Saint Jerome. Priest. Confessor. Doctor Of The Church. Feast Day 30 September.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
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Saint Jerome.
   Priest.
   Confessor.
   Doctor of The Church.
   Feast Day 30 September.

Double.

White Vestments.

English: Row of Panels of a Stained-Glass Window,

circa 1520. The Nave of the Church of Notre-Dame,

Carentan, France, showing four Doctors of The Church.

From Left to Right: Pope Gregory I; Saint Jerome;

Saint Augustine; Saint Ambrose.

Français: Église Notre-Dame, Carentan,

Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

Photo: 24 August 2014.

Source: Own work.

Author: Andreas F. Borchert.

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Jerome was born at Stridon, in Dalmatia, and was Baptised in Rome. He was educated at a School held by very distinguished Professors. Ordained Priest, he retired into a Monastery Founded by two great Roman ladies, Saint Paula and Saint Eustochium, at Bethlehem, near The Crib in which Our Lord was born.

Mortifying himself by perpetual abstinence, and devoting himself to meditation of The Scriptures (Gradual), he spent days and nights in study and writing. It is he who fixed the Latin Text in The Translation known as The Vulgate, which The Church adopted as the Official Translation of The Bible.

He died in 420 A.D., and his body rests in Rome in the Church of Saint Mary Major.

Mass: In médio.

English: Saint Jerome. Stained-Glass Window

of The Chapel of The Finding of The Cross,

Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany.

Made by Franz Xaver Zettler, Munich, 1911.

Deutsch: Katholische Kreuzauffindungskapelle,
Hauskapelle der Akademie für Lehrerfortbildung und
Personalführung in Bayern (ehemalige Kapelle des Priesterseminars) in Dillingen-an-der-Donau (Bayern) von 1911, Glasfenster von Franz Xaver Zettler in München (1911), Darstellung: hl. Hieronymus;
Inschrift: S. HIERONYMUS IN EREMO MEDIATUR;

Photo: 14 May 2012.

Source: Own work.

Author: GFreihalter.

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The following Text is from Wikipedia.

Saint Jerome (Latin: Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; Greek: Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; circa 347 A.D. –
30 September 420 A.D.) was a Catholic Priest, Confessor, Theologian and Historian, who also became a Doctor of The Church. He was the son of Eusebius, born at Stridon, an Illyrian village on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia.

He is best known for his translation of most of the Bible into Latin (the translation that became known as the Vulgate), and his Commentaries on the Gospels. His list of writings is extensive. Known as the “Protégé” of Pope Damasus I, who died in December of 384 A.D., Jerome was known for his teachings on Christian moral life, especially to those living in cosmopolitan centres such as Rome.

In many cases, he focused his attention on the lives of women and identified how a woman, devoted to Jesus Christ, should live her life. This focus stemmed from his close Patron relationships with several prominent female ascetics, who were members of affluent Roman “Senatorial Families”.

He is recognised as a Saint by the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Church, and the Church of England (Anglican Communion).

His Feast Day is 30 September.

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Saint Paul says: “By Him (i.e., Our Lord) we have access both in one Spirit to The Father”. 

All the properly sacerdotal formulas said by the Celebrant at the Altar (Collect, Secret, Preface, Postcommunion) are addressed to The Holy Ghost. That is to say that, under the influence of Grace attributed to The Holy Ghost, we are united with Christ as man, as our Priest or mediator in order to honour The Father in Whom the whole Blessed Trinity may be said to be implicitly contained, since, from Him, The Son and The Holy Ghost both proceed.

It is “through Christ that we go to God”. Therefore, all The Church’s Prayers conclude with the words: “Through Jesus Christ Our Lord”; and the Canon of The Mass ends with the formula: “Through Him, and with Him, and in Him, be unto Thee, O God The Father Almighty, in the unity of The Holy Ghost, all honour and glory, World without end. Amen”.

Christ, by His bloody sacrifice on The Cross, merited for each of us our redemption and the graces necessary for obtaining it. After His Resurrection and Ascension, His Priesthood is continued in Heaven by presenting His Glorious Wounds to The Father in our favour.

By this perpetual oblation, He obtains the application to our Soul of that which He merited for us on Calvary.

In order to save us, the mediatorship of Jesus is necessary also upon Earth. For this purpose did The Saviour institute the Holy Eucharist, whereby He might find the means of being made man no longer merely in Palestine and for a determined time, but every day and in every Country.

