Saint Philip And Saint James-The-Less. Apostles. Feast Day 1 May.

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Saint Philip And Saint James-The-Less.
   Apostles.
   Feast Day 1 May.

Double of The Second-Class.

Red Vestments.

Saint Philip and Saint James-the-Less.

Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY

Artist: René de Cramer.

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Saint Philip.

Artist: Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640).

From Rubens’ famous “Apostle Series”.

Date: Circa 1611.

Current location: Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain.

Source/Photographer: Museo del Prado.

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In The Roman Catholic Church, The Feast Day of Saint Philip, with that of Saint James-The-Less, was Traditionally observed on 1 May, the Anniversary of The Dedication of the Church Dedicated to them in Rome (now called The Church of The Twelve Apostles).

The Eastern Orthodox Church Celebrates Philip's Feast Day on 14 November. One of The Gnostic Codices, discovered in the Nag Hammadi Library in 1945, bears Philip's name in its Title, on the bottom line.

Saint James-The-Less, Apostle, is so called because he was younger than the other Apostle by the same name, James-The-Great. James-The-Less was related in some way to Jesus, and, after Jesus’ Ascension into Heaven, he became The Head of The Church in Jerusalem. He was Martyred in 62 A.D.

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The Feasts of The Apostles, Celebrated in the course of the year, used to be Feasts of Obligation. The Feast of Saint Philip and Saint James-the-Less, at this date, recalls the Translation of their Relics at Rome, where The Church of The Holy Apostles, Consecrated on 1 May (the date of Saint Philip's Feast), was Dedicated to them and received their Relics. There is held The Station on all Fridays in Ember Week and on Easter Thursday.

Saint Philip, like Saint Peter and Saint Andrew, was of Bethsaida, in Galilee. He died at Hierapolis, in Phrygia, on The Cross, like them. It is he whom Jesus addresses at the multiplication of the loaves and it is through him, as intermediary, that the Gentiles seek to address The Saviour.

To him, also, we owe what The Master said in His discourse at The Last Supper: "Philip, who seeth Me, seeth my Father" (Gospel). To go to Christ, is to go to God, for the works of The Messias have proved His Divinity (Ibid.).

Stained-Glass Window, depicting Saint James-The-Less,

in Saints Peter and Paul Church, Bow Valley,

Nebraska, United States of America.

Photo: 25 November 2010.

Source: Own work.

Author: Ammodramus

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It is in virtue of His Divine Nature that He Rose Again, and the two Apostles, whose Feast coincides with The Easter Feasts, by their Martyrdom (Introit, Epistle) confirm the truth of which they have been witness.

Saint James-the-Less, called "The Minor", was of Cana, in Galilee. A cousin of Our Lord, he had for brother the Apostle Jude, and was made, by Saint Peter, Bishop of Jerusalem. It is for him that Saint Paul speaks when he says: "I did not see any Apostle, except James, the brother of The Lord." Called upon by the High Priest to deny Jesus, he was thrown down from the terrace of the Temple and his head was broken by the blow of a club.

Their names are inscribed in The Canon of The Mass (First List).

Following the example of The Holy Apostles Philip and James-The-Less (Collect), let us confess by a generous life The Divinity of The Risen Christ.

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

Mass: Clamavérunt.
Credo: Is said.
Preface: Of The Apostles.

Saint Catharine Of Siena (1347 - 1380). Virgin. Doctor Of The Church. Feast Day 30 April.

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unless otherwise stated.

Saint Catharine of Siena.
   Doctor of The Church.
   Virgin.
   Feast Day 30 April.

Double.

White Vestments.

Saint Catharine of Siena.

Church of Santa Maria del Rosario-in-Prati, Rome.

Date: 19th-Century.

Source: http://www.tanogabo.it/religione/santa_caterina_siena.htm

Author: Unknown.

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Saint Catharine of Siena.

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"The Holy Order of Preachers" [Editor: The Dominicans], which yesterday offered a Red Rose to Jesus, Risen Again, [Editor: The Feast Day of Saint Peter of Verona, Martyr], offers Him, today, a "Lily of Dazzling Whiteness". ["The Liturgical Year", by Dom Guéranger O.S.B: The Paschal Season. Vol. II. 30 April.]

Saint Catharine of Siena (1347-1380) was the last but one of twenty-four children. In her childhood, she chose Jesus for her Spouse (Epistle). Subjecting her delicate body to frightful mortifications, her only support during her prolonged Fasts was Holy Communion (Postcommunion).

