tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17191091501042631682024-03-28T05:49:07.801-07:00Fleurs de Marie-JacquelineCatholic church flower lore, film reviews and more . . .Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.comBlogger284125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-32595639184545433552024-03-27T08:17:00.000-07:002024-03-27T12:43:02.930-07:00Altar Flowers for Easter by Gemma<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66J4QoyU5leFDQ-BDMhaEkYkLvhL3g43JwwSLotgMGR3tBGc7RPLo_UpOH0uaIBlqAKM2gg4xmV1D5-KBHWbfFVWvlktAb3NSfWNva8cuB0Dl6SK658xu_HDKFM6-U_0W8JBC-yFm91ta36Azmfr1PbxQEUiWSqi5PHnryC_9Pyf5zDZgqSpIZ-65hA/s320/20200411_224050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66J4QoyU5leFDQ-BDMhaEkYkLvhL3g43JwwSLotgMGR3tBGc7RPLo_UpOH0uaIBlqAKM2gg4xmV1D5-KBHWbfFVWvlktAb3NSfWNva8cuB0Dl6SK658xu_HDKFM6-U_0W8JBC-yFm91ta36Azmfr1PbxQEUiWSqi5PHnryC_9Pyf5zDZgqSpIZ-65hA/s1600/20200411_224050.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://introibo-withflowers.blogspot.com/2020/04/easter-sunday.html">Gemma's altar flowers for Easter 2020.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4TuKDhCM_B6VOHSz1D2-uEvm6br75LFPdbvsnvS3Y-pZ9zJoX7RvsgcbGSYuryzMqjzT-bli4qhIEQeHvYLx2be7T2GaLmX4UDAx2z29wzAiJZ4_IUsmZ0lrxk4rqzuqNjh_irvxImW5AdWBYA3auLGkU6GrDYCi9qN4uq2qHiXuBUDcWTXAG-QgPQ/s320/20210403_154147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4TuKDhCM_B6VOHSz1D2-uEvm6br75LFPdbvsnvS3Y-pZ9zJoX7RvsgcbGSYuryzMqjzT-bli4qhIEQeHvYLx2be7T2GaLmX4UDAx2z29wzAiJZ4_IUsmZ0lrxk4rqzuqNjh_irvxImW5AdWBYA3auLGkU6GrDYCi9qN4uq2qHiXuBUDcWTXAG-QgPQ/s1600/20210403_154147.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://introibo-withflowers.blogspot.com/2021/04/fire-and-water-altar-flowers-for-easter.html">And those for 2021.</a></span><br /></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-8591617647699401802024-03-26T00:00:00.000-07:002024-03-26T08:04:55.173-07:00Altar of Repose for Maundy Thursday<p><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a lovely simple altar of repose for Maundy Thursday from Vultus Christi. </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><a href="https://introibo-withflowers.blogspot.com/2021/04/passion-flower-vine-daffodils-altar.html" target="_blank">Also see the 2021 post on Gemma's blog using daffodils and passion flower vine.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77GNs90Iyg3dkudwRMfGZSVamXENnvvbpkIrr_9ud60HSutEwv9vkVwXtvWdEfg2EdcNLrewlvRPvWxrmLsmwdhk6oxFWwBxPhrG-zswxVHmrHMRScb0Z69tQF6Byd5wFF7tKsRh3vdDgeR4TQ2ByJ_zMPRiYGD9wEVlg6KfdIsn4WGENI_wmEXhO6g/s320/Gemma%20Altar%20of%20Repose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="196" data-original-width="320" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77GNs90Iyg3dkudwRMfGZSVamXENnvvbpkIrr_9ud60HSutEwv9vkVwXtvWdEfg2EdcNLrewlvRPvWxrmLsmwdhk6oxFWwBxPhrG-zswxVHmrHMRScb0Z69tQF6Byd5wFF7tKsRh3vdDgeR4TQ2ByJ_zMPRiYGD9wEVlg6KfdIsn4WGENI_wmEXhO6g/s1600/Gemma%20Altar%20of%20Repose.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span><br /><p></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-8485502899570576422024-03-20T00:30:00.000-07:002024-03-20T04:03:22.436-07:00Church Decoration for Palm Sunday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Palm Sunday is the day for the blessing, distribution, and procession of palms to commemorate <a href="http://the-pious-spinster.blogspot.com/2009/04/hosanna-to-son-of-david.html">Christ's entry into Jerusalem</a> prior to his Passion and Death. Palm Sunday </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">falls within the rule that there are to be no church flowers during Lent.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Customarily, there is some sort of decoration with palms, or if palms are not available, other foliage is used such as box, yew, willow, or olive. McClinton adds that another alternative might be huckleberry.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Traditionally, the liturgical color for vestments and altar frontals is violet/ purple (although modernly red has been permitted). </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">McClinton has this suggestion for the altar vases:</span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"For the altar vases on Palm Sunday, arrangements may be made with palm strips, and the light chartreuse green of the strips makes a beautiful color contrast against a purple [frontal]."</span></blockquote>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Palm strips are the leaf part of the palm cut away from the stem -- the part that is usually distributed to the faithful on Palm Sunday.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If palm is not available to you, here are pictures of the other types of foliage sometimes used instead of palm:</span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Source of quoted material: </b>McClinton, Katherine Morrison; <i>Flower Arrangement in the Church </i>(Morehouse-Gorham, 1958), p. 95.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Katebranchphoto_3.jpg">Palm leaves: Photograph by Katebranch</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BuisFeuille.jpg"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Box: </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; text-align: center;">Photograph by Didier Descouens</span></a></span></div>
