Thursday 13 September 2018
Wednesday 12 September 2018
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.
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.
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"O Most Holy Maiden Mary".
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir.
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The following Text is taken from CATHOLICISM PURE AND SIMPLE
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.
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.
San Gennaro Festival. Little Italy. New York,
Our Lady of Sorrows in the 8th-Century A.D. Benedictine Abbey in Frauenchiemsee, Germany.
Text and Illustrations: SAINT HUGH OF CLUNY
Once again The Society Of Saint Hugh of Cluny returns to
The Most Precious Blood Church, in Little Italy, New York,
for our annual Italian heritage Pilgrimage.
Once again we will sponsor a Sung Mass (Missa Cantata)
with orchestral accompaniment amid the noisy tumult
of The San Gennaro Festival.
This year, however, in view of the dire straits of The Church,
we will be Celebrating The Mass Of The Feast Of The Day:
Our Lady Of Sorrows.
The Mass takes place on
Saturday, 15 September 2018, at 1100 hrs.
Fr. Richard Gennaro Cipolla is The Celebrant.
Please help publicise this Divine Mass !
Hope to see many of you there !
Father Richard Gennaro Cipolla, shown here at last year’s Mass, will return as The Celebrant.
The Shrine Church of The Most Precious Blood,
113 Baxter Street, New York, NY 10013.
llustration: OLD CATHEDRAL
The following Text is from The Web-Site of
The Church of The Most Precious Blood at
The Church of The Most Precious Blood is The National Shrine Church of San Gennaro
and the location of Holy Doors during The Year of Mercy.
Located on Baxter Street, Manhattan, with an additional entrance on Mulberry Street,
The Church of The Most Precious Blood is part of Manhattan's Little Italy neighbourhood,
and the sister Church of the Basilica of Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral.
During The Feast of San Gennaro, a statue of San Gennaro is taken from its home within
the Church on a Procession through the streets of Little Italy. The construction of
The Most Precious Blood Church was initiated by The Scalabrini Fathers in the Late-19th-Century. The Scalabrini Order built the foundation, but ran out of funds to complete the job.
The Franciscans then took over the Parish and completed the Church building.
It is the home of the extraordinary Nativity of Mercy, which beautifully presents The Birth of Christ, and The Works of Mercy in an awe inspiring display. "Presepe or Presepio" - as it is affectionately called by Italians of all regions - is the result of countless hours of work of the artists
of La Scarabattola, a prestigious artistic Italian firm. The original idea of representing The Birth of Christ is traditionally associated with Saint Francis of Assisi, who, in Greccio, in 1223, invited
all to participate in The Coming of The Lord by re-enacting the scene at The Manger.
Appropriately, The Nativity of Mercy presents Saint Francis while speaking to the birds.
The Church of The Most Precious Blood is home to several vibrant Religious Societies,
in addition to "The Figli di San Gennaro", including: The Community of Sant Egidio,
The Craco Society, and The San Angelo Society. Besides the strong Italian Tradition,
the Vietnamese Congregation has also grown in recent years.
The High Altar, The Shrine Church of The Most Precious Blood.
Illustration: YELP.COM
Tuesday 11 September 2018
Saint Protus And Saint Hyacinth. Martyrs. Feast Day 11 September.
Text and Illustrations from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.
Saint Protus and Saint Hyacinth.
Date: 2 June 2006 (original upload date).
Source: http://catholicculture.org/lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2003-09-11.
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Author: Original uploader was Polylerus at en.wikipedia
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Photo: June 2004.
Source: Own work.
Author: Mattana (Mattis)
(Wikimedia Commons)
Saint Protus and Saint Hyacinth were Christian Martyrs during the Persecution of Emperor Valerian (257 A.D.–259 A.D.). Protus' name is sometimes spelled Protatius, Proteus, Prothus, Prote, and Proto. Saint Hyacinth is sometimes called by his Latin name Hyacinthus (in French: Hyacinthe; Spanish: Jacinto; and Italian: Giacinto).
The day of their annual Commemoration is mentioned in the "Depositio Martyrum" on 11 September, in the Chronographia for the year 354 A.D. The Chronographia also mentions their graves, in the Coemeterium of Basilla on the Via Salaria, later the Catacomb of Saint Hermes. The "Itineraries" and other early authorities likewise give this as their place of burial.
Tradition holds that Protus and Hyacinth were brothers. They served as Chamberlains to Saint Eugenia, and were baptised, along with her, by Helenus, Bishop of Heliopolis. Devoting themselves zealously to the study of Sacred Scripture, they lived with the Hermits of Egypt and, later, accompanied Eugenia to Rome. There, they were arrested for their Christianity by Emperor Gallienus (260 A.D.–268 A.D.). Refusing to deny their Faith, they were first scourged and then beheaded on 11 September.
