Divine Liturgy: New Jersey And Michigan. Saturday, 16 July 2016.

Illustration: NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT

The following Text is taken from NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT

By Gregory Dipippo.

Saturday, 16 July 2016,

1200 hrs (Noon),

The Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli,

Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey,

will Celebrate an Extraordinary Form Pontifical Mass

at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel,

located at 259 Oliver Street,

Newark, New Jersey.

On Saturday, 16 July 2016, starting at 1200 hrs (Noon), The Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, will Celebrate an Extraordinary Form Pontifical Mass at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, located at 259 Oliver Street in Newark, New Jersey.

The Mass will be followed by an outdoor Procession through "The Ironbound" (Editor: District of Newark), with stops in front of private homes and businesses, then Solemn Benediction of The Most Blessed Sacrament in the Church.

Illustration: INVICTUS CHRISTUS

Illustration: NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT

Saturday, 16 July 2016.

1030 hrs.

National Shrine of The Little Flower,

1621 Linwood Avenue,

Royal Oak,

Michigan 48067,

United States

In Royal Oak, Michigan, the Organisation Invictus Christus is holding a Eucharistic Procession, which will go for 2½ miles from The National Shrine of The Little Flower, 1621 Linwood Avenue, starting at 10:30 hrs, to Saint Mary’s Catholic Church. SEE THEIR WEB-SITE and the Poster, above, for more information.

The following Text is from INVICTUS CHRISTUS

The INVICTUS “Christ in the Streets” Eucharistic Procession is a 1,000-man Procession that carries Christ right through the heart of downtown Royal Oak, Michigan.

The focus of the Procession is twofold: Reparation and Mercy.

Reparation for all those times that we, as men, have not been the men Christ called us to be. Times when we have not shouldered our responsibilities and duties as Spiritual Leaders within our homes. For times, when we have not carried Christ into the World.

Mercy, because we are the ones whom Christ has called; We are the ones that Christ has invited to carry His Cross and share in His Redemption of the World. Mercy because we have received Mercy from Him. Mercy because we were built to pour out His Love – it is our mission to own.

And, if the World is falling into darkness, and, if its vineyard has begun to die of thirst, it is because we have not loved as we have been loved.

The act of Processing with Christ is the first step toward our outward redemption.

It is to do what we have not done;

to love as we have not loved;

because we will have done it with Him.

See Web-Site CHRIST IN THE STREETS

"This Will Be The Second 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,

24 September 2016,

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 to Saint Augustine's Church,
Snave (near Ashford), Kent TN26 2QJ.

By Road.
Leave the M20 at Junction 10.
Follow the A2070 towards Hastings.
After, approx, 9.3 miles, take the Slip Road to the LEFT
(signposted "SNAVE").
At the Post-Box (on your LEFT),
TURN LEFT, and you have arrived at the Church.
(N.B. Google Maps mark the destination as "Manor Farm")

By Rail.
Frequent Trains from Saint Pancras International Railway Station, London, going to ASHFORD INTERNATIONAL. Then take a Taxi to SNAVE.

Permission for this Mass at Saint Augustine's Church,

Snave, Ashford, Kent, has been kindly given by

THE ROMNEY MARSH HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

From The Latin Mass Society.

LATIN MASS SOCIETY WEB-SITE

Missa Cantata in Saint Augustine's,

Snave (near Ashford), Kent TN26 2QJ.

Saturday, 24 September 2016.

1200 hrs.

Snave is one a group of Mediaeval Churches built to serve very small communities

on Romney Marsh, in Kent. Now redundant, they are in the care of The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust, who have kindly given permission for us to Celebrate Mass on

Saturday, 24 September 2016 (Feast of Our Lady of Ransom) at 12 noon.

Last year (2015) was the first time Mass had been Celebrated in the Church since Reformation times. We are delighted to be able to return this year. The Celebrant will be Fr Marcus Holden (Rector of The Shrine of Saint Augustine, Ramsgate) and music will be supplied by The Victoria Consort.

