Flos Carmeli. Flower Of Carmel.

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Flos Carmeli is a Marian Catholic Hymn and Prayer. Flos Carmeli literally means "Flower of Carmel". In The Carmelite Rite, this Hymn was the Sequence for The Feast of Saint Simon Stock, and, since 1663, for The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. It is said to have been written by Saint Simon Stock (1165 - 1265). The Prayer is taken from the first two stanzas of the Hymn.

Illustration: Zephyrinus.

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Flos Carmeli, vitis florigera, splendor caeli, virgo puerpera singularis.

Mater mitis sed viri nescia Carmelitis esto propitia stella maris.

Radix Iesse germinans flosculum nos ad esse tecum in saeculum patiaris.

Inter spinas quae crescis lilium serva puras mentes fragilium tutelaris.

Armatura fortis pugnantium furunt bella tende praesidium scapularis.

Per incerta prudens consilium per adversa iuge solatium largiaris.

Mater dulcis Carmeli domina, plebem tuam reple laetitia qua bearis.

Paradisi clavis et ianua, fac nos duci quo, Mater, gloria coronaris. Amen.

Alleluia.

FLOWER of Carmel, Tall vine-blossom-laden; Splendour of heaven,

Childbearing, yet maiden. None equals thee.

Mother so tender, Whom no man didst know, On Carmel's children

Thy favours bestow. Star of the Sea.

Strong stem of Jesse, Who bore one bright flower, Be ever near us

And guard us each hour, who serve thee here.

Purest of lilies, That flowers among thorns, Bring help to the true heart

That in weakness turns and trusts in thee.

Strongest of armour, We trust in thy might: Under thy mantle,

Hard press'd in the fight, we call to thee.

Our way uncertain, Surrounded by foes, Unfailing counsel

You give to those who turn to thee.

O gentle Mother, Who in Carmel reigns, Share with your servants

That gladness you gained and now enjoy.

Hail, Gate of Heaven, With Glory now Crowned, Bring us to safety

Where thy Son is found, true joy to see. Amen.

Alleluia.

Carlisle Cathedral.

The Cathedral Church of The Holy and Undivided Trinity,

otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, England.

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The Cathedral Church of The Holy and Undivided Trinity, otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, is the Seat of The Anglican Bishop of Carlisle. It is located in Carlisle, in Cumbria, North West England. It was Founded as an Augustinian Priory and became a Cathedral in 1133.

The Great East Stained-Glass Window of Carlisle Cathedral.

The largest Stained-Glass Window in The Flowing Decorated Gothic Style in England.

Date: 22 June 2014.

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Carlisle Cathedral, because of heavy losses to its fabric, is the second smallest Cathedral (after Oxford Cathedral), of England's ancient Cathedrals.

Its notable features include some fine figurative stone carving, a set of Mediaeval Choir Stalls, and the largest window in The Flowing Decorated Gothic Style in England.

The Cathedral Church of The Holy and Undivided Trinity,

otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, England.

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Church Of Our Lady Of The Rosary “Alle Pigne” (Chiesa Di Santa Maria Del Rosario Alle Pigne), Naples, Italy, Re-Opened By The Institute Of Christ The King Sovereign Priest.

The Church of Our Lady of The Rosary “alle Pigne”

(Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario alle Pigne), Naples, Italy.

Text and Illustrations: INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST

His Eminence, Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe, Archbishop of Naples, has entrusted to The Institute Of Christ The King Sovereign Priest The Church of Our Lady of The Rosary “alle Pigne” (Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario alle Pigne), Naples, Italy. Along with The Canonical Establishment of this Apostolate, Cardinal Sepe has nominated, as Rector of the Church, Canon Louis Valadier.

Located in Piazza Cavour, in downtown Naples, about a ten minute walk from the Cathedral, Our Lady of The Rosary Church “alle Pigne” had suffered damage in the 1980 earthquake. Despite restoration work in the 1990s, it had not been reopened. Dating from the 17th-Century, the Church is the artistic masterpiece of Arcangelo Guglielmelli.

The statue of Our Lady of The Rosary, Venerated above The High Altar.

The Church of Our Lady of The Rosary “alle Pigne”

(Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario alle Pigne), Naples, Italy.

