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Showing posts with label monk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label monk. Show all posts
Thursday, January 25, 2018

From the martyrology: Conversion of St Paul; St Poppo OSB (Jan 25)

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1467 Polish Today in the Extraordinary Form, Ordinary Form and traditional Benedictine Office we celebrate the famous conversion of S...
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

SS Timothy and Suranus, Abbot (Jan 24)

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Today in the Office we celebrate in the Office the feast of St Timothy , of whom the martyrology says: "At Ephesus, St. Timothy,...
Monday, May 15, 2017

St Pachomius (May 14/15)

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 The feast of St Pachomius (circa 272-348) is celebrated in the modern Benedictine calendar today (May 15); in the 1962 calendar is memor...
Thursday, March 2, 2017

Saints of the martyrology: St Chad of Mercia (March 2)

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St Chad, Lichfield Cathedral From the martyrology: At Lichfield in England, St. Chad, bishop of Mercia and Lindisfarne, whose excel...
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

St Antoinine of Sorrento OSB (14 February)

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Today the martyrology remembers St Antoinine, an abbot who probably lived in the ninth century.  According to the Wikipedia, he was born ...
Tuesday, February 7, 2017

St Romuald OSB (Feb 7)

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 Fra Angelico ca1440 Today is the feast of St Romuald (950-1027), founder of the Camaldolese Congregation of Benedictines.  The Mart...
Saturday, February 4, 2017

From the (2001) martyrology: St Rabanus Maurus (Feb 4)

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St Rabanus supported by Alcuin dedicates his work to AB Otgar of Mainz Manuscript circa 831-40 Today is the feast of an important bu...
Tuesday, January 31, 2017

St Alban Roe OSB (Jan 31)

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Today a number of monasteries of the English Congregation of Benedictines celebrate the feast of St Alban Roe, one of the Forty Martyrs...
Monday, January 23, 2017

From the martyrology: SS Emerentiana and Martyrius (Jan 23)

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St Agnes cup, c14th In the Office today we celebrate the feast of St Emerentiana, of whom the martyrology says: "At Rome, the ...
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

January 17: St Anthony, abbot, Class III

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St Anthony (c. 251–356) was not the first monk, but his Life, by St Athanasius, did much to promote the spread of monasticism, particula...
Tuesday, January 10, 2017

January 10: St Paul the First Hermit, Memorial

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St Paul of Thebes (died circa 341) fled to the desert during the persecution of Decius and Valerianus around 250 AD.  St Jerome's li...
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Thursday, January 5, 2017

Saints of the martyrology for January 5: St Telesphorus, Pope;St Apollinaris of Egypt; St Emiliana, virgin

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St Telesphorus St Telesphorus, who is commemorated today in the Extraordinary Form calendar, was pope between around 127 to 136 AD.  ...
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Saturday, November 26, 2016

St Sylvester OSB (Nov 26)

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Saint Sylvester Gozzolini (1177 - 1267) is the founder of the Sylvestrine Congregation: "Born of the noble family of the Gozzol...
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Monday, November 21, 2016

November 21: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin, Class III; St Columbanus, Memorial

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c1460-5 The basis for the feast of the Presentation lies in the infancy narrative contained in the  Protoevangelium of James , which wa...
Friday, November 11, 2016

November 11: St Martin of Tours, Class II

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St Martin of Tours (316-397) was one of the most popular saints in the middle ages, and holds a special place in Benedictine spiritualit...
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

St Raymund Nonnatus (EF), Aug 31

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St Raymond being nourished by angels Eugenio Caxes From the martyrology: "At Cardona, in Spain, St. Raymond Nonnatus, Cardina...
Saturday, September 1, 2012

St Giles & 12 Holy Brothers (EF: 1 Sept)

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In the Extraordinary Form, today is the feast of St Giles (650-710), a Greek hermit who ended up settling in Provence, and one of the fou...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

St Bernard Ptolemy OSB/ St Jane Frances de Chantal (EF)/St Pius X (OF) - Aug 21

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From the martyrology: "At Siena, in Tuscany, blessed Bernard Ptolemy, abbot and founder of the Congregation of Olivetans." an...
Monday, August 20, 2012

St Bernard of Clairvaux (Aug 20), Class III/OF Memorial

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From the martyrology: "In the territory of Langres, the demise of St. Bernard, first abbot of Clairvaux, illustrious for virtues, lea...
Saturday, August 4, 2012

St Dominic (August 4)

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From the martyrology: "St. Dominic, confessor, founder of the Order of Friars Preachers, who on the sixth day of this month rested ...