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Tuesday 31 January 2017
MPs Swamped By Avalanche Of Postcards As Voters Protest To Mark 50th Anniversary Of Act Which Has Claimed Lives Of 8.7 Million Unborn Babies.
Saint John Bosco (1815 - 1888). Confessor. Feast Day 31 January.
From The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.
Saint John Bosco.
Confessor.
Feast Day 31 January.
Double.
White Vestments.
English: Portrait of Saint John Bosco.
Română: Don Bosco la Torino în 1880 (fotografie originală).
Date: 1880.
Source: Unknown.
Author: Unknown.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Saint John Bosco was born on 16 August 1815 at Becchi, Piedmont, Italy. Even in early youth he had a great influence on children; and, while still a young shepherd, his future mission was revealed to him in a vision of thousands of lambs and sheep gathered round him.
He was brought up by a Saintly mother, Margaret Bosco, and, later, under the care of the Parish Priest of Castelnuovo, near Asti. He afterwards entered the Seminary of Chieri. After his Ordination, he settled down in Turin, where he was "all to all" (Breviary) and "through his confidence in God" (Breviary) achieved great works in spite of the most fierce opposition.
His wish to help young boys and girls, especially of the poorer classes, led him to Found, in 1852, The Congregation of The Salesian Fathers, and, in 1872, that of The Daughters of Our Lady, Help of Christians (Collect).
Don Bosco writing.
Date: 1865-1868.
Source: Turin.
Author: Unknown.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Full of zeal for Souls and for the Propagation of The Faith (Martyrology), he established the foreign missions. Comparing him to Abraham, The Church sings: "Against hope, he believed in hope, that he may be made father of many Nations, according to that which was said to him" (Communion).
Dom Bosco guided young people as their "father and master" (Collect) with such wisdom and prudence that The Church compares him to Solomon: "His heart was as large as the sand that is on the sea-shore" (Introit), "a golden heart like that of a mother, for the poorest among the poor" (Pope Pius XI).
Like Saint Francis of Sales, whose name Saint John Bosco gave to his Order [Editor: The Salesians], he did everything in a Spirit of Divine Charity, forgetting himself and working for The Glory of God and the salvation of Souls (Introit, Collect, Alleluia, Offertory, Secret).
In the same way as this great Doctor of The Church [Editor: Saint Francis de Sales], Saint John Bosco was inspired by the doctrine of Saint Paul (Epistle) and by the example of Christ, Who was meek and humble of heart; he practised and preached Holy Joy, kindness, thanksgiving (Epistle, Postcommunion), goodness, meekness, and humility (Gospel).
In difficult circumstances, he defended the interests of The Church and often "helped the Roman Pontiff" (Breviary) by his influence on sectarian statesmen. Thanks to him, the effects of anti-religious laws in Italy were often mitigated.
This Holy Man died in 1888, when 73 years of age. He was Canonised by Pope Pius XI on Easter Sunday 1934, and his Feast extended to the Universal Church in 1936.
In Heaven, Saint John Bosco Prays for them and for those who have recourse to his intercession (Postcommunion).
Mass: Dedit illi.
The following Text and Illustrations are from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.
John Bosco (Italian: Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; 1815 – 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco, was an Italian Roman Catholic Priest of The Latin Church, educator and writer of the 19th-Century. While working in Turin, where the population suffered many of the effects of industrialisation and urbanisation, he dedicated his life to the betterment and education of street children, juvenile delinquents, and other disadvantaged youth.
He developed teaching methods based on love, rather than punishment, a method that became known as the Salesian Preventive System. A follower of the Spirituality and Philosophy of Saint Francis de Sales, John Bosco dedicated his works to him, when he founded The Salesians of Don Bosco, based in Turin.
Saint John Bosco Parish Church,
Makati City, Philippines[1].
Photo: 18 May 2012.
Source: Own work.
Author: Ramon FVelasquez.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Together with Maria Domenica Mazzarello, he founded The Institute of the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians, a Religious Congregation of Nuns dedicated to the care and education of poor girls.
In 1876, John Bosco founded a movement of Laity, The Association of Salesian Co-operators, with the same Educational Mission to the Poor. In 1875, he began to publish The Salesian Bulletin. The Bulletin has remained in continuous publication, and is currently published in fifty different editions and thirty languages.
