Friday 15 March 2019
Friday Of Ember Week In Lent. Lenten Station At The Basilica Of The Twelve Apostles.
Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless stated otherwise.
Friday of Ember Week in Lent.
Station at The Twelve Apostles.
Indulgence of 10 Years and 10 Quarantines.
Violet Vestments.
The Apse of the Basilica of The Twelve Apostles, Rome, Italy.
Photo: August 2012.
Source: Own work.
Author: Luc
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On The Friday in Ember Week, The Station was always made in the Church of The Twelve Apostles, situated at the foot of The Quirinal, for the Examination of Candidates for Ordination. Thus, were the future Priests and Deacons put under the protection of the whole Apostolic College.
This Basilica, one of the oldest in Rome, was built shortly after the time of Emperor Constantine by Pope Julius I, on the occasion of The Translation of the Bodies of The Apostles Philip and James the Less, which rested there. Pope John III (561 A.D. to 574 A.D.) made of it a Votive Monument for the freeing of Rome from the Goths of Totila.
The Baroque Ceiling of the Church of The Twelve Apostles, Rome.
Photo: August 2005.
Author: Anthony Majanlahti
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Addressing herself to the public Penitents in the first Centuries of Christianity, The Church told them, by the mouth of Ezechiel, that God was ready to forgive them because they repented (Epistle). Like the sick, who assembled in the Porches of the Pond situated on the North of the Temple in Jerusalem, they waited at the doors of the Church, and, on the great day of the Sabbath, which is The Feast of Easter, Jesus cured them, as He healed the paralytic, spoken of in the Gospel.
The Basilica of The Twelve Apostles, Rome, Italy.
Photo: January 2006.
Source: Own work.
Author: Lalupa
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Our Souls, washed in the waters of Baptism, but since fallen back into sin, must atone for their faults, and Jesus, through the instrumentality of His Priests, will pardon them in The Holy Tribunal of Penance.
Santi Apostoli, Rome.
Photo: July 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: SteO153
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The excuse, “I have no man”, will not avail us, for if we remain stricken with the palsy of sin, it is because we do not have recourse to the Ministry of Priesthood, which is always at our disposal.
Let us Pray to Almighty God to “receive us with His kind assistance” (Collect), that our vices being “cleansed away” by Penance (Postcommunion), our Souls may once more be shown “The Light of His Grace” (Prayer Over The People).
Mass: De necessitátibus.
Preface: Of Lent.
Thursday 14 March 2019
Thursday Of The First Week In Lent. Lenten Station At Saint Laurence's-In-Panisperna.
Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless stated otherwise.
Thursday of The First Week in Lent.
Station at Saint Laurence's-in-Panisperna.
Indulgence of 10 Years and 10 Quarantines.
Violet Vestments.
Church of San Lorenzo-in-Panisperna, Rome, Italy.
Photo: March 2010.
Source: Own work.
Author: LPLT
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
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The Station at Rome was established by Pope Gregory II, in the old Church of Saint Laurence-in-Panisperna, erected to the glory of the heroic Deacon, on the very spot where he suffered Martyrdom.
The Church reminds The Catechumens that, since the coming of Jesus, it is no longer the Race of Israel, alone, that has the promise, but that all can enter The Church by Baptism and partake of The Eucharistic Bread of The Children of God.
If the heathen will Solemnly deny the evil deeds of his fathers and practise the Christian Law of Penance and Charity (Epistle), his Prayer will be granted, as was that of the woman who belonged to the accursed Race of Canaan, but whose Faith was great (Gospel).
Let us seek in The Eucharist the strength required to observe Lent. For it is our Fasting, in conjunction with The Sacrifice of Jesus, that will obtain for us Salvation (Secret, Communion, Postcommunion).
Mass: Conféssio et pulchritúdo.
Saint Laurence's Martyrdom, by Pasquale Cati (1589), Church of San Lorenzo-in-Panisperna, Rome.
Photo: March 2010.
Source: Own work.
Author: LPLT
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The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.
San Lorenzo-in-Panisperna, or San Lorenzo-in-Formoso, is a Church on Via Panisperna, Rome, Italy. It was built on the site of Saint Laurence's Martyrdom.
Panisperna most probably refers to the Tradition of The Poor Clares (in the adjacent Convent) of distributing bread and ham (pane e perna) on 10 August, Laurence's Feast Day, in remembrance of his distributing funds from The Church to the Poor. "Formoso" refers to Pope Formosus, who built the first attested Church, here.
Tradition states that the first building was constructed during the Reign of Emperor Constantine I, only 100 years after the Martyrdom of Saint Laurence, though the first written evidence is from 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII rebuilt the Church and annexed an Abbey to it. That Abbey was given to The Benedictines in 1451, and then had The Poor Clares settled in it by Cardinal Jacopo Colonna in 1896, who also restored the Church and Monastery.
English: The Chapel of Saint Brigid in the Church of Saint Laurence-in-Panisperna, Rome.
Italiano: Chiesa di San Lorenzo-in-Panisperna, Cappella di Santa Brigida.
Photo: 1996.
Source: Own work.