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She received, from The Crucified Lord, The Stigmata and Inspired Knowledge concerning the most profound Mysteries of Religion. It was by her persuasion that Pope Gregory XI left Avignon, France, to return to Rome, Italy.

When, like Christ, she had reached her thirty-third year, she entered Heaven with her Divine Spouse to take part in The Nuptial Banquet (Gospel) in The Holy Joys of The Eternal Passover (Introit, Alleluia).

"Let us offer to God, on this day, The Sacred Host embalmed with the Virginal Perfume of Blessed Catharine" (Secret), so that He may grant us, in return, Life Eternal (Postcommunion).

Mass: Dilexisti.

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Saint Catharine of Siena, Third Order of Saint Dominic, T.O.S.D. (25 March 1347 in Siena – 29 April 1380 in Rome), was a Tertiary of The Dominican Order and Scholastic Philosopher and Theologian. She also worked to bring the Papacy of Pope Gregory XI back to Rome from its displacement in France (Avignon) and to establish peace among the Italian City-States.

Since 18 June 1866, she is one of the two Patron Saints of Italy, together with Saint Francis of Assisi. On 3 October 1970, she was proclaimed a Doctor of The Church, by Pope Paul VI, and, on 1 October 1999, Pope Saint John Paul II named her as one of the six Patron Saints of Europe, together with Saint Benedict of Nursia, Saints Cyril and Methodius, Saint Bridget of Sweden and Saint Edith Stein.

Saint Catharine Of Siena. Virgin. Doctor Of The Church. Feast Day 30 April.

English: Saint Catharine of Siena.

Deutsch: Hl. Katharina von Siena

Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770).

Date: Circa 1746.

Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie.

Source/Photographer: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Bilddatenbank

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Text is from “The Liturgical Year”.

By: Abbot Guéranger, O.S.B.

Volume 8.

Paschal Time. Book II.

The Dominican Order, which, yesterday, presented a Rose to our Risen Jesus [Editor: Feast Day of Saint Peter of Verona], now offers Him a Lily of surpassing beauty.

Saint Catharine of Siena follows Saint Peter of Verona (Saint Peter The Martyr): It is a coincidence willed by Providence, to give fresh beauty to this Season of grandest Mysteries. Our Divine King deserves everything we can offer Him; and our hearts are never so eager to give Him every possible tribute of homage as during these last days of His sojourn among us.

See how Nature is all flower and fragrance at this loveliest of her Seasons !!! The Spiritual world harmonises with the visible, and now yields her noblest and richest works in honour of Our Lord, The Author of Grace.

How grand is the Saint whose Feast comes to gladden us, today !!! She is one of the most favoured of The Holy Spouses of The Incarnate Word. She was His, wholly and unreservedly, almost from her very childhood. Though thus consecrated to Him by the Vow of Holy Virginity, she had a mission given to her by Divine Providence which required her living in the World.

But God would have her to be one of the glories of The Religious State; He, therefore, inspired her to join The Third Order of Saint Dominic. Accordingly, she wore the Habit, and fervently practised during her whole life the holy exercises of a Tertiary.

From the very commencement, there was something Heavenly about this admirable Servant of God, which, we fancy, existing in an Angel who had been sent form Heaven to live in a human body. Her longing after God gave one an idea of the vehemence wherewith The Blessed embrace The Sovereign Good on their first entrance into Heaven. In vain did the body threaten to impede the soaring of this Earthly Seraph; she subdued it by Penance, and made it obedient to the Spirit. Her body seemed to be transformed, so as to have no life of its own, but only that of the Soul.

The Blessed Sacrament was frequently the only food that she took for weeks. So complete was her union with Christ, that she received the impress of The Sacred Stigmata, and with them the most excruciating pain.

And yet, in the midst of all these supernatural favours, Saint Catharine felt the keenest interest in the necessities of others. Her zeal for their Spiritual advantage was intense, whilst her compassion for them in her corporal sufferings was that of a most loving mother. God had given her the gift of Miracles, and she was lavish in using it for the benefit of of her fellow-creatures.

Sickness and death, itself, were obedient to her command; and the prodigies witnessed at the beginning of The Church were again wrought by the humble Saint of Siena.

Her communings with God began when she was quite a child, and her ecstasies were almost without interruption. She frequently saw Our Risen Jesus, Who never left her without having honoured her either with a great consolation or with a heavy Cross. A profound knowledge of The Mysteries of our Holy Faith was another of the extraordinary Graces bestowed upon her.

So eminent, indeed, was the Heavenly Wisdom granted her by God, that she, who had received no education, used to dictate the most sublime writings, wherein she treats of Spiritual things with a clearness and eloquence to which human genius could never attain, and with a certain indescribable unction which no reader can resist.