Saint John Bosco established a network of Organisations and Centres to carry on his work. Following his posthumous Beatification, in 1929, he was Canonised as a Saint in The Roman Catholic Church by Pope Pius XI in 1934.
Antependia And Stained-Glass Window Designed By Charles Eamer Kempe.
Altar Frontal (Antependium) designed by Charles Eamer Kempe.
Illustration: MEDIEVAL CHURCH ART
Altar Frontal (Antependium) designed by Charles Eamer Kempe.
Illustration: MEDIEVAL CHURCH ART
Altar Frontal (Antependium) designed by Charles Eamer Kempe.
Illustration: MEDIEVAL CHURCH ART
Altar Frontal (Antependium) designed by Charles Eamer Kempe.
Illustration: MEDIEVAL CHURCH ART
Stained-Glass Window in The West Window of The South Transept of Bristol Cathedral,
featuring, from left, King Alfred the Great, the writer Richard Hakluyt, the Priest and Theologian Richard Hooker, and the Playwright and Poet William Shakespeare. The entry on the window
in the Cathedral's Inventory reads as follows:
Inv. no.22; M.S. S12. Window, South Transept; West Window; English; C.E. Kempe, circa 1905. Stained- and Painted-Glass. 1a. ALFREDUS REX, holding scroll, 1b. RICARDUS HAKLUYT PREB, 1c. RICARD HOOKER PREB, 1d. GULIELMUS SHAKESPEARE. In the Transom, Tudor Roses and the Sun in splendour. 2a. King David with Harp and Scroll: CANTATE..., 2b. EZRA SCRIBA DEI,
In Memory of Alfred Ainger, Canon 1887–1903.
Date: Circa 1905.
Source: Bristol Cathedral.
Author: Charles Eamer Kempe.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Monday 30 January 2017
Saint Martina. Virgin And Martyr. Feast Day, Today, 30 January.
Text from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.
Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes.
Artist: El Greco (1541–1614).
Date: 1597-1599.
Current location: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.,
United States of America.
Source: [1]
(Wikimedia Commons)
Martina of Rome was a Roman Martyr, under Emperor Alexander Severus. She is a Patron Saint of Rome.
She was Martyred in 226 A.D., according to some authorities, more probably in 228 A.D., under the Pontificate of Pope Urban I, according to others. The daughter of an ex-Consul, and orphaned at an early age, she so openly testified to her Christian Faith that she could not escape the Persecutions under Alexander Severus. Arrested and commanded to return to idolatry, she refused, whereupon she was subjected to various tortures and was finally beheaded.
The Relics of Martina were discovered on 25 October 1634, by the painter Pietro da Cortona, in a Crypt of Santi Luca e Martina, situated near The Mamertine Prison and Dedicated to the Saint.[1]
Pope Urban VIII, who occupied The Holy See at that time, had the Church repaired and, it would seem, composed the Hymns which are sung at her Office.
Her Feast Day is 30 January.
The Church of Santi Luca e Martina, Rome.
Photo: March 2006.
Source: Own work.
Author: Panairjdde (FlagUploader).
(Wikimedia Commons)
The following Text is from "The Liturgical Year",
by Abbot Guéranger, O.S.B.
Available from ST. BONAVENTURE PUBLICATIONS
Christmas.
Book II.
Fourth Edition.
Volume 3.
by Abbot Guéranger, O.S.B.
Available from ST. BONAVENTURE PUBLICATIONS
Christmas.
Book II.
Fourth Edition.
Volume 3.
Her name is Martina, which the pagans were wont to give to their daughters in honour of their god of war. Her Sacred Relics repose at the foot of The Capitoline Hill, in the ancient temple of Mars, which has now become the beautiful Church of Saint Martina.
The Holy Ambition to render herself worthy of Him, Whom she had chosen as her Divine Spouse, gave her courage to suffer torments and death for His sake; so that, of her, as of the rest of The Martyrs, we may say those words of The Liturgy, "she washed her robes in The Blood of The Lamb". Our Emmanuel is "the mighty God, the Lord that is mighty in war", not, like the Mars of the pagans, needing the sword to win his battles.
He vanquishes his enemies by meekness, patience, and innocence, as in the Martyrdom of today's Saint, whose victory was grander than was ever won by Rome's boasted warriors.
This illustrious Virgin, who is one of the Patrons of the City of Rome, is honoured by having her praises sung by one of the Popes. It was Pope Urban VIII who wrote the Hymns which are recited on her Feast, and which we subjoin to The Lessons which recount the glorious combats of our Saint.