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</div>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-35670511098760110762024-03-18T00:01:00.000-07:002024-03-18T06:55:36.048-07:00This Glorious Saint: St. Joseph<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2r_slEK8SkB3AwIfU0OqM_OWXiNF1ORHxu-4mAelW0-ewMUlpCPd_Qw6U6V4APLu5Y8T1d5dNzWLTe-JkvglMJxvFkYOCojepMathZZIxg8lLuFZKc9jNCA5-crVjuTgbcER3Nf09N09/s1600-h/stjoseph.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449812337726438754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2r_slEK8SkB3AwIfU0OqM_OWXiNF1ORHxu-4mAelW0-ewMUlpCPd_Qw6U6V4APLu5Y8T1d5dNzWLTe-JkvglMJxvFkYOCojepMathZZIxg8lLuFZKc9jNCA5-crVjuTgbcER3Nf09N09/s400/stjoseph.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 304px;" /></a>
<span style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow, March 19, is the feast of St. Joseph, to whom St. Teresa of Avila had a great devotion. Here is what she had to say about him in Chapter Six of her <span style="font-style: italic;">Autobiography</span>:
</span><blockquote style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I took for my advocate and lord the glorious Saint Joseph and commended myself earnestly to him; and I found that this my father and lord delivered me both from this trouble and also from other and greater troubles concerning my honor and the loss of my soul, and that he gave me greater blessings than I could ask of him.</span> <br /></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I do not remember even now that I have ever asked anything of him which he has failed to grant.</span> <br /></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am astonished at the great favors which God has bestowed on me through this blessed saint, and at the perils from which He has freed me, both in body and in soul.</span> <br /></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> To other saints the Lord seems to have given grace to succor us in some of our necessities but of this glorious saint my experience is that he succors us in them all and that the Lord wishes to teach us that as He was Himself subject to him on earth (for, being His guardian and being called His father, he could command Him) just so in Heaven He still does all that he asks.</span> <br /></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This has also been the experience of other persons whom I have advised to commend themselves to him; and even to-day there are many who have great devotion to him through having newly experienced this truth.</span> <br /></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wish I could persuade everyone to be devoted to this glorious saint, for I have great experience of the blessings which he can obtain from God. I have never known anyone to be truly devoted to him and render him particular services who did not notably advance in virtue, for he gives very real help to souls who commend themselves to him.</span> <br /></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> For some years now, I think, I have made some request of him every year on his festival and I have always had it granted. If my petition is in any way ill directed, he directs it aright for my greater good.</span> <br /></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">
I only beg, for the love of God, that anyone who does not believe me will put what I say to the test, and he will see by experience what great advantages come from his commending himself to this glorious patriarch and having devotion to him.</span> <br /></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Those who practice prayer should have a special affection for him always. I do not know how anyone can think of the Queen of the Angels, during the time that she suffered so much with the Child Jesus, without giving thanks to Saint Joseph for the way he helped them.</span> <br /></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> If anyone cannot find a master to teach him how to pray, let him take this glorious saint as his master and he will not go astray.</span></blockquote><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Image</span><span style="font-size: large;">:
Escalante's, "St. Joseph and the Infant Christ." Oil on canvas (1660-1665). From the <a href="http://www.wga.hu/">Web Gallery of Art</a>.</span>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-30862873696101838712024-03-06T06:00:00.000-08:002024-03-06T06:25:29.562-08:00Laetare Sunday and the Golden Rose<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Upcoming on March 10. 2024 is the fourth Sunday of Lent, Laetare Sunday. Also called Rose Sunday, Laetare is an exception to the general rule of no altar flowers during Lent. Its joyful theme is based on the Latin first word of the introit for the day. "Rejoice" (Laetare).<br /></span>
