Notre Dame de Rouen. The façade of the Gothic Church in France. Photographer: Hippo1947. Licence: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Wednesday 30 September 2015

Felicitas. Perpetua. Agatha. Lucy. Agnes. Cecilia. Anastasia. The Seven Female Saints In The Second List Of The Canon Of The Mass.


Text taken from IPADRE CATHOLIC PODCASTING




English: Stained-Glass Window of Saint Perpetua of Carthage (Church of Notre-Dame
of Vierzon, France, 19th-Century). Martyrdom of Saint Perpetua and her fellows
in the stadium of Carthage. Saint Felicitas on the Left.
Français: Verrière de Sainte Perpétue (église Notre-Dame de Vierzon, XIXe siècle):
martyre de sainte Félicité et de ses compagnons; sainte Félicité est à la gauche.
Photo: 20 August 2008.
Source: Own work.
Author: Gaetan Poix.
(Wikimedia Commons)



The Second List of Saints, in The Roman Canon, follows The Consecration and Prayer for the deceased. We sought the intercession of The Saints before The Consecration, and Prayed for our brothers and sisters who have gone before us, and once again turn to our brethren in Heaven, who await our arrival.

In The First List of Saints (just prior to The Consecration), we only have men mentioned. The Second List (after The Consecration) represents The Seven Orders, The States of Life, and Personages in The Church.




Saint Agatha, in prison,
attended by Saint Peter and an Angel.
Artist: Alessandro Turchi (1578–1649).
According to an early Christian legend, when a 3rd-Century Roman Official of Sicily desired
the Christian woman, Agatha, and she refused to yield to his advances, he had her tortured,
and even ordered her breasts cut off. At night, in prison, she was visited by a vision of
Saint Peter and an Angel, and her breasts were miraculously restored.
Date: Circa 1640-1645.
Current location: Walters Art Museum,
Baltimore, Maryland,
United States of America.
Credit line: Acquired by Henry Walters before 1909.
(Wikimedia Commons)



The Second List begins with John the Baptist. John, The Forerunner of Christ, represents The Prophets of The Old Testament and leads to The Promised Messiah.

Then follows, in succession:

Stephen, the first Martyr of The Church, from The Order of Deacons;

Saint Matthias, who replaced Judas, the betrayer, represents The Apostles;




Saint Lucy.
Artist: Francesco del Cossa (1436–1487).
Date: After 1470.
Current location: National Gallery of Art,
Washington, D.C., United States of America.
Source/Photographer: Digital photo by User:Postdlf.
(Wikimedia Commons)



Barnabas was a Levite and a Jewish convert to The Faith, one of the earliest Disciples from Jerusalem;

Ignatius was the third Bishop of Antioch. He was among The Apostolic Fathers and a student of Saint John the Apostle (the Evangelist). Tradition tells us that Ignatius was one of the children that Jesus held and Blessed and said: “Let the children come unto Me";




Saint Agnes.
Artist: Massimo Stanzione (1586–1656).
Date: 1635.
Current location: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Source: Museu National d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
(Wikimedia Commons)



Alexander I was the fifth Pope after Saint Peter. He was beheaded with two Priests on the Nomentan Way, Rome. His body is kept in the Church of Santa Sabina, Rome;

Felicitas and Perpetua were both married and suffered greatly at Carthage. They were confined to a dark prison and were scourged and beheaded in the year 202 A.D;

Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, and Cecilia, represent The Order of Virgins;




Saint Cecilia
(Latin: Sancta Caecilia).
Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642).
Date:1606.
Current location: Norton Simon Museum,
Pasadena, California,
United States of America.
Source/Photographer: http://www.wga.hu/
(Wikimedia Commons)



Anastasia represents The Widows. She was treated cruelly by her pagan husband. After his death, she lived a life of charity and mercy. Anastasia was burnt to death on The Feast of The Lord’s Nativity, in 304 A.D., in the reign of Emperor Diocletian.

The Second List of Saints in The Roman Canon were all highly esteemed people of Rome. Although they may not appear to relate to us today,, they represent every walk of Christian Life. Both men and women give the example that all are strong in The Grace of Christ.