The Martyrdom of Saint Protus and Saint Hyacinth.
From a 14th-Century Manuscript.
This File: 7 November 2006.
User: Polylerus.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Photo: June 2004.
Source: Own work.
Author: Mattana (Mattis)
(Wikimedia Commons)
In 1845, Father Marchi discovered the still-undisturbed grave of Saint. Hyacinth in a Crypt of the above- mentioned Catacomb. It was a small square Niche, in which lay the ashes and pieces of burned bone, wrapped in the remains of costly stuffs.
Evidently, the Saint had been burnt; most probably both Martyrs had suffered death by fire. The Niche was closed by a marble slab, similar to that used to close a Loculus, and bearing the original Latin inscription that confirmed the date in the old Roman Martyrology:
D P III IDUS SEPTEBR
YACINTHUS
MARTYR
(Buried on 11 September Hyacinthus Martyr).
Rood Screen, The Church of Saints Hyacinth and Protus, in Blisland, Cornwall, England.
Photo: June 2004.
Source: Own work.
Author: Mattana (Mattis)
(Wikimedia Commons)
The Church of Saints Hyacinth and Protus, in Blisland, Cornwall, England.
Photo: June 2004.
Source: Own work.
Author: Mattana (Mattis)
(Wikimedia Commons)
In the same Chamber were found fragments of an Architrave, belonging to some later decoration, with the words:
. . . S E P U L C R U M P R O T I M (artyris) . . .
(Grave of the Martyr Protus).
Thus, both Martyrs were buried in the same Crypt. Pope Damasus I wrote an Epitaph, in honour of the two Martyrs, part of which still exists. In the Epitaph, Pope Damasus calls Protus and Hyacinth "brothers."
When Pope Leo IV (847 A.D.–855 A.D.) transferred the bones of a large number of Roman Martyrs to the Churches of Rome, the Relics of these two Saints were to be translated, also; but, probably on account of the devastation of the Burial Chamber, only the grave of Saint Protus was found. His bones were transferred to San Salvatore on the Palatine Hill.
The remains of Saint Hyacinth were placed (1849) in the Chapel of the Propaganda College. Later, the tombs of the two Saints, and a Stairway, built at the end of the 4th-Century, were discovered and restored.
The Parish Church of Blisland, in Cornwall, England, is dedicated to Saint Protus. It is known locally as Saint Pratt and Saint Hyacinth.
Wooden Vaulting.
The Church of Saints Hyacinth and Protus,
Photo: June 2004.
Source: Own work.
Author: Mattana (Mattis)
(Wikimedia Commons)
The following Text is taken from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.
Saints Protus and Hyacinth.
Martyrs.
Feast Day 11 September.
Simple.
Red Vestments.
After having been cruelly scourged, these two brothers were beheaded and took their places in The Army of Martyrs (Alleluia).
This was at Rome, about 260 A.D., under Emperors Valerian and Gallian.
Mass: Salus autem.
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San Gennaro Festival. Little Italy, Manhattan, New York.
Our Lady of Sorrows in the 8th-Century A.D. Benedictine Abbey in Frauenchiemsee, Germany.
Text and Illustrations: SAINT HUGH OF CLUNY
Once again The Society Of Saint Hugh of Cluny returns to
The Most Precious Blood Church, in Little Italy, New York,
for our annual Italian heritage Pilgrimage.
Once again we will sponsor a Sung Mass (Missa Cantata)
with orchestral accompaniment amid the noisy tumult
of The San Gennaro Festival.
This year, however, in view of the dire straits of The Church,
we will be Celebrating The Mass Of The Feast Of The Day:
Our Lady Of Sorrows.
The Mass takes place on
Saturday, 15 September 2018, at 1100 hrs.
Fr. Richard Gennaro Cipolla is The Celebrant.
Please help publicise this Divine Mass !
Hope to see many of you there !
Father Richard Gennaro Cipolla, shown here at last year’s Mass, will return as The Celebrant.
The Shrine Church of The Most Precious Blood,
113 Baxter Street, New York, NY 10013.
Illustration: OLD CATHEDRAL
The following Text is from The Web-Site of
The Church of The Most Precious Blood at
The Church of The Most Precious Blood is The National Shrine Church of San Gennaro
and the location of Holy Doors during The Year of Mercy.
