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May
6
Papal Homily at Augustine’s Tomb
May 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
“Serving Christ Is First of All a Question of Love”
Here is a Vatican translation of Benedict XVI’s April 22 homily at the basilica which houses St. Augustine’s tomb.
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PASTORAL VISIT TO VIGEVANO AND PAVIA (ITALY)
CELEBRATION OF VESPERS
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
Basilica of St Pietro in Ciel d’Oro, Pavia
Third Sunday of Easter, 22 April […]
May
6
Pope Hails May as Marian Month
May 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Pope Benedict XVI is proposing that the month of May brings believers to return to the faith of the early Church and, united with Mary, become witnesses of the risen Christ.
The Pope made his proposal today from the window of his study before reciting the Regina Caeli together with thousands gathered in Saint Peter’s Square.
The […]
May
6
Carthusian Liturgy Today
May 6, 2007 | 2 Comments
The Carthusian Order uses the seventh century Roman High Mass. The Carthusians did receive the Post Vatican II alternate anaphoras, which are available for use in the private low masses. Otherwise, the Ordinary of the Carthusian Mass is still historically intact from the beginnings of Chartreuse.
As the observances of Chartreuse was adopted, and the Order […]
May
6
Hidden life of Charterhouse
May 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Below are a couple excerpts from the article, “Hidden life of Charterhouse” by by Christopher Howse, The Telegraph (5/13/06):
Surprise is the first emotion that strikes the fortunate visitor to the Charterhouse, on the edge of the City of London, for here, wedged between the traffic fumes of Clerkenwell Road and the bloody pavements of Smithfield […]
May
6
Month of May, month of Mary! “The Blessed Virgin Mary,” says Saint Augustine, “was the only one who merited to be called the Mother of God and spouse” of God. She became the Mother of God because she was the spouse of the Holy Ghost: “The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power […]
May
6
Do Not Lose Heart
May 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
For which cause we faint not;
but though our outward man is corrupted,
yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
For that which is at present momentary and light of our tribulation,
worketh for us above measure exceedingly an eternal weight of glory.
While we look not at the things which are seen,
but at the things which are […]
May
6
May Crowning Hymn
May 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Bring flow’rs of the fairest,
Bring flow’rs of the rarest,
From garden and woodland
And hillside and vale;
Our full hearts are swelling,
Our glad voices telling
The praise of the loveliest
Rose of the vale.
O Mary! We crown thee with Blossoms today,
Queen of the Angels, Queen of May.
O Mary! We crown thee with Blossoms today,
Queen of the Angels, Queen of May.
Our […]
May
6
Frequently Asked Questions: The Brown Scapular
May 6, 2007 | 1 Comment
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q. May non-Catholics wear the Scapular?
A. Yes. Non-Catholics may wear the Scapular but are not enrolled in the Confraternity. Confraternity members are under the authority of the Catholic Church. When we give a Scapular to a non-Catholic, we should say one Hail Mary and ask them to say a Hail Mary each day. […]
May
6
Nine Days’ Prayer for One Deceased
May 6, 2007 | 1 Comment
First Day
“O God, whose nature and property is ever to have mercy and to forgive, receive our humble petitions for the soul of thy servant, Angelo, which thou has commanded to depart out of this world: deliver him not into the hand of the enemy, neither forsake him at the last; but command him to […]
May
6
Sunday Lauds
May 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Officiant O God, make speed to save us.
People O Lord, make haste to help us.
Officiant and People
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as
it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Except in Lent, add Alleluia.
67 Deus misereatur
1 May God be merciful to ús […]
May
6
Invitatory psalm - 5th Sunday of Easter
May 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
(In English)
O Lord, open my lips.
And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
The Lord has truly risen, alleluia.
The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness, the world and all who live in it.
He himself founded it upon the seas and set it firm over the waters.
The Lord has truly risen, alleluia.
Who will climb the mountain of […]
May
6
Blessed Francois was the first bishop of Quebec City, Canada. He was born in 1623 in a small town in France. Francois received a good, Catholic education. He studied with the Jesuits and then went to Paris to complete his preparation for the priesthood. Francois became a priest in May, 1647. He was consecrated a […]
