According to a pious Tradition authorised by The Liturgy, on The Day of Pentecost a number of men who walked in the footsteps of The Holy Prophets, Elias and Eliseus, and whom John the Baptist had prepared for The Advent of Jesus, embraced The Christian Faith, and erected the first Church to The Blessed Virgin on Mount Carmel, at the very spot where Elias had seen a cloud rise, a figure of the fecundity of The Mother of God (Lesson of Second Nocturn at Matins).
They were called: Brethren of Blessed Mary of Mount Carmel (Collect). These Religious came to Europe in the 13th-Century and, in 1245, Pope Innocent IV gave his approbation to their Rule under the Generalship of Simon Stock, an English Saint.
On 16 July 1251, Mary appeared to this fervent servant [Simon Stock] and placed in his hands the Habit which was to be their distinctive sign. Pope Innocent IV blessed this Habit and attached to it many privileges, not only for The Members of The Order, but also for those who entered The Confraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
By wearing the Scapular, which is in smaller form than that of The Carmelite Fathers, they participate in all their merits and may hope to obtain through The Virgin a prompt delivery from Purgatory, if they have Faithfully observed Abstinence, Chastity (according to their state), and said the Prayers prescribed by Pope John XXII, in The Sabbatine Bull, published on 3 March 1322.
The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, at first Celebrated only in the Churches of The Order, was extended to all Christendom by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726.
Prior to 28 March 2006, The Black Watch was an Infantry Regiment – The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) from 1931 to 2006, and The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) from 1881 to 1931. Part of The Scottish Division, it was The Senior Regiment of Highlanders.
These were to be "employed in disarming The Highlanders, preventing depredations, bringing criminals to justice, and hindering rebels and attainted persons from inhabiting that part of The Kingdom." The force was known in Gaelic as Am Freiceadan Dubh, "The Dark", or "Black, Watch".
The first Battle in which The Black Watch took part was The Battle of Fontenoy, in 1745, where The Regiment distinguished themselves with great bravery.
The Regiment was numbered The 43rd Regiment of Foot, in 1747, changing to The 42nd Regiment of Foot, in 1749. In 1751, The Regiment was titled "42nd (Highland) Regiment" and, in 1758, was permitted the honour to add "Royal" to its title. However, it continued to be known colloquially as "The Black Watch".
Jimmy Doig, Piper of The Angus Black Watch Association,
plays The Pipes at The Old and Saint Andrew's Church,
Montrose, Scotland, on 14 September 2008.
Photo: Frank G. Proctor, Glengate.
In 1881, when The 42nd Regiment of Foot amalgamated with The 73rd Regiment of Foot, the new Regiment was named "The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)". The Regiment adopted The Royal Motto of Scotland's Stewart Monarchs, Nemo me impune lacessit ("No-one provokes me with impunity").
The Black Watch was formed as part of The Childers Reforms, in 1881, when The 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot (The Black Watch) was amalgamated with The 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot, to form two Battalions of the newly-named Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). The 42nd Regiment of Foot became the 1st Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), and the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot became the 2nd Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).
All of The Black Watch Servicemen, listed below, were awarded The Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious Award for Gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth Forces.
The following Text and Illustration is taken from THE BLACK WATCH
THE KIRK OF THE BLACK WATCH
The Black Watch Chaplain
at the Battle of Fontenoy, 1745.
The Kirk of The Black Watch
was set up in 1954, while The Scottish Regiment was based in Kenya
during the Mau Mau Emergency.
It is a Mobile Parish, which travels with
The Regiment, wherever it goes in the World.
The Kirk (Church).
The Black Watch has had an ancient tradition of loyalty to The Church. It's first Chaplain, Dr Adam Ferguson, accompanied it in every Battle and led it in Worship, daily, both in Peace and War. However, it was not until 1952 that this was formalised.
The 1952 General Assembly of The Church of Scotland authorised the formation of Kirk Sessions in Scottish units of Her Majesty's Forces. However, because of The First Battalion's Active Service in Korea and Kenya, it was not until 17 January 1954 that the first "Elders" in The Kirk Session were ordained in Saint Andrew's Church, Nairobi, Kenya. The Reverend Tom Nicol was the first Moderator. From that year, successive Moderators and Elders have carried on their work in every place where The First Battalion has Served.
Successive Chaplains (to The Battalion), who were at the same time Moderators of the Sessi, have commented on the value of the Session in supporting and encouraging them in their work. This active nucleus of a Church in The Battalion is enhanced by the special Black Watch flavour of the Church building, whether it is a Church, a converted Barrack Room, a hut or a tent. Rather like The Ark of the Covenant, everywhere the Battalion has moved, a unique and distinctive Kirk of The Black Watch has been established.
