Jmj

On August 30, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:

St. Agilus of Rebais (French, missionary in Bavaria, abbot in France, died at about age 70 in 650)
St. Anne Line of Dunmow [nee Higham] (English, convert from Calvinism, married woman [widow?], harbored "illegal" priests, martyred [hanged] at about age 36 under Elizabeth I in 1601 [beatified 1929, canonized 1970]) [commemorated by some on Feb. 27]
Sts. Boniface, Thecla, and twelve companions, of Hadrumetum (North African, married couple and their children, martyred c. 250)
St. Bononius of Locedio (Italian, missionary in Syria and Egypt, Camaldolese abbot in Italy, d. 1026)
Bl. Bronislawa Odrowaz of Kamien (Polish, cousin of St. Hyacinth, Norbertine nun, hermit, died at about age 60 in 1259 [beatified 1839])
Bl. Edward Shelley of Warminghurst (English, layman, martyred [hanged] under Elizabeth I at about age 58 in 1588 [beatified 1929])
St. Fantinus of Calabria (Italian, Basilian abbot, c. 981)
Sts. Felix and Adauctus of Rome (Italian, priest and companion, tortured and martyred by beheading c. 304)
St. Fiacre (Irish, healer and hermit in France, d. 670)
St. Gaudentia and three companions, of Rome (Italian, virgins, early martyrs)
Bl. Ildephonse Schuster of Rome [Ildefonso] [baptized Alfredo Ludovico Luigi (Alfred Luke Louis)] [(Italian, Benedictine monk, cardinal archbishop of Milan, died at age 74 in 1954 [beatified 1996])
Bl. Joan Jugan of Cancale [Jeanne] (French, maid, nurse, spinner, foundress and superior of Little Sisters of the Poor, died at age 86 in 1879 [beatified 1982])
St. Loarn of Downpatrick (Irish, disciple of St. Patrick, bishop, 5th century)

[LIST IS CONCLUDED BELOW]

-- J. F. Gecik ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), August 30, 2004

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[LIST CONTINUED FROM ABOVE]

St. Margaret Clitherow of York ["The Pearl of York"] (English, mother of two priests and a nun, martyred [suffocated under pressure of great weight] under Elizabeth I at about age 29 on Good Friday in 1586 [beatified 1929, canonized 1970]) [commemorated by some on March 25]
St. Margaret Ward of Congleton and Bl. John Roche [alias Neale/Neele] (English and Irish … laywoman and her servant … aided “illegal” priests, tortured and martyred [hanged] under Elizabeth I in 1588 [beatified 1929, canonized 1970])
Bl. Maria Rafols of Vilafranca del Penedes (Spanish, virgin, founded Sisters of Charity of St. Anne, died at age 71 in 1853 [beatified 1994])
Bl. Narcissa of Jesus Martillo Moran of Nobol [Narcisa de Jesús] (Ecuadoran, orphaned daughter of farmers, laywoman, helper of Dominican nuns in Peru, died at about age 36 in 1869 [beatified 1992])
St. Pammachius of Rome (Italian, senator, friend of St. Jerome, died at about age 70 in 410)
Sts. Pelagius, Arsenius, and Silvanus (Spanish, hermits, martyred by Moslems c. 950)
St. Peter of Carsoli [Pietro] (Italian, parish priest, c. 1060 [canonized 1215])
Bl. Richard Leigh of London [alias Garth] and Bl. Richard Martin of Shropshire (English, priest and layman who sheltered “illegal” priests, martyred under Elizabeth I in 1588 [beatified 1929]) [Bl. Leigh was about age 27.]
Bl. Richard Lloyd of Anglesey [aliases: Flower/Fudd/Graye] (Welsh, layman, sheltered “illegal” priest, martyred at about age 27 under Elizabeth I in 1588 [beatified 1929])
St. Rumon (British, 6th century)

If you have anything to share about these holy people, please reply now -- biographical episodes, prayers through their intercession, the fact that one is your patron -- whatever moves you. If you are interested in one of these saints or blesseds and want to find out more about him/her, please ask. Additional information is sometimes available on the Internet.

All you holy men and women, saints of God, pray for us.
God bless you.
John

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), August 30, 2004.

August 30

Double Feast of Saint Rose of Lima, Virgin Commemoration of the holy martyrs Saint Felix and Saint Adauctus

White vestments

INTROIT: Psalm 44: 8 Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. (Ps. 44: 2) My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak my works to the King. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Repeat Thou hast loved justice..

COLLECT: The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. Almighty God, giver of all good gifts, Who didst will that blessed Rose, imbued with the dew of heavenly grace, should bloom in the Indies with the beauty of virginity and patience, grant unto us, Thy servants, that, following the fragrance of her virtues, we may deserve to become a sweet odor of Christ, Who with Thee livest and reignest, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, Forever and ever. R.Amen. Commemoration Collect of Sts. Felix and Adauctus: Let us pray. We humbly entreat Thy majesty, O Lord, that as Thou dost continually gladden us with the commemoration of Thy saints, so Thou ever defend us at their petition. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, Forever and ever. R.Amen.

EPISTLE: 2 Corinthians 10,17-18 ; 11,1-2

GRADUAL: Psalm 44:5 With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. V. Because of truth, and meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully. Alleluia, alleluia. V. After her shall virgins be brought to the King: her neighbors shall be brought to thee with gladness. Alleluia.

GOSPEL: Matthew 25: 1-11

SECRET: The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. May the offering of Thy consecrated people be accepted by Thee, O Lord, in honor of Thy saints, by whose merits it knoweth that it hath received aid in time of trouble. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, Forever and ever. R.Amen.

COMMUNION: Matthew 25: 4-6

POSTCOMMUNION:The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. Thou hast filled Thy household, O Lord, with sacred gifts; ever comfort us, we beseech Thee, through her intercession whose festival we celebrate. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, For ever and ever. R. Amen.

-- Nick (nixplace39@hotmail.com), September 01, 2004.

Jmj

Dear Nick,
Please click on this link, and observe that, on the current, universal calendar of the (Western, or Latin, Church of the) Catholic Church, the memorial of St. Rose of Lima was observed on August 23. I am referring to the calendar that was published by the Vatican and is followed by more than 95% of the Catholics in the world. [Most of the other 5% are members of Eastern Catholic churches, which have their own calendars.]

If you intend to post messages of the kind you posted above (which states that August 30 is the "feast" of St. Rose), I ask you to kindly mention the calendar on which this is true. Please do this each time you post such a message that conflicts with what I have posted in beginning the thread, so that everyone can understand the purpose of your post.

I would ask you also to explain, for the benefit of readers, the meaning of certain terms in your post -- terms that (probably) 75% of all Catholics have never heard in their lives. I am speaking of the following:
1. Double Feast
2. Introit
3. Collect
4. Gradual
5. Secret

Nick, also please explain why the prayers you have posted are in an older form of English than those heard by over 95% of Catholics today. And finally, please mention whether the English words you posted are actually spoken at any Mass -- or whether, instead, they are an unheard translation of official, spoken words that are in another language.

I would appreciate your doing these things for us. I don't want to have to ask the Moderators to delete your post as an unjustifiable intrusion.

Thank you.
John

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), September 01, 2004.

Nick, kindly read my message and reply. JFG

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), September 03, 2004.