Oh ! I Wished One's Garden Looked Just A Little Bit Like This. I Must Have Words With The Third-Under-Gardener.

"A Feast of Colours",

Japanese Gardens of Portland,

Oregon, USA.

Photo: Derek Kind. 

Illustration: 500PX.COM

Zephyrinus Goes To The Flicks To See "Gone With The Wind". Parks The Motor Outside. No Traffic Wardens Those Days. "O, Scarlett. Watch Out !!! That Rhett's A Bounder !!!"

"O, Scarlett. Watch Out !!!

That Rhett's A Bounder !!!"

Illustration: PINTEREST

Film poster for "Gone with the Wind."

Date: 1939.

Source: http://www.doctormacro.com/Movie%20

Summaries/G/Gone%20With%20the%20Wind.htm

Author: Employee(s) of MGM.

(Wikimedia Commons)

800 Years Since Coronation Of King Henry III At Gloucester Cathedral In 1216.

The Royal Arms of England

(1198 - 1340).

Date: 20 July 2010.

Source: Own work.

Author: Sodacan.

(Wikimedia Commons)

King Henry III.

Illustration: MEDIEVAL-CASTLE.COM

The following Text is from GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL

Saturday 10 September.

Royal Parade and re-enactment of The Coronation of King Henry III with Mediaeval Market and Festival Events.

Join us for an exciting celebration to commemorate 800 years since The Coronation of Henry III at Gloucester Cathedral. Follow the young Prince and members of the nobility through the City streets to the Cathedral, where the moment of Coronation and Enthronement will be re-enacted in a full ceremony in the Nave of Gloucester Cathedral.

12.30 p.m.   Start of The Parade from Blackfriars, Gloucester.

1.15 p.m.     Coronation and Enthronement Ceremony, led by Bishop Rachel Treweek.

1.45 p.m.     Planting of a Yew Tree in The Cathedral Grounds as part of a national initiative to celebrate the 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta.

2.00 p.m.      Mediaeval-themed entertainment on The Green and family Craft Activities inside The Cathedral. Browse a Mediaeval Market in The Cloisters, marvel at displays of Stone Masonry in The Garth, and soak up the atmosphere with a Jousting display.

Illustration: GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL

Henry III Lecture Series at Gloucester Cathedral.

An interesting and rewarding series of Lectures exploring King Henry III and his Coronation.

A display of items from The Cathedral Library and Archive will be set out on both evenings.

Tuesday 20 September.

6.30 p.m. – 7.00 p.m.

"William Marshal: King Henry III’s servant and saviour ?". By Dr Tom Asbridge.

8.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.
"Gloucester 1216: How the Italians Rescued Magna Carta". By Professor Nick Vincent.

Thursday 22 September.

6.30 p.m. – 7.00 p.m.
"Magna Carta 1216: Its Political and Social context". By Professor David Carpenter.

8.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.
"A loving husband, father and brother: King Henry III and his women".

By Professor Louise Wilkinson.

Tickets £7 per Lecture. £12 per Evening. Or £20 for all four Lectures. Available from 0845 652 1823, Cathedral Gift Shop, or www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk

(**Tickets £6 and £10 for Friends of Gloucester Cathedral and Civic Trust Members at The Cathedral Gift Shop or by telephone. This discount cannot be obtained Online).

Gloucester Cathedral

(Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and The Holy and Indivisible Trinity),

Gloucester, England. Foundation work began on the Church in 1089.

Date: 4 June 2011.

Source: Own work.

Author: Saffron Blaze.

Attribution: Saffron Blaze, via http://www.mackenzie.co

(Wikimedia Commons)

The High Altar and Stained-Glass Windows of Gloucester Cathedral,

Gloucestershire, England.

Photo: 9 July 2014.

Source: Own work.

Author: Diliff.

Attribution: "Photo by DAVID ILIFF.

License: CC-BY-SA 3.0"

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Cloisters,

Gloucester Cathedral,

Gloucestershire, England.

