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Category Archives: Saints: Stories & Symbols
“the risk of a despotism freed from every fetter”
The other day I stood at the place where King Henry VIII was born. I recall the exhibit at the British Library a couple years back for the centenary of the coronation of that King. On the way into the … Read More →
The lost tomb of St. Jerome, Doctor of the Church. A Roman mystery.
If there have to be reality TV shows or treasure hunt movies, I propose finding the tomb of St. Jerome (+420) in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. For a couple years I have posted something about Jerome’s … Read More →
Posted in Classic Posts, Just Too Cool, Saints: Stories & Symbols, The Drill
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Tagged Acta Sanctorum, J.N.D. Kelly, St. Jerome, St. Mary Major
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The miracle of the blood of San Gennaro in Naples
I am glad that Sancte Pater picked up the ANSA story about the miracle of the blood of St. Januarius, in Italian San Gennaro, the bishop of Benevento near Naples who was martyred during the persecution by Diocletian around 305. … Read More →
Posted in Just Too Cool, Our Catholic Identity, Saints: Stories & Symbols
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Tagged Naples, San Genaro, St. Januarius
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Saints of pots and pans, shipwrecks, beheading, and music both mystical and sublime
I bring to your attention four saints on the calendar listed in the 2005 Martyrologium Romanum. 1. Sancti Roberti Bellarmino, episcopi et Ecclesiae doctoris, e Societate Iesu, qui praeclare de theologicis temporis sui controversiis peculiari ac subtili habitu disputavit; cardinalis … Read More →
Nifty entries in the Martyrologium Romanum
The Roman Martyrology has a few particularly interesting entries today. Who wants to work with them? I find the inter-meshing, even scrambling, of dates interesting. BTW… perendie means “the day after tomorrow”. Pridie is “the day before”. Festum exaltationis Sanctae … Read More →
America Magazine wants dumbed-down path to canonization
From the Jesuit run America Magazine comes this with my emphases and comments. The Universal Call The Editors | SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 Ever since the Second Vatican Council spoke of the “universal call to holiness,” there has been a move … Read More →
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Saints: Stories & Symbols, The Drill, The future and our choices, Throwing a Nutty
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Tagged America Magazine, beatification, canonization, Congregation for Causes of Saints, Jesuits
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Gregory the Great, in words and in music
Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite observes today the feast of St. Gregory I, “the Great” (+604). Here is his entry in the Ordinary Form Roman Martyrology: There is an oddity in the Latin text. What is it? Memoria sancti … Read More →
Posted in Just Too Cool, Saints: Stories & Symbols
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Tagged Allan Hovhaness, Gregory the Great, Ottorino Respighi, Roman Martyrology
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St. Bartholomew, Apostle and a menu suggestion
I have an affection for today’s saint not only for the way in which he died (a way of being treated familiar to many priests of more traditional leaning) but also because my first ecclesiastical office was as rector of … Read More →
MUST READ: Young person’s account of harassment and violence at WYD
Nolite mirari fratres si odit vos mundus. Wonder not, brethren, if the world hate you. 1 John 3:13 In Madrid during WYD the were no lack of twisted, benighted wing-nut protesters harrassing the pilgrims and young people. One of the … Read More →
Posted in Brick by Brick, Modern Martyrs, New Evangelization, Non Nobis and Te Deum, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, TEOTWAWKI, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, Throwing a Nutty
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Tagged 1 John 3:13, anti-catholicism, Benedict XVI, homosexuals, persecution, protests, secular humanists, secularism, WYD
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73 Comments
St. Joachim, husband, father of the Blessed Virgin, grandfather of the Lord
Today in the traditional Roman calendar is the Feast of St. Joachim, father of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Joachim in Hebrew means “he whom YHWH has set up”. His feast was not in the 1570 Missale Romanum. It was added … Read More →
