Sunday 5 February 2017
Saturday 4 February 2017
Saint Andrew Corsini (1302-1373). Confessor And Bishop. Feast Day 4 February.
Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.
Saint Andrew Corsini.
Bishop and Confessor.
Double.
White Vestments.
English: Saint Andrew Corsini, in Prayer.
Deutsch: Hl. Andreas Corsini, im Gebet.
Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642).
Date: 1630-1635.
Current location: Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy.
Source/Photographer: The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei.
Permission: [1].
(Wikimedia Commons)
Saint Andrew, of the noble family of Corsini, was born at Florence, and, from his birth, was Consecrated to The Blessed Virgin. His mother dreamed that she had given birth to a wolf, which, on entering into The Carmelite Church, was suddenly changed into a lamb.
Her son, indeed, led a dissolute life in his youth. But Jesus exerted His redeeming power over him and Andrew entered The Carmelite Order and soon became its Head in Tuscany (Communion).
Having thus turned to good use the talents with which God had favoured him, he rose to a still-higher dignity (Gospel) and, as Bishop of Fiesole, he had a share in The Priesthood of Christ, and accomplished His work of reconciling Souls, with God.
Thus, having been sent to Bologna, as Papal Legate, by Pope Urban V, he succeeded by his great prudence in extinguishing the burning hatred which had armed the citizens against each other (Epistle). The Blessed Virgin foretold him his death, which occurred in 1373.
Made wolves by sin, let us, like Saint Andrew Corsini, become lambs by Penance, in order that, "following in the footsteps of this Holy Confessor, we may obtain the same rewards" (Collect).
Mass: Státuit, of a Confessor Bishop.
The Church of Santa Maria del Carmine,
Florence, Italy,
which contains the Corsini Chapel.
This File: 9 July 2006.
User: Sailko.
(Wikimedia Commons)
English: The Corsini Chapel,
Church of Santa Maria del Carmine,
Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
Français: Église Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence, Toscane, Italie. La chapelle Corsini.
Photo: 23 September 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: Tango7174.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.
Andrew Corsini, O.Carm. (1302 – 1373), was an Italian Carmelite Friar and Bishop of Fiesole, who is honoured as a Saint within The Catholic Church.
Corsini was born in Florence on 30 November 1302, a member of the illustrious Corsini family. Wild and dissolute in youth, he was startled by the words of his mother about what had happened to her before his birth, and, becoming a Carmelite Friar in his native City, began a life of great mortification. He studied at Paris and Avignon.
On his return, Corsini became the "Apostle of Florence". He was regarded as a prophet and a wonderworker. After being elected to The Office of Bishop of Fiesole, which he did not want, he fled. He was discovered by a child at The Charterhouse at Enna, and was subsequently compelled to accept the honour.
English: Church of Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
The Vault over the entire Nave, with the Apse on the Left and the main entrance on the Right.
Français: Église Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence, Toscane, Italie. La voûte au-dessus de la nef dans son intégralité, l'abside étant sur la gauche et l'entrée principale sur la droite.
Photo: 23 September 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: Tango7174.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Corsini redoubled his austerities as a Bishop, was lavish in his care of the poor, and was sought for everywhere as a peacemaker, notably at Bologna, whither he was sent, as Papal Legate, to heal the breach between the nobility and the people.
After twelve years in the Episcopacy, Corsini died in his native Florence in 1373, at the age of seventy-one. In 1675, after his Canonisation, the members of the Corsini family had The Corsini Chapel built in The Carmelite Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Florence, Italy, to provide his Remains a more suitable resting place.
The Corsini Chapel, Basilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome.
San Giovanni in Laterano is the Cathedral Church of Rome.
Photo: October 2008.
Source: Own work.
Author: Maros M r a z (Maros).
(Wikimedia Commons)
In 1373, while Corsini had been Celebrating The Midnight Mass of Christmas Eve, The Blessed Virgin appeared to him and told him he would leave this world on The Feast of The Epiphany. It came to pass, as the vision had told him, and he died on that day.