Photo: 9 July 2014.

Source: Own work.

Author: Diliff.

Attribution: "Photo by DAVID ILIFF.

License: CC-BY-SA 3.0"

(Wikimedia Commons)

Oh, Happy Days !!!

"O, Happy Days".

Great Western Railway Steam 4-6-0

at Bewdley, United Kingdom.

Photo: 5029.

Saved from RailPictures.Net

By John Bowler.

Illustration: PINTEREST

"O, Happy Day".

The Edwin Hawkins Singers.

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/EfGDvDGE7zk

The Litany Of The Sacred Heart.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

The Litany Of The Sacred Heart.

300 days Indulgence.
Once a day.
Pope Leo XIII.

The Twelve Promises of Our Lord,

to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque,

for those devoted to His Sacred Heart.

Illustration: PINTEREST

The Promises of The Sacred Heart of Jesus to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque:

"I will give them all the Graces necessary in their state of life.

I will establish peace in their homes.

I will comfort them in all their afflictions.

I will be their secure refuge during life, and, above all, in death.

I will bestow abundant Blessings upon all their undertakings.

Sinners will find in My Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy.

Lukewarm Souls shall become fervent.

Fervent Souls shall quickly mount to high perfection.

 I will Bless every place in which an image of My Heart is exposed and honoured.

I will give to Priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts.

Those who shall promote this Devotion shall have their names written in My Heart.

I promise you, in the excessive mercy of My Heart, that My all-powerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion, on The First Fridays in nine consecutive months, the Grace of final perseverance; they shall not die in My disgrace, nor without receiving their Sacraments.

My Divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment."

Copyright (c) 1996 EWTN

English: The Litany of The Sacred Heart of Jesus (Latin).

Français: Litanies du Sacré-Coeur de Jesus (Latin).
Available on YouTube at
https://youtu.be/1ICp6bKFCT8

Kyrie, eléison.

Christe, eléison.
Kyrie, eléison.
Christe, audi nos.
Christe, exáudi nos.

Pater de caelis, Deus, miserére nobis.
Fili Redémptor mundi Deus, miserére nobis.
Spiritus sancte Deus, miserére nobis.
Sancta Trinitas unus Deus, miserére nobis.

Cor Jesu, Fili Patris aetérni,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, in sinu Virginis Matris a Spiritu sancto formátum,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, Verbo Dei substantiáliter unitum,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, majestátis infinitae,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, templum Dei sanctum,
miserére nobis.



Cor Jesu, tabernáculum Altissimi,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, domus Dei et porta caeli,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, fornax ardens caritátis,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, justitiae et amoris receptáculum,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, bonitáte et amore plenum,
miserére nobis.



Cor Jesu, virtútem omnium abyssus,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, omni laude dignissimum,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, rex et centrum omnium cordium,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, in quo sunt omnes thesáuri sapiéntiae et sciéntiae,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, in quo hábitat omnis plenitúdo divinitátis,
miserére nobis.



Cor Jesu, in quo Pater sibi bene complácuit,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, de cujus plenitúdine omnes nos accépimus,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, desidérium collium aeternorum,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, pátiens et multae misericordiae,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, dives in omnes qui invocant te,
miserére nobis.



Cor Jesu, fons vitae et sanctitátis,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, propitiátio pro peccátis nostris,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, saturátum opprobriis,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, attritum propter scélera nostra,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, usque ad mortem obédiens factum,
miserére nobis.



Cor Jesu, láncea perforátum,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, fons totius consolationis,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, vita et resurréctio nostra,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, pax et reconciliátio nostra,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, victima peccatorum,
miserére nobis.



Cor Jesu, salus in te sperántium,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, spes in te moriéntium,
miserére nobis.
Cor Jesu, deliciae sanctorum omnium,
miserére nobis.



Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi,
parce nobis, Domine.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi,
exáudi nos, Domine.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi,
miserére nobis.

