Notre-Dame de Rouen. Could They Build This Magnificent Cathedral, Today ?

English: The Nave of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Rouen, France.

Français: Cathédrale primatiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen.

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Rouen Cathedral, France.

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Rouen Cathedral, France.

Photo: 3 September 2010.

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The Rose Window,

Rouen Cathedral, France.

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Rouen Cathedral (French: Cathédrale primatiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen) is a Catholic Church in Rouen, Normandy, France. It is The See of The Archbishop of Rouen, Primate of Normandy. The Cathedral is in the Gothic Architectural Style.

A Church was already present at this location in the Late-4th-Century A.D., and, eventually, a Cathedral was established at Rouen, as at Poitiers, France. It was enlarged by Saint Ouen in 650 A.D., and visited by Charlemagne in 769 A.D.

All the buildings perished during a Viking raid in the 9th-Century A.D. The Viking leader, Rollo, Founder of The Duchy of Normandy, was Baptised here in 915 A.D., and buried in 932 A.D. His grandson, Richard I, further enlarged it in 950 A.D. Saint Romain's Tower was built in 1035. The buildings of Archbishop Robert II were Consecrated in 1065.

Construction on the current building began in the 12th-Century, in the Early-Gothic Style for Saint Romain's Tower, front Porches and part of The Nave. Other buildings were built in the High-Gothic Style for the main works: Nave, Transept, Choir, and first floor of The Lantern Tower in the 13th-Century; Side Chapels, Lady Chapel, and Side Doorways in the 14th-Century. Some windows are still decorated with Stained-Glass of the 13th-Century, famous because of a special Cobalt Blue colour, known as "The Blue from Chartres". The North Transept commenced in 1280.

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Feast Of The Maternity Of The Blessed Virgin Mary. Feast Day 11 October.

Feast of The Maternity of The Blessed Virgin Mary.
   Feast Day 11 October.

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Maternity of Mary

from The Liturgical Year, 1910.

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The Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God, is a Feast Day of The Blessed Virgin Mary under the aspect of her Motherhood of Jesus Christ.

Christians of Byzantine Rite and of both West and East Syrian Rites Celebrate Mary as Mother of God on 26 December and The Coptic Church does so on 16 January.

The Feast is a Celebration of Mary's Motherhood of Jesus. The English Title "Mother of God" is a translation of the Latin Title Dei Genetrix, which means "She Who Generated God", as the corresponding Greek Title Θεοτόκος (Theotokos) means "She Who Gave Birth to God". This Title was dogmatically adopted at The First Council of Ephesus, in 431 A.D., as a way to assert that Jesus is God, and that his Mother can therefore be called Mother of God. The Title that The Feast Celebrates is, thus, not only Mariological, but also Christological.

"Ave Maris Stella"

(Hail, Star of the Sea)

is the Hymn at Vespers for

The Feast of The Maternity of The Blessed Virgin Mary.

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The Second Vatican Council stated: "Clearly, from earliest times, The Blessed Virgin is honoured under the Title of Mother of God." and, at an early stage, The Church in Rome celebrated on

1 January a Feast that it called The Anniversary (Natale) of The Mother of God. When this was overshadowed by The Feasts of The Annunciation and The Assumption, adopted from Constantinople at the start of the 7th-Century A.D., 1 January began to be Celebrated simply as The Octave Day of Christmas, the "eighth day", on which, according to Luke 2:21, The Child was Circumcised and given the name "Jesus".

In the 13th- or 14th-Century, 1 January began to be Celebrated in Rome, as already in Spain and Gaul, as The Feast of The Circumcision of The Lord and The Octave of The Nativity, while still oriented towards Mary and Christmas, with many Prayers, Antiphons and Responsories glorifying The Maternity of Mary. Pope Saint John XXIII's 1960 Rubrical and Calendrical Revision removed the mention of The Circumcision of Jesus and called 1 January, simply, The Octave of The Nativity.

The Feast of "The Maternity of The Blessed Virgin Mary" was established in Portugal, in 1914, for Celebration on 11 October, and was extended to the entire Catholic Church by Pope Pius XI in 1931. The 1969 Revision of The Liturgical Year and The Calendar states: "1 January, The Octave Day of The Nativity of The Lord, is The Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God, and also The Commemoration of the conferral of The Most Holy Name of Jesus." It removed the 11 October Feast, even for Portugal, stating: "The Maternity of The Blessed Virgin Mary is Celebrated on 1 January in The Solemnity of Mary, The Mother of God." (The 11 October Feast is now Celebrated only by some Traditionalist Catholic individuals and groups.)

"Ave Maris Stella"

(Hail, Star of the Sea)

is the Hymn at Vespers for

The Feast of The Maternity of The Blessed Virgin Mary.

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In his Apostolic Letter, Marialis Cultus, Pope Paul VI explained: "This Celebration is meant to Commemorate the part played by Mary in this Mystery of Salvation. It is meant also to exalt the singular dignity which this Mystery brings to The "Holy Mother . . . through whom we were found worthy to receive The Author of Life."

Roman Catholic Mariology is the systematic study of the person of The Blessed Virgin Mary and of her place in the economy of Salvation, within the Theology of The Catholic Church.

In the Catholic perspective, Mary has a precise place in the plan of Salvation and a special place within Tradition and Devotion. She is seen as having a singular dignity, and receives a higher level of Veneration than all other Saints. Roman Catholic Mariology thus studies not only her life, but also the Veneration of her in daily life, Prayer, Hymns, Art (where she has been a favourite topic), Music, and Architecture in Modern and Ancient Christianity throughout the ages.

