Alfie Evan (R.I.P.).
Illustration: THAT THE BONES YOU HAVE CRUSHED MAY THRILL
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Tuesday 15 May 2018
Saint John Baptist De La Salle. Confessor. Feast Day 15 May.
Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.
Saint John Baptist de la Salle.
Confessor.
Feast Day 15 May.
Double.
White Vestments.
This is the official portrait of Saint John Baptist de La Salle,
the Founder of The Brothers of The Christian Schools. It is by Pierre Leger and
has been designated as the official portrait of him for The Congregation.
Date: Unknown.
Source: The portrait is in the public domain and featured on the official website
of The Congregation, plus many other locations both in Print and on the Internet http://www.lasalle2.org/ClipArt/Iconog/icon5.jpg
Author: Pierre Leger.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Born at Reims, France, on 30 April 1651, of an illustrious family, Saint John Baptist de la Salle made himself, from childhood, dear to all by the virtues of his Soul, the gentleness of his nature and the keenness of his mind. He went to Paris to study Theology at The Sorbonne. At seventeen, he was a Canon of the Cathedral.
When he reached the Priesthood, he offered The Holy Sacrifice with fervent Faith and intense love; these never left him when he was at the Altar. God had raised him "to give a Christian education to the Poor and to confirm youths in the way of truth" (Collect). With this object in view, he Founded a new Religious Congregation which he called "Brothers of The Christian Schools" and which soon spread throughout the World.
Out of humility and out of love for poverty, he gave up his Canonry and gave all he had to the Poor (Epistle). "Inflamed with zeal for the salvation of Souls, he spent himself during his whole life," says The Breviary, "for their greatest good." Assiduously treating himself with rigour, in fastings, flagellations and other austerities, he passed the night in Prayer (Introit).
Such was his manner of life, until, remarkable for every virtue, especially for his obedience, his zeal for the accomplishment of The Divine Will, his love and devotion towards The Apostolic See, and loaded with merits, he fell asleep in The Lord, at Rouen, France, on Good Friday, 7 April 1719, at the age of sixty-eight."
After striving to pass his life in the most humble duties, by serving Jesus in little children (Gospel), he was called to Heaven by The Divine Redeemer Whose Glory he shares, and Who still Blesses his work throughout the World.
"Let us burn with zeal like this Saint to procure The Glory of God by saving Souls, so that we may share his reward in Heaven" (Collect).
Another proper Mass is said in the Houses of The Brothers of Christian Schools.
Mass: Os justi.
Monday 14 May 2018
Saint Boniface Of Tarsus. Martyr And One Of "The Ice Saints". Feast Day 14 May.
Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.
Saint Boniface.
Martyr.
Feast Day 14 May.
[Not to be confused with Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr. Feast Day 5 June.]
Simple.
Red Vestments.
English: Icon of Saint Boniface of Tarsus.
Deutsch: Ikone heilige Bonifatius aus Tarsus.
Russian: икона святого мученика Вонифатия Римского (Тарского).
Date: Unknown.
Author: Unknown.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Arrested at Tarsus, Boniface "bore himself with much fortitude in presence of his torturers" (Epistle). They tore his body with iron hooks, they thrust pointed reeds under his nails, and poured molten lead into his mouth.
He was beheaded at Tarsus on 14 May, towards 275 A.D., under the Emperor Galerius. His remains were brought to Rome and deposited on Mount Aventine, in the Church which took first his name and, later on, that of Saint Alexius.
[Editor: This Saint is not to be confused with Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr. Feast Day 5 June.]
Mass: Protexisti.
The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.
In the 12th-Century, the name of Boniface was included on 14 May in The General Roman Calendar, with the lowest Rank of Feast ("Simple"). In 1955, Pope Pius XII reduced the Celebration to a Commemoration within The Ferial Mass (see General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII).
Because of the date of his Feast, Boniface of Tarsus was one of three Saints, who, because a cold spell was believed to be common on 12 May – 14 May, were called The Ice Saints, in Poland, Bohemia and Eastern Germany.
The Ice Saints.
The Ice Saints is a name given to Saint Mamertus (or, in some countries, Saint Boniface of Tarsus), Saint Pancras, and Saint Servatius in Austrian, Belgian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, North-Italian, Polish, Slovene and Swiss folklore. They are so named because their Feast Days fall on 11 May, 12 May, and 13 May, days which are known as "the Black-Thorn Winter".