Located on Baxter Street, Manhattan, with an additional entrance on Mulberry Street,
The Church of The Most Precious Blood is part of Manhattan's Little Italy neighbourhood,
and the sister Church of the Basilica of Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral.
During The Feast of San Gennaro, a statue of San Gennaro is taken from its home within
the Church on a Procession through the streets of Little Italy. The construction of
The Most Precious Blood Church was initiated by The Scalabrini Fathers in the Late-19th-Century. The Scalabrini Order built the foundation, but ran out of funds to complete the job.
The Franciscans then took over the Parish and completed the Church building.
It is the home of the extraordinary Nativity of Mercy, which beautifully presents The Birth of Christ, and The Works of Mercy in an awe inspiring display. "Presepe or Presepio" - as it is affectionately called by Italians of all regions - is the result of countless hours of work of the artists
of La Scarabattola, a prestigious artistic Italian firm. The original idea of representing The Birth of Christ is traditionally associated with Saint Francis of Assisi, who, in Greccio, in 1223, invited
all to participate in The Coming of The Lord by re-enacting the scene at The Manger.
Appropriately, The Nativity of Mercy presents Saint Francis while speaking to the birds.
The Church of The Most Precious Blood is home to several vibrant Religious Societies,
in addition to "The Figli di San Gennaro", including: The Community of Sant Egidio,
The Craco Society, and The San Angelo Society. Besides the strong Italian Tradition,
the Vietnamese Congregation has also grown in recent years.
The High Altar, The Shrine Church of The Most Precious Blood.
Illustration: YELP.COM
Monday 10 September 2018
Saint Nicholas Of Tolentino. Confessor. Feast Day, Today, 10 September.
Text from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless otherwise stated.
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino.
Artist: Pietro Perugino (1448–1523).
Date: 1507.
Current location: Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, Italy.
Source/Photographer: Web Gallery of Art.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Nicholas of Tolentino (Italian: San Nicola da Tolentino, Spanish: San Nicolás de Tolentino) (circa 1246 – 10 September 1305), known as The Patron of Holy Souls, was an Italian Saint and Mystic.
Nicholas Gurrutti was born at Sant'Angelo in Pontano, in Italy, in what was then The March of Ancona. He was the son of parents who had been childless into middle age. Compagnonus de Guarutti and Amata de Guidiani, They Prayed at The Shrine of Saint Nicholas of Myra for his Intercession, and, when Amata became pregnant, they named their son after the Saint.
A studious, kind and gentle youth, at the age of sixteen Nicholas became an Augustinian Friar and was a student of the Blessed Angelus de Scarpetti. A Monk at The Monasteries at Recanati and Macerata, as well as others, he was Ordained in 1270, at the age of twenty-five, and soon became known for his Preaching and Teachings.
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino.
Illustration: LIVES OF THE SAINTS
Nicholas, who had had Visions of Angels reciting "to Tolentino", in 1274 took this as a sign to move to that City, where he lived the rest of his life. Nicholas worked to counteract the decline of Morality and Religion, which came with the development of City Life in the Late-13th-Century.
On account of his kind and gentle manner, his Superiors entrusted him with the daily feeding of The Poor, at The Monastery Gates, but, at times, he was so free with the Friary's provisions that the Procurator begged the Superior to check his generosity.
Once, when weak after a long Fast, he received a Vision of The Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Augustine, who told him to eat some bread, marked with a Cross, and dipped in water. Upon doing so, he was immediately stronger. He started distributing these rolls to the ailing, while Praying to Mary, often curing the sufferers; this is the origin of The Augustinian Custom of Blessing and Distributing Saint Nicholas Bread.
Church of Saint Nicholas of Tolentine, Bronx, New York, United States of America.
Illustration: SAINT NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE
In Tolentino, Nicholas worked as a Peacemaker in a City torn by strife between The Guelphs and Ghibellines, who, in the conflict for control of Italy, supported The Pope and The Holy Roman Emperor, respectively. He ministered to his flock, helped The Poor and visited Prisoners. When working wonders, or healing people, he always asked those he helped to "say nothing of this", explaining that he was just God's instrument.
During his life, Nicholas is said to have received Visions, including Images of Purgatory, which friends ascribed to his lengthy Fasts. Prayer for The Souls in Purgatory was the outstanding characteristic of his Spirituality. Because of this, Nicholas was proclaimed Patron of The Souls in Purgatory, in 1884, by Pope Leo XIII.
Towards the end of his life, he became ill, suffering greatly, but still continued the Mortifications that had been part of his Holy Life. Nicholas died on 10 September 1305.
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino.
Patron of The Holy Souls.