That our Souls could benefit from the merits of Jesus, Who was both Priest and Victim on The Cross, God wills that He should continue to offer Himself on the Altar under the species of Bread and Wine, recalling the separation of His Body and His Blood on Calvary.

“The sacrifice offered on the Altar”, says the Council of Trent, “is the same which was offered on Calvary, since it is the same Priest and the same Victim”.

Christ is the High Priest, but to perform the rites of this sacrifice, a lower order of Priesthood  is necessary to supply what Our Lord does not Himself perform.

These Ministers of the Priesthood of Christ are the members of the Catholic hierarchy, and thus at one and the same time by Christ invisible, and by Christ visible, it is ordained that we shall Pray to God in the person of the Pope, Bishops, and Priests.

PART THREE FOLLOWS.

“The Splendours Of The Liturgy Are More Efficacious Than Documents Of The Ecclesiastical Magisterium. And Are Even More Important”. Pope Pius XI.

English: Pope Pius XI.

Deutsch: Papst Pius XI.

Photo: 1930.

Source: Politisch Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Berlin, 1932.

Author: Alberto Felici (1871-1950).

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The following Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

“In instructing the people in The Divine Truths, and raising them to spiritual and interior joys”, said Pope Pius XI, “the splendours of The Liturgy are more efficacious than Documents of The Ecclesiastical Magisterium, and even more important”.

The Gradual For The Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost. (Sunday, 29 September 2024).

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The Gradual For The Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost. (Sunday, 29 September 2024).

Psalm cxl.2 (Psalm 140, Verse 2).

Dirigátur orátio mea, sicut incénsum in conspéctu tuo, Dómino.

Versicle: 

Elevátio mánuum meárum sacrifícium vespertínum.

Allelúia, allelúia.

Versicle: 

Psalm civ.1 (Psalm 104, Verse 1).

Confitémini Dómino, et invocáte nomen ejus: Annuntiáte inter gentes ópera ejus.

Allelúia.

The Gradual For The Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost. (Sunday, 29 September 2024).

Psalm cxl.2 (Psalm 140, Verse 2).

Let my Prayer be directed as incense in Thy sight, O Lord.

Versicle: 

The lifting up of my hands as evening sacrifice.

Alleluia, alleluia.

Versicle:

Give glory to the Lord, and call upon His name:

Declare His deeds among the nations.

Alleluia.

The Dedication Of Saint Michæl The Archangel. Feast Day 29 September.

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The Dedication of Saint Michæl The Archangel.
   Feast Day 29 September.

Double of The First-Class.

White Vestments.

Saint Michæl The Archangel.

Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY

Artist: René de Cramer.

“Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium”.

Used with Permission.

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29 September was formerly Dedicated to All The Angels (Introit, Collect, Gradual, Communion), wherefore Pope Boniface II, about 530 A.D., chose that date to Dedicate a Church in The Great Circus, at Rome, to Saint Michæl.

The Mass composed for the occasion has since been appointed for The 18th Sunday After Pentecost; it still relates to The Dedication of a Church. The present Mass was composed more recently.

The Hebrew meaning of “Michæl” is: “Who is like God ?”, and recalls the combat which took place in Heaven between “The Archangel of God, who deserved to be placed at The Head of The Heavenly Host”, and the devil.

Incredible Miracle.

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As we have fallen through sin into the power of Satan, it is Saint Michæl's part to continue the fight for our deliverance (Alleluia, and Prayer after Mass); wherefore, our Guardian Angels are subordinate to him.

Saint Michæl conquers Satan's pride and obtains humility for us. It is also he who presides over The Worship of Adoration rendered to The Most High, for he offers to God The Prayers of The Saints, symbolised by Incense, whose smoke rises towards Heaven (Offertory, Blessing of The Incense).

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Mont-Saint-Michel.

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When a Christian has left this World, we Pray that The Standard-Bearer, Saint Michæl, should introduce the Christian into Heaven; he is also often represented with The Scales of Divine Justice, wherein Souls are weighed. His name is mentioned in The Confiteor, after that of Mary, who is The Queen of Angels.

Saint Michæl was The Protecting Angel of The Synagogue, as he is now of The Church, which has succeeded it. To him, The Liturgy attributes The Revelation of The Future, made to Saint John in The Apocalypse (Epistle).

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

Mass: Benedícite Dóminum, omnes Angeli ejus. Bless The Lord, all ye His Angels.
Creed. Is said.