Divine Liturgy: New Jersey And Michigan. Saturday, 16 July 2016.

Illustration: NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT

The following Text is taken from NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT

By Gregory Dipippo.

Saturday, 16 July 2016,

1200 hrs (Noon),

The Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli,

Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey,

will Celebrate an Extraordinary Form Pontifical Mass

at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel,

located at 259 Oliver Street,

Newark, New Jersey.

On Saturday, 16 July 2016, starting at 1200 hrs (Noon), The Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, will Celebrate an Extraordinary Form Pontifical Mass at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, located at 259 Oliver Street in Newark, New Jersey.

The Mass will be followed by an outdoor Procession through "The Ironbound" (Editor: District of Newark), with stops in front of private homes and businesses, then Solemn Benediction of The Most Blessed Sacrament in the Church.

Illustration: INVICTUS CHRISTUS

Illustration: NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT

Saturday, 16 July 2016.

1030 hrs.

National Shrine of The Little Flower,

1621 Linwood Avenue,

Royal Oak,

Michigan 48067,

United States

In Royal Oak, Michigan, the Organisation Invictus Christus is holding a Eucharistic Procession, which will go for 2½ miles from The National Shrine of The Little Flower, 1621 Linwood Avenue, starting at 10:30 hrs, to Saint Mary’s Catholic Church. SEE THEIR WEB-SITE and the Poster, above, for more information.

The following Text is from INVICTUS CHRISTUS

The INVICTUS “Christ in the Streets” Eucharistic Procession is a 1,000-man Procession that carries Christ right through the heart of downtown Royal Oak, Michigan.

The focus of the Procession is twofold: Reparation and Mercy.

Reparation for all those times that we, as men, have not been the men Christ called us to be. Times when we have not shouldered our responsibilities and duties as Spiritual Leaders within our homes. For times, when we have not carried Christ into the World.

Mercy, because we are the ones whom Christ has called; We are the ones that Christ has invited to carry His Cross and share in His Redemption of the World. Mercy because we have received Mercy from Him. Mercy because we were built to pour out His Love – it is our mission to own.

And, if the World is falling into darkness, and, if its vineyard has begun to die of thirst, it is because we have not loved as we have been loved.

The act of Processing with Christ is the first step toward our outward redemption.

It is to do what we have not done;

to love as we have not loved;

because we will have done it with Him.

See Web-Site CHRIST IN THE STREETS

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Saint Anacletus. Pope And Martyr. Feast Day, Today, 13 July.

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

Saint Anacletus. 
Pope And Martyr. 
Feast Day 13 July.

Semi-Double.

Red Vestments.

English: Portrait of Pope Saint Cletus in the Basilica of Saint Paul-outside-the-Walls, Rome.

Italiano: Ritratto di Papa San Cleto nella Basilica di San Paolo fuori la Mura, Roma.

Date: Circa 1850.

Source: Unknown.

Author: Unknown.

(Wikimedia Commons)

"At Rome," says The Roman Martyrology, "The Feast of Saint Anacletus, Pope and Martyr, who governed The Church of God and honoured it by his illustrious Martyrdom."

Participating in the fullness of The Priesthood of Christ (Introit, Alleluia), Offertory), this Holy Pontiff also shared in His sufferings (Epistle). Head of The Church, he trembled not before the prince of this World, and became one of the Foundation Stones of The Church in the 1st-Century A.D. (Gospel).

He decreed that all Bishops should be Consecrated by three Bishops, at least; that Clerics should be publicly Ordained by their own Bishop, and, at their Mass of Ordination, they should all receive Holy Communion.

He received The Crown of Martyrdom (Communion), after having occupied The Holy See for about ten years, and was buried on The Vatican Hill in 112 A.D.

Mass: Sacerdótes.

Saint John Gualbert. Abbot. Feast Day 12 July.

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

Saint John Gualbert. 
Abbot. 
Feast Day 12 July.

Double.

White Vestments.

English: Saint John Gualbert and Saints. Church of Santa Trinita, Florence, Italy.