English: Interior of the
Church of Santi Luca e Martina, Rome.
Architect was Pietro da Cortona.
Italiano: Chiesa dei Santi Luca e Martina, Roma. Interno.
Architetto: Pietro da Cortona.
This File: 12 February 2006.
User: Torvindus.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The following Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.
Saint Martina.
Virgin and Martyr.
Feast Day 30 January.
Semi-Double.
Red Vestments.
The Sanctoral Cycle makes us honour today a Virgin, who, by her constancy in the midst of the most atrocious torments, bore witness before all (Introit) to The Divinity of Christ, her Spouse (Gospel). "I am a Christian," she declares to her executioners, "and I confess Jesus Christ."
The Epistle puts on her lips the words of Wisdom: "Lord, my Saviour, Thou hast become my help and protector." And she, herself, said, in the midst of her sufferings: "I love my Lord Jesus Christ, Who strengthens me."
Saint Martina was beheaded in 228 A.D., and joined in Heaven The Train of Virgins who surround The Divine King (Alleluia). Her Remains rest in a former temple of Mars, transformed into a Church, which bears the name of this Virgin, whose name recalls that of the god of war.
Let us arm ourselves, to defend The Divinity of Jesus, with love of Purity.
Mass: Loquébar.
Sunday 29 January 2017
Saint Francis De Sales (1567-1622). Confessor. Bishop. Doctor Of The Church. Feast Day, Today, 29 January.
Text and Illustrations from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.
Saint Francis of Sales.
Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of The Church.
Feast Day 29 January.
Double.
White Vestments.
Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622).
Francis of Sales from de:Wikipedia.
From a painting in Heimsuchungskloster,
Oberroning, Bayern, Deutschland
(Convent of the Visitation Sisters,
Oberroning, Bavaria, Germany).
This File: 18 April 2005.
User: Searobin.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The Word Made Flesh makes known to us, by His teachings, the Mysteries of His Divine Wisdom, and, by His Miracles, His eternal love. Saint Francis of Sales (Saint Francis de Sales), a Doctor of the Church, had a share in the knowledge of the Incarnate Word (Gradual), and, like Him, by his gentle Charity (Collect) worked wonders of conversion.
Sent to "preach the word of God to the Calvinists of Chablais, he brought back sixty thousand to the Catholic Faith" (Breviary). Having become the father of the Church at Geneva, and founder of the Order of the Visitation, he shed over this double family (Communion) the rays of his Apostolic zeal and of his gentle holiness.
"May your light shine before men, so that, seeing your works, they may glorify your Father Who is in Heaven" (Gospel). It is especially God's goodness which this Saint revealed. "If we must fall into some excess," Saint Francis of Sales would say, "let it be on the side of gentleness".
Saint Francis de Sales.
Available on YouTube at
"I wish to love him so much, this dear neighbour, I wish to love him so much ! It has pleased God so to make my heart ! Oh !, when shall we be impregnated with gentleness and in Charity towards our neighbour ?"
Saint Francis of Sales died at Lyons, France, in 1622.
Let us remember this Saint's two sayings: "You can catch more flies with a spoonful of honey than with a hundred barrels of vinegar." "What is good, makes no noise; noise does no good."
Mass: In médio.
Coat-of-Arms
of Saint Francis de Sales.
Date: 5 December 2013.
Source: Own work.
Reference: File:Franz von Sales Bischofswappen.jpg.
Commons Images Used: File:Template-Bishop.svg.
Author: Jayarathina.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.
Francis de Sales, C.O., T.O.M., A.O.F.M. Cap. (French: François de Sales) (1567 – 1622) was a Bishop of Geneva and is honoured as a Saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He became noted for his deep Faith and his gentle approach to the religious divisions in his land resulting from the Protestant Reformation. He is known also for his writings on the topic of Spiritual Direction and Spiritual Formation, particularly the Introduction to the Devout Life and the Treatise on the Love of God.
Francis de Sales was Beatified in 1661 by Pope Alexander VII, who then Canonised him four years later. He was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1877.
The Roman Catholic Church currently celebrates Saint Francis de Sales' Feast Day on 24 January, the day of his burial in Annecy, France, in 1624. From the year 1666, when his Feast Day was inserted into the General Roman Calendar, until the reform of this Calendar in 1969, it was observed on 29 January, and this date is kept by those who celebrate the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.
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