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On this day, the liturgical color may be rose rather than violet, and <a href="http://the-pious-spinster.blogspot.com/2009/08/sacristans-garden-altar-flowers.html">altar flowers</a> may be used.<br /></span>
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One aspect of Laetare Sunday that is perhaps somewhat less well known is that it is the day for the blessing of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rose">Golden Rose</a> which popes customarily give to some worthy recipient.<br /></span>
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Certainly roses are very suitable for this day's altar flower arrangement and often pink or rose colored roses are used. If that is the custom in your local church you will probably want to follow it. An interesting variation, however, might be to use yellow roses in order to associate the theme of the Golden Rose.<br /></span>
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Pink and yellow are a good combination, so yellow roses will harmonize with the altar frontal (if used) and the priest's vestment. Or you might even mix pink and yellow roses for a warm and attractive arrangement.<br /></span>
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If you are planning to use pink or rose-colored blossoms but do not have roses at hand, see the post <a href="http://the-pious-spinster.blogspot.com/2010/07/pink-flowers-for-church-decoration.html">Pink Flowers for Church Decoration</a> for plants available with pink blossoms.<br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>One caveat</b>: As discussed in the post Altar Flowers linked above, altar flowers are to be placed on the altar shelf <i>behind</i> the mensa (the mensa is the top of the actual altar). It is absolutely forbidden to place flowers on the mensa itself.<br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Image</b>: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Golden_Rose_MNMA_Cl2351_n1.jpg">14th century Golden Rose. Photograph by Jastrow from Wikimedia Commons. In the public domain.</a></span>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-43076292807277893012024-02-15T09:40:00.000-08:002024-02-15T15:24:40.298-08:00A Handful of Dust (1988)<p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PQ42pcnNjJ0CVZ_2yCNfE0uaA3zwovVI9rbCCB7fJz9cIcZrDfuZwDMeelVjc41BU2k2qgERMjs7IuvS0bslnaSDo9S8uuryr5BSJEO7qzYZE-LFm5oa6YdOZXJKqyhZJIcx3S86Wc6XXtn6ql9Ji4dx-1kyKxdIbqWracw2G6IlHOY3o4ypbByEIqvW/s711/vintage%20fox%20fur%20stole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PQ42pcnNjJ0CVZ_2yCNfE0uaA3zwovVI9rbCCB7fJz9cIcZrDfuZwDMeelVjc41BU2k2qgERMjs7IuvS0bslnaSDo9S8uuryr5BSJEO7qzYZE-LFm5oa6YdOZXJKqyhZJIcx3S86Wc6XXtn6ql9Ji4dx-1kyKxdIbqWracw2G6IlHOY3o4ypbByEIqvW/s320/vintage%20fox%20fur%20stole.jpg" width="213" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Note: I updated this post on 2-15-2024 to add the image and hopefully improve my statements about fallen human nature.</b> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Directed by Charles Sturridge and produced by Derek Granger -- both of Brideshead Revisited fame -- A Handful of Dust is a made-for-television film based on a novel by Evelyn Waugh. It is available in DVD format.<br /></span>
</p><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The story is set sometime between the two world wars. Tony Last (James Wilby) is the squire of a British country estate, Hetton, on which rests his ancestral home. (Although it is not clear from the movie, the novel describes Hetton as a former abbey. One supposes it came into Last's family's hands during Henry VIII's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_monasteries">dissolution of the monasteries</a>. Afterward, it went through various structural changes and was redone in the neo-Gothic style during the 19th century.)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Tony loves Hetton and sacrifices a great deal to maintain it in the condition and use he believes befits it and his family history. Yet, aside from the many servants, the only occupants are Tony, his son John Andrew, and his physically lovely but shallow wife, Brenda (Kristin Scott Thomas). Tony is an attentive father, kind to the servants, and magnanimous to the villagers but has little interest in entertaining "gossips" from the city or spending time in London.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">In response to a very casual invitation from Tony, a young man of poor means and remote social acquaintance, John Beaver (Rupert Graves), shows up at Hetton one weekend with the blessing of his opportunistic mother (Judi Dench). Brenda does not hesitate long in letting Beaver know how little she cares for Hetton and how bored she is with Tony.