The period from 12 May to 15 May was noted to bring a brief spell of colder weather in many years, including the last nightly frosts of the Spring, in the Northern Hemisphere, under the Julian Calendar. The introduction of the Gregorian Calendar in 1582 involved skipping ten days in the Calendar, so that the equivalent days from the climatic point of view became 22 May – 25 May.
Sunday 13 May 2018
Saint Robert Bellarmine. Bishop. Confessor. Doctor Of The Church. Feast Day 13 May.
Text is taken from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.
Saint Robert Bellarmine.
Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of The Church.
Feast Day 13 May.
Double.
White Vestments.
Saint Robert Bellarmine.
Jesuit, and Doctor of The Church (4 October 1542 - 17 September 1621).
Beatified 13 May 1923. Canonised 29 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI.
Date: 16th-Century.
Source: istitutoaveta.it
Author: Anonymous.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Born at Montepulciano, Italy, died in Rome. Proclaimed Doctor of The Church on 15 August 1931.
Successively, Professor of Theology and Preacher at Louvain (1569 - 1576), Director of the Course of Controversy in Rome, where Saint Aloysius Gonzaga was his Penitent, Provincial of The Jesuits at Naples, sent by Pope Sixtus V on a Diplomatic Mission to France, Bellarmine was raised to the Cardinalate in spite of his unwillingness in 1599.
Pope Clement VIII alleged as motive for this promotion that his (Editor: Bellarmine's) equal in learning was not at that time to be found in The Church.
Photo: April 2008.
Source: Own work: Transferred from en.wikipedia
Author: Cbl62.
Attribution: Cbl62 at en.wikipedia
(Wikimedia Commons)
Apart from the three years he spent in Capua as its Archbishop, he passed his life in Rome, where he rendered signal services to Pope Clement VIII, Pope Paul V, and Pope Gregory XV.
By his controversial books, he dealt formidable blows to Protestantism, while, by his Catechism, translated into forty languages, he spread the knowledge of Christian Doctrine in all Countries of the World.
As a Religious, he shone by his Angelic purity, humility, and obedience, and, as Bishop, he was a model of watchful care and Charity to the Poor.
Towards the end of his life, he obtained leave of the Pope to retire to the Noviciate of Saint Andrew, the cradle of his Religious Life, where he prepared for a happy and holy death.
Mass: In médio, from The Common of Doctors.
Missa Cantata. On Corpus Christi. At Saint Thomas Of Canterbury Church, Headcorn, Kent. Thursday, 31 May 2018. 1200 Noon.
Missa Cantata
on
on
Corpus Christi.
Saint Thomas Of Canterbury Church,
Becket Court, Station Road,
Headcorn, Kent TN27 9SB.
Thursday, 31 May 2018.
1200 Noon.
SCHOLA: CANTORES MISSAE.
DIRECTOR: CHARLES FINCH.
WILL BE SINGING THE MASS.
SUPPORTED BY
Saint Thomas of Canterbury Church,
Becket Court, Station Road,
Headcorn, Kent TN27 9SB.
Saturday 12 May 2018
Saints Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, And Pancras. Martyrs. Feast Day 12 May.
Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.
Saints Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras.
Martyrs.
Feast Day 12 May.
Semi-Double.
Red Vestments.
Saint Domitilla, with Saints Nereus and Achilleus.
Artist: Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640).
Date: 1608.
Current location: Santa Maria-in-Vallicella, Rome, Italy.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Nereus and Achilleus, Officers of the household of Flavia Domitilla, a niece of the Emperors Titus and Domitian, were Baptised by Saint Peter. The Gospel praises their Faith when it praises that of the Officer who obtained the cure of his son and believed in Jesus.
These Saints, having inspired Domitilla with the resolution to consecrate her Virginity to God, Aurelianus, her betrothed, accused them, all three, of being Christians. Out of hatred for Christ, they were put to death under the Emperor Trajan, at Terracina, about 100 A.D.
Their bodies rest in Rome in the Church of Saints Nereus and Achilleus. This Church was Stational on Monday in Holy Week, but the bad state of the building caused the Station to be transferred to Saint Praxedes's in the 13th-Century. Saints Nereus and Achilleus Church was restored in the 16th-Century.
Saint Pancras was arrested in Rome at the age of fourteen and put to death towards 275 A.D., under Emperor Diocletian, for having refused to sacrifice to the Roman Gods. His constancy earned him a place among The Saints, whose joy he shares (Epistle, Communion).
Mass: Ecce oculi.
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