Author: Torvindus
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The Franciscans now Serve the Church. In the 5th-Century A.D., this Church was one of Rome's Stational Churches and was visited by The Pope on its Titular Day, The Thursday of The First Week in Lent. Recent Popes have revived this ancient custom.
The present Church is a result of a re-building by Carlo Rainaldi in 1575–1576, under Pope Gregory XIII. It was at this time that it became known as 'in-Panisperna' rather than 'in-Formoso', and that the present Facade was built.
A new Outer Portico was added in the 17th-Century, then restored and decorated with images of Saint Laurence and Saint Francis of Assisi in 1893–1894 by Pope Leo XIII, who, in 1843, had been Ordained Bishop in this Church. Pope Leo XIII also added a steep flight of steps, in front of the Church, leading to a tree-lined Courtyard. There is a modern bronze statue of Saint Bridget of Sweden, here.
A Mediaeval house is preserved, next to the Church, with an exterior staircase, one of the few such houses to have been preserved in Rome.
Entrance door of the Church of San Lorenzo-in-Panisperna, Rome.
Photo: March 2010.
Source: Own work.
Author: LPLT
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The Church has a single Nave with three Chapels on each side.
South Side.
Includes a painting of Saint Clare of Assisi (1756), by Antonio Nessi, and a Ceiling fresco of Glory of Saint Laurence, by Antonio Bicchierai.
Contains the Tomb of the brothers, Saint Crispin and Saint Crispinian, with a painting by Giovanni Francesco Romano.
Painting of The Immaculate Conception, by Giuseppe Ranucci.
North Side.
Painting of The Stigmata of Saint Francis, by Niccolò Lapiccola.
Chapel of Saint Bridget, where she was buried before her body was moved to Sweden. She had used to beg for Alms for The Poor outside this Church, and Prayed before The Crucifix by The High Altar. Now, a Martyr, named Victoria, lies underneath the Altar in the Chapel.
The painting of Saint Bridget, Praying before The Crucifix, is by Giuseppe Montesanti and was painted in 1757.
Includes an 18th-Century Crucifix of The Roman School.
Under its Porch, is a Chapel containing the oven, said to have been used for Saint Laurence's Martyrdom. A Late-16th-Century fresco of The Martyrdom of Saint Laurence stands behind The High Altar (by Pasquale Cati, a mediocre pupil of Michelangelo). The Crucifix, by The High Altar, is from the 14th-Century.
Wednesday 13 March 2019
Ave Maria. Olga Szyrowa (Soprano). 2004. Pasja / The Passion Of The Christ. How Not To Love You, Maria (Diana Navarro - "Mare Mine" In Latin And Spanish).
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Illustration: IN CAELO ET IN TERRA
"Ave Maria".
Olga Szyrowa (Soprano).
Pasja / The Passion of the Christ.
2004.
Available on YouTube at
Ave Maria - Olga Szyrowa (Sopran) (M.Lorenc) ścieżka dźwiękowa z film - Prowokator Fragmenty z filmu Mela Gibsona - Pasja / Passion of the Christ, The (2004).
Ave Maria performed by the Russian opera singer, Olga Szyrowa.
The soundtrack comes from the Polish movie, Prowokator (1995).
Composer of all songs for the movie is Michał Lorenc.
Ave Maria performed by the Russian opera singer, Olga Szyrowa.
The soundtrack comes from the Polish movie, Prowokator (1995).
Composer of all songs for the movie is Michał Lorenc.
"How Not To Love You, Maria".
(Diana Navarro - "Mare mine" in Latin and Spanish).
Album: "24 Rosas" (Diana Navarro, 2007)
Available on YouTube at
Wednesday Of Ember Week In Lent. The Lenten Station Is At Saint Mary Major.
Text is taken from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless stated otherwise.
Wednesday of Ember Week in Lent.
Station at Saint Mary Major.
Indulgence of 10 Years and 10 Quarantines.
Violet Vestments.
English: Basilica of Saint Mary Major, Rome.
Français: Vue arriere de la Basilique Sainte-Marie Majeure de Rome (Santa Maria Maggiore).
Photo: November 2008.
Source: Own work.
Author: LPLT
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The Spring Ember Week coincides with The First Week of Lent. It was instituted for the purpose of consecrating to God The New Season, and, by Fasting and Prayer, to draw down Heavenly Graces on those, who, on Saturday next, are to receive The Sacrament of Holy Orders.
The Station on The Wednesday in Ember Week was always held at Saint Mary Major, the greatest and most illustrious of The Roman Churches Consecrated to The Blessed Virgin.
English: Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Vatican.
Français: Basilique Sainte-Marie-Majeure, Vatican, située à Rome, Latium, Italie.
Photo: September 2010.
Source: Own work.
Author: Tango7174
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Is it not fitting that on this very day, when The Scrutinies for Ordination used to be made, the Liturgical gathering should be made in The Basilica Consecrated to her, whom Proclus of Constantinople hails as “The Temple in which God became Priest” ? The Gospel also alludes to Our Lady.
English: The Borghese Chapel, Saint Mary Major, Rome.
Português: Capela Borghese, Santa Maria Maggiore, Roma.
