The Seven Sorrows of The Virgin.
Artist: Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528).
Date: Circa 1496.
Current location: Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany.
Source/Photographer: Web Gallery of Art.
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Friday 15 September 2017
Thursday 14 September 2017
Cassini Flies To A Fiery Death On Saturn.
This montage of images of Saturn's System was prepared from an assemblage of images
taken by the Voyager 1 Spacecraft during its Saturn encounter in November 1980.
This artist's view shows Dione in the forefront, Saturn rising behind,
Tethys and Mimas
fading in the distance to the Right,
Enceladus and Rhea off Saturn's Rings
to the Left, and Titan in its distant orbit at the top.
The Voyager Project is managed for NASA by The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.
Date: 17 November 1980.
Source: Great Images in NASA Description
Author: NASA.
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Cassini Flies Towards A Fiery Death On Saturn.
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The Cassini Spacecraft, that has orbited Saturn for the last thirteen years, would weigh 4,685 pounds on Earth and, at twenty-two feet high, is somewhat longer and wider than a small moving van tipped on its end. Bristling with cameras, antennas and other sensors, it is one of the most complex and sophisticated Spy Robots ever set loose in Interplanetary Space.
On Friday morning, 15 September 2017, the whole World will hear it die.
At The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in California, the scientists of The Cassini Mission will figuratively ride their creation down into oblivion in the clouds of Saturn. They will be collecting data on the makeup of the Planet’s butterscotch clouds until the last bitter moment, when the Spacecraft succumbs to the heat and pressure of atmospheric entry and becomes a Meteor.
So will end a decades-long journey of discovery and wonder.
The Exaltation Of The Holy Cross. Feast Day, Today, 14 September.
Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
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
Artist: Rene de Cramer.
"Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium".
Used with Permission.
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).
Creed.
Preface: Of The Holy Cross.
"The Exaltation of The Holy Cross",
This File: 14 April 2005.
User: Petrusbarbygere.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.
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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Wednesday 13 September 2017
"Glück, Das Mir Verblieb". "Marietta's Lied". From Corngold's "Die Tote Stadt". Sung By Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.
English: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf at The Lucerne Festival.
Deutsch: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf an den Musikfestwochen in Luzern.
Date: Nicht bekannt. ca.1948 bis 1958.
Source: Stiftung Fotodokumentation Kanton Luzern.
Author: Max Albert Wyss.
(Wikimedia Commons)
"Glück, Das Mir Verblieb".
"Marietta's Lied".
From Corngold's "Die Tote Stadt".
Sung By Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.
Available on YouTube at
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Dame Olga Maria Elisabeth Friederike Schwarzkopf, DBE (9 December 1915 – 3 August 2006) was a German Soprano. She was among the foremost singers of Lieder, and was renowned for her performances of Viennese Operetta, as well as the Operas of Mozart, Wagner and Richard Strauss After retiring from The Stage, she was a Voice Teacher Internationally. She is considered one of the greatest Sopranos of the 20th-Century.
"Glück, das mir verblieb" (German for "Joy, that near to me remained") is a Duet from the 1920 Opera Die tote Stadt (The Dead City) composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold to a Libretto by his father, Julius Korngold, as Paul Schott.
It is written for a Soprano and Tenor. Also called "The Lute Song", it appears in Act 1, approx. twenty-five minutes into the Opera. For performances as a Concert Aria, a Soprano will sing both parts.
She arrives, and Paul addresses her as Marie, but she corrects him: She is Marietta, a dancer from Lille. He is enchanted by her, especially when she accepts his request for a song, "Glück, das mir verblieb".
The words tell of the joy of love, but there is a sadness in it, also, because its theme is the transitory nature of life. Their voices combine in the Verse which extols the power of love to remain constant in a fleeting World.
Glück, das mir verblieb,
rück zu mir, mein treues Lieb.
Abend sinkt im Hag
bist mir Licht und Tag.
Bange pochet Herz an Herz
Hoffnung schwingt sich himmelwärts.
Wie wahr, ein traurig Lied.
Das Lied vom treuen Lieb,
das sterben muss.
Ich kenne das Lied.
Ich hört es oft in jungen,
in schöneren Tagen.
Es hat noch eine Strophe—
weiß ich sie noch?
Naht auch Sorge trüb,
rück zu mir, mein treues Lieb.
Neig dein blaß Gesicht
Sterben trennt uns nicht.
Mußt du einmal von mir gehn,
glaub, es gibt ein Auferstehn.
Joy, that near to me remains,
Come to me, my true love.
Night sinks into the grove
You are my light and day.
Anxiously beats heart on heart
Hope itself soars heavenward.
How true, a sad song.
The song of true love,
that must die.
