St James the Greater, Apostle & Martyr; Commemoration of St Christopher, Martyr: Missa “Mihi autem“ Saint James the Greater was the son of Zebedee and Salome (Cf. Matthew 27:56; Mark 15:40; 16:1). Zahn asserts that Salome was the daughter of a priest. James is styled “the Greater” to distinguish him from the Apostle James “the Less”,…
Tag: apostle
Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Commemoration of St Paul, Apostle
St Paul, Apostle; Commemoration of the Third Sunday after Pentecost, the Octave of SS Peter and Paul & Commemoration of the Octave of the Nativity of St John the Baptist: Missa “Scio cui crédidi” Whereas the Greeks on this day are uniting in one solemnity the memory, as they express it, “of the illustrious Saints, the Twelve…
Station Passiontide Monday I: Statio ad St Chrysogonum
Sanctify our fasts, we beseech Thee, O Lord and in Thy mercy grant us pardon for all our sins. Through Our Lord… The Station, at Rome, is in the church of St. Chrysogonus, one of the most celebrated martyrs of the Church of Rome. His name is inserted in the Canon of the Mass. The…
Station Passion Sunday: Statio ad St Petrum
Look down in mercy, we beseech Thee, O Lord, upon Thy family; by Thy governance may we be outwardly protected in body; by Thy favor may we be inwardly strengthened in heart and mind. Through Our Lord… At Rome, the Station is in the basilica of St. Peter. The importance of this Sunday, which never…
Station Saturday Lent IV: Statio ad St Nicolaum in Carcere
Vouchsafe, O Lord, by Thy grace to make fruitful the fervor of our devotion; for the fasts we have undertaken shall profit us only if they be pleasing to Thy goodness. Through Our Lord… Today’s Station is at St. Nicholas in Prison. It was constructed in the ruins of two temples and the ancient Forum…
Station Wednesday Lent IV: Statio ad St Paulum
God, who rewardest the merits of the just, and allowest sinners to obtain pardon by fasting, have mercy on us who beseech Thee that our confession of guilt may enable us to win forgiveness of our sins: through Our Lord… The Station today is at St. Paul without-the-walls. On this day the catechumens were subjected…
Station Sunday Lent IV: Statio ad St Crucem in Jerusalem
Grant, we beseech Thee, O almighty God, that we, who for our evil deeds justly deserve to be punished, by the comfort of Thy grace may mercifully be relieved. Through Our Lord… The Station at Rome is in the basilica of Holy Cross in Jerusalem, one of the seven principal churches of the holy city….
Station Saturday Lent III: Statio ad St Susannam
Grant, we pray Thee, Almighty God, that Thy servants, who afflict their bodies by fasting, may also abstain from sin and following after justice: through Our Lord… The Station is in the church of St. Susanna, virgin and martyr of Rome. The first Christian place of worship was built here in the 4th century. It…
Station Friday Lent III: Statio ad St Laurentium in Lucina
Accompany our fasts, we beseech, O Lord with Thy benignant favor, that, as in the body we abstain from food, so in spirit we may refrain from sin. Through our Lord… The Station today is at St. Lawrence’s in Lucina. Near the church was a well which was very dear to the Romans and which…
Station Tuesday Lent III: Statio ad St Pudentianam
Almighty and merciful God, heed our prayers and by Thy goodness grant us graces won by wholesome self-denial: through Our Lord… The Station is in the church of St. Pudentiana, daughter of Pudens the senator. This holy virgin of Rome lived in the second century. She was remarkable for her charity, and for the zeal…
Carissimi: Sunday’s Mass; St Matthias, Apostle
Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle; Commemoration of Sexagesima Sunday: Missa “Mihi autem nimis” St. Peter, in the Acts of the Apostles (Epistle), says that the prophet had Judas in view when he declares “That his episcopate would pass into other hands.” It is the Lord Himself who showed the one He had chosen to be…
Carissimi: Sunday’s Mass; Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus; Commemoration of the Second Sunday Post Epiphany: Missa “In nomine Jesu” Holy Mother Church reveals to us the greatness of His name. It was on the occasion of the rite of Circumcision that a name was given to children among Jews. So the Church uses the same Gospel as…