Illustration: HELPERS OF THE HOLY SOULS
There are many tales and legends that relate to Nicholas. One says that the devil once beat him with a stick, which was then displayed for years in his Church. In another, Nicholas, a vegetarian, was served a roasted fowl, over which he made The Sign of The Cross, and it flew out a window. Nine passengers on a ship, going down at sea, once asked Nicholas' aid and he appeared in the sky, wearing The Black Augustinian Habit, radiating Golden Light, holding a Lily in his Left Hand, and, with his Right Hand, he quelled the storm. An Apparition of the Saint, it is said, once saved the burning Palace of The Doge of Venice, by throwing a piece of Blessed Bread on the flames. He was also reported to have Resurrected over one hundred dead children, including several who had drowned together.
According to the Peruvian chronicler, Antonio de la Calancha, it was Saint Nicholas of Tolentino who made possible a permanent Spanish settlement in the rigorous, high-altitude climate of Potosí, Bolivia. He reported that all children, born to Spanish colonists there, died in childbirth or soon thereafter, until a father dedicated his unborn child to Saint Nicholas of Tolentino (whose own parents, after all, had required Saintly intervention to have a child). The colonist's son, born on Christmas Eve, 1598, survived to healthy adulthood, and many later parents followed the example of naming their sons Nicolás.
Nicholas was Canonised by Pope Eugene IV (also an Augustinian) in 1446. He was the first Augustinian to be Canonised. At his Canonisation, Nicholas was credited with three hundred Miracles, including three Resurrections.
English: The Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic.
(A statue of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino is on The Charles Bridge (see next photo, below.)
Español: Puente de Carlos una mañana temprano, antes de llenarse de turistas.
Français: Pont Charles a Prague.
Čeština: Karlův most v Praze.
Photo: 7 May 2006 (Upload Date).
Source: Own work.
Author: Chosovi.
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The Remains of Saint Nicholas are preserved at The Shrine of Saint Nicholas, in the Basilica di San Nicola da Tolentino, in the City of Tolentino, Province of Macerata, in Marche, Italy.
He is particularly invoked as an Advocate for The Souls in Purgatory, especially during Lent and the month of November. In many Augustinian Churches, there are Weekly Devotions to Saint Nicholas, on behalf of The Suffering Souls. 2 November, All Souls' Day, holds special significance for the devotees of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino.
Pope Saint Pius V did not include him in The Tridentine Calendar, but he was later inserted and given 10 September as his Feast Day. Judged to be of limited importance worldwide, his Liturgical Celebration was not kept in the 1969 Revision of The General Roman Calendar, but he is still recognised as one of The Saints of The Roman Catholic Church.
English: The statue of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino on the Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic.
Čeština: Sousoší Svatého Mikuláše Toletinského na Karlově mostě.
Photo: 31 July 2006 (Upload Date).
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Author: Zp.
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A number of Churches and Oratories are dedicated to him, including San Nicolò da Tolentino, in Venice, San Nicola da Tolentino agli Orti Sallustiani, in Rome, and Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, in The Bronx, New York. In the Philippines, the 16th-Century Church of San Nicolas de Tolentino, in Banton, Romblon, was built in honour of him and his Feast Day is celebrated as the annual Biniray Festival, commemorating the Devotion of the Island's Catholic inhabitants to Saint Nicholas during the Muslim raids in the 16th-Century.
In the Province of Pampanga, Philippines, is a 440-year-old Augustinian Church, which was founded in 1575 and built in his honour. A Second-Class Relic of the Saint is Venerated every Tuesday after Mass.
He is depicted in The Black Habit of The Hermits of Saint Augustine — a Star above him, or on his breast, a Lily, or a Crucifix, garlanded with Lilies, in his hand. Sometimes, instead of the Lily, he holds a Vial filled with money or bread.
The 2012 Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Parish Fiesta poster, Macabebe, Philippines.
Photo: 23 August 2012.
Source: Own work.
Author: Jptoting.
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The following Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino.
Confessor.
Feast Day 10 September.
Double.
White Vestments.
Nicholas, called "of Tolentino", on account of his long sojourn at this place, received the Baptismal Name of the Holy Bishop of Myra, because he was born after a Pilgrimage, made by his parents to the tomb of the great Miracle-Worker at Bari.
Following the example of his Holy Patron, although only seven years old, he Fasted several times a week. Listening, one day, to a Sermon by a Preacher of The Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine, on contempt of the World, he determined to give up all he possessed (Gospel) and to enter that Order.
He is represented holding a Lily, because he was always a model of Innocence and Purity. He died in 1308.
Mass: Justus.
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