Italiano: Santa Trinita. San Giovanni Gualberto and Saints. Florence, Italy.

Photo: 4 July 2006.

Source: Unknown.

Author: Unknown.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Basilica di Santa Trinita (Holy Trinity),

Piazza Santa Trinita, Florence, Italy.

Photo: 30 October 2013.

Source: Own work.

Author: LivornoDP.

(Wikimedia Commons)

John Gualbert was born at Florence, Italy, towards 999 A.D. One Good Friday, escorted by his armed attendants, he met the murderer of his brother. who was alone and unattended.. He was about to pierce him with his lance, when the murderer threw himself  at his feet and craved pardon for the sake of Jesus Christ Crucified. John remembered the loving words of the Gospel and embraced him as a brother.

Still more touched by Grace, he became a Monk, and soon a Law-Giver, like Moses (Epistle). He Founded at Vallombrosa, in Tuscany, Italy, a new Order [Editor: The Vallumbrosan Order] to which he gave The Rule of Saint Benedict (Communion) and which is still flourishing after more than eight Centuries of existence.

Simony reigned everywhere in Italy. His firmness and eloquence banished this disorder from Tuscany and brought back his Country to integrity of Faith and Manners. So, when he died in 1073, they inscribed on his tomb: "To John Gualbert. citizen of Florence, liberator of Italy".

Mass: Os justi.

Commemoration: Of Saints Nabor and Felix.

"The Merciful Knight."

Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery,

Birmingham, England.

Date: 1863.

Source: http://www.nationalmuseum.se/sv/Om-Nationalmuseum/

For-press-och-media1/Pressbilder1/Prerafaeliterna/Edward-Burne-Jones-

iDen-barmhartige-riddaren--The-Merciful-Knight-i/

Author: Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898)

(Wikimedia Commons)

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

John Gualbert (985 A.D. – 12 July 1073), also known as Giovanni Gualberto or John Gualberto, is an Italian Roman Catholic Saint, the Founder of The Vallumbrosan Order.

A member of the Visdomini family of Florentine nobility, one Good Friday he was entering Florence, accompanied by armed followers, when in a narrow lane he came upon a man who had killed his brother. He was about to kill the man in revenge, when the other fell upon his knees with arms outstretched in the form of a Cross and begged for mercy in the name of Christ, who had been Crucified on that day.

John forgave him. He entered The Benedictine Church at San Miniato to Pray, and the figure on The Crucifix bowed its head to him in recognition of his generosity. This story forms the subject of Burne-Jones's picture "The Merciful Knight", and has been adapted by Shorthouse in "John Inglesant".

John Gualbert became a Benedictine Monk at San Miniato, Italy. He fought actively against Simony, of which both his Abbot, Oberto, and the Bishop of Florence, Pietro Mezzabarba, were guilty.

English: Church of Saint John Gualbert, Livorno, Italy.

Italiano: Livorno, Valle Benedetta: chiesa di S. Giovanni Gualberto.

Photo: 25 April 2013.

Source: Own work.

Author: Etienne (Li)

(Wikimedia Commons)

Unwilling to compromise with them, he left the Monastery to lead a more perfect life. His attraction was for the cenobitic, and not eremitic life, so after staying for some time with the Monks at Camaldoli, he settled at Vallombrosa, where he Founded his Monastery.

The area surrounding his Monastery wild and deserted when he first arrived. John thought that it would be more conducive to contemplation and discipline if the grounds were better kept. But, instead of a Traditional garden, he opted to have his Monks plant trees (firs and pines, mostly), creating a Park and Nature Reserve to enhance the Prayerful environment. Mabillon estimates its Foundation before 1038.

He was Canonised in 1193 by Pope Celestine III.

Saint John Gualbert's Feast Day was not included in The Tridentine Calendar, but was added to The General Roman Calendar in 1595. Owing to its limited Worldwide importance, his Feast Day was removed from that Calendar in 1969. But, 12 July continues to be his Feast Day, as indicated in The Roman Martyrology, and, according to the new rules given in The Roman Missal of the same year, he may now be Celebrated everywhere with his own Mass on that day,

He is the Patron Saint of Foresters, Park Rangers, and Parks.

