The Exaltation Of The Holy Cross. Feast Day, Today, 14 September.

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unless otherwise stated.

The Exaltation of The Holy Cross.
Feast Day 14 September.

Greater-Double.

Red Vestments.

The Exaltation of The Holy Cross.

Illustration: UNA VOCE OF ORANGE COUNTY

English: The High Altar,

Church of The Holy Cross,

Regensburg, Germany.

Deutsch: Altar Heilig Kreuz.

Photo: 23 July 2015.

Source: Own work.

Author: Dirsch.

(Wikimedia Commons)

On 14 September 335 A.D., there took place the Dedication of Constantine's Basilica, which enclosed both Calvary and The Holy Sepulchre. "At this date," says Etheria, "The Cross was discovered. And the anniversary is celebrated with as much Solemnity as Easter or The Epiphany."

Such was the origin of The Feast of The Exaltation of The Cross. "When I shall be raised on high, I shall draw everything unto Me" (Gospel), Jesus had said.

It is because The Saviour humbled Himself, being obedient even to the Death of The Cross, that God exalted Him and gave Him a name above all other names (Epistle). Wherefore, we must glory in the Cross of Jesus, for He is our Life and our Salvation (Introit) and He protects His servants against the wiles of their enemies (Offertory, Communion, Postcommunion).

Towards the end of the reign of Phocas [Editor: Byzantine Emperor, 602 A.D. - 610 A.D.], Chosroes, King of Persia, says the legend of The Breviary, took Jerusalem, where he put to death several thousand Christians and carried off to Persia The Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ, which Saint Helen had placed on Mount Calvary.

Heraclius, the successor of Phocas, had recourse to many Fasts and Prayers, imploring with great fervour the help of God. He assembled an army and defeated Chosroes. He then insisted on the restitution of The Cross of The Lord.

Thus, the precious Relic was recovered after an interval of fourteen years. On his return to Jerusalem, Heraclius carried it on his shoulders, in great pomp, to the Mount where the Saviour, Himself, had borne it (629 A.D.).

An extraordinary Miracle marked the occasion. Heraclius, who was loaded with ornaments of gold and precious stones, was held back by an invisible force at the entrance gate of Mount Calvary, and vain were his efforts to enter.

As the Emperor and all those who witnessed the scene were astonished, Zacharias, Bishop of Jerusalem, said to him: "Consider, O Emperor, that, with these triumphal ornaments, you are far from imitating the poverty of Jesus Christ and His humility in bearing His Cross."

Heraclius, thereupon, doffed his splendid garb and walked barefoot with a common cloak on his shoulders to Calvary, where he again deposited The Cross. The Feast of the Exaltation of The Holy Cross on the original spot, the anniversary of which was celebrated on this day, became of great importance.

Let us join, in spirit, the Faithful, who, in the Church of The Holy Cross, at Rome, Venerate on this day the Relics of The Sacred Wood, exposed for the occasion, so that, having been privileged to adore it on this Feast, when we rejoice for its Exaltation, we may, likewise, possess for all Eternity the Salvation and Glory that The Cross has won for us (Collect, Secret).

Mass: Nos autem gloriari oportet in Cruce Domini nostri Jesu Christi. (But it behoves us to glory in The Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ).

The Exaltation of The Cross,

from Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

(Musée Condé, Chantilly, France).

This File: 14 April 2005.

User: Petrusbarbygere.

(Wikimedia Commons)

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In Roman Catholic Liturgical Observance, Red Vestments are worn at Church Services conducted on this day, and, if the day falls on a Sunday, its Mass Readings are used instead of that for the occurring Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Lectionary of The Church of England (and other Anglican Churches) also stipulates Red as the Liturgical Colour for 'Holy Cross Day'.

14 September is The Titular Feast of The Congregation of Holy Cross, The Companions of The Cross and The Episcopal Church's Order of The Holy Cross. This date also marked the beginning of the period of fasting, except on Sundays, and ending on Easter Sunday, that was stipulated for Carmelites in The Carmelite Rule of Saint Albert of 1247. The Rule of Saint Benedict also prescribes this day as the beginning of Monastic Winter (i.e., the period when there are three Nocturns of Psalms and Readings at Matins), which also ends at Easter.

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Our Lady Told Mother Mariana: "Shortly After The Middle Of The 20th-Century, The Catholic Spirit Will Rapidly Decay . . . The Sacrament of Matrimony . . . Will Be Attacked And Deeply Profaned . . ."