I know the song.
I heard it often in younger,
in better days.
It has yet another verse—
Do I know it still?
Though sorrow becomes dark,
Come to me, my true love.
Lean (to me) your pale face
Death will not separate us.
If you must leave me one day,
Believe, there is an afterlife.
"Glück, Das Mir Verblieb".
"Marietta's Lied".
From Corngold's "Die Tote Stadt".
Sung By Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.
Available on YouTube at
Duchess Of Kent. Flower Of Kent. Maid Of Kent. Duke Of Kent. Prince Of Kent. HMS Kent. Men Of Kent. Kentish Men.
"Duchess of Kent"
Steam Locomotive.
Illustration: PINTEREST
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unless otherwise stated.
Early-Mediaeval Kent.
East Kent became one of the Kingdoms of The Jutes during the 5th-Century A.D. (see Kingdom of Kent) and the area was later known as Cantia, around 730 A.D. and Cent in 835 A.D. The Early-Mediaeval inhabitants of the County were known as The Cantwara, or Kent people, whose Capital (the only Town called a Metropolis by The Venerable Bede) was at Canterbury.
Canterbury is the Religious centre of The Anglican Faith, and See of Saint Augustine of Canterbury. Augustine is Traditionally credited with bringing Christianity to Anglo-Saxon England, landing at Ebbsfleet, Pegwell Bay, on The Isle of Thanet (North-East Kent) in the Spring of 597 A.D.
A Lathe was an ancient administration division of Kent, and may well have originated during a Jutish colonisation of the County. These ancient divisions still exist, but have no administrative significance, today. There were seven Lathes in Kent at the time of The Domesday Book, which reveals that in, 1086, Kent was divided into the seven Lathes or "Lest(um)" of: Aylesford, Milton, Sutton, Borough, Eastry, Lympne; Wye.
"The Flower of Kent" Pub,
Lewisham, South-East London
(formerly Kent).
Illustration: HEY EVENT
For administrative, judicial and taxation purposes, these units remained important for another 600 years, although, by 1295, the number of Lathes had reduced to five: Borough and Eastry were merged to form The Lathe of Saint Augustine, The Lathe of Lympne was renamed The Lathe of Shepway, The Lathes of Milton and Wye were merged to form The Lathe of Scray. Each of The Lathes were divided into smaller areas, called Hundreds, although the difference between the functions of Lathes and Hundreds remains unclear.
Mediaeval Kent.
Following the invasion of Britain by King William of Normandy in 1066, the people of Kent adopted the Motto Invicta, meaning "undefeated", and claiming that they had frightened The Normans away, as they merely used Kent to reach London.
Once London was reached, The Normans ignored most of East Kent, due to the peasants attacking them at every turn. As a result, Kent became a semi-autonomous County Palatine, under William's half-brother, Odo of Bayeux, Earl of Kent and Bishop of Bayeux, with the special powers otherwise reserved for Counties bordering Wales and Scotland.
"Duchess of Kent",
Steam Locomotive.
Illustration: PINTEREST
A decade after The Norman Conquest, Penenden Heath, near Maidstone, held a successful trial of Odo of Bayeux. The trial, ordered by King William I at the behest of Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury, challenged the Earl's purported landholdings in the County, an event which represented an important attempt by Saxon landowners to reassert their pre-Norman rights and privileges.
Gavelkind was one of the most interesting examples of Customary Law in England. After The Norman Conquest, Gavelkind was superseded by The Feudal Law of Primogeniture, except in South East England. In essence, Gavelkind meant that, on death, a man's property was equally divided amongst his surviving sons, which led to land being divided into ever smaller parcels. Therefore, the wasteful Strip System of farming in open fields was never established in Kent. Gavelkind was finally abolished by The Law of Property Act in 1925.
Monument at Swanscombe, near Dartford, Kent, recording the legend
of how Kent managed to extract concessions from William the Conqueror.
Thus, Kent's Motto remains as "Invicta" (Undefeated).
This Monument depicts the meeting of Men of Kent and Kentish Men
with the Invader, William, Duke of Normandy, after The Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Photo: 28 June 2006.
Source: Own work.
Author: Philipjbailey.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Gavelkind.
Gavelkind was a system of Land Tenure associated chiefly with The County of Kent, but also found in Ireland and Wales and some other parts of England. Its inheritance pattern is a system of Partible Inheritance, which bears resemblance to Salic Patrimony: as such, it might testify in favour of a wider, probably ancient Germanic, Tradition. Under this Law (Gavelkind), land was divided equally among sons or other heirs.
Over the Centuries, various Acts were passed to "De-Gavel" individual Manors, but, in England and Wales, it was The Administration of Estates Act 1925 that finally abolished the custom.