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Pope Pius I. Saint. Martyr. Feast Day 11 July.

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

Pope Pius I.
Saint and Martyr.
Feast Day 11 July.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

Pope Saint Pius I.

Source: http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/pope0010.htm

This File: 18 August 2012.

User: File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske).

Comment: Transferred from en.wikipedia by

User:Gikü using CommonsHelper.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Cycle makes us honour, today, a Saint whom "God anointed with His Holy Oil" (Gradual) and whom He invested with the fullness of His Priesthood (Introit, Alleluia) by raising him to The Pontifical Throne, after Pope Saint Hyginus, in 142 A.D., (others say in 167 A.D.).

He prescribed that The Feast of The Resurrection should only be kept on a Sunday, which, thenceforth, became the Chief of all Sundays.

Pope Saint Pius I established a Baptistry in the house which Saint Pudentiana and Saint Praxedes had placed at his disposal, and where their father, the Senator Pudens, had already received Saint Peter.

Pope Saint Pius I transformed into a Titular Church the adjoining Baths of Novatus, where is held The Station on the Tuesday in The Third Week of Lent. On account of the stay of The First Sovereign Pontiff, he dedicated it under the Title of Pastor,

To fulfill his Office of Good Shepherd, he feared not to renounce his own life (Gospel), and endured many hardships, which hastened his end, for his Sheep and for Christ, the Supreme Pastor [Third Lesson at Matins].

He received, at the same time as The Crown of Martyrdom, The Crown of Life that God has promised to those who love Him (Epistle), and was buried in 150 A.D., on the Vatican Hill.

Mass of a Martyr: Státuit.

The following Text is taken from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Pope Saint Pius I (died Circa 154 A.D.) was the Bishop of Rome from Circa 140 A.D., to his death, Circa 154 A.D., according to the Annuario Pontificio.

Pope Saint Pius I is believed to have been born at Aquileia, in Northern Italy, during the Late-1st-Century A.D. His father was called "Rufinus", who was also said to be of Aquileia, according to The Liber Pontificalis.

It is stated in the 2nd-Century A.D. Muratorian Canon, as well as in The Liberian Catalogue, that he was the brother of Hermas, author of the Text known as The Shepherd of Hermas. The writer of that Text identifies himself as a former slave. This has led to speculation that both Hermas and Pius were Freedmen.

Pope Saint Pius I governed The Church in the middle of the 2nd-Century A.D., during the reigns of the Emperors Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. He was the ninth successor of Saint Peter. He decreed that Easter should only be kept on a Sunday. Although being credited with ordering the publication of The Liber Pontificalis, compilation of that document was not started before the beginning of the 6th-Century A.D. He is said to have built one of the oldest Churches in Rome,

Santa Pudenziana.

Pope Saint Pius I endured many hardships during his reign. The fact that Saint Justin taught Christian Doctrine in Rome, during the Pontificate of Saint Pius I, and that the Heretics, Valentinus, Cerdon, and Marcion, visited Rome at the same time, is an argument for the Primacy of The Roman See during the 2nd-Century A.D. Pope Saint Pius I opposed the Valentinians and Gnostics, under Marcion, whom he excommunicated.

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"The Mission".

Poster For The 1986 Film "The Mission".

Source: http://www.joblo.com/movie-posters/the-mission

Original Movie Poster: Source: www.impawards.com

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Theme Music From

"The Mission" by Ennio Morricone.

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The Seven Martyred Brothers. And Saints Rufina And Secunda, Virgins And Martyrs. Feast Day 10 July.

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

The Seven Martyred Brothers.
And Saint Rufina And Saint Secunda,
Virgins And Martyrs.
Feast Day 10 July.

Semi-Double.

Red Vestments.

The Seven Brothers (Seven Sons of Saint Felicitas of Rome).

Date: 14th-Century.