Each year in January, the origins are commemorated on Kirk Session Sunday, conveniently close on the calendar to The Sergeants' Mess Burns Night. In addition, there have been more formal celebrations at the 25th and 50th Anniversaries, both in Saint John's Kirk in Perth. The Kirk Session is part of the Presbytery of Perth. While the Session has never been within the Bounds of the Presbytery, it is entitled to send a representative Elder to the Presbytery.
This Tradition has continued with the formation of The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland.
Many Regiments have their own Prayer, called a "Collect". The Collect of The Black Watch is said during Services involving The Black Watch Regimental family.
The Regimental Collect.
O God, whose strength setteth fast the Mountains,
Lord of The Hills, to whom we lift our eyes:
grant us Grace that we, of The Black Watch,
once chosen to Watch the Mountains of an Earthly
Kingdom, may stand fast in The Faith and be strong,
The mainstream media is forever telling the public that ABORTION is an essential aspect of women’s “healthcare”. They insist that ABORTION be legalised and readily provided by the government. In their eyes, there is no way to stop or slow the steady stream of ABORTIONS and nor do they even wish to.
They would rather that the experience of Poland was not shared, since it demonstrates how faulty their logic is. Poland had been a persistent thorn in the side of the pro-ABORTION lobby as it has made clear that, not only does a modern Nation not need ABORTION, but also that it is possible for a Country to pull itself back from the grip of ABORTION-on-demand and provide better answers for women and their babies.
English: 500.000 signatures !!!
The success of the STOP ABORTION Action 2016.
Polski: 500 tysięcy podpisów! Sukces akcji STOP ABORCJI 2016.
Français: Le succès de l'action ARRET AVORTEMENT en 2016.
Poland is currently known for being a Pro-Life Country with effective and life-saving Pro-Life laws. However, this has not always been the case. Poland was first forced to submit to a policy of legal ABORTION-on-demand when the Country was under the control of Adolf Hitler in 1943. Martin Bormann, Hitler’s private secretary said, “The Slavs are to work for us. In so far as we do not need them, they may die. Slav fertility is not desirable.”
Following the Second World War, legalised ABORTION was once again imposed on the Polish under the Communist rule of Josef Stalin in 1956. By 1960, there were more than 150,000 ABORTIONS a year being performed in Poland.
Sibling snuggles: Ivanka Trump shared this sweet image of her children Arabella, four,
Joseph, two, and two-month-old Theodore James, in May 2016.
Poland saw 123,500 ABORTIONS in 1987, 59,500 in 1990, 11,500 in 1992, 1,200 in 1993, 559 in 1995 and 491 in 1996. Sceptics and ABORTION activists predicted that this would lead to increased maternal death, increased infanticide, and other social ills. However, these predictions have not come true. Poland is a prime example, like Ireland, that it is possible to be both a modern Country and still protect innocent human life.
Now, Poland looks set to completely ban ABORTION, as Pro-Life activists have gathered more than 375,000 signatures for a Petition which should end up in a Parliamentary Vote.
Poland is a powerful reminder of why it is essential to continue to fight to preserve the Pro-Life heart of one’s Country.
"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.
I shall be spending this evening in various supermarkets looking for the most sumptuous sardines that I can find. For, as you will undoubtedly know, tomorrow is Sardine Day.
This is not because tomorrow is The Feast Day of The Holy Prophets Joel and Esdras. Though I am sure that Joel’s vision of The End Day would have included the most wonderfully succulent sardines imaginable. Nor because it is that Saint Turian, a man of humility and simplicity, would have enjoyed an occasional sardine on his Feast Day.
No, tomorrow is The Feast of The Sardines, or Fête des Sardines, in The Vendée region of France. You can see a history of The Wars of The Vendée HERE, it really is worth a read. The Vendée was totally destroyed by The French Revolution and persecuted ever since.
So, do you think that the good people of The Vendée want to celebrate 14 July ? Which is Bastille day ? No they do not.
So, instead, they celebrate the humble sardine (for no reason that I have been able to find). They eat them on 13 July, and they feast, and drink, and drink. And, on the next morning (14 July), they are so hung over, that they do not bother getting out of bed !!!
So for them, the celebration is not the slaughter, rape and pillage of their beloved Country, it is the day before – a humble sardine.
Say a Prayer for Vietnamese Catholic Blogger, Mary Magdalene Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (37), aka "Mother Mushroom", who was sentenced to ten years in prison on 29 June 2017.
Among other causes, Mother Mushroom has campaigned against: The killing of civilians by police; a Taiwan-owned steel plant, Formosa Ha Tinh, which has killed thousands of fish in Vietnam by releasing toxic wastewater; government land confiscations related to a Chinese-backed bauxite mine; the suffering of Poor People waiting at hospital, because they were unable to bribe Officials.