Before abolition of Gavelkind tenure, by The Administration of Estates Act 1925, all land in Kent was presumed to be held by Gavelkind, until the contrary was proved. It was more correctly described as Socage tenure, subject to the custom of Gavelkind. The chief peculiarities of the custom of Gavelkind were the following:
A tenant could pass on part or all of his lands as a fiefdom from fifteen years of age;
On conviction for a felony, the lands were not confiscated by The Crown;
Generally, the tenant could always dispose of his lands in his Will;
In case of Intestacy, the Estate was passed on to all the sons, or their representatives, in equal shares,
leaving all the sons equally a Gentleman. Although females, claiming in their own right, were given second preference, they could still inherit through representation;
A Dowager was entitled to one half of the land;
A Widow, who had no children, was entitled to inherit half the Estate, as a tenant, as long as she remained unmarried.
"Maid of Kent"
Steam Locomotive.
Illustration: CHRISTOFF MODEL ENGINEER
Gavelkind, an example of Customary Law in England, was thought to have existed before The Norman Conquest of 1066, but, generally, was superseded by The Feudal Law of Primogeniture. Its survival (until as late as 1925) in one part of the Country, is regarded as a concession by The Conqueror to The People of Kent.
During The Mediaeval Period, Kent produced several rebellions, including The Peasants' Revolt, led by Wat Tyler, and, later, Jack Cade's rebellion of 1450. Thomas Wyatt led an army into London from Kent in 1553, against Queen Mary I. Canterbury became a great Pilgrimage site following the Martyrdom of Thomas Becket, who was eventually Canonised in 1246. Canterbury's Religious role also gave rise to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, a key development in the rise of the written English language and ostensibly set in the Countryside of Kent. Rochester had its own Martyr, William of Perth, and, in 1256, Lawrence, Bishop of Rochester, travelled to Rome to obtain William's Canonisation.
As well as numerous fortified Manor Houses, Kent has a number of Traditional militarily-significant Castles, including those at Allington, Chilham, Dover, Hever, Leeds, Rochester, and Walmer, built to protect the Coast, The River Medway, or routes into London.
"Duke of Kent"
Steam Road Locomotive.
Built in 1914.
Illustration: FOTOLIBRA
Kent also played a significant role in The English Civil War, around 1648.
West Kent and East Kent are one-time Traditional Sub-Divisions of The English County of Kent, kept alive by The Association of The Men of Kent and Kentish Men: An organisation formed in 1913.
Residents of West Kent, those living West / North of The River Medway, are called "Kentish Men", as opposed to residents of East Kent, who are known as "Men of Kent".
Simplistically, the division is considered to be The River Medway, but apparently corresponds roughly to The Diocese of Rochester.
The division apparently derives from the ethnic differences between The Jutish Settlement of The East of the County and The Saxon presence in The West, although its origins are somewhat obscure.
Prince of Kent.
Prince Michael of Kent,
by A.K. Lawrence, RA.
Illustration: PINTEREST
However, some Towns, such as The Medway Towns - Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham (although Rainham was annexed from Swale, and is thus considered part of East Kent) and Maidstone, lie on the East / South bank of the River Medway.
West Kent had its own Quarter Sessions, based in Maidstone, until 1814, when the Administrations of East and West Kent were merged. The West Kent Quarter Sessions Division consisted of The Lathe of Aylesford, The Lathe of Sutton-at-Hone and the Lower Division of The Lathe of Scray.
HMS Kent, off the coast of Djibouti.
Photo: 1 February 2015.
Author: LA(Phot) Simmo Simpson
/MOD.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Places in West Kent included: Dartford; Edenbridge; Gillingham; Gravesend; Hawkhurst; Headcorn; Maidstone; Northfleet; Rochester; Royal Tunbridge Wells; Sevenoaks; Swanley; Tenterden; Tonbridge; Westerham.
The historic area of West Kent included a number of places now in Greater London; specifically The London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham, including: Beckenham; Bexley;
Biggin Hill; Bromley; Chislehurst; Deptford; Eltham; Greenwich; Lewisham; Orpington; Sidcup;
Woolwich.
See also: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment; Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment).
Tuesday 12 September 2017
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.
Greater-Double.
White Vestments.
English: William-Adolphe
Bouguereau's "L'Innocence".
Both young children and the lamb
are symbols of innocence.
Français: Bouguereau — L'Innocence.
Русский: "Невинность", картина Виллиама Бугро.
И маленький ребёнок, и ягнёнок — символы невинности.
Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905).
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.
Source: Own work.
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." The 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.
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.
(Wikimedia Commons)
"O Most Holy Maiden Mary".
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir.
Available on YouTube at
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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