But God would not permit such a treasure as this to lie buried in a little Town of Italy. The Saints are the supports of The Church; and, though their influence be generally hidden, yet, at times, it is open and visible, and men then learn what are the instruments which God uses for imparting Blessings to a World that would seem  to deserve little else besides chastisement.

The great question, at the close of the 14th-Century, was the restoration to The Holy City of the privilege of having within its walls The Vicar of Christ, who, for sixty years, had been absent from his See.

One Saintly Soul, by merits and Prayers, known to Heaven alone, might have brought about this happy event after which the whole Church was longing; But God would have it done by a visible agency, and in the most public manner.

In the name of the widowed Rome - in the name of her own and The Church's Spouse - Saint Catharine crossed The Alps, and sought an interview with The Pontiff, who had not so much as seen Rome. The Prophetess respectfully reminded him of his duty; and, in proof of her mission being from God, she told him of a secret which was known to himself, alone. Pope Gregory XI could no longer resist; and The Eternal City welcomed its Pastor and Father.

But, at the Pontiff's death, a frightful schism, the forerunner of greater evils to follow, broke out in The Church. Saint Catharine, even to her last hour, was untiring in her endeavours to quell the storm. Having lived the same number of years as Our Saviour had done, she breathed forth her most pure Soul into The Hands of her God, and went to continue in Heaven her ministry of intercession for The Church she had loved so much on Earth, and for Souls redeemed in The Precious Blood of her Divine Spouse.

Our Risen Jesus, Who took her to her eternal reward during the Season of Easter, granted her, whilst she was living on Earth, a favour which we mention here as being appropriate to the Mystery we are now Celebrating. He, one day, appeared to her, having with Him His Blessed Mother. Saint Mary Magdalen - she that announced The Resurrection to The Apostles - accompanied The Son and The Mother. Saint Catharine's heart was overpowered with emotion at this visit. After looking for some time upon Jesus and His Holy Mother, her eyes rested on Saint Mary Magdalen, whose happiness she both saw and envied. Jesus spoke these words to Saint Catharine: “My beloved !!! I give her [Editor: Saint Mary Magdalen] to thee, to be thy mother. Address thyself to her, henceforth, with all confidence. I give her special charge of thee”.

From that day forward, Saith Catharine had the most filial love for Saint Mary Magdalen, and called her by no other name that that of Mother.

Pope Pius II, one of the glories of Siena, composed two Hymns in honour of his Saintly and illustrious fellow-citizen. They form part of The Office of Saint Catharine of Siena in The Dominican Breviary.

Winchester Cathedral. Dedicated To The Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul, And, Before The Reformation, Saint Swithun.

The Nave and Ceiling of

Winchester Cathedral.

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Author: Cc364

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Winchester Cathedral is a Cathedral of The Church of England, in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It is one of the largest Cathedrals in Europe, with the greatest overall length of any Gothic Cathedral.[2]

Dedicated to The Holy Trinity,[3] Saint Peter, Saint Paul and, before The Reformation, Saint Swithun,[4] it is the Seat of The Bishop of Winchester and centre of The Diocese of Winchester. The Cathedral is a Grade I Listed Building.[3]

The Cathedral was founded in 642 A.D. on a site immediately to the North of the present site. This building became known as The Old Minster. It became part of a Monastic Settlement in 971 A.D.

Winchester Cathedral Choir Stalls.

Photo: 8 July 2014.

Source: Own work.

Attribution: "Photo by DAVID ILIFF.

License: CC BY-SA 3.0"

Author: Diliff

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Saint Swithun was buried near The Old Minster, and then in it, before being moved to the new Norman Cathedral. So-called[5] Mortuary Chests, said to contain the remains of Saxon Kings, such as King Eadwig of England and his wife Ælfgifu, first buried in The Old Minster, are in the present Cathedral.

The Old Minster was demolished in 1093, immediately after the Consecration of its successor.[6] In 1079, Walkelin, Bishop of Winchester, began work on a completely new Cathedral.[6] Much of the Limestone used to build the structure was brought across from quarries around Binstead, Isle of Wight. Nearby Quarr Abbey [Editor: On The Isle of Wight] draws its name from these workings, as do several nearby places such as Stonelands and Stonepitts.

The remains of the Roman trackway, used to transport the blocks of Limestone, are still evident across the fairways of The Ryde Golf Club, where the Stone was hauled from the quarries to the Hythe at the mouth of Binstead Creek, and thence by barge across The Solent and up to Winchester.