Source: http://saints.bestlatin.net/gallery/7brothers_bnfms.htm

Author: Richard de Montbaston et collaborateurs.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Church, celebrating today the triumph of The Seven Sons of Saint Felicitas (Feast Day 23 November), who were Martyred under their mother's eyes, praises this courageous woman (Epistle), who, by exhorting them to die, "was herself victorious in all of them" [Sixth Lesson at Matins: Sermon of Saint Augustine].

She extended her maternity to the Souls of her children by making them accomplish The Will of God (Gospel, Communion). They died in 150 A.D., under the Emperor Antoninus.

A Century later, Rufina and Secunda, sisters by birth, became doubly so by mixing their blood at the same execution, rather than lose the Virginity they had Consecrated to Jesus, their Spouse. They were Martyred at Rome, under the Emperors Valerian and Gallienus, in 257 A.D.

Mass: Laudate, pueri.

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Saint Felicitas (also known as Felicity) is said to have been a rich and pious Christian widow, who had seven sons. She devoted herself to charitable work and converted many to The Christian Faith by her example.

This aroused the wrath of pagan priests, who lodged a complaint against her with Emperor Marcus Aurelius. These priests asserted the fire of the gods and demanded sacrifice from Felicitas and her children. The Emperor acquiesced to their demand and Felicitas was brought before Publius, the Prefect of Rome. Taking Felicitas aside, he used various pleas and threats in an unsuccessful attempt to get her to worship the pagan gods. He was equally unsuccessful with her seven sons, who followed their mother's example.

Before the Prefect, Publius, they adhered firmly to their religion, and were delivered over to four judges, who condemned them to various modes of death. The division of the Martyrs among four judges corresponds to the four places of their burial. She implored God only that she be not killed before her sons, so that she might be able to encourage them during their torture and death, in order that they would not deny Christ.

According to God's Providence, it so happened. With joy, this wonderful mother accompanied her sons, one by one, until she had witnessed the death of all seven sons. We are not entirely sure as to how each of them died, but it is said that Januarius, the eldest, was scourged to death; Felix and Philip were beaten with clubs until they expired; Silvanus was thrown headlong down a precipice; and the three youngest, Alexander, Vitalis and Martialis were beheaded.

After each execution, she was given the chance to denounce her Faith. She refused to act against her conscience and so she, too, suffered Martyrdom. Certain communities around the United States still celebrate San Marziale (Saint Martialis/Saint Marshall) with a San Marziale Festival, typically held on 10 July or near that date. Celebrations have been held in Philadelphia and Kulpmont, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

She was buried in the Catacomb of Maximus, on the Via Salaria, beside Saint Silvanus. It is said that she died eight times. Once with each of her sons, and finally her own death.

Solemn High Mass Of Saint Cecilia. The Church Of Saint Eugène, Paris.

The High Altar,

Church of Saint Eugene,

Paris, France.

Illustration: LITURGIA

Solemn High Mass of Saint Cecilia.

Music by Charles Gounod.

The Solemnity of Saint Cecilia,

23 November 2014.

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The Nave

Church of Saint Eugene,

Paris, France.

Illustration:  LITURGIA

Catholic Parish of Saint Eugene 

Paroisse Catholique Saint-Eugène - Sainte Cécile

Latin Liturgy 

4, rue du Conservatoire 

75009 Paris, France.

Masses: Sundays and Feast Days at 11 a.m.
Vespers: On Great Feast Days. The Parish Website: http://www.saint-eugene.net/
The Parish Clergy Web-Site: http://www.clercs.fr/ 
Website Tridentine Parish of Ceremonies: http :. // Ceremoniestridentines-sainteugene over-blog.com/

Pictures by Gonzaga Bridault
(with thanks to Saint-Eugène - Sainte Cecilia).

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Saint Elizabeth. Queen Of Portugal. Widow. (1271 - 1336). Feast Day 8 July.

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

Saint Elizabeth.
Queen of Portugal.
Widow.
Feast Day 8 July.

Semi-Double.

White Vestments.