At the invitation of Cardinal Sepe, The Institute Clergy and local Faithful worked to prepare the Church for the Solemn Ceremony of re-opening on Friday evening, 6 October 2017. To represent the Cardinal at the Ceremony, the Most Reverend Lucio Lemmo, Auxiliary Bishop, presided. The Prior General of The Institute, Monsignor Gilles Wach, was present, along with The Institute’s resident Clergy in Naples, Canon Louis Valadier, Canon Guillaume Fenoll, Canon Florian Braun, and Seminarian Abbe Andrea De Pas​cale. The Archbishop’s Delegate for the Union of Catholic Works attended, as well as several Civil and Military authorities, such as The Commandant of The Carabinieri of the City’s Stella neighborhood.

The statue of Our Lady of The Rosary on the exterior façade of the Church was Solemnly Crowned. Bishop Lemmo Blessed the restored wooden statue of Our Lady of The Rosary, Venerated above The High Altar. Solemn High Mass was Celebrated by Monsignor Wach.

Exterior of the Church of Our Lady of The Rosary “alle Pigne”

(Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario alle Pigne), Naples, Italy.

The statue of Our Lady of The Rosary on the exterior

façade of the Church was Solemnly Crowned.

The evening’s events included a performance by the Giubileo Choir, which sang popular songs of Neapolitan Tradition, festive fireworks, and a buffet reception.

The Apostolate Web-Site is HERE

Mass is Celebrated, daily, at 7:00 p.m.

The High Altar.

The Church of Our Lady of The Rosary “alle Pigne”

(Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario alle Pigne), Naples, Italy.

Mass For The Sunday Within The Octave Of The Epiphany.

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

Mass For The Sunday Within The Octave Of The Epiphany.

Semi-Double.

White Vestments.

[In 2018, this Mass is Celebrated on Monday, 8 January. due to
The Feast of The Holy Family taking precedence on Sunday, 7 January.]

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From twelve-years-old, a Jew was bound each year to keep The Three Feasts of Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles. In The Liturgy for Christmastide, the whole of Our Lord's childhood is put before us and today we see Him in the Temple, where, for the first time, He shows the Jews that God is His "Father" (Gospel).

"It was by no accident," says Saint Ambrose, "that this Child, Who, even according to the flesh, was full of Wisdom and Grace of God, forgetting His human parents, should wish to be found after three days in the Temple.

"By this, He intimated that, three days after The Triumph of His Passion, He, Who was believed to be dead, should rise again and so offer Himself as the object of our Faith, seated on a Heavenly Throne in Heavenly Glory. The truth is that, in His case, there is a two-fold birth; the one by which He is begotten by The Father, the other by which He is born of a Mother.

"The first is wholly Divine; by the second, He humbles Himself to take our nature" (Third Nocturn). This "Man sitting upon a High Throne, Whom a multitude of Angels Adore, singing together" (Introit) is, therefore, that Divine Child, Who is shown to us in today's Gospel.

"Sitting in the midst of the doctors, who "were astonished at his wisdom and answers", Moreover, since, "as God hath delivered to everyone the measure of Faith" (Epistle), Christian Souls form but "one body in Christ" (Epistle), they ought to be penetrated with the wisdom of Him who, far from "conforming Himself to the maxims of this World," reforms "and rules human life according to The Will of God" (Epistle).

"Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business ?" said the young boy, Jesus. This wholly supernatural wisdom, whose guiding principles exceed, without destroying, those of the natural order, is beyond our unaided powers. While seeking to curb our flesh by the mortification which such wisdom enjoins, sacrificing, at times, even the most lawful affection, in pursuance of a Divine Call which draws children from their parents' side, the plans of Almighty God must needs remain for us hidden Mysteries to be accepted without being completely understood.

"They understood not the word that He spoke unto them" (Gospel). Following Mary, who "kept all these words in her heart" (Gospel), let us meditate on the sublimity of Jesus' words and actions in the Temple. Like this Child, Whose whole life at Nazareth is summed up in the one word "subjection" (Gospel), let us grow in wisdom so that always we may "perceive what we ought to do," and in strength "to fulfil the same" (Collect).

Mass: In excélso.

Second Collect: Of The Epiphany (if during The Octave).