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Beaver is more than willing to encourage Brenda and before long Brenda embarks on a campaign to make Beaver her plaything. Brenda fancies Beaver and the idea of grooming him for her own pleasure appeals to her. Rarely has a woman in book or film been so lacking in scruples about adultery or this particular form of it. Brenda's eagerness and Beaver's mother's encouragement soon overcome Beaver's mild resistance to being bought, paid for, and trained.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Brenda takes a flat in London to facilitate her affair with Beaver and claims to take up the study of economics in order to justify her long stints in London. Everyone in their social circle knows what is going on but no one tells Tony. One weekend Brenda goes home to sleep with Tony to keep him happy. Naively, Tony responds with a heart-breaking gratitude.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">When the couple's son, John Andrew, is tragically killed in a horse-riding accident on the day of a fox hunt, Brenda is initially relieved that the John who has died is her son John Andrew, not her lover John Beaver. Soon there is a complete breakdown of Tony and Brenda's marriage and Brenda demands a divorce. Tony, with predictable decency, agrees not only to the divorce but to take on the role of the adulterer for legal purposes. But, when Tony discovers that Brenda's demands are such that he would have to give up Hetton in order to meet them, Tony finally understands that -- as he aptly puts it -- he would be giving up Hetton to buy Beaver for Brenda. At that point, Tony has finally reached his limit.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The story then makes a very abrupt shift from realism to something closer to surrealism. Abandoning the legal proceedings so as not to surrender Hetton, Tony goes to the jungle of South America with an eccentric explorer who claims to "know the Indian mind" and has brought along mechanical mice to charm the natives. Unfortunately, the explorer does not know the Indian mind well enough to stay alive in the jungle and Tony is soon at the mercy of -- and imprisoned by -- a local chief "Mr. Todd" (Alec Guinness) who is half English and half native. Todd is an illiterate who forces Tony to read volume after volume of Dickens to him.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">It is very difficult to make the leap from the first to the second part of the story until one comprehends the theme that ties the two together -- the dark side of fallen man. The Guinness character's use of Tony for his own pleasure is not a great deal different than Brenda's use of Beaver for hers. The natives' festivities are only superficially unlike those of the London socialites.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The women in the story are particularly loathsome. Brenda is having her sole (yes, the bottom of her foot, not her soul) read by a fortune teller at a women's party in London when the news arrives that John Andrew is dead. Tony seeks consolation from a rather ghoulish American woman ("Mrs. Rattery") who had flown her own plane into Hetton the day of the accident. She is a mother who has abandoned her children or lost them to their father's custody. The best she can do is insist that Tony play a child's card game with her. A girl astride a motor scooter is part of the congestion that produces the accident that causes the death of John Andrew. An ugly native woman bargains roughly with the explorer and demands cigarettes of Tony. The prostitute who is supposed to pose as Tony's partner in adultery during the divorce effort at Brighton is too lazy to even do the job she's been hired for. She brings along her daughter and the daughter too is rude and demanding. The only appealing (and womanly) woman in the entire story is the nanny who tenderly selects the clothing for John Andrew's burial.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Of the wealth packed away in this story and this film, more is revealed on subsequent viewings. And for me at least, there is more to be revealed. That is, I am still trying to make sense of the presence of foxes at different points in the story. Brenda wears fox fur stoles in different colors throughout the film. At the very end of the film, the foxes are white and they are in cages. Brenda is shown them and looks at them wistfully. I suspect the foxes are an allusion to the Canticle of Canticles 2:15, "Catch us the little foxes that destroy the vines: for our vineyard hath flourished." The Church understands the foxes to be false teachers that seek to destroy the vineyard of the Lord, i.e. the Church.