Winchester Cathedral

showing The UK’s second-longest Cathedral Nave

(after Saint Alban's Cathedral).

Date: 2006.

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The building was Consecrated in 1093. On 8 April of that year, according to the Annals of Winchester, “in the presence of almost all the Bishops and Abbots of England, the Monks came with the highest exultation and glory from The Old Minster to The New Minster: On The Feast of Saint Swithun, they went in Procession from The New Minster to The Old Minster and brought thence Saint Swithun’s Shrine and placed it with honour in the new buildings, and, on the following day, Bishop Walkelin’s men began to pull down The Old Minster.”[6]

A substantial amount of the fabric of Bishop Walkelin’s building, including Crypt, Transepts and the basic structure of The Nave, survives.[7] The original Crossing Tower, however, collapsed in 1107, an accident blamed by the Cathedral's Mediæval Chroniclers on the burial of the dissolute William Rufus [Editor: King William II] beneath it in 1100.[6]

Its replacement, which survives today, is still in The Norman Style, with Round-Headed Windows. It is a squat, square structure, 50 feet (15 m) wide, but rising only 35 feet (11 m) above the ridge of The Transept Roof.[8] The Tower is 150 feet (46 m) tall.[9]

Winchester Cathedral Nave.

Photo: 8 July 2014.

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Attribution: "Photo by DAVID ILIFF.

License: CC BY-SA 3.0"

Author: Diliff

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After the Consecration of Godfrey de Luci as Bishop in 1189, a Retro-Choir was added in the The Early-English Style. The next major phase of rebuilding was not until The Mid-14th-Century, under Bishop Edington and Bishop Wykeham [Editor: The name for former pupils of Winchester School is Old Wykehamists].[10] Bishop Edington (1346–1366)[11] removed the two Western Bays of The Nave, built a new West Front and began the remodelling of The Nave.[12]

Under William of Wykeham (1367–1404), the Romanesque Nave was transformed, re-cased in Caen Stone and remodelled in the The Perpendicular Style,[13] with its Internal Elevation divided into two, rather than the previous three, Storeys.[14] The Wooden Ceilings were replaced with Stone Vaults.[13]

Wykeham's successor, Henry of Beaufort (1405–1447) carried out fewer alterations, adding only a Chantry on The South Side of The Retro-Choir, although work on The Nave may have continued through his Episcopy.[15]

His successor, William of Waynflete (1447–1486), built another Chantry in a corresponding position on The North Side. Under Peter Courtenay (Bishop 1486–1492) and Thomas Langton (1493–1500), there was more work. De Luci's Lady Chapel was lengthened, and The Norman Side Aisles of The Presbytery replaced.

In 1525, Richard Foxe (Bishop 1500–1528) added The Side Screens of The Presbytery, which he also gave a Wooden Vault.[10] With its progressive extensions, The East End is now about 110 feet (34 m) beyond that of Bishop Walkelin's building.[16]

King Henry VIII seized control of The Catholic Church in England and declared himself Head of the new Church of England. The Benedictine Foundation, The Priory of Saint Swithun, was Dissolved. The Priory surrendered to the King in 1539. The next year, a new Chapter was formed, and the last Prior, William Basyng, was appointed Dean.[17] The Monastic buildings, including the Cloister and Chapter House, were later demolished, mostly during the 1560–1580 tenure of the reformist Bishop, Robert Horne.[18][19]

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The Norman Choir Screen, having fallen into a state of decay, was replaced in 1637 – 1640 by a new one designed by Inigo Jones. It was in a Classical Style, with Bronze figures by Hubert le Sueur of King James I and King Charles I in Niches.

It was removed in the 1820s, by when its style was felt inappropriate in an otherwise Mediæval building. The Central Bay, with its Archway, is now in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge;[20] it was replaced by a Gothic Screen by William Garbett, the Surveyor to the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral, along with other repairs conducted by him, its design based on The Great West Doorway of The Nave.[21]

This Stone Structure was removed in the 1870s to make way for a Wooden one, designed by George Gilbert Scott,[22] who modelled it on the Canopies of the Choir Stalls of the Monks (dating from around 1308).[23]

Scott's West-facing Screen has been much criticised, although the carving is of superlative workmanship and virtually replicates the earlier, albeit finer, carving of the Early-14th-Century East-facing Return Stalls on to which it backs. The displaced Bronze Statues of the Stuart Kings were moved to the West End of the Cathedral, standing in Niches on each side of the Central Door.

Scott's work was otherwise conservative. He moved the Lectern to the North Side of the Quire, beside the Pulpit, facing West, where it remained for a Century before returning to its present central position, now facing East.

