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Saturday, September 25, 2010

Fourth Saturday and Sunday of September: the Book of Judith

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At Matins this Sunday the readings start the book of Judith, one of the deutero-canonical books that have always been part of the Catholic t...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Ember Days

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This week the traditional liturgy features the September Ember Days on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.  Ember Days broadly mark the chan...
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Saturday, September 11, 2010

11 September: SS Protus and Hyacinth, Martyrs, Memorial

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Butler's Lives of the Saints offers this on these two early martyrs: "THE SAINTS whose victory the church commemorates on ...
Tuesday, September 7, 2010

When noon really is noon...

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One of the things I like about the traditional Office compared to the new is the constant reminder of nature's cycles - the four Ember D...
Saturday, September 4, 2010

Saturday 4 September I Vespers/Sunday 5 September

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The Magnificat antiphon at I Vespers refers to the book of Job: chapter 1:1-11 is read at Matins. The Benedictus and Magnificat antiphon...

Quick Reference Sheet for the Traditional Benedictine Office - Saturday

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Summary notes for use in conjunction with the 'How to Say the Office' series - page references are to the psalter section of the Far...
Friday, September 3, 2010

Friday 3 September: St Pius X, Pope and Confessor, 3rd class

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Pope Pius X, whose feast we celebrate today, lived from 2 June 1835 to 20 August 1914, and was Pope from 1903 onwards.  He was the first p...