St. Anselm – 900 years

Posted on 21 April 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today is the 900th anniversary of the death of St. Anselm.

His feast day coincides in both the traditional and post-Conciliar calendar.

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9 Responses to St. Anselm – 900 years

  1. Supertradmom says:
    21 April 2009 at 6:10 pm

    St. Anselm is one of my favorite saints. He was a genius and is worthy of study today. Pray for us, St. Anselm.

  2. WCR in Pittsburgh says:
    21 April 2009 at 7:52 pm

    Interesting way to phrase it – “His feast day coincides in both the traditional and post-Conciliar calendar”. Rather more bluntly, and honestly, it could be said that “Abp. Bugnini and his minions evidently couldn’t be bothered with moving this one.”

  3. Andreas says:
    21 April 2009 at 8:06 pm

    Two letters written by the Holy Father are posted on the Vatican website related to this event:

    Feb. 3: Venerabili Fratri Nostro IACOBO S.R.E. Cardinali BIFFI Archiepiscopo olim Metropolitae Bononiensi

    and

    March 7: Reverendissimo Patri Domino Notker Wolf Abbati Primati Benedictinorum Confoederatorum

    I was particularly touched by the March 7 letter extolling the merit of “lectio divina” done quietly and without any hurry. Made me think how much I need to slow down my own life.

  4. Jill of the Amazing Wolverine Tribe says:
    21 April 2009 at 9:42 pm

    Do you know why they dropped the saying of the Credo in the 1962 from the feast days of the Doctors of the Church? [Instead of the Credo, the Gloria is now said]

  5. prof. basto says:
    21 April 2009 at 9:49 pm

    The Holy Father sent a Letter, the first words of which are “Nongentesimus Sancti”, to the Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation, to commemorate the event.

    It’s in today’s bulletin of the Holy See Press Office:

    http://212.77.1.245/news_services/bulletin/news/23732.php?index=23732&lang=en

  6. Emilio III says:
    21 April 2009 at 9:59 pm

    BTW, prof. 212.77.1.245 has a name: seraphin.vatican.va :-)

  7. peregrinator says:
    22 April 2009 at 12:12 am

    Hurray for St. Anselm!

    Hurray for all Benedictine Saints!

    That is all :)

  8. Cliff W says:
    22 April 2009 at 10:05 am

    And now in heaven he sees the face of “IQM.”

  9. Prof. Basto says:
    22 April 2009 at 3:34 pm

    And today the Holy Father sent yet another Message on the subject of this anniversary, this time to his Special Envoy, Cardinal Biffi. This brings the number of papal documents on this event to three.