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal

(Santa Isabel de Portugal),

Artist: Francisco de Zurbarán,

Date: Circa 1635.

Current location: Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain.

Source: http://www.museodelprado.es/uploads/tx_gbobras/P01239.jpg

Author: Francisco de Zurbarán (1598–1664).

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Church exhorts us, today, to praise God for The Holy Works of Blessed Elizabeth [Invitatory of Matins]. A daughter of Peter II, King of Aragon, she inherited the name and virtues of her Great-Aunt, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.

Her father, seeing her Holiness, used to say that she would surpass all other women of Royal Race (Epistle, Communion). She married Denis I, King of Portugal.

She had received the prerogative of re-establishing Peace, where there had been divisions, and of mitigating the fury of War (Collect). When she became a widow, she took The Habit of The Third Order of Saint Francis, distributed her riches and acquired, at this price, The Precious Pearl and The Hidden Treasure of Life Everlasting (Gospel).

She died at Estremos, Portugal, in 1336, and her body has remained incorrupt.

Mass: Cognóvi.

Stained-Glass Window depicting

Saint Maria Cervelló, Saint Eulália and Saint Elizabeth of Portugal,

the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.

Photo: 10 February 2014.

Source: Own work.

Author: Jbribeiro1.

Attribution: © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro / CC-BY-SA-3.0.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Elizabeth of Aragon, more commonly known as Elizabeth of Portugal, (Third Order of Saint Francis, T.O.S.F.) (1271 – 1336); "Elisabet" in Catalan, "Isabel" in Aragonese, Portuguese and Spanish), was Queen Consort of Portugal, a Tertiary of The Franciscan Order and is Venerated as a Saint of The Roman Catholic Church.

Elizabeth showed an early enthusiasm for her Faith. She said the full Divine Office, daily, Fasted, and did other Penance, as well as attended twice-daily Choral Masses. Religious fervour was common in her family, as she could count several members of her family who were already Venerated as Saints. The most notable example is her Great-Aunt, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, (Third Order of Saint Francis, T.O.S.F.), after whom she was named.

Admont Abbey, Austria.

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

Admont Abbey Library,

Austria.

Photo: 11 September 2009.

Source: Own work.

Author: © Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar

(Wikimedia Commons)

Admont Abbey (German: Stift Admont) is a Benedictine Monastery, located on The Enns River, in the Town of Admont, Austria. The oldest remaining Monastery in Styria, Austria, Admont Abbey contains the largest Monastic Library in the World, as well as a long-established Scientific Collection. It is known for its Baroque architecture, Art, and Manuscripts.

The Abbey's location, on the borders of the mountainous Gesäuse National Park (the name Admont derives from the Latin expression "ad montes," "at the mountains") is of unusual scenic beauty.

Dedicated to Saint Blaise, Admont Abbey was founded in 1074 by Archbishop Gebhard, of Salzburg, with the legacy of the Late-Saint, Hemma of Gurk, and settled by Monks from Saint Peter's Abbey, in Salzburg, Austria, under Abbot Isingrin. The second Abbot, Giselbert, is said to have introduced The Cluniac Reforms. Another of the early Abbots, Wolfhold, established a Convent for the education of girls of noble family, and the educational Tradition has remained strong ever since. The Monastery prospered during The Middle Ages and possessed a productive Scriptorium. Abbot Engelbert, of Admont, (1297–1327) was a famous scholar and author of many works.

English: Admont Abbey,

Styria, Austria.

Deutsch: Stift Admont, Foto: P. Gabriel Reiterer.

Photo: 21 September 2005.

Source: Photo: P. Gabriel Reiterer.

Author: User M. B. on de.wikipedia.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Wars against the Turks, and The Reformation (Abbot Valentine was obliged to resign because of his Reformed views), caused a lengthy decline, but, with The Counter-Reformation, the Abbey flourished once again. In addition to the Secondary School, which later moved to Judenburg, there were faculties of Theology and Philosophy. Abbot Albert von Muchar was well known as an historian and taught at the University of Graz.