Photo: 2005.
Source: Taken by Ricardo André Frantz.
Author: Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys)
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The two Lessons, the second of which is read as The Epistle, tell of Moses and Elias, who, before seeing The Glory of The Lord, Fasted Forty Days and Forty Nights. Called to take the place of the rebellious Jews, let us make ourselves worthy of The Fruits of Penance, as did the men of Ninive, who listened to the voice of Jonas, and the Queen of Saba, who came from her distant Country to learn The Wisdom of Solomon (Gospel). We shall participate, then, in The Resurrection of The Saviour, symbolised by The Prophet, who, after remaining three days in the whale’s stomach, was vomited out alive.
Let us Pray to God that we may be strengthened in mind by The Fruit of Good Works, while we mortify our bodies by Abstinence (Collect).
Mass: Reminíscere.
Preface: Of Lent.
Tuesday 12 March 2019
Troyes Cathedral.
Troyes Cathedral, France.
Photo: 9 September 2018.
Illustration: SHUTTERSTOCK
The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.
Troyes Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes) is a Roman Catholic Church, Dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, located in the Town of Troyes, in Champagne, France.
The site has been used for Religious buildings since at least the 4th-Century A.D., when an Oratory stood on the site. A Cathedral was built in the 9th-Century A.D., but was badly damaged by Norman invasions and was replaced in the 10th-Century, from about 940 A.D., when Bishop Milo built a Romanesque Cathedral.
This building was the location of The Council of Troyes that opened on 13 January 1128/1129, at which The Order Of The Knights Templar was confirmed and its Rule established. The Romanesque Cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1188.
Construction of the present Gothic Cathedral was ordered in about 1200 by Bishop Garnier de Traînel, and begun, under Bishop Hervé, in 1208. Work continued until the 17th-Century. The Cathedral only has one Tower, Saint Peter's; Saint Paul's Tower, to the South, was never built, and the building is thus still in fact unfinished. A Steeple, with a height of 110 metres, once stood over The Crossing; it was ruined by a tornado in 1365, and struck by lightning in 1700, after which it was not rebuilt.
The Cathedral structure has suffered other natural disasters; part of The Choir was destroyed in a hurricane in 1228, and the roof was set alight by lightning in 1389.
The earliest part is the 13th-Century Choir. The elaborate façade dates from the beginning of the 16th-Century. The three main Portals are the work of the Architect Martin Chambiges. The Cathedral escaped destruction during The French Revolution, but was de-Christianised and turned into a Temple of Abundance for several years.
It is particularly noted for its exceptional Stained-Glass Windows, dated from the 13th-Century to the 19th-Century, with a surface area of 1,500 m², and for the magnificent Treasury, containing, among many other important Works, the Reliquary Casket, or Shrine, of Saint Bernard de Clairvaux and his closest friend, Saint Malachy of Ireland.
Troyes Cathedral.
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This File: 13 November 2006.
User: Scorpius59
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The Cathedral structure has suffered other natural disasters; part of The Choir was destroyed in a hurricane in 1228, and the roof was set alight by lightning in 1389.
The earliest part is the 13th-Century Choir. The elaborate façade dates from the beginning of the 16th-Century. The three main Portals are the work of the Architect Martin Chambiges. The Cathedral escaped destruction during The French Revolution, but was de-Christianised and turned into a Temple of Abundance for several years.
English: Troyes Cathedral, France. The Nave.
Français: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes. La nef.
Photo: 1 February 2015.
Source: Own work.
Author: Myrabella.
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The Cathedral, containing the Nave, two principal Aisles, and two further Subsidiary Aisles, is 114 metres (379 feet 6 inches) long and fifty metres (162 feet 6 inches) wide (across The Transepts), with a height from the top of the Vault of twenty-nine metres (ninety-six feet); the height of the Cupola and the Tower is sixty-two metres
(202 feet 7 inches).
In May 1420, The Treaty of Troyes was signed in the Cathedral between King Henry V of England, his ally Philip of Burgundy and Queen Isabel, wife of the mad Charles VI of France whereby the Throne of France would pass to King Henry on the death of Charles, rather than to Charles' son, The Dauphin. Henry married Catherine of Valois, the French King's daughter, shortly afterwards in Troyes, either at the Cathedral or the Church of Saint Jean.
In July 1429, Joan of Arc escorted The Dauphin to Mass in the Cathedral, en route to proclaiming him King Charles VII of France, at Reims Cathedral, in contravention of the recently-signed Treaty of Troyes.
In May 1420, The Treaty of Troyes was signed in the Cathedral between King Henry V of England, his ally Philip of Burgundy and Queen Isabel, wife of the mad Charles VI of France whereby the Throne of France would pass to King Henry on the death of Charles, rather than to Charles' son, The Dauphin. Henry married Catherine of Valois, the French King's daughter, shortly afterwards in Troyes, either at the Cathedral or the Church of Saint Jean.
In July 1429, Joan of Arc escorted The Dauphin to Mass in the Cathedral, en route to proclaiming him King Charles VII of France, at Reims Cathedral, in contravention of the recently-signed Treaty of Troyes.
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