Restoration work was carried out by T. G. Jackson in 1905 – 1912. Waterlogged Foundations on the South and East Walls were reinforced by the Diver, William Walker, packing the Foundations with more than 25,000 bags of concrete, 115,000 concrete blocks, and 900,000 bricks. Walker worked six hours a day from 1906 to 1912 in total darkness at depths up to 20 feet (6 m), and is credited with saving the Cathedral from total collapse.[24] For this he was awarded the MVO.[25]

Breast Star of Knights/Dames Grand Cross of The Royal Victorian Order.

Awarded by The Monarch of The United Kingdom

and The Dominions (1896–1952), Commonwealth Realms (since 1952).

This Decoration was awarded to the Diver, William Walker (see, above),

who was credited with saving Winchester Cathedral from collapse

in the years 1906 - 1912.

Date: 31 January 2007.

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Author: Robert Prummel.

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In 1931, the new Dean, E. Gordon Selwyn, Founded The Friends of Winchester Cathedral. A key element of The Friends’ policy was to “undertake schemes of repair which the Dean and Chapter consider necessary.” Dean Selwyn identified the need to install Electric Light and improve the Cathedral’s Heating and Sound System.

The total estimated cost of Heating and Lighting was £10,000, and the works programme ran until 1938. A local firm, Dicks and Sons, was appointed to undertake the work. It was headed by Miss Jeanie Dicks, the first female member of The Electrical Contractors Association.[26] It was discovered that replacing the Gas Lights in the Choir-Stalls with Electrical Lights involved running cables through the Crypt. Some Coffins had to be removed and were reverently reburied. Jane Austen’s Coffin was moved gently to one side.[27]

1869 Engraving showing an idealised, young, Jane Austen,

based on a sketch by Cassandra Austen.

Jane Austen's Coffin, located in Winchester Cathedral, had to be moved to one side when Electrical Cables were laid in the 1930s (see, above).

Date: 1870.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Jane_Austen_1870_cropped.jpg

Author: James Andrews.

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In July 1934, a "Festival of Music and Drama" was held, supported by the new Friends Organisation, with the aim of “helping the effort which the Dean and Chapter are making to raise £6,000 this year for the purpose of lighting and heating the Cathedral.”

The Festival included a Play, “The Marriage of King Henry IV”, written for the occasion, musical programmes, an exhibition “The Work of The Broderers”, and viewings of the Cathedral Library treasures. Dean Selwyn’s book, “The Story of Winchester Cathedral”, was published in the same year.[27]

Funerals, Coronations, and Marriages, that took place in Winchester Cathedral.

The Funeral of King Harthacanute (1042);
The Funeral of King William II of England (1100);
The Coronation of Henry the Young King and his Queen, Marguerite (1172);

The Second Coronation of King Richard I of England (1194);
The Marriage of King Henry IV of England and Joanna of Navarre (1403);
The Marriage of Queen Mary I of England and King Philip II of Spain (1554).

Memorials and Artworks in Winchester Cathedral.

In The South Transept, there is a “Fishermen's Chapel”, which is the burial place of Izaak Walton. Walton, who died in 1683, was the author of The Compleat Angler and a friend of John Donne. In The Nave Sanctuary, is the Ship's Bell from HMS Iron Duke, which was The Flagship of Admiral John Jellicoe at The Battle of Jutland in 1916.[28]

“HMS Iron Duke”.

The Flagship of Admiral John Jellicoe at The Battle of Jutland (1916).

The Ship's Bell is in The Nave Sanctuary of Winchester Cathedral (see, above).

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A statue of Joan of Arc was erected when she was Canonised as a Saint by Pope Pius XI in 1923. The statue diagonally faces the Chancery Chapel of Cardinal Beaufort, who was an influential figure in English Politics at the time of her trial and execution in Rouen in 1431. He is sometimes incorrectly represented as presiding over her trial, but she was actually interrogated by Pierre Cauchon. [29]

The Crypt, which frequently floods, houses a statue by Antony Gormley, called Sound II, installed in 1986, and a modern Shrine to Saint Swithun. There is also a statue in the Retro-Choir of William Walker, the Deep-Sea Diver (see, above) who worked under water in the Crypt between 1906 and 1912 underpinning The Nave and shoring up the walls, along with a bust of him in the Cathedral Grounds near the Refectory.[25]

A series of nine Icons were installed between 1992 and 1996 in the Retro-Choir Screen, which, for a short time, protected the Relics of Saint Swithun that were destroyed by King Henry VIII in 1538. These Icons, influenced by The Russian Orthodox Tradition, were created by Sergei Fyodorov and Dedicated in 1997. They include the local Religious figures Saint Swithun and Saint Birinus.