Miracles were so multiplied at his death that Pope Eugene IV permitted a public devotion to him, immediately. It was only in 1629 that Pope Urban VIII formally confirmed this. His Feast is kept on 4 February, in The Carmelite Order, and in the Cities of Florence and Fiesole.
In the Early-18th-Century, Pope Clement XII, born Lorenzo Corsini, erected, in the Roman Basilica of Saint John Lateran, a magnificent Chapel dedicated to his 14th-Century kinsman.
English: The Church of Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence, Italy,
which contains the Corsini Chapel.
Français: l'église Santa Maria del Carmine de Florence la nuit.
Photo: October 2010.
Source: Own work.
Author: Emmanuel BRUNNER Manu25.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The Magnificat And The Benedictus And The Nunc Dimittis. The Three Great Canticles Of The New Testament.
The Blessed Virgin Mary
is Crowned Queen of Heaven
by Her Beloved Son,
Illustration: CALEFACTORY.ORG
There are three great New Testament Canticles.
"The Magnificat"
(The Canticle of Mary).
Available on YouTube at
The Magnificat (Latin for: [My Soul] magnifies) — also known as The Song of Mary, The Canticle
of the eight most ancient Christian Hymns and perhaps the earliest Marian Hymn. Its name
comes from the first word of the Latin version of The Canticle's Text.
The Text of The Canticle is taken directly from The Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:46-55), where it
In the narrative, after Mary greets Elizabeth, who is pregnant with John the Baptist, the child
moves within Elizabeth's womb. When Elizabeth praises Mary for her Faith, Mary
sings what is now known as The Magnificat, in response.
"The Benedictus"
(Canticle of Zachary).
Available on YouTube at
The Benedictus (also known as The Song of Zechariah or The Canticle of Zachary), given in The Gospel of Luke 1:68-79, is one of the three Canticles in the opening Chapters of this Gospel, the other two being The "Magnificat" and The "Nunc Dimittis". The Benedictus was The Song of Thanksgiving uttered by Zechariah on the occasion of The Circumcision of his son, John the Baptist.
The Canticle received its name from its first words in Latin
(Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel, “Blessed be The Lord God of Israel”).
Zacharias writes down the name of his son,
John the Baptist, before singing "The Benedictus".
Artist: Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449–1494).
Date: 1486-1490.
Current location: Tornabuoni Chapel, Florence, Italy.
Source: Web Gallery of Art
(Wikimedia Commons)
"The Nunc Dimittis"
(Canticle of Simeon).
Available on YouTube at
"The Nunc Dimittis", also known as The Song of Simeon, or The Canticle of Simeon, is a Canticle
from a New Testament Text in The Second Chapter of Luke's Gospel. It is so named after its
(Luke 2:29–32), often used as the final Hymn in The Religious Service of Compline.
According to the narrative in Luke's Gospel, Simeon was a devout Jew who had been
promised by The Holy Spirit that he would not die until he had seen The Messiah.
Ceremony of Consecration of The First-Born Son, Simeon was there, and he took Jesus
into his arms and uttered words rendered variously as follows.
Simeon's Song of Praise
"The Nunc Dimittis".
Artist; Aert de Gelder (1645–1727).
Date: 1700-1710.
Current location: Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis,
The Hague, Netherlands.
Source/Photographer: Unknown.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Latin (Vulgate):
Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine,
secundum verbum tuum in pace:
Quia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum
Quod parasti ante faciem omnium populorum:
Lumen ad revelationem gentium, et gloriam plebis tuae Israel.
English (Douay-Rheims, 1582):
Now Thou dost dismiss Thy servant,
O Lord, according to Thy word in peace;
Because my eyes have seen Thy salvation,
Which Thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples:
A light to the revelation of the Gentiles,
and the glory of Thy people Israel.