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Our Lady of Good Success (Spanish: Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso; Filipino: Ina ng Mabubuting Pangyayari), also called Our Lady of Good Events, is one of the Titles of The Blessed Virgin Mary. This Title is shared among numerous images around the World — a number of images in Spain, one in Quito, Ecuador, and one in Parañaque City, Philippines. It is claimed that Quito's image had produced an apparition - to Mother Mariana de Jésus Torres.

In 1577, five Conceptionist Sisters travelled from Spain to Quito, Ecuador, to start the first Convent. Mariana de Jésus Torres, one of the young Nuns, is said to have seen The Blessed Virgin Mary. On

2 February 1610, as Mariana was Praying, The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to her and commanded a statue be made to her likeness.

Statue of Our Lady of Good Success,

Quito, Ecuador.

Original image is found in http://www.ourladyofgoodsuccess.com/

frames-3-4-2005/quito-ecuador-070_small.jpg.

Used with permission.

This File: 11 November 2006.

User: Mark j.

(Wikipedia)

“First, so that men in the future might realise how powerful I am in placating Divine Justice, and obtaining Mercy and Pardon for every sinner who comes to me with a contrite heart. For I am The Mother of Mercy and, in me, there is only goodness and love.

"When tribulations of spirit and sufferings of the body oppress them, and they seem to be drowning in this bottomless sea, let them gaze at my Holy Image and I will always be there, ready to listen to their cries and soothe their pain. Tell them that they should always run to their Mother with confidence and love . . ."

Over the course of ten years, Mother Mariana struggled with the issue of completing the statue. Many obstacles prevented its sculpting. One obstacle was a fear of idolatry on the part of the native people in Quito. Another, was Mother Mariana’s personal fear of not being believed and thus putting the Convent in jeopardy.

In the year 1610, she asked the permission of the Bishop to create the statue. The sculpting of the statue of Our Lady of Good Success was given to Francisco del Castillo. Castillo was chosen as he was a talented sculptor and a devotee of The Blessed Mother. The statue of Our Lady of Good Success was Blessed on 2 February 1611.

Portrait of Mother Mariana.

(The Lily of Quito).

Original image found http://www.ourladyofgoodsuccess.com/

frames-3-4-2005/images/mothermarianna-s.jpg.

Used with the permission of the web author.

This File: 11 November 2006.

User: Mark j.

(Wikipedia)

On that day, the statue was placed above the Seat of the Abbess' Chair, at Our Lady's own specific request, as a sign to all that she was the one who governed and watched over the Convent. Her official Title being that of “Mary of Good Success of The Purification”.

The apparitions of Our Lady of Good Success began on 2 February 1594 at the Conceptionist Convent in Quito, Ecuador. The Virgin Mary repeatedly appeared to Venerable Mother Mariana de Jesus Torres, identifying herself as 'Our Lady of Good Success'.

The apparition requested that a statue be made in her likeness and made several predictions concerning a crisis in The Church, specifically a Fall in Vocations, a Lack of Availability of The Sacraments and a Fall in Moral Standards in the 20th-Century.

The apparitions were approved by the local Bishop, Salvador de Riber, on 2 February 1611. In 1991, The Vatican granted the Canonical Coronation of Our Lady of Good Success as 'Queen of Quito', after being petitioned by the Archbishop of Quito.

The Our Father. Sung In Serbian.

Jesus Christ, in The Garden of Gethsemane, Praying to The Father.

Artist: Heinrich Hofmann (1824–1911).

Date: 1890.

Current location: Riverside Church, New York City.

Source/Photographer: Self-scanned by User:JGHowes from 1945 print.

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The "Our Father".

Sung in Serbian.

"Oce nas" (Our Father).

Composed by: Kedrov.

The Belgrade Male Voice Choir,

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/t5WtbN4PGOo.

Missa Cantata At Saint Mary's, Chislehurst, Kent. Sunday, 20 September 2015, 1100hrs.

              

ST MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH,

28, CROWN LANE,

CHISLEHURST, KENT BR7 5PL.

Missa Cantata on

Sunday, 20 September 2015.

1100 hrs.

Music by Cantus Magnus

(directed by Matthew Schellhorn)

will include:

Missa Papae Marcelli (Palestrina);

Asperges Me (Stadler); 

Locus Iste (Bruckner); 

Exaudi Domine (Palestrina).

