In 1950 my late pastor, Msgr. Schuler, was in Rome on a Fulbright working on the manuscripts of Giovanni Maria Nanino, the successor of Palestrina for the Sistine Chapel. He had great stories about being a priest in Rome in that Holy Year and, specifically, of the Proclamation of the Dogma of the Assumption.
It was a different world. Think about it: the war had ended just 5 years before.
There is moment when a woman is holding up a mirror so she can see over the crowd. For a moment I thought, “Is that a… time traveller caught on film?!?”
Happy feast day! The piece Assumpta est Maria by Palestrina, friend of Philip Neri, is one of the most beautiful works of music ever. I’ve had the pleasure and grace to hear it at Mass. I’m also intrigued by the fact that the Assumption was only proclaimed a little while ago. Anyone know where her spouse Joseph is? I’m excited for her Immaculate Heart to triumph. Our Lady assumed into heaven, help me/us open the doors of our hearts to your divine son. Papa Pacelli assist us.
It occurred to me today that the Assumption of Mary necessarily flows from the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Why did it take almost 100 years after the proclamation of the Immaculate Conception to formally proclaim the Assumption?
Oh, for such a Pope again! And that a great love for Our Lady would also flourish once more. Dear Lord, please restore Your Church and the papacy.
Two of my sons, Benedict and Peter, were born nine years apart on this glorious feast day. Benedict turns 27, Peter 18. The blink of an eye …
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