Friday 3 February 2017
" No, No, No, Perkins. I Said Something Subdued !!! "
Illustration: HEMMINGS DAILY
Chauffeur Perkins drives Zephyrinus to Sunday's Missa Cantata in the local village.
As can be seen, the current Zephyrinus Charabanc needs replacing.
Perkins evidently got carried away with the new purchase (see photo, above).
Illustration: PINTEREST
Saint Blaise. Bishop And Martyr. Died 316 A.D. Feast Day 3 February.
Text and Illustrations from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.
English: Saint Blaise confronting the Roman Governor.
Scene from The Life of Saint Blaise, Bishop of Sebaste (Armenia).
Martyr under the Roman Emperor Licinius (4th-Century A.D.).
Stained-Glass Window from the area of Soissons, Picardy, France.
Early-13th-Century.
Français: Saint Blaise devant le gouverneur romain : scène de la vie de saint Blaise, évêque de Sébaste en Arménie, martyr sous le règne de l'empereur Licinius (IVe siècle). Vitrail de la région de Soissons (Picardie, France), début du XIVe siècle. Versement de l'Office des biens privés, 1951.
Current location: Louvre Museum, Paris, France.
Credit line: Assigned by the Office of private goods and interests, 1951.
Source/Photographer: Jastrow (2005).
(Wikimedia Commons)
Saint Blaise (Armenian: Սուրբ Բարսեղ, Sourb Barsegh; Greek: Άγιος Βλάσιος, Agios Vlasios), also known as Saint Blase, was a Physician, and Bishop of Sebastea, in historical Armenia (modern Sivas, Turkey).
According to The Acta Sanctorum, he was Martyred, by being beaten, attacked with iron carding combs, and beheaded. In The Latin Church, his Feast Day falls on 3 February; in The Eastern Churches, The Feast Day falls on 11 February.
The first reference we have to him is in manuscripts of the medical writings of Aëtius Amidenus, a Court Physician at the very end of the 5th-Century A.D., or the beginning of the 6th-Century A.D; There, his aid is invoked in treating objects stuck in the throat.
Marco Polo reported the place where "Meeser Saint Blaise obtained The Glorious Crown of Martyrdom", Sebastea, the Shrine near The Citadel Mount, was mentioned by William of Rubruck in 1253. However, it appears to no longer exist.
English: Church of Saint Blaise, Alsace, France.
Français: Alsace, Bas-Rhin, Valff, Eglise Saint-Blaise,
Maître-autel (XVIIIe) avec statues de Sainte-Marguerite
et Saint-Jean de Népomucène, Tableau Saint-Blaise.
Photo: 2011.
Source: Own work.
Author: Rh-67.
(Wikimedia Commons)
From being a healer of bodily ailments, Saint Blaise became a Physician of Souls, then retired for a time, by Divine Inspiration, to a cavern, where he remained in Prayer. As Bishop of Sebastea, Blaise instructed his people, as much by his example as by his words, and the great virtues and Sanctity of the Servant of God were attested by many Miracles. From all parts, the people came flocking to him for the cure of bodily and spiritual ills.
In 316 A.D., the Governor of Cappadocia and Lesser Armenia, Agricolaus, began a Persecution, by order of the Emperor, Licinius. Saint Blaise was seized. After interrogation and a severe scourging, he was hurried off to prison, and subsequently beheaded. The legendary Acts of Saint Blaise were written 400 years later, in Greek, and are, thus, a Mediaeval record.
The Legend, as given in the Grande Encyclopédie, is as follows:
Blaise, who had studied Philosophy in his youth, was a Doctor in Sebaste, in Armenia, the City of his birth, who exercised his art with miraculous ability, good-will, and piety. When the Bishop of the City died, he was chosen to succeed him, with the acclamation of all the people. His holiness was manifest through many Miracles: From all around, people came to him to find cures for their spirit and their body; even wild animals came in herds to receive his Blessing.
