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Quinquagesima Sunday.
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15 February, 2026
What Mediæval London Really Looked Like.
What Mediæval London Really Looked Like.
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“Baba Yetu”. “Our Father” (“The Lord’s Prayer”) In Swahili. If Your Church Choir Is Getting A Bit Jaded. And Boring. Why Not Liven Them Up By Asking Them To Sing This One At Mass ? They Will Be Rocking In The Aisles.
“Baba Yetu”.
“Our Father”.
Sung by: Angel City Chorale.
Available on YouTube
The following Text is from
Baba yetu, yetu uliye
Mbinguni yetu, yetu amina!
Baba yetu, yetu uliye
Jina lako litukuzwe.
Utupe leo chakula chetu
Tunachohitaji utusamehe
Makosa yetu, hey!
Kama nasi tunavyowasamehe
Waliotukosea usitutie
Katika majaribu, lakini
Utuokoe, na yule, muovu e milele!
Ufalme wako ufike utakalo
Lifanyike duniani kama mbinguni.
Amina.
Our Father, who art
in Heaven. Amen !
Our Father,
Hallowed be thy name.
Give us this day our daily bread,
Forgive us of
our trespasses
As we forgive others
Who trespass against us
Lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from the evil one forever.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
On Earth as it is in Heaven.
Amen.
Missionaries of the 19th-Century used Swahili as the
Lingua Franca for spreading Christianity across East Africa; consequently, a rich tradition of vocal music arose that blended European harmonies with traditional African
call-and-response.
Baba Yetu literally means “Our Father”
and is a Swahili translation of The Lord’s Prayer.
Quinquagesima Sunday. Violet Vestments.
unless stated otherwise.
Quinquagesima Sunday.
Station at Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome.
Semi-Double.
Privileged Sunday of The Second Class.
Violet Vestments.
Jesus said to him:
“Receive thy sight, thy Faith hath made thee whole”.
Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY
Artist: René de Cramer.
"Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium".
Used with Permission.
In the same way that the first three Prophecies of Holy Saturday, with their accompanying Prayers, are concerned with Adam, Noah and Abraham, so, during The Septuagesima Season, our attention is called in Missal and Breviary to these same Patriarchs, known respectively by The Church as The Father of The Human Race, The Father of Future Generations and The Father of Those Who Believe.
Adam, Noah and Abraham were types of Christ in The Paschal Mystery, a fact which we have already shown to be true in the case of the first two, in our notes on Septuagesima Sunday and Sexagesima Sunday. That it is true of Abraham, also, we shall see today.
In The Ambrosian Liturgy, Passion Sunday was called “Abraham’s Sunday” and the “Response of Abraham” was read in The Office for that day; in The Roman Liturgy, also, he is still the subject of the Gospel for Passion Sunday.
Traditional Latin Mass
for Quinquagesima Sunday.
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“Abraham, your father”, says Our Lord, “rejoiced that he might see My day, he saw it and was glad . . . Amen, Amen, I say to you, before Abraham was made, I AM”.
God had indeed promised Abraham that the Messias should descend from him, and he was overwhelmed with great joy, when, by Faith, he contemplated beforehand the Day of the Redeemer’s Coming.
Again, when this was fulfilled, he still contemplated it with a fresh joy in Limbo, where he was waiting, with the Just men of the Old Law, for Jesus to come and deliver them after His Passion.
Again, when this was fulfilled, he still contemplated it with a fresh joy in Limbo, where he was waiting, with the Just men of the Old Law, for Jesus to come and deliver them after His Passion.
When the three weeks of the Septuagesima Season were added to Lent, Quinquagesima became the Sunday on which the Liturgy is devoted to Abraham, so that, in the Lessons and Responses for today, the whole history of the Patriarch is described.
With the desire of forming a people, who should be specially His own in the midst of the idolatrous Nations of the World (Gradual and Tract), Almighty God chose Abraham as its Head and gave him his name, which means Father of Many Nations. “And He took him from Ur, in Chaldee, and kept him from harm in all his wanderings” [Prayers taken from the Rituale Romanum for the Recommendation of a Soul, and before a journey].