Prayer to Saint Michael The Archangel.

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The Cappa Of The Canons Of The Vatican Basilica.

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The Cappa Of The Canons Of The Vatican Basilica.

   by John Paul Sonnen

      26 September 2024.

Readers sometimes ask for more information on Cathedral Canons. Photos are hard to come by for Canons of the Patriarchal Basilicas of Rome. 

Here is an image (above) of the Right Reverend Monsignor Salvatore Natuccci (1871-1971), a Canon of the Vatican Basilica and the last Treasurer of the Apostolic Camera. 

He wears the Cappa Parva of the Canons of the Vatican Basilica.

The Cappa Parva was essentially the Cappa Magna without the Train. Made of Crimson Silk for the Summer, it had a hood in the back that was looped up and tied in the rear, below the neck, with ribbons to signify the beneficiary had no jurisdiction. 

The hood was only untied and worn over the head for Penitential Processions.

This style of the Cappa is still seen with Canons of Westminster Cathedral in London. In Rome, it was strangely replaced with the Mantelletta, apparently changed to the colour Grey in the Late-1960s, then changed back to Paonazza (Magenta) by order of the Pope, after the horror of him seeing the Canons of Saint Mary Major in their new “duds”.

Incidentally, this illustrious Canon also held, for thirty-three years (from 1927-1960), the title “Promoter General of The Faith” (Promotore Generale della Fede) for the Sacred Congregation of Rites. 

With this role, he was also known informally as the “Devil’s Advocate”, like others in this position before him, because his job required him to find faults in those whose “Causes” were proposed for Sainthood. 

He was involved with over one-hundred persons attaining Sainthood, including Pope Saint Pius X (the first Pope Canonised since Pope Pius V in 1712).

From 1960, he was a Canon of the Vatican Basilica and held his role of Treasurer in the Apostolic Chamber and Pontifical Household. 

Notice his Cappa Parva is Red in colour. Such rich and splendid pageantry in the Vatican, the development of Centuries of Tradition.

The doing away with these traditions sadly coincided with a decline in The Church, aggravated by the “spirit of the age” that piggy-backed with the Vatican Council.

I hope the Canons will return to their Cappa, a living testimony and a direct link with the past and a tradition of The Church.

In 1971, the good Monsignor died, four years after the Papal Court and his illustrious position had been done away with. 

At the time of his passing, he had just turned 100-years old. Nine days before his death, he turned 100, and on that occasion Monsignor Giovanni Benelli, the Vatican Foreign Minister, visited him and presented him with a Chalice from the Pope.

The Monsignor Celebrated Mass every day until a few days before his death, in the end with a dispensation to sit in a chair while Celebrating.

What a beautiful Vocation, to sing daily The Office and Mass in the Vatican Basilica, with the ethereal Hymns of The Roman Church cascading amid the arched ceilings and dome of Saint Peter’s.

God Bless those great ones of old, men of eminent learning and spiritual knowledge, who have gone before us. Let us be inspired by them and may he Pray for us.

Saint Wenceslaus. Duke Of Bohemia. Martyr. Feast Day 28 September.

Statue of Saint Wenceslaus in Wenceslaus Square, 

Prague, Czech Republic. Sculpture: Josef Václav Myslbek.

This File: 2 October 2005.

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Text from “The Liturgical Year”.
   By: Abbot Guéranger, O.S.B.
      Volume 14.
      Time After Pentecost.
      Book V.

Wenceslaus recalls to us the entrance into The Church of a warlike Nation, the Czechs, the most indomitable of the Slavonic tribes, which had penetrated into the very midst of Germany.

It is well known, with what bitterness and active energy this Nation upholds its social claims, as though its struggle for existence in the early days of its history had made it proof against every trial.

The Faith of its apostles and Martyrs, the Roman Faith, will be the safeguard, as it is the bond of union, of the Countries subject to the Crown of Saint Wenceslaus.

Heresy, whether it be the native Hussite, or the “Reform” imported from Germany, can but yield the people to eternal ruin; may they never yield to the advances and seductions of schism !

Wenceslaus the Martyr, grandson of the Holy Martyr Ludmilla, and great-uncle of the Monk-Bishop and Martyr Adalbert, invites his faithful subjects to follow him in the only path where they may find honour and security both for this World and for the next.

Let us now read the legend of Holy Church. The conversion of Bohemia dates from the latter part of the 9th-Century A.D., when Saint Methodius Baptised Saint Ludmilla and her husband Borziwoi, the first Christian Duke of the line of Premislas.

