Liturgy… Carissimi: Sunday’s Mass; Advent I 29 Nov 201429 Nov 2014 First Sunday of Advent: Missa "Ad Te levávi" This first Sunday of Advent or The Fourth before Christmas is the first day of the Liturgical Year. The Mass prepares us this…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Our holy father S. Willibrord 29 Nov 201427 Nov 2014 Our holy father St Willibrord, Bishop Confessor, Apostle to the Frisians, Founder of the See of Utrecht: Missa "Statuit ei Dominus" Today is the celebration of St. Willibrord, a British-born, Irish-trained,…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Feria of the Last Sunday Post Pentecost 28 Nov 201427 Nov 2014 Feria of the Ultimate Sunday Post Pentecost: Missa "Dicit Dóminus" In today's Gospel, Jesus speaks of the "abomination of desolation... standing in the holy place." Those who read and understand…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Octave Day of S. Edmund King & Martyr 27 Nov 201426 Nov 2014 St Edmund, King & Martyr: Missa "In Virtute Tua" St Edmund was king of East Anglia from about 855 until his death. Almost nothing is known of Edmund. He is thought to…
Liturgy… Carissimi; Today’s Mass: S. Peter of Alexandria, Bishop Martyr 26 Nov 201426 Nov 2014 S. Peter of Alexandria, Bishop Martyr; Com. Octave of St Edmund: Missa "In virtúte tua" Saint Peter illustriously occupied the throne of Alexandria for twelve years, and, as Eusebius says, "was…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; S. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin Martyr 25 Nov 201424 Nov 2014 St Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin Martyr; Com. Octave of St Edmund, King & Martyr: Missa "Loquebar de testimonies" The legend of St. Catherine of Alexandria is unsupported by solid historical authority.…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; S. Chrysogonus, Martyr 24 Nov 201423 Nov 2014 S. Chrysogonus, Martyr: Missa "In virtúte" Today is the feast of Saint Chrysogonus who was imprisoned at Rome in the fourth century, during the reign of Diocletian. There he lived for the…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Sunday’s Mass; XXIV et Ultima Post Pentecost 22 Nov 201423 Nov 2014 Sunday XXIV et Ultima Post Pentecost; Commemoration of Pope S. Clement, Martyr & S. Felicitas of Rome, Martyr and the Octave of S. Edmund, King & Martyr: Missa "Dicit Dóminus"…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; S. Cecilia, Virgin Martyr 22 Nov 201422 Nov 2014 St Cecilia, Virgin Martyr; Com. Octave of St Edmund, King & Martyr: Missa "Loquebar de testimonies" It is believed that St. Cecilia was born in the 2nd or 3rd century A.D.,…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple 21 Nov 201420 Nov 2014 The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple [Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary]: Missa “Salve, sancta parens“ In Eastern Orthodox tradition, this is one of…
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