In 316 A.D., Agricola, the Governor of Cappadocia and of Lesser Armenia, having arrived in Sebastia at the order of the Emperor Licinius to kill the Christians, arrested the Bishop. As he was being led to prison, a mother set her only son, choking to death of a fish-bone, at his feet, and the child was cured straight away. Regardless, the Governor, unable to make Blaise renounce his Faith, beat him with a stick, ripped his flesh with iron combs, and beheaded him.
In many places, on The Day of his Feast, The Blessing of Saint Blaise is given: Two Candles are Consecrated, generally by a Prayer, these are then held, in a crossed position, by a Priest over the heads of The Faithful, or the people are touched on the throat with them. At the same time, the following Blessing is given: "May Almighty God, at the intercession of Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr, preserve you from infections of the throat and from all other afflictions".
One of The Fourteen Holy Helpers [Editor: Also known as The Fourteen Auxiliary Saints], Blaise became one of the most popular Saints of The Middle Ages. His cult became widespread in Europe in the 11th- and 12th-Centuries and his legend is recounted in the 14th-Century Legenda Aurea. Saint Blaise is The Saint of The Wild Beast.
He is The Patron of The Armenian Order of Saint Blaise. In Italy, he is known as San Biagio. In Spanish-speaking Countries, he is known as San Blas, and has lent his name to many places (see San Blas). In Italy, Saint Blaise's remains rest at the Basilica over the town of Maratea, shipwrecked there during Leo III the Isaurian's iconoclastic Persecutions.
Many German Churches, including the former Abbey of Saint Blasius, in The Black Forest, and the Church of Balve, are Dedicated to Saint Blaise/Blasius.
In Cornwall, England, the Village of St Blazey derives from his name, where the Parish Church is still Dedicated to Saint Blaise. Indeed, The Council of Oxford, in 1222, forbade all work on his Festival. There is a Church Dedicated to Saint Blaise in the Devon, England, Hamlet of Haccombe, near Newton Abbot (also one at Shanklin, on The Isle of Wight, and another at Milton, near Abingdon, in Oxfordshire), one of the Country's smallest Churches. It is located next to Haccombe House, which is The Family Home of The Carew Family, descendants of the Vice-Admiral on board The Mary Rose at the time of her sinking. One curious fact associated with this Church is that its "Vicar" goes by the Title of "Arch-Priest".
There is a Saint Blaise's Well In Bromley, Kent, where the water was considered to have medicinal virtues. Saint Blaise is also associated with Stretford, in Lancashire. A Blessing of the Throats Ceremony is held on 3 February at Saint Etheldreda's Church, in London, and in Balve, Germany.
In Bradford, West Yorkshire, a Roman Catholic Middle School, named after Saint Blaise, was operated by The Diocese of Leeds from 1961 to 1995. The name was chosen due to the connections of Bradford to the woollen industry and the method whereby Saint Blaise was Martyred (with the wool-comb).
Saint Blaise (Croatian: Sveti Vlaho or Sveti Blaž) is The Patron Saint of Dubrovnik, and, formerly, The Protector of The Independent Republic of Ragusa. At Dubrovnik, Croatia, his Feast Day is celebrated on 3 February, when Relics of The Saint are paraded in Reliquaries. The Festivities begin the previous day, on Candlemas (2 February), when White Doves are released. Chroniclers of Dubrovnik, such as Rastic and Ranjina, attribute his Veneration there to a vision in 971 A.D., to warn the inhabitants of an impending attack by The Venetians.
Saint Blaise (Blasius) revealed The Venetians' pernicious plan to Stojko, a Canon of Saint Stephen's Cathedral. The Senate summoned Stojko, who told them in detail how Saint Blaise had appeared before him, as an old man with a long beard and a Bishop's Mitre and Staff. In this form, the effigy of Blaise remained on Dubrovnik's State Seal and coinage until the Napoleonic era.