Creed: If during The Octave.

Preface: Of The Epiphany (if during The Octave).

Communicantes: If during The Octave.

"Sweet Heart Of Jesus".

"Sweet Sacrament Divine"

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The Godhead . . . because His Body and Blood are diffused through our members, we become partakers of The Divine Nature." - Saint Cyril of Alexandria.

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"Sweet Heart of Jesus".

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"Hail, Queen Of Heaven".

The Blessed Virgin Mary is Crowned in Heaven by her Beloved Son.

Illustration: AD MOIOREM DEI GLORIAM

"Hail, Queen of Heaven".

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Feast Of The Holy Family. Sunday Within The Octave Of The Epiphany. "Jesus, Mary And Joseph's Hallowed Family Life."

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

Feast of The Holy Family.

Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany.

Greater-Double.

White Vestments.

[EDITOR: WHEN FAMILY LIFE IS UNDER ATTACK FROM ALL QUARTERS, NOWADAYS, LET US CONTINUALLY PRAY TO THE HOLY FAMILY FOR SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND HELP.]

The Holy Family.

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"Is it not fitting," says Pope Leo XIII, "to Celebrate The Royal Birth of The Son of The Supreme Father, of The House of David and the Glorious Names of that ancient Line ?" Yet, it is more consoling for us to call to memory the little house at Nazareth and the humble life lived there; thus Celebrating The Hidden Life of Our Lord.

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For there, The Divine Child received His training in Joseph's humble trade; there, hidden and sheltered, He grew up and showed Himself ready to share the toil of a Carpenter's life. "Let the moisture," he seemed to say, "trickle over my limbs before they are drenched with the torrent of My Blood, and the pain of this labour shall go to stone for the sins of men."

Close to The Divine Child is His Tender Mother; close to Joseph stands his devoted wife, happy to relieve their toil and suffering by her loving care. O Thou, Who wast not free from toil and care and Who hast known adversity, come to the aid of the unfortunate, crippled by poverty and struggling against the difficulties of life" (Hymn for Matins).

In this lowly dwelling at Nazareth, by practising the domestic virtues of charity, obedience, mutual help and regard, Jesus, Mary and Joseph hallowed family life (Collect, Epistle, and Gospel). There, too, they constantly found joy and peace in Recollection and Prayer in Common.

May The Great Christian Family practise here on Earth The Virtues of The Holy Family, so meriting a life in Their Blessed Company in Heaven (Collect).

Pope Benedict XV, being desirous of securing for Souls The Blessings flowing from Meditation on The Virtues of The Holy Family and from their imitation, extended this Feast to The Universal Church, fixing its observance for The Sunday in The Octave of The Epiphany.

When this Sunday happens to be The Octave Day of The Epiphany, The Feast of The Holy Family is kept on the day before.

When The Feast is observed on a Sunday, every Parish Priest Celebrates Mass for the people of his Parish.

Mass: Exsúltat gáudio.
Commemoration: Of The Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany..
Commemoration: Of The Octave of The Epiphany.
Gospel: Cum factus esset. As on The Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany.
The Creed: Is said.
Preface: Of The Epiphany.
Communicantes: Of The Epiphany.
Last Gospel: The Gospel of Saint John.

The Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany being now occupied by The Feast of The Holy Family, The Mass of The Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany is Celebrated on a Week-Day.
If The Feast of The Holy Family falls on any date from 7 January to 11 January, The Mass of The Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany is Celebrated on the following day, Monday (8 January to 17 January). [Editor: This is what will happen this year (2017).]

If The Feast of The Holy Family falls on 12 January, The Mass of The Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany is not Celebrated at all, for want of a free day.

If The Epiphany (6 January) and its Octave Day (13 January) fall on a Sunday, The Mass of The Holy Family (with The Commemoration of The Sunday within The Octave of The Epiphany, and The Commemoration of The Octave) is said "in anticipation" on Saturday, 12 January, and The Mass of The Sunday within The Octave Of The Epiphany is Transferred to Saturday, 19 January, the only free day. In this case, it is said with the Gloria, but without the Credo, with the Preface, but without the Communicantes of The Epiphany, and with the Gospel "Pastores" (from The Second Mass at Christmas), as Last Gospel.