The Stained-Glass Windows in Winchester Cathedral.

The Cathedral's huge Mediæval Stained-Glass Great West Window was deliberately smashed by Cromwell's Forces after the outbreak of The Civil War in 1642.[30][31] After The Restoration of The Monarchy in 1660, the Broken Glass was gathered up and assembled randomly, in a manner something like Pique Assiette Mosaic Work.

There was little attempt to reconstruct the original pictures, although some small sections do have less abstract images. Some surviving fragments are on display at The Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology in Australia,[32] including examples of the signature Blue Colour found only in Winchester Stained-Glass.

The Epiphany Chapel has a series of Pre-Raphaelite Stained-Glass Windows designed by Edward Burne-Jones and made in William Morris's workshop. The foliage decoration above and below each pictorial panel is unmistakably by William Morris, and at least one of the figures bears a striking resemblance to Morris's wife Jane, who frequently posed for Dante Gabriel Rossetti and other members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

Ceiling Fan-Vaulting,

Winchester Cathedral.

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The Knowles’ Cross in Winchester Cathedral.

The Guardian Angels' Chapel had a new Cross Dedicated during a Service of Sung Eucharist at 11:00 hrs on 13 July 2001. The Cross, by Justin Knowles, sits in a Sandstone Niche. The Cross was made from Cerulean Blue Glass (Cerulean meaning "Sky-Blue") by the Czech Glass Artist, Jan Frydrych. It sits on a Plinth of Black Granite, with White Flecks.

The Bells in Winchester Cathedral.

The Cathedral possesses the only Diatonic Ring of fourteen Church Bells in the World, with a Tenor Bell (the heaviest Bell) weighing thirty-six long hundredweight (4,000 lb; 1,800 kg).[33] The Back Twelve Bells were all cast by John Taylor and Company in 1937. They were augmented to fourteen Bells when two new Trebles and a 4♯ (Sharp 4th) were added in 1992 by The Whitechapel Bell Foundry.[34] Also, there is an 8♭ (Flat 8th) which was Cast by Anthony Bond in 1621.

Cultural Connections in Winchester Cathedral.

Nowadays, the Cathedral draws many tourists as a result of its association with Jane Austen, who died in Winchester on 18 July 1817. Her funeral was held in the Cathedral, and she was buried in The North Aisle. The inscription on her Tombstone makes no mention of her novels, but a later Brass Tablet, paid for from the proceeds of her first biography, describes her as "known to many by her writings".[35] There is also a Memorial Window in her honour by C. E. Kempe.[36]

Saint Peter Of Verona. Martyr. Whose Feast Day Is, Today, 29 April.

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Saint Peter of Verona.
   Martyr.
   Feast Day 29 April.

Double.

Red Vestments.

English: Saint Peter the Martyr.

Espanol: San Pedro Mártir

Artist: Pedro Berruguete (1450–1504).

Date: Circa 1493.

Current location: Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain.

Source/Photographer: Galería online

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Born at Verona, Italy, towards 1205, from Manichean parents, Saint Peter, as a child, opposed the heretics. He entered The Order of Saint Dominic. He preserved such purity of body and Soul that he never committed a Mortal Sin.

We read in The Bull of his Canonisation: "A chosen cluster from the Vine of The Church has filled with its generous juice The Royal Chalice: The Branch, from which it has been cut by the sword, was of those which most strongly adhered to The Divine Stem" (Gospel).

The ardour of his Faith so enflamed him that he wished to die for it and his Prayer was heard. "As he lived piously in Christ, it was necessary that he should be persecuted" (Epistle) and an impious assassin, sent by the Manichees, murdered him on the road from Como to Milan in 1252.

Let us ask God to grant us, through the merits of Saint Peter, a Faith so strong (Collect) that it may obtain for us, after all the adversities of this life (Postcommunion), the joys of The Resurrection (Epistle, Communion).

Mass: Protexisti.

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Saint Peter of Verona O.P. (1206 – 6 April 1252), also known as Saint Peter Martyr, was a 13th-Century Italian Catholic Priest. He was a Dominican Friar and a celebrated Preacher. He served as Inquisitor in Lombardy, was killed by an assassin, and was Canonised as a Catholic Saint eleven months after his death, making this the fastest Canonisation in history.

Wednesday. The Octave Day Of The Solemnity Of Saint Joseph. Spouse Of The Blessed Virgin Mary. Confessor. Patron Of The Universal Church.

