Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St Cuthman of Steyning 8 Feb 20167 Feb 2016 S. Cuthman, Hermit & Confessor; Patronal Festival: Missa "QUIS DABIT MIHI" Steyning in West Sussex is quite unique in having its most famous Saxon son’s legends thrive despite Norman attempts to…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Sunday’s Mass; Quinquagesima 7 Feb 20166 Feb 2016 Quinquagesima Sunday Missa "Esto mihi in Deum protectórem" Quinquagesima is the name used in the Western Church for the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. It was also called Quinquagesima Sunday, Quinquagesimae,…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St Dorothea of Caesarea, Virgin Martyr 6 Feb 20165 Feb 2016 St Dorothea of Caesarea, Virgin Martyr: Missa “Me expectaverunt“ According to her apocryphal tradition, Dorothy was a resident of Caesarea, Cappadocia, who when she refused to sacrifice to the gods during…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; S. Agatha, Virgin Martyr 5 Feb 20165 Feb 2016 St Agatha, Virgin Martyr: Missa "Gaudeámus omnes" Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr (Collect), was born in Sicily of noble parentage, but she estimated that for her the highest nobility would be…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass: Mass on the Day of Death or Burial 4 Feb 20163 Feb 2016 Requiem Mass on the day of burial: for Myrtle & Sandra A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead (Latin: Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St Blaise 3 Feb 20163 Feb 2016 St Blaise, Bishop & Martyr; Comm. St Laurence of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor: Missa “Statuit ei Dominus” St Blaise: Many Catholics might remember Saint Blaise's feast day because of the Blessing of the…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Candlemass 2 Feb 20161 Feb 2016 The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple and the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Candlelit Procession and Mass Today’s feast commemorates not only the obedience of…
Liturgy… Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St Ignatius of Antioch 1 Feb 201631 Jan 2016 S. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr: Missa "Mihi autem absit" Today is the Feast of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr. This Bishop of Antioch, like St. Polycarp, was a…
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