The pagan reaction, during which Saint Wenceslaus gained the Palm of Martyrdom, was but short-lived.

Thou didst win thy Crown, O Holy Martyr, in the Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian, whither their Feast had attracted thee [Editor: According to Christian de Scala, son of the fratricide Boleslas the Cruel, and nephew of the Saint; he became a Monk, and wrote the lives of Saint Wenceslaus and Saint Ludmilla].

As thou didst honour them, we now in turn honour thee. We are also hailing the approach of that other Solemnity, which thou didst greet with thy last words at the fratricidal banquet: “In honour of the Archangel Michæl, let us drink this cup, and let us beseech him to lead our Souls into the peace of eternal happiness”.

What a sublime pledge, when thou wast already grasping the Chalice of Blood ! O, Wenceslaus, with that intrepid valour, which is ever humble and gentle, simple as God to Whom it tends, calm as the Angels on whom it relies.

Succour The Church in these unfortunate times; the whole Church honours thee, she has a right to expect thy assistance.

But especially cherish for her the Nation of which thou art the honour; as long as it remains faithful to thy Blessed memory, and looks to thy Patronage in its Earthly combats, its wandering from the truth will not be without return.

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopædia.

Wenceslaus I (907 A.D. – 28 September 935 A.D.) was the Prince (kníže) of Bohemia from 921 A.D. until his death, probably in 935 A.D. 

According to legend, he was assassinated by his younger brother, Boleslaus the Cruel.

His Martyrdom and the popularity of several biographies gave rise to a reputation for heroic virtue that resulted in his Sainthood. He was posthumously declared to be a King and Patron Saint of the Czech state. 

He is the subject of the well-known “Good King Wenceslas”, a carol for Saint Stephen's Day.

A Blast From The Past: “Alone”. Sung By: Heart.

“Alone”.

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“The See-Saw”. Victorian Artist: Arthur John Elsley (1860-1952).

“The See-Saw”.

Artist: Arthur John Elsley.

Illustration: MEISTERDRUCKE

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Arthur John Elsley (1860–1952)[1] was an English painter of the Late-Victorian and Edwardian periods, famous for his idyllic genre scenes of playful children and their pets.[2]

He achieved great popularity during his life and much of his work appeared in calendars, magazines and books.[3]

Albi Cathedral, France (Part Nine).

Ceiling of Albi Cathedral.

Photo: 15 August 2008.

Source: Own work.

Author: Franck Brémeault

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The Bishop’s Palace, next to the Cathedral, is formally known as the “Palais épiscopal de la Berbie”, and is included in the UNESCO historical site.

Its name comes from “Bisbia”, a local variation of the Occitan word for “Bishop”. The Bishop’s Palace was begun before the Cathedral, by Bishop Durand de Beaucaire (Bishop 1228 to 1254), and was built like a small fortress against the Cathars or other potential enemies.

The next resident, Bishop de Combret, fortified it further by connecting the Residence to the Cathedral Tower, twenty-five metres away, with a Wall, fortified with Bastions, and the addition of a Machicoulis over the entrance.

English: The Grand Organ and Nave ceiling of Albi Cathedral. A masterpiece by Christophe Moucherel, completed in 1736, with a monumental Buffet 16.40 m wide and 15.60 m high,

one of the most beautiful South of The Loire.

Christophe Moucherel being better known for the high quality of his Buffets than for the reliability of his instruments, the Organ was refurbished in 1747 by François and Jean-François Lépine, then in 1779 by Joseph Isnard, nephew of Jean-Esprit, and in 1825 by Antoine Peyroulous.

Brought up-to-date during the Romantic Period by Jean-Baptiste Puget in 1904, it was in poor condition in the 1950s. A restoration was decided upon and entrusted, in 1977, to Bartoloméo Formentelli, who is in charge of restoring the Organ back to its condition of 1825.

From now on, his son, Michel, takes care of the Organ. Five Keyboards of fifty Notes (C1 to D5 without 1st C #); Dorsal Positive, G.O., Bombarde, Narrative, Echo, French Pedal,

fifty-six Stops, 3,578 Pipes.

Français: Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi – L'orgue de tribune chef d'œuvre de Christophe Moucherel, terminé en 1736, avec un buffet monumental de 16,40 m de large pour 15,60m de haut, un des plus beaux au sud de la Loire.

