February 2018
Martyrs of Japan (5 Feburary)
THE MARTYRS OF JAPAN. ABOUT forty years after St. Francis Xavier’s death a persecution broke out in Japan, and all Christian rites were forbidden under pain of death. A confraternity of martyrs was at once formed, the object of which was to die for Christ. Even the little children joined it. Peter, a Christian child…
St Agatha (4 February)
Introit Gaudeámus omnes in Dómino, diem festum celebrántes sub honóre beátæ Agathæ Vírginis et Martyris: de cuius passióne gaudent Angeli et colláudant Fílium Dei Ps 44:2 Eructávit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego ópera mea Regi. V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. Let us all rejoice in the Lord, celebrating the feast in…
Start of the Novena to the Holy Face (Feast Day is Shrove Tuesday)
Sexagesima Sunday marks the start of the novena to the Holy Face of Jesus. For more on this devotion please listen to this sermon To order Holy Face medals please visit here Here is the Novena Novena of the Holy Face This novena prayer may be said at any time, but especially in the nine days…
Sexagesima Sunday -Dom Gueranger
SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY The Church offers to our consideration, during this week of Sexagesima, the history of Noah and the deluge. Man has not profited by the warnings already given him. God is obliged to punish him once more, and by a terrible chastisement. There is found out of the whole human race one just man…
St Blaise- 3 February
Collect Deus, qui nos beati Blasii Martyris tui atque Pontificis annua solemnitate laetificas: concede propitius; ut cuius natalitia colimus, de eiusdem etiam protectione gaudeamus. O God, Who gladden us with the yearly festival of blessed Blaise, Your Martyr and Bishop, mercifully grant that, as we venerate the anniversary of his martyrdom, we may also rejoice…
February 2—THE PURIFICATION, COMMONLY CALLED CANDLEMAS-DAY
De Benedictione Candelarum V. Dóminus vobíscum. R. Et cum spíritu tuo. Orémus. Domine sancte, Pater omnípotens, ætérne Deus, qui ómnia ex níhilo creásti, et iussu tuo per ópera apum hunc liquorem ad perfectionem cérei veníre fecísti: et qui hodiérna die petitiónem iusti Simeónis implésti: te humíliter deprecámur; ut has candélas ad usus hóminum et sanitátem…
ON HEARING MASS DURING THE SEASON OF SEPTUAGESIMA
CHAPTER THE FIFTH ON HEARING MASS DURING THE SEASON OF SEPTUAGESIMA The Christian who enters into the spirit of the Church during this Season of Septuagesima, will find an increase in his soul of that holy Fear of God, which the Psalmist tells us is the beginning of wisdom [Ps. cx. 10]. The consideration of…