Saint Mary's Church

28 Crown Lane,

Chislehurst,

Kent BR7 5PL.

E-Mail: frcbriggs@stmarysrc.org

Telephone: 020 8467 3215.

Website: www.stmarysrc.org

Traditional Latin Masses
are Celebrated at the following times:

1100 hrs. First Sunday of the Month.

1100 hrs. Third Sunday of the Month.

1930 hrs. Fridays.

0900 hrs. Feast Days.

 

The LMS is delighted to announce they are sponsoring the music for the

MISSA CANTATA

(In Dedicatione Ecclesiae)

(The Dedication of a Church)

Saint Mary's, Chislehurst,  Kent.

Sunday, 20 September 2015.

1100 hrs.

Music by Cantus Magnus.

(Director: Matthew Schellhorn)

will include:

Missa Papae Marcelli (Palestrina);

Asperges Me (Stadler);

Locus Iste (Bruckner);

Exaudi Domine (Palestrina).

Built in the 1850s, Saint Marys, Chislehurst, Kent, was the original resting place of

Emperor Napoleon III of France and, also, The Prince Imperial. Their mortal remains were later Transferred to the Crypt of Saint Michael's Abbey, Farnborough, Hampshire.

The Church of Saint Mary's is accessible by road from the A20

and by Rail via South-Eastern and Thameslink.

Saint Mary's, 28 Crown Lane, Chislehurst, Kent BR7 5PL.

Portrait of Napoleon III,

Emperor of the French.

Buried at Saint Mary's, Chislehurst, Kent,

prior to being Transferred to Saint Michael''s Abbey,

Farnborough, Hampshire.

Artist: Jean Hyppolite Flandrin.

Date: 1853.

Source: http://necspenecmetu.tumblr.com/post/18098403443/

jean-hippolyte-flandrin-portrait-of-napoleon-iii

Author: Jean Hyppolite Flandrin.

This File: 1 October 2012.

User: Franzy89.

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Sublime.

Beautiful illustration by 

Margaret Tarrant.

Illustration: FLICKR

The Most Holy Name Of Mary. Feast Day, Today, 12 September.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,

unless otherwise stated.

The Most Holy Name of Mary.

Feast Day 12 September.

Greater-Double.

White Vestments.

English: Bouguereau's L'Innocence.

Both young children and the Lamb

are symbols of innocence.

Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905).

Français: Bouguereau — L'Innocence.

Русский: "Невинность", картина Виллиама Бугро.

И маленький ребёнок, и ягнёнок — символы невинности.

Date: 1893.

Source/Photographer: http://www.illusionsgallery.com.

Author: William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905).

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The Lady Altar,

Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church,

Blackfen, Kent,

England.

Date: 2012.

Author: MULIER FORTIS

The Annunciation.

Artist: Paolo de Matteis (1662–1728).

Date: 1712.

Current location: Saint Louis Art Museum,

Missouri, United States of America.

Source: Own work.

Author: Paolo de Matteis.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Just as a few days after Christmas we celebrate The Holy Name of Jesus, so, after The Nativity of Mary, we glorify her Holy Name. Eight days after The Birth of The Virgin, according to the custom of the Jews, her holy parents, inspired by God, say Saint Jerome and Saint Antoninus, gave her the name of Mary.

Wherefore, during The Octave of The Nativity, The Liturgy gives a Feast in honour of this Holy Name.

Spain, with the approval of Rome, in 1513, was the first to celebrate it, and, in 1683, it was extended to the whole Church by Pope Innocent XI to thank Mary for the victory which John Sobieski, King of Poland, had just gained against the Turks, who besieged Vienna and threatened The West.

"The Name of The Virgin," says the Gospel, "was Mary." Thee Hebrew name of Mary, in Latin "Domina", means "Lady" or "Sovereign"; for the authority of her Son, Lord of The World, makes her a Sovereign from her birth, in fact, as well as in name [Eighth Lesson at Matins].

Whence, as we call Jesus "Our Lord", we say of Mary that she is "Our Lady". To pronounce her name is to proclaim her power.

Let us offer The Holy Sacrifice of The Mass to God, to honour The Most Holy Name of Mary and to obtain by her intercession her continual protection (Postcommunion).