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Wednesday, Octave Day of The Solemnity of Saint Joseph.
   Spouse of The Blessed Virgin Mary,
   Confessor.

   Patron of The Universal Church.

Greater-Double.

[Note: An Octave was given to this Solemnity, rather than to The Feast of Saint Joseph on 19 March, because Feasts falling in Lent may not have Octaves.]

White Vestments.

Saint Joseph and The Infant Jesus.

Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642)

Source: Date: 1620s.

Collection: Hermitage Museum.

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Saint Joseph.

Spouse of The Blessed Virgin Mary.

Confessor and Patron of The Universal Church.

Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY

Artist: René de Cramer.

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Today's Mass might be represented by a Triptych (see, below), showing us that Saint Joseph is the protector, which Divine Providence has chosen for His Church.

1. The Epistle speaks to us of Joseph, who, in The Old Testament, is a figure of Saint Joseph. The dying Jacob prophesies that his son, Joseph, "shall be the Pastor and Strength of Israel, and that The Almighty shall shower Blessings upon him." And Joseph was established by Pharao over the entire land of Egypt, so that the salvation of all depended upon him. [The Lessons and Responses of The First Nocturn of Matins.] The whole Church has recourse to Saint Joseph with confidence.

2. The Gospel, Collect, and Communion, explaining the connection between The Heavenly Trinity and The Holy Family, this Trinity on Earth, show forth the power of Saint Joseph. Jesus is, at the same time, Son of God and Son of man. Mary is The Spouse of The Holy Ghost, and it is the will of God The Father that Saint Joseph should be considered father of Christ and that he should exercise paternal rights over Him (Preface).

3. Lastly, the Introit, Collects, Alleluia, and Offertory, show us Saint Joseph as the guardian of the new Jerusalem, which is The Church, to watch over her in the midst of all her tribulations.

Full of confidence in the patronage of Saint Joseph, let us honour his Title of Protector on Earth, so as to deserve his help from Heaven (Collect).

Mass: Adjútor.
Creed: Is said.
Preface: Of Saint Joseph.

“Te Joseph Celebrent”.

The Hymn (First Tone) of Second Vespers

for The Solemnity of Saint Joseph.

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Saint Vitalis. Martyr. Feast Day 28 April.

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

Saint Vitalis.
   Martyr.
   Feast Day 28 April.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

The Martyrdom of Saint Vitalis.

This 14th-Century French Manuscript depicts Saint Vitalis being buried alive.

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

Author: Richard de Montbaston et collaborateurs.

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Saint Vitalis, father of Saints Gervase and Protase, was put to death at Ravenna, Italy, under Emperor Nero, around 62 A.D.

Having been tortured on The Rack, he was thrown into a deep hole and stoned to death.

A Church was Consecrated to him in Rome. The Lenten Station is held there on The Friday in The Second Week of Lent.

Mass: Protexisti.

The Martyrdom of San Vitale.

Artist: Federico Barocci (1535–1612).

Date: 16th-Century.

Source/Photographer: http://santiebeati.it/immagini/?mode=view&album=91129&pic=91129A.JPG&dispsize=Original&start=0

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The Feast of Saint Vitalis occurs on 28 April. Churches are Dedicated in honour of Saint Vitalis at Rome, Faenza, Rimini, Como, Ferrara, Venice, and Verona, Italy, and at Jadera (now Zadar) in Dalmatia (now Croatia).

By far the most famous Church bearing his name is the octagonal Basilica of San Vitale at Ravenna, Italy, a masterpiece of Byzantine art, erected on the purported site of his Martyrdom. He is also The Patron Saint of Granarolo and Marittima, in Italy, as well as of Thibodaux, Louisiana, in The United States.

The Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral recognises Saint Vitalis as its Patron. A Mass to Commemorate the seventy-fifth Anniversary of Cebu's Elevation to an Archdiocese, and The Feast Day of Vitalis, was held on 28 April 2009, with The Archbishop of Cebu, Cardinal Ricardo Vidal, presiding.

A statue of Saint Vitalis is one those on The Colonnade of Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome.

Saint Paul Of The Cross. Confessor. Feast Day, Today, 28 April.

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

Saint Paul of The Cross.
   Confessor.
   Feast Day 28 April.

Double.

White Vestments.

Logo of The Passionists.

The Passionists were Founded by Saint Paul of The Cross.

Date: 28 February 2015.

Source: Own work.

Author: Jayarathina

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Portrait of Saint Paul of The Cross.

Date: May 2005.

Source: Own work.