Versicle: Jesu, mitis et humilis corde.
Response: Fac cor nostrum secundum Cor tuum.

Orémus.

Omnipotens sempitérne Deus, réspice in Cor dilectissimi Filii tui,
et in laudes et satisfactiones, quas in nomine peccatorum tibi persolvit;
iisque misericordiam tuam peténtibus, et véniam concéde placátus,
in nomine ejusdem Filii tui Jesu Christi,
qui tecum vivit et regnat in saécula saeculorum.

Amen.

Pope Saint Pius X. Feast Day 3 September.

Pope Saint Pius X

(Latin: Sancte Pie Decime).

Feast Day 3 September.

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/qZsDVct0Bas

Text from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,

unless otherwise stated.

Pope Saint Pius X (Italian: Pio X) born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto (2 June 1835 – 20 August 1914), was Pope from August 1903 to his death in 1914. He was Canonised in 1954. Pius X is known for vigorously opposing Modernist interpretations of Catholic Doctrine, promoting Traditional Devotional practices and Orthodox Theology.

His most important Reform was to order the Codification of the first Code of Canon Law, which collected The Laws of The Church into one volume for the first time. He was also considered a pastoral Pope, in the sense of encouraging personal holiness, piety and a daily lifestyle reflecting deep Christian values. He was born in the town of Riese, Italy, which would later append "Pio X" (Pius X's name in Italian) to the town's name.

Pius X was particularly devoted to The Blessed Virgin Mary under the specific title of Our Lady of Confidence; his Papal Encyclical Ad diem illum expresses his desire through Mary to renew all things in Christ, which he had defined as his motto in his first Encyclical.

Portrait of Pope Saint Pius X

(1835-1914),

The 257th Pope of The Roman Catholic Church.

Photo: 23 April 1910.

Source: Bain Collection, Library of Congress.

Author: Bain News Service, publisher.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Pope Saint Pius X

walking in The Vatican Gardens.

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/kVh2Cw6MFpc

Pius X believed that there was no surer or more direct road, than by The Virgin Mary, to achieve this goal. Pius X was the only Pope in the 20th-Century with extensive pastoral experience and implementation at the Parish level, which led him to favour the use of the vernacular language in teaching Catechesis, while the encouragement for frequent reception of Holy Communion became a lasting innovation of his Papacy.

His immediate predecessor, Pope Leo XIII, had actively promoted a synthesis between The Catholic Church and secular culture; Faith and science; and Divine Revelation and reason. Pius X defended The Catholic Faith against popular 19th-Century attitudes and views, such as Indifferentism and Relativism which his predecessors had warned against as well.

He followed the example of Leo XIII by promoting Thomas Aquinas and Thomism as the principal philosophical method to be taught in Catholic institutions. Pius X vehemently opposed Modernism, which claimed that Roman Catholic Dogma should be Modernised and blended with 19-Century philosophies. He viewed Modernism as an import of secular errors, affecting three areas of Roman Catholic belief: Theology; Philosophy; and Dogma.

The Canonisation of Pope Saint Pius X.

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/mL2gOF90FQE

Personally, Pius X combined within himself a strong sense of compassion, benevolence and poverty, but also stubbornness and a certain stiffness. He wanted to be pastoral, in the sense that he was the only Pope in the 20th-Century who gave Sunday Sermons in the Pulpit every week.

After the 1908 Messina earthquake, he filled The Apostolic Palace with refugees, long before the Italian Government acted. He rejected any kind of favours for his family; his brother remained a postal clerk, his favourite nephew stayed on as village Priest, and his three sisters lived together, close to poverty, in Rome. He often referred to his own humble origins, taking up the causes of Poor People. I was born Poor, I have lived Poor, and I wish to die Poor.