A man is not saved by being a son of Abraham, according to the flesh, but by being Abraham’s son by means of a Faith like his. So, Saint Paul writes: “In Christ Jesus, neither circumcision (to be a Jew) availeth anything, nor uncircumcision (to be a Gentile), but a new creature”. “Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath delivered Himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness”.
If the custom of allowing ourselves a little relaxation of spirit, before undertaking the Lenten Penance which binds us all, is of Liturgical origin, let us not forget that The Church condemns all excess.
Quinquagesima Sunday.
Available on YouTube
With the desire of forming a people, who should be specially His own in the midst of the idolatrous Nations of the World (Gradual and Tract), Almighty God chose Abraham as its Head and gave him his name, which means Father of Many Nations. “And He took him from Ur, in Chaldee, and kept him from harm in all his wanderings” [Prayers taken from the Rituale Romanum for the Recommendation of a Soul, and before a journey].
The Communion for Quinquagesima Sunday.
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Psalm LXXVII. 29-30.
Manducaverunt, et saturati sunt nimis,
et desiderium eorum attulit eis Dominus:
non sunt fraudati a desidero suo.
A man is not saved by being a son of Abraham, according to the flesh, but by being Abraham’s son by means of a Faith like his. So, Saint Paul writes: “In Christ Jesus, neither circumcision (to be a Jew) availeth anything, nor uncircumcision (to be a Gentile), but a new creature”. “Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath delivered Himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness”.
If the custom of allowing ourselves a little relaxation of spirit, before undertaking the Lenten Penance which binds us all, is of Liturgical origin, let us not forget that The Church condemns all excess.
To atone, therefore, for those sins that are committed, let us make a Solemn Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, besides saying this Prayer of Reconciliation, known as The Forty Hours’ Prayer, which was instituted, either, by Saint Anthony-Mary Zaccaria (†1539), or by the Capuchin Father, Joseph Piantanida da Fermo (about 1636), a Prayer richly Indulgenced by Pope Clement XIII (1765).
The Forty Hours’ Devotion originated from The Forty Hours that Jesus passed in the tomb. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament was included, but at a later date, and regulated by Pope Clement XI, in 1705.
Every Parish Priest Celebrates Mass for the people of his Parish.
Mass: Esto mihi.
The Forty Hours’ Devotion originated from The Forty Hours that Jesus passed in the tomb. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament was included, but at a later date, and regulated by Pope Clement XI, in 1705.
Every Parish Priest Celebrates Mass for the people of his Parish.
Mass: Esto mihi.
Creed: Is said.
Preface: Of The Most Holy Trinity.
Common Preface: On weekdays.
Preface: Of The Most Holy Trinity.
Common Preface: On weekdays.
The Parish Liturgy Committee Recently Held Their Weekly Meeting To Discuss Which Songs To Sing At Their Services.
The Parish Liturgy Committee recently held their weekly meeting to discuss which songs to sing at their services.
Afterwards, an enjoyable game of Bingo ensued.
Illustration: UNOFFICIAL ROYALTY
Psalm 30. The Introit For Quinquagesima Sunday. Violet Vestments.
Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.
Psalm xxx. 3 - 4.
Esto mihi in Deum protectórum, et in locum refúgii, ut salvum me fácias:
Quóniam firmaméntum meum, et refúgium meum es tu:
Et propter nomen tuum dux mihi eris, et enútries me.
In te, Dómine, sperávi, non confúndar in ætérnum:
In justítia tua líbera me, et éripe me.
Versicle:
Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto,
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc et semper,
et in sæcula sæculórum.
Amen.
Be Thou unto me a God, a protector, and a place of refuge, to save me:
For Thou art my strength and my refuge:
And for Thy Name’s sake, Thou wilt lead me, and nourish me.
Psalm xxx. 2.
In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me never be confounded:
Deliver me in Thy justice, and save me.
Versicle:
Glory be to The Father, and to The Son, and to The Holy Ghost,
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
World without end.
Amen.
Please Stand By Our Babies. “ If I Do Not Speak For These Little Ones . . . Who Will ? ”
This Article is a reprint from 2019.
The gravity of the subject is such that it warrants repetition.