In England, in the 18th- and 19th-Centuries, Blaise was adopted as mascot of wool-workers' pageants, particularly in Essex, Yorkshire, Wiltshire and Norwich. The popular enthusiasm for the Saint is explained by the belief that Blaise had brought prosperity (as symbolised by The Woolsack) to England, by teaching the English to comb wool. According to the Tradition, as recorded in printed broadsheets, Blaise came from Jersey, Channel Islands. Jersey was certainly a centre of export of woollen goods (as witnessed by the name jersey for the woollen textile). However, this legend is probably the result of confusion with a different Saint, Blasius of Caesarea (Caesarea being also the Latin name of Jersey).
In iconography, Blaise is represented holding two Crossed Candles in his hand (The Blessing of Saint Blaise), or in a cave surrounded by wild beasts, as he was found by the hunters of the Governor. He is often shown with the instruments of his Martyrdom, steel combs. The similarity of these instruments of torture to wool combs led to his adoption as The Patron Saint of wool combers, in particular, and the wool trade, in general.
The following Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.
Saint Blaise.
Bishop and Martyr.
Feast Day 3 February.
Simple.
Red Vestments.
Saint Blaise, elected Bishop of Sebastea, Armenia (Introit), had a part in The Redemption of The Saviour. "The sufferings of The Saviour abounded in him" (Epistle), and, after a life of severe Penance, passed among wild beasts in a cave on Mount Argeus, "he gave his life for Jesus" (Gospel). Having suffered the most atrocious torments under Licinius, he was beheaded in 316 A.D.
Like The Redeemer, Saint Blaise healed bodies while healing Souls, wherefore his intercession was often Prayed for. In consequence of his having saved the life of a child, who was dying, choked by a bone which had stuck in his throat, The Church recognises his "prerogative for healing all diseases of the throat". She Blesses two Candles, to this effect, and asks God for all those, whose necks the Candles shall touch, that they may be delivered from throat diseases, or from any other ill, through the merits of this Holy Martyr's passion. He is one of The Fourteen "Auxiliary Saints".
Let us, with Saint Blaise, take part in The Sufferings of The Redeemer, so as to be able with him to take part in His triumph (Epistle).
Mass: Sacerdótes Dei, of a Martyr Bishop.
THE SAINT ANDREW DAILY MISSAL
In many places, on The Day of his Feast, The Blessing of Saint Blaise is given: Two Candles are Consecrated, generally by a Prayer, these are then held, in a crossed position, by a Priest over the heads of The Faithful, or the people are touched on the throat with them. At the same time, the following Blessing is given: "May Almighty God, at the intercession of Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr, preserve you from infections of the throat and from all other afflictions".
English: Valentino Rovisi, Saint Blaise, 1780, fresco,
San Biagio Church in Alleghe.
Polski: Chwała św. Błażeja i osiem epizodów z życia
świętego, 1780, fresk, kościół w Alleghe.
Photo: 27 December 2012.
Source: Own work.
Author: Stanisław Gurba.
(Wikimedia Commons)
One of The Fourteen Holy Helpers [Editor: Also known as The Fourteen Auxiliary Saints], Blaise became one of the most popular Saints of The Middle Ages. His cult became widespread in Europe in the 11th- and 12th-Centuries and his legend is recounted in the 14th-Century Legenda Aurea. Saint Blaise is The Saint of The Wild Beast.
He is The Patron of The Armenian Order of Saint Blaise. In Italy, he is known as San Biagio. In Spanish-speaking Countries, he is known as San Blas, and has lent his name to many places (see San Blas). In Italy, Saint Blaise's remains rest at the Basilica over the town of Maratea, shipwrecked there during Leo III the Isaurian's iconoclastic Persecutions.
Many German Churches, including the former Abbey of Saint Blasius, in The Black Forest, and the Church of Balve, are Dedicated to Saint Blaise/Blasius.