Anastasiakapelle
(Chapel of Saint Anastasia),
Kloster Benediktbeuren,
Bavaria, Germany.
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We seek the friendship of these Apostles and Martyrs, promising to share in their labours, sufferings and battles in our daily offertory. In The Mass, we Pray: “May the Lord accept your sacrifice and ours.” We may not physically take on The Cross or be flogged, but we willingly unite all of our sufferings with Christ The Pascal Lamb as His faithful servants with all The Saints and Martyrs, both named and unnamed, to spread the saving Gospel of Christ.

750th Anniversary Of Saint Simon Stock. Solemn Mass And Pilgrimage To Aylesford Priory, Kent. Saturday, 3 October 2015.



SATURDAY, 3 OCTOBER 2015.
AYLESFORD PRIORY (THE FRIARS),
AYLESFORD, KENT ME20 7BX.

1200 hrs   Arrival with Picnic Lunch in the grounds or café.

1230 hrs.   Confessions.

1330 hrs.   SOLEMN MASS
(Votive Mass of The Blessed Virgin)
Sacred Ministers:
Fr. Marcus Holden; Fr. Timothy Finigan; Fr. Gabriel Diaz Patri.

Music by Cantus Magnus (Director: Matthew Schellhorn):
Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame;
Guillaume Dufay; Ave Maria Stella;
Pérotin; Beata Viscera.

1500 hrs.   Spiritual Conference by Fr. Timothy Finigan.

1545 hrs.   Enrolment in The Brown Scapular by Fr. Marcus Holden.


Supported by THE LATIN MASS SOCIETY.

The Latin Mass Society of England and Wales

Tuesday 29 September 2015

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


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

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

Double of The First-Class.

White Vestments.


Saint Michael The Archangel.



Hymn to Saint Michael The Archangel.

Musical Credits: "The Days" (I giorni)
by Ludovico Einaudi.
Available on YouTube at


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 Michael.

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 "Michael" 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.




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

Saint Michael 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).



Sermon: The Archangels.
Available on YouTube at


When a Christian has left this World, we Pray that The Standard-Bearer, Saint Michael, 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 Michael 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.


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"Art in Dress Fall and Winter" 1907  by JC Leyendecker...:


"Art in Dress.
Fall and Winter".
1907.
By J. C. Leyendecker.

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Monday 28 September 2015

The Church Of Our Lady And Saint Thomas Of Canterbury, Wymondham Abbey, Norfolk. Altar Screen (Reredos) By Sir Ninian Comper.


Text and Illustration from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.



Reredos (Altar Screen),

Church of Our Lady and Saint Thomas of Canterbury,
Wymondham Abbey,
Norfolk, England.
With Tester (above) and Rood Figures (above the Tester),
designed by Sir Ninian Comper, 1922.
Date: 1922 (object created);
27 February 2007 (original Upload Date).
Source: Transferred from en.wikipedia;
Transferred to Commons using CommonsHelper.
Author: Sir Ninian Comper (creator of the object);
Photographer and Original Uploader: Richard Barton-Wood.
Attribution: Richard Barton-Wood.
(Wikimedia Commons)


Wymondham Abbey (pronounced Windham) is the Anglican Parish Church for the Town of Wymondham, in Norfolk, England. The Church is Dedicated to Our Lady and Saint Thomas of Canterbury. Today, the Abbey serves as the Parish Church of Wymondham, but it started life as a Benedictine Priory.

The Monastery was Founded, in 1107, by William d'Aubigny, Chief Butler to King Henry I. William was a prominent Norfolk landowner, with Estates in Wymondham and nearby New Buckenham. The d'Albini (or d'Aubigny) family originated from Saint Martin d'Aubigny, in Normandy. Later, the Founder's son, William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, in 1174, Founded Becket's Chapel, close by in the town, to be served by two Monks from the Priory.

William d'Albini's Monastery was a dependency of the Benedictine Monastery at Saint Alban's, where his uncle, Richard, was Abbot. Wymondham Priory was relatively small, initially for some twelve Benedictine Monks, but grew in influence and wealth over the coming Centuries. Disputes between the Wymondham Monks and Saint Alban's Monks were quite common, and, in 1448, following a successful Petition to the King, the Pope granted Wymondham the Right to become an Abbey in its own Right. A notable Abbot was Thomas Walsingham.