Christophe Moucherel étant plus connu pour la grande qualité de ses buffets que pour la fiabilité de ses instruments, l'orgue est revu dès 1747 par François et Jean-François Lépine, puis en 1779 par Joseph Isnard, neveu de Jean-Esprit,

en 1825 par Antoine Peyroulous.

Mis au "goût du jour" durant la période romantique par Jean-Baptiste Puget en 1904, en piteux état dans les années cinquante, sa restauration est décidée et confiée en 1977 à Bartoloméo Formentelli qui est chargé de restituer

la situation de 1825.

Le même effectuera un grand relevage en 1996. 

C'est désormais son fils Michel qui s’occupe de l'instrument.

5 claviers de 50 notes(ut1 à ré5 sans 1er ut#):positif dorsal,

G.O., bombarde ,récit, écho, pédalier à la française, 56 jeux, 3578 tuyaux.

Italiano : L'organo della tribuna, capolavoro di Christophe Moucherel, completato nel 1736, con un monumentale buffet

di 16,40 m di larghezza e 15,60 m di altezza, uno dei più belli del sud della Loira.

Christophe Moucherel essendo più noto per l'alta qualità dei suoi buffet che per l'affidabilità dei suoi strumenti, l'organo fu rivisto nel 1747 da François e Jean-François Lépine, poi nel 1779 da Joseph Isnard, nipote di Jean-Esprit, nel 1825 da Antoine Peyroulous.

Aggiornato durante il periodo romantico da Jean-Baptiste Puget nel 1904, in cattive condizioni negli anni Cinquanta, ne fu deciso il restauro e affidato nel 1977 a Bartoloméo Formentelli che ne è il responsabile di ripristinare la situazione del 1825.

Lo stesso effettuerà un grosso sollevamento nel 1996. D'ora in poi è il figlio Michel che si prende cura dello strumento. 5 tastiere di 50 note (dal DO1 al RE5 senza 1° DO#): dorsale positiva, SOL, bombarda, narrativa, eco, pedale francese,

56 registri, 3578 canne.

Photo: 4 August 2021.

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Author: Didier Descouens

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Bishop de Castanet surrounded the complex with a new Wall and built the Saint Catherine Tower, which was connected by a Wall to the Durand de Beaucaire Tower of the Cathedral.[25]

The Palace was never attacked, and later Bishops softened its appearance by adding residential buildings and a Chapel, and a French-style garden, as well decorating the Interiors with Mosaics and Art.

In 1905, the Cathedral and its properties were officially nationalised, and the Palace was given to the City of Albi for use as a Museum.

In 1922, it received an important collection of Works by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, donated by his mother. It is now known as the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum. The collection includes his last painting, “Examination at The School of Medicine”, from 1901.[26]

Choir and Rood Screen, Albi Cathedral.

Photo: 25 June 2009.

Source: Own work.

Author: Benh LIEU SONG

from Torcy, France

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THIS CONCLUDES THE ARTICLE ON ALBI CATHEDRAL.

Saint Wenceslaus. Duke And Martyr. Feast Day, Today, 28 September.

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

Saint Wenceslaus.
   Duke And Martyr.
   Feast Day 28 September.

Semi-Double.

Red Vestments.

Saint Vitus Cathedral, Prague, The Czech Republic.

Contains The Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus.

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Saint Wenceslaus Chapel,

Saint Vitus Cathedral, Prague, The Czech Republic.

Photo: 17 June 2013.

Source: Own work.

Author: Clayton Tang

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Saint Vitus Cathedral, Prague,

within which is The Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus.

Photo: 23 September 2016.

Source: Own work.

Author: Alvesgaspar

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Wenceslaus, Duke of Bohemia, always practised the greatest Christian Virtues.

Full of Charity, he helped, with his Alms, Orphans Widows, and Poor People. He delivered Captives, and visited Prisoners. He kept all through his life the treasure of his Virginity intact. He had a very great Veneration for Priests and, with his own hands. he sowed the Wheat and pressed the Grapes which were to be used for The Holy Sacrifice.

However, instigated by his mother, the impious Boleslas, his brother, realising what Jesus had foretold "that a man will have for his enemies those of his own family" (Gospel), determined to get rid of the Duke.

He invited him to a banquet, and, afterwards, followed him to a Church, where he cruelly stabbed him as he was Praying for his enemies.

Saint Wenceslaus died in 938 A.D. Hungary, Poland, and Bohemia chose him for their Patron.

Mass: In virtúte.