During his Papacy, some of the World-renowned Marian images were granted a Canonical Coronation, namely the Our Lady of Aparecida, Our Lady of the Pillar, Our Lady of the Cape, Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá, Our Lady of the Lake of Saint John, Our Lady of La Naval de Manila, Our Lady of Carmel of New York, and The Immaculate Conception within The Chapel of The Choir, inside Saint Peter's Basilica, were granted its prestigious honours.

Pope Saint Pius X.

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/V5GAds0sIKE

Considered a holy person by many, public Veneration of Pope Pius X began soon after his death. Numerous petitions resulted in an early process of Beatification, which started in the 1920s, and which resulted in his Canonisation on 29 May 1954.

The Society of Saint Pius X, a Traditionalist Catholic group, is named in his honour. A gigantic statue of him is enshrined within Saint Peter's Basilica, while the town of his birthplace was also renamed after his Canonisation.

The Litany Of The Sacred Heart.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

The Litany Of The Sacred Heart.

300 days Indulgence.
Once a day.
Pope Leo XIII.

The Twelve Promises of Our Lord,

to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque,

for those devoted to His Sacred Heart.

Illustration: PINTEREST

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

God The Father of Heaven,

   have mercy on us.

God The Son, Redeemer of the Word,

   have mercy on us.

God The Holy Ghost,

   have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity One God,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, Son of The Eternal Father,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, formed by The Holy Ghost

   in the womb of The Virgin Mother,

      have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, Hypostatically United

   to The Eternal Word,

      have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, of Infinite Majesty,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, Holy Temple of God,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, Tabernacle of The Most High,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, House of God and Gate of Heaven,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, Burning Furnace of Charity,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, Vessel of Justice and Love,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, Full of Goodness and Love,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, Abyss of All Virtues,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, Worthy of All Praise,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, King and Centre of All Hearts,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, in which are All The Treasures

   of Wisdom and Knowledge,

      have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, in which dwelleth

   All The Fullness of The Divinity,

      have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, in which The Father is well pleased,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, of whose Fullness we have all received,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, Desire of Eternal Hills,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, Patient and Abounding in mercy,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, rich unto All That Call Upon Thee,

   have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, Fountain of life and holiness,
   have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, the propitiation for our sins,
   have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, filled with Reproaches,
   have mercy on us.



Heart of Jesus, bruised for our sins,
   have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, made obedient unto death,
   have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a Lance,
   have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Source of All Consolation,
   have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection,
   have mercy on us.



Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation,
   have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Victim for our sins,
   have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Salvation of them that hope in Thee,
   have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, hope of them that die in Thee,
   have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, delight of all The Saints,
   have mercy on us.



Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the World,
spare us O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the World,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the World,
have mercy on us.

Versicle: Jesus, meek and humble of Heart.
Response: Make our heart like unto Thine.

Let us Pray.

Almighty and Eternal God,
consider The Heart of Thy well-beloved Son
and the praises and satisfaction He offers Thee in the name of sinners;
appeased by worthy homage, pardon those who implore Thy mercy,
in the name of the same Jesus Christ Thy Son,
Who lives and reigns with Thee,
World without end.

Amen.

Kent Firemen Help Guide Dogs Prepare For A Life Of Service.

The Guide Dogs meet Firefighters for the first time.

Illustration: KENT FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE

This Article can be read in full at KENT FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE

Ashford Fire Station, Kent, welcomed visitors of a different kind this week, as the Charity "The Guide Dogs" brought in ten of their pups in-training for some unique experiences.

Puppy walkers and Guide Dog trainers, from Ashford and surrounding areas, took their pups, including some experienced and some at the very early stages of training, to the Henwood, Ashford Fire Station, on Tuesday, 29 August, to experience the sights and sounds they will come across when they become working Guide Dogs.

Puppy Training Supervisor for The Guide Dogs in South Kent and East Sussex, Jay Taylor, said: “We’re so grateful to the Fire Crews in Ashford and to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. It’s such a great opportunity to help prepare our puppies for the real world. Good socialisation is crucial for each dog to succeed in training, and for when they’re placed with their new visually-impaired owners.”