Wymondham Abbey Hatchment,
now hung in The Ringing Tower.
Date: April 2007.
(Wikimedia Commons)


The Monastery Church was completed by about 1130, and, originally, was Dedicated to The Virgin Mary. Later, following the murder of Saint Thomas Becket in 1170, Becket's name was added to the Dedication. A modern icon Panel, by the late Rev. David Hunter, is on display in the Church and tells the story of Thomas's life in pictures.

In 1174, the Founder's son, also called William d'Aubigny, established a Chapel in the Town, dedicated to Becket, and served by two Monks from the Priory. The Church was originally Cruciform in shape, with a Central Tower and Twin West Towers. When it was built, stone, from Caen, in Normandy, was shipped specially across the English Channel to face the walls.

The Central Tower was rebuilt, in about 1376, with a tall Octagonal Tower (now ruined), which held the Monks' Bells. In 1447, work on a much taller, single West Tower, began. This replaced the original Norman Towers and held the Townspeople's Bells.




View of the South Side of Wymondham Abbey,
from across the River Tiffey,
clearly showing the ruined Octagonal Tower
and the newer Square Tower.
Photo:23 September 2006 (original Upload Date).
Source: Transferred from en.wikipedia;
Transferred to Commons by User:Oxyman using CommonsHelper.
Author: Original uploader was Etm157 at en.wikipedia.
(Wikimedia Commons)


From the start, the Church had been divided between Monks' and Townspeople's areas, with the Nave and North Aisle serving as Parish Church for the Town (as it still is). This, too, was, from time to time, the cause of disputes which occasionally erupted into lawlessness, though the Vicar of Wymondham was appointed by the Abbot.

King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries brought about the closure of Wymondham Abbey, which was surrendered to the King in 1538. The Monks had, apparently willingly, already signed the Oath of Supremacy, and were given generous pensions - Elisha Ferrers, the last Abbot, became Vicar of Wymondham (the fine 16th-Century Sedilia, on the South Side of the Chancel, is said to be his Memorial).

The years following the Dissolution, saw the gradual demolition of the Monastic buildings for re-use of the stone. The Eastern End of the Church (blocked off from the Nave by a solid wall since about 1385) was destroyed, leaving the present Church (at 70 m.) only about half its original length. Repairs to the Church were carried out following Queen Elizabeth I's visit in 1573 (date and initials may be seen on Exterior stonework).




Becket's Chapel,
near Wymondham Abbey,
Norfolk, England.
This File: 24 January 2008.
User: Jaspe.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Beckets_Chapel.JPG.
Author: Bartonwood at the English Wikipedia project.
(Wikimedia Commons)


Notable features of the Church are the Twin Towers (a landmark for miles around), the Norman Nave, the splendid 15th-Century Angel Roof in the Nave and fine North Aisle Roof. The Church is also remarkable for its high-quality fittings, such as the 1783 Organ, by James Davis, and 1810 Chamber Organ (also by James Davis) and the splendid Gilded Reredos (or Altar Screen), one of the largest works of Sir Ninian Comper.

This was Dedicated in 1921, as a War Memorial, though the Gilding was not finished until 1934. Note, also, the Early-Tudor terracotta Sedilia (see above), the Georgian Candelabrum and Royal Arms of George II, the Carved Mediaeval Font, with modern Gilded Font Cover, and many smaller features, such as Angels, Musicians and figures, Carved on the Roof Timbers and Corbels. The West Tower houses a Peal of ten Bells, re-cast and re-hung in 1967. Hung in The Bell Tower, are six well-preserved 18th-Century Hatchments.

[Editor: A Funerary Hatchment is a depiction, within a Black Lozenge-Shaped Frame, generally on a Black (Sable) background, of a deceased's Heraldic Achievement, that is to say, the Escutcheon showing the Arms, together with the Crest and Supporters of his Family or Person. Regimental Colours, and other Military or Naval Emblems, are sometimes placed behind the Arms of Military or Naval Officers.

Such Funerary Hatchments, generally therefore restricted in use to Members of the Nobility or Armigerous Gentry, used to be hung on the wall of a deceased person's house, and was later transferred to the Parish Church, often within the Family Chapel, therein, which appertained to the Manor House, the family occupying which, generally being Lord of the Manor, held the Advowson (or Patronage) of the Church. In Germany, the approximate equivalent is a Totenschild, literally "Death Shield".]