In the 17th- and 18th-Centuries, the Abbey reached a high point of artistic productivity, with the works of the world-famous Ecclesiastical Embroiderer, Brother Benno Haan (1631–1720), and the sculptor Joseph Stammel (1695–1765).

On 27 April 1865, a disastrous fire destroyed almost the entire Monastery. While the Monastic archives burned, the Library could be salvaged. Reconstruction began the following year, but was still not complete by 1890.

English: Coat-of-Arms of Styria, Austria.

Nederlands: Wapen van de deelstaat Stiermarken.

Deutsch: Landeswappen der Steiermark.

Date: Unknown date.

File: 2006-05-27.

Source: Based on Coat-of-Arms of Styria,

depicted on www.verwaltung.steiermark.at

Author: Unknown.

File: David Liuzzo.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The economic crises of the 1930s forced the Abbey to sell off many of its art treasures, and, during the period of The National Socialist government, the Monastery was Dissolved and the Monks evicted. They were able to return in 1946 and the Abbey, today, is again a thriving Benedictine Community.

From 1641, the Abbey was a Member of The Salzburg Congregation, which, in 1930, was merged into the present Austrian Congregation of The Benedictine Confederation.

The present Church was designed by the architect Wilhelm Bücher, to replace the former Church after the fire of 1865. It is inspired by Regensburg Cathedral and was the first Sacred Building in Austria in the Neo-Gothic Style. It incorporates 12th-Century Romanesque Side Doors. The two West Towers are sixty-seven metres tall, and the facade contains figures of Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica. The figure of the Church's Patron, Saint Blaise, tops the Pinnacle of The Great West Door.

English: The Nave of Admont Abbey Church, Admont, Styria, Austria.

Deutsch: Langhaus der Stiftskirche Admont, Admont, Steiermark.

Photo: 18 June 2012.

Source: Own work.

Author: Zairon.

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The Interior consists of a Central Aisle and two Side Aisles, off each of which are five Side Chapels and six Altars. The picture on the Altar of Mary, Maria Immaculata, by Martino Altomonte (1657–1745), is surrounded by fifteen carved Medallions of The Secrets of The Rosary, by Joseph Stammel. Both works of art were created in 1726 and survived the fire of 1856.

In a Side Chapel, is located the famous Crib of Admont, also by Stammel. It is open to view from 25 December to 2 February. The Gothic Crucifix, under The Triumphal Arch, dated 1518, is ascribed to Andreas Lackner.

A statue of Saint Blaise stands on top of The High Altar of White Carrara Marble. The Choir is decorated with Early-18th-Century Tapestries, by Benno Haan. In The Chapel of Saint Benedict, is a Baroque Corpus Christi, from the Workshop of Johann Meinrad Guggenbichler.

English: The Abbey Church,

Admont Abbey, 

Austria.

Deutsch: Stift Admont, Stiftskirche.

Photo: 14 February 2007.

Source: Own work.

Author: User:Fb78.

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The Community at Admont consists of over twenty-seven Monks, under Abbot Bruno Hubl. The Abbey is responsible for: Twenty-seven Parishes; runs a Secondary School with about 600 pupils; and an Old People's Home in Frauenberg, Austria. Its various businesses and enterprises employ about 500 people, and it also has the management of the Museums and Collections, detailed below.

The Library Hall, built in 1776 to designs by the architect Joseph Hueber, is seventy metres long, fourteen metres wide and thirteen metres high, and is the largest Monastery Library in the World. It contains circa 70,000 volumes of the Monastery's entire holdings of circa 200,000 volumes. The Ceiling consists of seven Cupolas, decorated with frescoes by Bartolomeo Altomonte showing the stages of human knowledge up to the high point of Divine Revelation. Light is provided by forty-eight windows and is reflected by the original colour scheme of Gold and White. The architecture and design express the ideals of The Enlightenment, against which the sculptures by Joseph Stammel of "The Four Last Things" make a striking contrast.