The Guide Dog visitors and Ashford, Kent, Fire Crews.

Illustration: KENT FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE

The unique visitors to Ashford Fire Station come every six months, as part of the ongoing training programme, and have done for the last couple of years. A similar programme is about to start in North Kent and East Kent in the coming months.

The Fire Station Green Watch Manager, Andy Harris, who organises the training visit in Ashford, said: “The Crew thoroughly enjoy having the pups here. It’s a great opportunity to help such a crucial service in our community in providing their new recruits with a good grounding. We have some loud vehicles and can certainly help the pups get ready for a life of service, just like our Firefighters - it’s a great synergy.”

Vintage Summer Steam.

Illustration: LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM

Travel back in time and join us for a nostalgic journey on the beautifully-restored Met No.1 Steam Train. And, for a Late-Summer treat, combine this with Tea and Cake from bespoke Tea Party Organisers "Jam and Tea", who will be popping-up at Amersham Railway Station, creating a Vintage Tea Experience, complete with Music from the 1940s, Bunting and China Tea Cups.

If you want to indulge in some Tea and Cake, then please ensure you choose the combined "Tea and Steam" Option when booking your Ticket. Please note that this Option is not available for Journey 4.

Illustration: LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM

Vintage Summer Steam.

Saturday, 10 September 2016,

and

Sunday, 11 September 2016.

Times: Various.

Locations:

Amersham; Wembley Park; Harrow-on-the-Hill.

Prices: Various.

Book Tickets:

HERE.

Illustration: LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM

On Sunday, 11 September 2016, Passengers can take a Free Heritage Bus Ride from Amersham Railway Station to Amersham Old Town, where the Town’s Annual Heritage Day is taking place. Expect live bands and performances, market stalls, a children’s area and fairgrounds.

London Transport Museum offers visitors the opportunity to take themselves back in time, and experience a variety of Locomotives and Carriages across different locations in and around London.

To be the first to hear about new events sign up to our MUSEUM eNEWSLETTER.

The Holy Twelve Brothers. Martyrs. Feast Day, Today, 1 September.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,

unless stated otherwise.

The Holy Twelve Brothers.

Martyrs.

Feast Day 1 September.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

Feast of The Holy Twelve Brothers.

Kyrie eleison. Christie. Caelorum Rex.

Schola Hungarica · Janka Szendrei · László Dobszay.

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/MbFszsRDjmM

Feast of The Holy Twelve Brothers.

Offertorium: Circuierunt sancti.

Schola Hungarica · Janka Szendrei · László Dobszay.

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/JCVN1im8BDc

Africans by birth, these Saints were Martyred in various places in the 3rd-Century A.D., under the Emperors Diocletian and Maximian.

Mass: Clamavérunt justi.

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Beneventan Chant is a Liturgical Plainchant repertory of The Roman Catholic Church, used primarily in the orbit of the Southern Italian Ecclesiastical centres of Benevento and Monte Cassino. It is distinct from Gregorian Chant and related to Ambrosian Chant.

It was officially supplanted by the Gregorian Chant of The Roman Rite in the 11th-Century, although a few Beneventan Chants of local interest remained in use.

During the Lombard occupation of the 7th-Century A.D. and 8th-Century A.D., a distinctive Liturgical Rite and Plainchant Tradition developed in Benevento. It included Feasts of special local importance, such as The Holy Twelve Brothers of Benevento.

At the time, it was called Cantus Ambrosianus (Ambrosian Chant), although it is a separate Plainchant Tradition from The Chant of Milan, which we call Ambrosian Chant. The common use of the name Cantus Ambrosianus, the common influence of The Lombards in both Benevento and Milan, and musical similarities between the two Liturgies and Chant Traditions, suggest a Lombard influence in the origins of Beneventan Chant.

Saint Giles. Abbot. Feast Day 1 September.

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

Saint Giles.
Abbot.
Feast Day 1 September.

