Poet.

English: Bavarian State Library, Munich, Germany.

Codex Buranus (Carmina Burana) Clm 4660; fol. 1r with the Wheel of Fortune.

Deutsch: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.

Clm 4660, Codex Buranus (Carmina Burana); fol. 1r mit Schicksalsrad.

Date: Circa 1230.

Source: http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00085130/image_5

Author: Anonymous.

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The collection was found in 1803 in the Benedictine Monastery of Benediktbeuern, Bavaria, and is now housed in the Bavarian State Library in Munich. It is considered to be the most important collection of Goliard and vagabond songs, along with the Carmina Cantabrigiensia.

The manuscripts reflect an international European movement, with songs originating from Occitania, France, England, Scotland, Aragon, Castile, The Holy Roman Empire.[2]

Twenty-four poems in Carmina Burana were set to music in 1936 by Carl Orff as Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae cantoribus et choris cantandae comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis. His composition quickly became popular and a staple piece of the classical music repertoire. The opening and closing movement "O Fortuna" has been used in numerous films.