The four Dogmas, of Perpetual Virginity, Mother of God, Immaculate Conception and Assumption, form the basis of Mariology. However, a number of other Catholic Doctrines about The Virgin Mary have been developed by reference to Sacred Scripture, Theological Reasoning and Church Tradition.

The development of Mariology is on-going and, since the beginning, it has continued to be shaped by Theological analyses, writings of Saints, and Papal statements, e.g. while two Marian Dogmas are ancient, the other two were defined in the 19th- and 20th-Centuries; and Papal teachings on Mary have continued to appear in recent times.

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Mass: Ecce Virgo concipiet.

Preface: Of The Virgin Mary: Et te in Festivitáte.

Hymn: Ave Maris Stella.

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Saint Francis Borgia. Confessor. Feast Day, Today, 10 October.

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Saint Francis Borgia.
   Confessor.

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Francis Borgia. Duke of Gandia and Captain-General of Catalonia, was one of the handsomest, richest, and most honoured nobles in Spain, when, in 1539, there was laid upon him the sad duty of escorting the remains of his Sovereign, Queen Isabella, to the Royal Burying-Place at Granada. The coffin had to be opened for him that he might verify the body before it was placed in the tomb, and so foul a sight met his eyes that he vowed never again to serve a Sovereign who could suffer so base a change.

It was some years before he could follow The Call of his Lord; at length, he entered The Society of Jesus, to cut himself off from any chance of dignity or preferment. But his Order chose him to be its Head. The Turks were threatening Christendom, and Pope Saint Pius V sent his nephew to gather Christian Princes into a League for its defence.

The Holy Pope chose Francis to accompany him, and, worn out though he was, the Saint obeyed at once. The fatigues of the embassy exhausted what little life was left. Saint Francis died on his return to Rome, 10 October 1572.

REFLECTION.—Saint Francis Borgia learnt the worthlessness of Earthly greatness at the funeral of Queen Isabella. Do the deaths of friends teach us aught about ourselves ?

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After providing for the settlement of his children, Saint Francis entered The Society of Jesus, where, despising all honours, he made a Vow out of Humility (Collect) to refuse all dignities., But, for obedience sake, he had to accept the Post of General of The Society. He died in 1572.

Mass: Os justi (of Abbots).

The Office Of Prime. Improve Your Prayer Life.

The Office of Prime.

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In 1889, a simplified Divine Office of Prime, in English, was recommended for Morning Prayer by The American Bishops, who also produced The Baltimore Catechism. 

Predating both the Vatican II Changes and The Breviary Revisions of Pope Saint Pius X, in 1911, this Divine Office is an organic American development that is also firmly rooted in a continuous Roman Tradition going back to Saint Benedict.

The Office of Prime, in "The Baltimore Office", consisted of two invariant Psalms for all seven days of the week (Psalm 53 and Psalm 118), Proper Antiphons for Sundays and Week-Days, and, characteristically, The Creed of Saint Athanasius (Quicumque Vult) for Sundays.

The elegance of this edition is in the way it faithfully preserves the essentials of Prime down the Centuries, yet adapts itself to Lay Use quite well—without complicated systems of Psalms and Propers.

Ancilla Press makes this available in a sixteen-page booklet.

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Prime, or "The First Hour", is a fixed Time of Prayer of The Traditional Divine Office (Canonical Hours), said at The First Hour of Daylight (approximately 6:00 a.m.), between The Morning Hour of Lauds and The 9 a.m. Hour of Terce. 

In the 1960s, Vatican II suppressed The Divine Office of Prime. The only question is: " Why ? "

It is part of The Christian Liturgies of Eastern Christianity, but, in The Latin Rite, it was suppressed by The Liturgical Reforms following The Second Vatican Council. 

[Editor: The only question is: WHY ? It is noticeable that Vatican II TOOK AWAY so much from The Traditional Liturgy and GAVE BACK nothing. Consider. Debate. Digest. And look for the nearest Traditional Latin Mass.]

 However, Clergy, who have an obligation to Celebrate The Liturgy of The Hours [Editor: The Divine Office] may still fulfil their obligation by using The Roman Breviary promulgated by Pope Saint John XXIII in 1962, which contains The Hour of Prime. 

Like all The Liturgical Hours, except The Office of Readings, it consists primarily of Psalms. It is one of The Little Hours [Editor: Prime; Terce; Sext; None].

Solemn Pontifical Mass In The Traditional Latin Rite. Cathedral Of Saint John The Baptist, Paterson, New Jersey. And Saint Hugh Of Cluny.

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Hugh of Cluny (1024 – 1109) was an Abbot of Cluny, France, who is sometimes referred to as "Hugh the Great" or "Hugh of Semur". He was one of the most influential leaders of The Monastic Orders from The Middle Ages.

The son of Count Dalmatius of Semur and Aremberge of Vergy, his father wanted him to be a Knight and a Secular Leader. At the age of fourteen, he took his Monastic Vows, and later became an Abbot.

Abbot Hugh built the third Abbey Church at Cluny, the largest structure in Europe for many Centuries, with funds provided by King Ferdinand I of León. He was the driving force behind The Cluniac Monastic Movement during the last quarter of the 11th-Century, which had Priories throughout Southern France and Northern Spain.

English: The Interior of Cluny Abbey.

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Hugh's relationship to King Ferdinand I and King Alphonso VI of León and Castile, as well as his influence upon Pope Urban II, who had been Prior at Cluny under Hugh, made Hugh one of the most powerful and influential figures of the Late-11th-Century. As the godfather of The Holy Roman Emperor, Henry IV, he also played a role as a mediator during the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV, though he was not successful. Additionally, he was an active Diplomat to Germany and Hungary on behalf of The Church.

He died on 28 April, 1109. Many of his relics were pillaged or destroyed by the Huguenots in 1575.

His Feast Day is 29 April.