Mass: Vultum tuum deprecabúntur.

English: The Assumption.

Deutsch: Maria Himmelfahrt, Hochaltar für St. Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venedig.

Français: L'Assomption de la Vierge.

Artist: Titian (1490–1576).

Date: 1516-1518.

Current location: Institution:Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice, Italy.

Source/Photographer: The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei. DVD-ROM, 2002.

ISBN 3936122202. Distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH.

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O Most Holy Maiden Mary.

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir.

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/ywKQy52d9UM

The following Article is taken from the Blog CATHOLICISM PURE AND SIMPLE

In accordance with Jewish custom, Our Lady’s parents named her, eight days after her birth, and were inspired to call her "Mary". The Feast of the Holy Name of Mary, therefore, follows that of her Birthday, as the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus follows Christmas.

The Feast originated in Spain and was approved by the Holy See in 1513; Pope Innocent XI extended its observance to the whole Church in 1683, in thanksgiving to Our Blessed Lady for the victory on 12 September 1683 by John Sobieski, King of Poland, over the Turks, who were besieging Vienna and threatening the West. This day was commemorated in Vienna by creating a new kind of pastry and shaping it in the form of the Turkish half-moon. It was eaten along with coffee, which was part of the booty from the Turks.

The ancient Onomastica Sacra have preserved the meanings ascribed to Mary’s name by the early Christian writers and perpetuated by the Greek Fathers. “Bitter Sea,” “Myrrh of the Sea,” “The Light Giver,” “The Enlightened One,” “Lady,” “Seal of the Lord,” and “Mother of the Lord” are the principal interpretations. These etymologies suppose that the Hebrew form of the name is Maryãm, not Miryãm.

From the time of Saint Jerome, until the 16th-Century, preferred interpretations of Mary’s name in the West were, “Lady,” “Bitter Sea,” “The Light Giver,” and, especially, “Star of the Sea.” Stella Maris was by far the favoured interpretation. The revival of Hebraic studies, which accompanied the Renaissance, led to a more critical appraisal of the meanings assigned to Our Lady’s name.

Miryãm has all the appearance of a genuine Hebrew name, and no solid reason has been discovered to warrant rejecting the Semitic origin of the word. The Hebrew name of Mary, Miryãm, (in Latin, Domina) means Lady, or Sovereign; this Mary is in virtue of her Son’s Sovereign Authority as Lord of the World. We call Mary "Our Lady", as we call Jesus "Our Lord", and when we pronounce her name, we affirm her power, implore her aid and place ourselves under her protection.

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"This Will Be The First Time That Mass Has Been Celebrated In This Mediaeval Church Since Pre-Reformation Times."

Saint Augustine's Church,

Snave, Ashford, Kent.

It is possible that a small private Chapel stood on this site before the present building was commenced in the Late-13th-Century. The East End is unusual in that The Lady Chapel (more recently used as a school room) vies for importance with The Chancel.

Declared redundant in 1983, Saint Augustine's Church is now entirely maintained by

The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust.

Text: © 2014 Joan Campbell.

Photograph: © 2014 John Hendy.

Illustration: THE ROMNEY MARCH HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Missa Cantata.

Saint Augustine's Church,

Snave, Ashford, Kent TN26 2QJ.

Saturday,

26 September 2015,

1200 hrs.

Celebrant:

Fr. Marcus Holden,

Rector of The Shrine of Saint Augustine,

Ramsgate, Kent.

Music:

The Victoria Consort.

Director:

Dominic Bevan.

Further Details:

Mrs. Marygold Turner

01580 291372.

Travel Directions:

See, below,

Permission for this Mass at Saint Augustine's Church,

Snave, Ashford, Kent, has been kindly given by

THE ROMNEY MARSH HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Missing The Twiddly Bits ? A 3D Printing Project Has Taken The Cost Out Of Baroque Detailing.

This Article can be read in full at RIBAJ.COM

Illustration: RIBAJ.COM

Could the inherent flexibility of 3D printing spark a return to more ornate and flamboyant forms of architecture?

That’s the question posed by architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger with their Digital Grotesque project, which is thought to be the world’s first ever 3D printed room designed to echo the complex organic detailing of the Baroque period.