In Cornwall, England, the Village of St Blazey derives from his name, where the Parish Church is still Dedicated to Saint Blaise. Indeed, The Council of Oxford, in 1222, forbade all work on his Festival. There is a Church Dedicated to Saint Blaise in the Devon, England, Hamlet of Haccombe, near Newton Abbot (also one at Shanklin, on The Isle of Wight, and another at Milton, near Abingdon, in Oxfordshire), one of the Country's smallest Churches. It is located next to Haccombe House, which is The Family Home of The Carew Family, descendants of the Vice-Admiral on board The Mary Rose at the time of her sinking. One curious fact associated with this Church is that its "Vicar" goes by the Title of "Arch-Priest".
English: Statue of Saint Blaise on The Holy Trinity Column
in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Čeština: Socha Svatého Blažeje na sloupu
Source: Own work.
Author: Michal Maňas.
(Wikimedia Commons)
There is a Saint Blaise's Well In Bromley, Kent, where the water was considered to have medicinal virtues. Saint Blaise is also associated with Stretford, in Lancashire. A Blessing of the Throats Ceremony is held on 3 February at Saint Etheldreda's Church, in London, and in Balve, Germany.
In Bradford, West Yorkshire, a Roman Catholic Middle School, named after Saint Blaise, was operated by The Diocese of Leeds from 1961 to 1995. The name was chosen due to the connections of Bradford to the woollen industry and the method whereby Saint Blaise was Martyred (with the wool-comb).
Saint Blaise (Croatian: Sveti Vlaho or Sveti Blaž) is The Patron Saint of Dubrovnik, and, formerly, The Protector of The Independent Republic of Ragusa. At Dubrovnik, Croatia, his Feast Day is celebrated on 3 February, when Relics of The Saint are paraded in Reliquaries. The Festivities begin the previous day, on Candlemas (2 February), when White Doves are released. Chroniclers of Dubrovnik, such as Rastic and Ranjina, attribute his Veneration there to a vision in 971 A.D., to warn the inhabitants of an impending attack by The Venetians.
English: Church of Saint Blaise,
Montepulciano, Italy.
Italiano: Montepulciano -
Chiesa di S. Biagio.
Photo: August 2010.
Source: Own work.
Author: Geobia.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Saint Blaise (Blasius) revealed The Venetians' pernicious plan to Stojko, a Canon of Saint Stephen's Cathedral. The Senate summoned Stojko, who told them in detail how Saint Blaise had appeared before him, as an old man with a long beard and a Bishop's Mitre and Staff. In this form, the effigy of Blaise remained on Dubrovnik's State Seal and coinage until the Napoleonic era.
In England, in the 18th- and 19th-Centuries, Blaise was adopted as mascot of wool-workers' pageants, particularly in Essex, Yorkshire, Wiltshire and Norwich. The popular enthusiasm for the Saint is explained by the belief that Blaise had brought prosperity (as symbolised by The Woolsack) to England, by teaching the English to comb wool. According to the Tradition, as recorded in printed broadsheets, Blaise came from Jersey, Channel Islands. Jersey was certainly a centre of export of woollen goods (as witnessed by the name jersey for the woollen textile). However, this legend is probably the result of confusion with a different Saint, Blasius of Caesarea (Caesarea being also the Latin name of Jersey).
In iconography, Blaise is represented holding two Crossed Candles in his hand (The Blessing of Saint Blaise), or in a cave surrounded by wild beasts, as he was found by the hunters of the Governor. He is often shown with the instruments of his Martyrdom, steel combs. The similarity of these instruments of torture to wool combs led to his adoption as The Patron Saint of wool combers, in particular, and the wool trade, in general.
English: Saint Blaise Blessing a young child (note the Crossed Candles).
Altarpiece in The Church of Saint Blaise, Alsace, France.
Français: Alsace, Bas-Rhin, Valff, Eglise Saint-Blaise,
Maître-autel (XVIIIe), Tableau Saint-Blaise (XIXe).
Date: 2011.
Source: Own work.
Author: Rh-67.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The following Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.
Saint Blaise.
Bishop and Martyr.