The Abbey possesses over 1,400 Manuscripts, the oldest of which, from Saint Peter's Abbey, in Salzburg, Austria, were the gift of the Founder, Archbishop Gebhard, and accompanied the first Monks to settle here, as well as over 900 Incunabulae.

English: The Nave of Admont Abbey Church, Admont, Styria, Austria.

Deutsch: Langhaus der Stiftskirche Admont, Admont, Steiermark.

Photo: 18 June 2012.

Source: Own work.

Author: Zairon.

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Since the Baroque period, the Abbots had accumulated a collection of "curiosities" and scientific specimens of various sorts, which were entirely destroyed in the fire of 1865. As part of the reconstruction, Father Gabriel Strobl determined to replace the lost collections, and so formed the nucleus of the modern Museums. Father Strobl was a botanist, but also worked on building up the insect collection, so much so that he became one of the great Entomologists of his day. The Natural History Museum now contains over 250,000 insect specimens, including one of the three largest collections of flies, or Diptera, in Europe. Other collections of, for example, minerals and rock, and exotic species, have also been formed.

The Abbey also houses two major Art Collections of Historical and Modern Art. The Historical Art Collection was begun in 1959 by Father Adalbert Krause, and has been significantly augmented since 1980. The present Museum was opened in 2003. The Collection particularly features Ecclesiastical Art, and contains, for example, many works of Ecclesiastical Embroidery by the famous Craftsman, Benno Haan, and of the Abbey Sculptor, Joseph Stammel.

Since 1997, the Abbey has also been building up a Collection of Contemporary Art, largely produced by young Austrian artists and often specially designed for the Abbey premises.

English: Admont Abbey Church viewed from the Park.

Deutsch: Ansicht der Stiftskirche Admont vom Park, Steiermark.

Photo: 3 May 2014.

Source: Own work.

Author: Uoaei1.

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Pontifical Vespers And Benediction On Friday. Solemn High Mass On Saturday,

Illustration: LATIN MASS SOCIETY

Saint Cyril And Saint Methodius. Bishops And Confessors. Feast Day 7 July.

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

Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius.
Bishops and Confessors.
Feast Day 7 July.

Double.

White Vestments.

English: 

"Saints Cyril and Methodius holding The Cyrillic Alphabet,",

a mural by Bulgarian iconographer Z. Zograf, 1848, Troyan Monastery, Bulgaria.

Deutsch: Die beiden Hl. Kyrill und Method.

Artist: Zahari Zograf (1810–1853)

Date: 1848.

Current location: Troyan Monastery, Bulgaria.

Source/Photographer: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:

Cyril-methodius-small.jpg

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Still filled with a Holy Love for her Apostles, whose Octave she has concluded, The Church celebrates today The Feast of Saint Cyril and of Saint Methodius, "who both promised, under oath, to persevere in The Faith of Blessed Peter and of The Roman Pontiffs," [Fifth Lesson at Matins] and brought innumerable recruits, to Peter, from among the Bulgarians, Moravians and Bohemians [Hymn at First Vespers].

Brothers by blood,, they were born in the 9th-Century A.D., at Salonica, Greece, and distinguished themselves by their progress in The Sciences at Constantinople.

Anointed Bishops, by Pope Adrian II (Introit, Epistle, Alleluia), they converted The Slavonic Nations (Collect). To them is attributed The Slav Alphabet; into which tongue they translated The Scriptures and celebrated The Sacred Rites.

Saint Cyril died in 869 A.D., and was buried at Rome, near the Relics of Saint Clement, which he had brought from Chersonesus, Crimea. Saint Methodius died in 885 A.D.

Mass: Sacerdótes tui.

English: The Basilica of The Assumption of Mary,

and Saint Cyrillus and Saint Methodius,

Velehrad, Czech Republic.

Čeština: Bazilika Nanebevzetí Panny Marie a svatého Cyrila a Metoděje na Velehradě.

Date: 20 December 2005.

Source: Originally from cs.wikipedia; description page is/was here.

Author: Original uploader was Cibtom at cs.wikipedia

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