Author: Plet Philippe

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Saint Paul of The Cross was born at Ovada, in the State of Genoa, in 1694. As his name indicates, he had during all his life a burning love for Jesus Crucified. "Nailed to The Cross with Christ" (Gospel), he devoted himself to Preaching everywhere with singular Charity, The Mystery of The Cross (Collect, Epistle).

To carry out this great work in The Church (Gospel), he instituted The Passionists, who make a Vow to propagate The Blessed Memory of The Saviour's Passion.

Consumed by the love which he drew from The Holy Sacrifice of The Mass, "which is The Perpetual Memorial [Editor: It IS NOT a "Shared Meal".] of the boundless Charity of Christ" (Postcommunion), he offered himself to God with Jesus "as an oblation of agreeable odour" (Offertory) and died in 1775.

Let us, like Saint Paul of The Cross, suffer with The Crucified Saviour, so that we may rejoice with Jesus Risen Again (Alleluia, Communion).

Mass: Christo Confixus.
Commemoration: Saint Vitalis.

Prayer For The Government Of The United States Of America. Abridged From A Prayer Composed By Archbishop Carroll In 1800.

Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.
   Prayer For The United States Of America.
   Abridged From A Prayer Composed By Archbishop Carroll In 1800.

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

Artist: Juan Carreño de Miranda.

Illustration: LOUVRE

Prayer For The Government.

We Pray Thee, O Almighty and Eternal God, Who, through Jesus Christ hast revealed Thy Glory to all Nations, to preserve the works of Thy Mercy; that Thy Church, being spread through the whole World, may continue, with unchanging Faith, in the confession of Thy Name.

We Pray Thee, O God of Might, Wisdom, and Justice, through Whom authority is rightly administered, laws are enacted, and judgement decreed, assist, with Thy Holy Spirit of Counsel and Fortitude, The President of these United States, that his administration may be conducted in righteousness, and be eminently useful to Thy people, over whom he presides, by encouraging due respect for virtue and religion; by a faithful execution of the laws in justice and mercy; and by restraining vice and immorality.

Let the light of Thy Divine Wisdom direct the deliberations of the Congress, and shine forth in all the proceedings and laws framed for our rule and government; so that they may tend to the preservation of Peace, the promotion of national happiness, the increase of industry, sobriety, and useful knowledge, and may perpetuate to us the Blessings of equal liberty.

We Pray for his Excellency, The Governor of this State, for the Members of The Assembly, for all Judges, Magistrates, and other Officers, who are appointed to guard our Political welfare; that they may be enabled, by Thy powerful protection, to discharge the duties of their respective stations with honesty and ability.

We recommend likewise to Thy Unbounded Mercy all our brethren and fellow-citizens, throughout The United States, that they may be Blessed in the knowledge, and Sanctified in the observance, of Thy Most Holy Law; that they may be preserved in union and in that Peace which the World cannot give; and, after enjoying the Blessings of this life, be admitted to those which are Eternal.

Amen.

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Saint Peter Canisius. Confessor. Doctor Of The Church. Feast Day 27 April.

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

Saint Peter Canisius.
   Confessor.
   Doctor of The Church.
   Feast Day 27 April.

Double.

White Vestments.

Saint Peter Canisius.

Date: 1699.

Source: geheugenvannederland.nl

Author: Anonymous.

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Saint Peter Canisius was born in Nimegen, Holland, on 8 May 1521; he died at Fribourg, Switzerland, on 21 December 1597. He was Beatified by Blessed Pope Pius IX and Canonised and proclaimed Doctor of The Church by Pope Pius XI.

His Feast Day was extended to the Universal Church on 24 November 1926. It is fitting that this Dutch Saint should be called The Apostle of Germany, The Hammer of Heretics, The Jerome and Augustine of his Century, The Defender of The Church against The Gates of Hell.

By his eloquent Preaching, controversy, and Books of Piety, by the Foundation of several Colleges, by the Missions entrusted to him by four Sovereign Pontiffs, he stopped the progress of Protestantism and caused Catholic Life to flourish.

Saint Peter Canisius.

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He assisted as a Theologian at The Council of Trent, and maintained the interests of The Church at The Diet of Augsburg and at The Conference of Worms.

Profoundly humble, he refused the Bishoprics of Vienna and Cologne. We owe to him the first Catechism of Christian Doctrine, which suffices to entitle him to the gratitude of Catholics. He ended his days at The College of Saint Michael, Fribourg, Switzerland, where Pilgrims visit his room and Pray at this tomb.

Mass: In médio (from The Common of Doctors).