Feast Day 3 February.
Simple.
Red Vestments.
English: Saint Stephen, Saint Blaise, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Peter, and the donor, Pierre Rup. Swiss wooden Altarpiece, circa 1450. Museum of Fine Arts, Dijon, France.
Français: Saint Etienne Saint Blaise Saint Jean Baptiste Saint Pierre et le donateur Pierre Rup. Suisse vers 1450. Bois. Musée des beaux arts de Dijon (Côte d'Or, France).
Date: 3 July 2014.
Source: Own work.
Author: François de Dijon.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Saint Blaise, elected Bishop of Sebastea, Armenia (Introit), had a part in The Redemption of The Saviour. "The sufferings of The Saviour abounded in him" (Epistle), and, after a life of severe Penance, passed among wild beasts in a cave on Mount Argeus, "he gave his life for Jesus" (Gospel). Having suffered the most atrocious torments under Licinius, he was beheaded in 316 A.D.
Like The Redeemer, Saint Blaise healed bodies while healing Souls, wherefore his intercession was often Prayed for. In consequence of his having saved the life of a child, who was dying, choked by a bone which had stuck in his throat, The Church recognises his "prerogative for healing all diseases of the throat". She Blesses two Candles, to this effect, and asks God for all those, whose necks the Candles shall touch, that they may be delivered from throat diseases, or from any other ill, through the merits of this Holy Martyr's passion. He is one of The Fourteen "Auxiliary Saints".
Let us, with Saint Blaise, take part in The Sufferings of The Redeemer, so as to be able with him to take part in His triumph (Epistle).
Mass: Sacerdótes Dei, of a Martyr Bishop.
THE SAINT ANDREW DAILY MISSAL
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Thursday 2 February 2017
"Alma Redemptoris Mater" (Sweet Mother Of The Redeemer). The Last Day Of This Beautiful Marian Anthem. It Is Now Succeeded By "Ave Regina Caelorum" (Hail, Queen Of Heaven).
The Blessed Virgin Mary
is Crowned Queen of Heaven
by Her Beloved Son,
Illustration: CALEFACTORY.ORG
Today is the last day of Alma Redemptoris Mater (Sweet Mother of The Redeemer),
one of the
four Marian Anthems of Praise to The Blessed Virgin Mary. It is sung from
First Vespers in Advent to Second Vespers of Candlemas (2 February).
It is succeeded by Ave Regina Caelorum (Hail, Queen of Heaven), which is sung
from Compline, on Candlemas (2 February), until Maundy Thursday, exclusive.
Alma Redemptoris Mater
(Sweet Mother of The Redeemer).
Available on YouTube at
Ave Regina Caelorum
(Hail, Queen of Heaven).
Available on YouTube at
Happy Oriel Day !!!
Coat-of=Arms,
Oriel College,
Oxford University.
Official Blazon.
Gules,
three lions passant guardant in pale Or;
a bordure engrailed argent.
Illustration: HERALDRY OF THE WORLD
This Article was taken from, and can be read in full at,
HAPPY ORIEL DAY !!!
Happy Feast Day to you !,
Happy Feast Day to you !,
Happy Feast Day, dear "The House of Mary,
The Blessed Virgin in Oxford" !,
Happy Feast Day to you !
Oriel College,
Oxford.
Illustration: A CHAPLAIN ABROAD - FR BEDE ROWE
All over the world, Old Orielenses celebrate this day,
our College Feast Day. For, although as a College, Oriel is known as Oriel, its correct Title is that found above,
"The House of Mary, The Blessed Virgin in Oxford".
Rejoice on The Purification of The Blessed Virgin. Rejoice at The Presentation of The Child Jesus in the Temple. Rejoice on the great Feast Day.
And may The Blessed and Most Holy Virgin Mary,
Protectress and Co-Redemptrix, guard our Holy Church from all the wiles of Satan, may she stand victorious with
Saint Michael and all The Angels and Saints.
Amen.
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