Simple.

White Vestments.

English: Stained-Glass Window depicting Saint Giles.

Parish Church of Notre-Dame-des-Marais,

La Ferte-Bernard, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France.

Deutsch: Katholische Pfarrkirche Notre-Dame-des-Marais in La Ferté-Bernard

im Département Sarthe (Pays de la Loire/Frankreich), Bleiglasfenster (baie 10),

mit Fragmenten aus dem späten 15., dem 16. und dem frühen 17. Jahrhundert;

Darstellung: Szenen aus dem Leben Jesu und Marias; Ausschnitt: Hl. Ägidius

Photo: 15 August 2015.

Source: Own work.

Author: GFreihalter.

(Wikimedia Commons)

English: Stained-Glass Window depicting "Saint Giles and The Hind".

Church of Saint Giles, Marsaneix, Dordogne, France.

Français: Vitrail représentant Saint-Gilles,

église Saint-Gilles, Marsaneix, Dordogne, France.

Photo: 3 November 2008.

Source: Own worrk.

Author: Père Igor

(Wikimedia Commons)

Saint Giles, born in Athens, distributed all his patrimony to The Poor and followed Jesus (Gospel). Several Miracles having made him celebrated, he fled to Provence, France, to escape away from honours. He lived in Prayer and Meditation (Introit) in the depths of a vast forest, with no other food but roots and the milk of a tame Hind.

One day, when pursued by the hounds of the Visigoth King, Wamba, The Hind fled to the grotto of the Saint, who, while trying to protect her, had his hand pierced by an arrow. The King, on his arrival, urgently begged the Saint to consent to the building of a Monastery on the spot.

English: Parish Church of Saint Giles,

Dietfurt, Bavaria, Germany.

Deutsch: Stadtpfarrkirche St. Ägidius (Dietfurt a. d. Altmühl)

Date: 11 September 2008 (original upload date).

Source: Own work.

Author: A. Reinsch (Unteroktav).

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Holy Hermit undertook its governance and, like Moses among The People of God (Epistle), he became The Chief and Law-Giver of a numerous Monastic family which followed his leadership, his Doctrine, and his Counsels (Communion). This happened in 673 A.D.

The Abbey of Saint Giles, a marvel of architecture, became one of the most frequented resorts of Pilgrims in The Middles Ages, and a Town arose there. The Counts of Toulouse regarded it as an honour to bear this Saint's name.

The ancient Missals place him among "The Fourteen Auxiliary Saints". He was invoked in France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Germany, and England, where 146 Churches were built in his honour. Saint Giles died about 721 A.D. His tomb was discovered in 1865.

Mass: Os justi.
Commemoration of The Twelve Brothers. Martyrs.

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Deo Gratias.

Rosie (Left) and Ruby Formosa

needed an emergency operation to separate them in 2012.

They start School, soon.

Picture Credit: PRESS ASSOCIATION

Illustration: BBC NEWS

Twins, conjoined at birth,

prepare to start School.

Twins, who were born conjoined, and given just a 20% chance of survival, are preparing to start School.

Rosie and Ruby Formosa were joined at the abdomen, and shared part of their intestine, before they had an emergency operation to separate them in 2012.

Their mother, Angela Formosa, said the four-year-olds, from Bexleyheath in South-East London, were "very excited" to be starting School.

"Four years ago it wasn't in my mind that this would ever happen," she said.

This Article can be read in full at BBC NEWS

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Sings "O Mio Babbino Caro", From Gianni Schicchi, By Giacomo Puccini.

English: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in Lucerne.

Deutsch: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf an den Musikfestwochen in Luzern.

Photo: 1948 - 1958.

Source: Stiftung Fotodokumentation Kanton Luzern.

Author: Max Albert Wyss.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

sings

"O mio babbino caro",

from Gianni Schicchi,

by Giacomo Puccini.

Available on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/gJV_nY2CoqQ