Please consider what you can do to aid The Little Ones.
Day 8 - Next Step: Going to Court to Stop the Killing ?
Dear Friend and Supporter,
On Monday, I had the difficult job of informing our staff and supporters that the Government had caved in to pressure from the abortion industry.
The Abortion Industry is exploiting a national crisis
While society as a whole is focused on fighting Coronavirus and saving lives, the Secretary of State for Health has succumbed to the deadly demands of 13 powerful Abortion bodies.
Among them were the Royal College of Midwives. So too was Britain’s biggest Abortion provider, BPAS, who last year were directly responsible for the killing of 87,000 unborn babies in this Country.
That is exactly what the UK Abortion Industry has done.
BPAS will undoubtedly profit from this tragic development, as they always do.
But what about the women ?
DIY Abortion is horrendous for women.
It is equivalent to a backstreet Abortion in the house.
It is dangerous.
No medical supervision is on hand should things go wrong.
Which it will:
Haemorrhaging – a leading factor in maternal deaths – is considerably higher among women undergoing medical Abortion
DONATE HERE: PROTECT UNBORN BABIES IN THE CRISIS
That’s why SPUC has instructed its legal team to examine the new measure with a view to instigating judicial review proceedings against the Department of Health.
Unlike the government, SPUC’s pockets are not deep. Yet a costly courtroom challenge to stop DIY Abortions may be unavoidable.
And I can assure you, undertaking such a step at a time of such economic uncertainty has not been done lightly.
But what price a Baby’s life ?
We can only contemplate such action because we have walked this road before with your help.
As, when SPUC took the Government to court in 2002 to stop chemists selling Abortion-inducing morning-after pills over-the-counter.
Though we lost, this legal action saw the government delay its deadly scheme. No question, it saved lives.
And when the Society took on BPAS in 2011, and won.
SPUC fought against letting women take Abortion drugs at home and thereby simply moving Abortions out of the clinics and back onto the streets.
On that occasion, the judge decided against BPAS.
And in 2014, when SPUC backed two Glasgow midwives all the way to the Supreme Court in their long-running battle against their NHS employers.
Although the judges finally ruled against the midwives, this challenge could go down as the landmark case for upholding the ‘conscientious objection’ rights of all medical workers who find themselves pressured into involvement with Abortion at work.
Connie Wood (L) and Mary Doogan (R) lost their jobs for refusing to supervise late-term Abortions on an NHS maternity ward.
And in 2019, when SPUC Scotland took the Scottish Government to court after it rolled out home Abortions in Britain for the first time.
Legal action delayed the implementation of home Abortions in England and Wales, where an estimated 17,000 babies were saved as a result.
How to help:
Today we are on day 8 of our 11-day campaign, but less than 40% of our fundraising target of £250,000 has so far been raised.
That’s the amount the stand united together campaign must raise over the next four months to keep SPUC fighting on behalf of our Babies during this crisis.
Even by giving just £10 today, you will still be standing united together with our unborn children.
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If there is a collapse in funding, Britain’s principal pro-life grassroots campaigning group will be seriously weakened. God forbid, SPUC could even find itself derailed altogether.
The situation is that serious.
Should that happen, unborn Babies would lose a powerful advocate, our opponents will exploit this crisis even further, and more innocent BABIES WILL DIE.
It is abhorrent that at this time of grave national crisis when our NHS is fighting for every life, the weakest and most vulnerable in our society - unborn children - are being targeted in this cruel way.
We are counting on you, at this late hour, to help us reach this goal. We simply cannot continue this battle without you.
Will you stand by SPUC, so SPUC can stand by our Babies ?
No matter what direction the current crisis takes, your support today will guarantee unborn children will NOT be abandoned in the dark days ahead.
Please stand by our Babies.
Please donate today.
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Yours in defence of life,
John Smeaton
Chief Executive
Chief Executive
P.S. If you, or someone you know in the pro-life family, are isolated and would appreciate a call from one of our team—do let us know. Requests can be made by replying to me personally today.
Let’s do all we can to remain Standing United Together at a time when being with others we love and care about is proving so difficult for so many of the SPUC family.
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