Wymondham Abbey Nave.
(Note The Rood, above The Tester).
Photo: Richard Barton-Wood.
Date: 4 April 2007 (original Upload Date).
Source: Transferred from en.wikipedia;
transferred to Commons by User:Kurpfalzbilder.de
Author: Original uploader was Bartonwood
(Wikimedia Commons)


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Saturday 26 September 2015

The Last Days Of Summer.



Illustration: DAILY MAIL



"La Mer"
(The Sea).
By Charles Trenet.
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FRENCH LYRICS.

La mer
Qu'on voit danser le long des golfes clairs
A des reflets d'argent
La mer
Des reflets changeants
Sous la pluie

La mer
Au ciel d'été confond
Ses blancs moutons
Avec les anges si purs
La mer bergère d'azur
Infinie

Voyez
Près des étangs
Ces grands roseaux mouillés
Voyez
Ces oiseaux blancs
Et ces maisons rouillées

La mer
Les a bercés
Le long des golfes clairs
Et d'une chanson d'amour
La mer
A bercé mon cœur pour la vie





ENGLISH LYRICS.

The sea,
We see dancing along the shores of clear bays,
Shimmers with silver
The sea
Changing shimmers
Under the rain

The sea
With the summer sky
Mix up her white horses
With the angels so pure
The infinite azure shepherdess
The Sea

The Sea
By the ponds
Those big wet reeds
See
Those white birds
And those rusty houses

The sea
Has cradled them
Along the shores of clear bays
And with a love song
The sea
Has rocked my heart for life




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Illustration: DARWIN COUNTRY

Friday 25 September 2015

Weekly Traditional Latin Masses In Kent: Maidstone; Ashford; Tenterden; Headcorn.



Illustration by 
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Zephyrinus is delighted to publicise the Traditional Latin Masses, which
are Celebrated in Kent on a regular Weekly basis on Sundays.

In addition, Traditional Latin Masses are Celebrated during the Week,
on Feast Days and Holy Days of Obligation.



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There is a vibrant and happy group who attend these Masses and meet, after Mass,
for a lovely Lunch in various hostelries and locations.

Do come and join them. You will all be most welcome.




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Besides Glorifying God in an edifying, Holy and Traditional manner,
you will see the wonderful Kent countryside changing throughout the Seasons,
which, in itself, Glorifies God.


              


MAIDSTONE, KENT.

CHURCH OF SAINT FRANCIS.


Photo: © Copyright Chris Whippet
and licensed for reuse under this

Traditional Latin Masses are Celebrated at the
Church of Saint Francis,
126, Week Street, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1RH,
(next to Maidstone East Railway Station)
at 1230 hrs,
on the FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH.


ASHFORD, KENT.

CHURCH OF SAINT SIMON  STOCK.


Photo: WIKIMAPIA

  Traditional Latin Masses are Celebrated at the
Church of Saint Simon Stock,
Brookfield Road, Ashford, Kent TN23 4EU,
at 1215 hrs,
on the SECOND SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH.


TENTERDEN, KENT.

CHURCH OF SAINT ANDREW.



Traditional Latin Masses are Celebrated at the
Church of Saint Andrew,
47, Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6LL,
at 1200 hrs,
on the THIRD SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH.


HEADCORN, KENT.

CHURCH OF SAINT THOMAS OF CANTERBURY.


Photo © Copyright David Anstiss
and licensed for reuse

Traditional Latin Masses are Celebrated at the
Church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury,
Becket Court, 15, Station Road, Headcorn, Kent TN27 9SB,
(next to Headcorn Railway Station)
at 1200 hrs,
on the FOURTH SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH.


WHEN THERE IS A FIFTH SUNDAY IN THE MONTH,
THE TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS IS CELEBRATED AT

ASHFORD, KENT.

CHURCH OF SAINT SIMON  STOCK.


Photo: WIKIMAPIA

  Traditional Latin Masses are Celebrated at the
Church of Saint Simon Stock,
Brookfield Road, Ashford, Kent TN23 4EU,
at 1215 hrs,
on the FIFTH SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH.




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