The project began as a commission from FRAC Centre in Orléans, France, for the practice to design and construct a grotto. It developed a software algorithm able to generate a complex form for the grotto that appears simultaneously synthetic and organic. Over the course of one month the design was 3D printed in large chunks, using a combination of sand and a binding agent, then assembled in just one day.

The resulting structure is both disturbing and reminiscent of HR Giger, famous designer of the sets in the movie Alien, while also being evocative of aspects of Renaissance and Baroque architecture. In addition, the structure is very robust with a similar compressive strength to solid sandstone.

My New Bathroom.

Bert, the odd-job man, did a great job on the new bathroom.

Illustration: PINTEREST

The Unbelievable Universe (Unless You Have The Gift Of Faith).

"Let Those Who Have Eyes, See . . ."

"Little Green Apples".
Sung by Roger Miller.
Available on YouTube at
https://youtu.be/XDv5ScIuw48

Some of the most breathtaking views in The Universe are created by Nebulae — hot, glowing clouds of gas. This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the centre of The Lagoon Nebula, an object with a deceptively tranquil name, in the Constellation of Sagittarius. The region is filled with intense winds from hot Stars, churning funnels of gas, and energetic Star formation, all embedded within an intricate haze of gas and pitch-dark dust.

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Trauger (Jet Propulson Laboratory).

Illustration: NASA

Wikipedia states that Charles Darwin promoted "Natural Selection" to explain things.

He described himself as an Agnostic.

Wikipedia states that Richard Dawkins is an Atheist, a patron of the British Humanist Association, and a supporter of the Brights Movement. He is well known for his criticism of

Creationism and Intelligent Design.

In his 1986 book, The Blind Watchmaker, Dawkins argues against the Watchmaker Analogy, an argument for the existence of a Supernatural Creator based upon the complexity of living organisms. Instead, he describes evolutionary processes as analogous to a blind watchmaker.

If you travel for 15,000 Light Years,

and if you go to the Constellation of Sagittarius,

you will see this.

It is the spectacular cosmic pairing of the Star "Hen 2-427" — more commonly known as

"WR 124" — and the nebula "M1-67", which surrounds it. Both objects, captured here

by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, are found in the Constellation of Sagittarius

and lie 15,000 light-years away.

The Star "Hen 2-427" shines brightly at the very centre of this explosive image,

and around the hot clumps of surrounding gas that are being ejected into Space

at over 93,210 miles (150,000 km) per hour.

Illustration: NASA

Charles Darwin promoted "Natural Selection" to explain things.

He described himself as "an Agnostic".

Although we are used to seeing Saturn's Moons lit directly by the Sun, sometimes we can catch them illuminated by "Saturn-Shine." Here, we see Saturn's Moon "Mimas" (upper right of The Rings of Saturn) lit by light reflected off of Saturn.

Illustration: NASA

Wikipedia states that Jainism believes The Universe is eternal

and has no need for a Creator Deity.

"Every time I hear a new-born baby cry,

I Believe",

by

The Bachelors.

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/5d_TFZ9yaKg

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows Messier 96,

a Spiral Galaxy just over thirty-five million Light-Years away,

in the Constellation of Leo (The Lion). It is the nearest group containing

both bright Spirals and a bright Elliptical Galaxy (Messier 105).

Charles Darwin promoted "Natural Selection" to explain things.

He described himself as "an Agnostic".

Wikipedia states that Jainism believes The Universe is eternal

and has no need for a Creator Deity.

Wikipedia states that Richard Dawkins is an Atheist, a patron of the British Humanist Association, and a supporter of the Brights Movement. He is well known for his criticism of

Creationism and Intelligent Design.

Illustration: NASA

The Lady Chapel. Liverpool Anglican Cathedral.

The Lady Chapel,

Liverpool Cathedral, England.

The Lady Chapel of Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott,

overseen by G. F. Bodley. The Lady Chapel was the first part of the Cathedral to be

completed, in 1910, and retains many of the Gothic features of the original design.

As Scott grew in confidence, the rest of the Cathedral was re-designed and streamlined

to arrive at a much more massive, austere style of architecture.

Photo: © Andrew Dunn, 4 December 2005.

Source: Own work.

Author: Andrew Dunn.

Web-Site: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com

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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin Week 2015. The Shrine Of Saint Augustine, Ramsgate.

Shrine of Saint Augustine,

Saint Augustine’s Road,

Ramsgate,

Kent CT11 9PA.

Telephone: 01843 592071.