The Vespers hymn:Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
June 21: St Aloysius Gonzaga, Memorial
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568 - 1591) was an Italian Jesuit.
The eldest son of a noble family, he was expected to be a soldier. But to the horror of his family, he renounced his inheritance and became a Jesuit with the aim of being a missionary. His confessor was St Robert Bellarmine. He died after contracting the plague through his service of the stricken in Rome. You can read about his life here.
His martyrology entry reads:
At Rome, St. Aloysius Gonzaga, of the Society of Jesus, most renowned for his contempt of the princely dignity, and the innocence of his life.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
June 19: Trinity Sunday, Class I
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| Shield of the Trinity, manuscript ca 1255-65 |
The distinctive part of today's liturgy is the recitation at Prime of the Creed named after St Athanasius (although modern scholars suspect it actually originated in Southern Gaul), which firmly sets out the essentials of the faith in relation to the Trinity as a counter to Arian and other heresies.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
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