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Ultimately, A Handful of Dust is a parable about original sin, concupiscence, and man's need for redemption. Tony's goodness is a natural goodness uninformed by an adult religiosity. Tony is an Anglican who loved to take John Andrew to church on Sunday and sing the hymns but he did not want to talk with the vicar about religion after John Andrew died. Later, when asked, Tony said he guessed he believed in God but he had not thought much about it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The novel A Handful of Dust was published four years after Waugh converted to Catholicism. Waugh does not preach, but the sermon is there in the form of Hetton: as its label indicates, neo-Gothic architecture was inspired by the medieval period. And, of course, it was during the Middle Ages that authentic Christianity most thoroughly imbued society. In clinging to Hetton, Tony is unconsciously clinging to the Church, which alone possesses the cure for wounded human nature. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-60917879614390944042024-02-13T05:00:00.000-08:002024-02-13T05:13:15.055-08:00Some Abstain from Eggs<p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDyl40dYO0ovozw97lnHN57Qpn9hDT74lFpawauEDti50paSh5C3qAfnhSLw7-IXrdIR3BSR-amgOUNutSzKRMJ9rHZ-bRLUkoG4d-DhLepTtIUBaRwNnlVFyRGi-NuLnp7ArkU_SpZaQXCL_PboRzbfKTEcD7uuk8ojJf-Scb4PRhI7aG9d2Ue2IWA/s474/th-2430890609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="474" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDyl40dYO0ovozw97lnHN57Qpn9hDT74lFpawauEDti50paSh5C3qAfnhSLw7-IXrdIR3BSR-amgOUNutSzKRMJ9rHZ-bRLUkoG4d-DhLepTtIUBaRwNnlVFyRGi-NuLnp7ArkU_SpZaQXCL_PboRzbfKTEcD7uuk8ojJf-Scb4PRhI7aG9d2Ue2IWA/s320/th-2430890609.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent with its heightened rules of fasting and abstinence. Not so long ago Catholics refrained from meat during the entirety of Lent and also refrained from eggs and cheese during Lent. <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01067a.htm">According to the old Catholic Encyclopedia published online by New Advent, abstention from dairy products was still the rule in the early 20th century.</a> So far, I haven't been able to determine if the practice of abstaining from eggs and cheese as well as meat persisted until Vatican II but I will update this post if I find the answer.<br /></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">According to one source (non-Catholic), the festal letter of Athanasius in 330 shows that the early church was
by then practicing a 40-day fast prior to Easter (also indicated in Canon V of
the first Nicene Council). The fifth-century church historian Socrates
Scholasticus noted "Some abstain from eggs …" Canon LVI of the Council in Trullo, 692,
enjoined such abstinence: "It seems good therefore that the whole Church
of God which is in all the world should follow one rule and keep the
fast perfectly, and as they abstain from everything which is killed, so
also should they from eggs and cheese, which are the fruit and produce
of those animals from which we abstain." <a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/2010/february/how-fast-of-lent-gave-us-easter-eggs.html">(Read more here.) </a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This meant that on Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday) Catholics would hurry to use up cheese and eggs. It also meant that there was a big backlog of eggs by Easter, which apparently resulted in the tradition of Easter eggs.</span></p><p><a href="https://mostholytrinityseminary.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/RULES-OF-THE-LENTEN-FAST-w-2018_01_25-23_43_01-UTC.pdf"><span style="font-size: large;">The rules of fasting and abstinence for contemporary traditional Catholics are complex. </span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> Gratefully, they do not require abstention from eggs or cheese.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For those of us who enjoy fish, it seems a greater penance to eat eggs rather than fish on days of abstinence, so we can be glad for that option.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-2899380750598718412024-02-01T10:09:00.000-08:002024-02-02T09:39:45.476-08:00The Canticle of Simeon - Nunc Dimittis (Feast of the Purification/ Presentation)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZjC1y9fqITh-TIXf11NtP4tOArf71Q_5Gh1mMxK5nAhTeu3ZKQqVDBO2UwQoKNwsFqnnLjuZjhYrN1t7CVUDvfSiWcMzcZ4gtPdtEysqx57dyeP4TxcPsglcBxZW4HdbCxpFYyK_NMbRjRSGZgt9o8xfp5dfx1DR0KggXUiWqOy63etPku8YljBdJOA=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1000" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZjC1y9fqITh-TIXf11NtP4tOArf71Q_5Gh1mMxK5nAhTeu3ZKQqVDBO2UwQoKNwsFqnnLjuZjhYrN1t7CVUDvfSiWcMzcZ4gtPdtEysqx57dyeP4TxcPsglcBxZW4HdbCxpFYyK_NMbRjRSGZgt9o8xfp5dfx1DR0KggXUiWqOy63etPku8YljBdJOA=w400-h353" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;" title="Latin-language text"><span lang="la" style="font-style: normal;">Tomorrow, February 2, is the Feast of the Purification, also called Feast of the Presentation, Candlemas or Candelaria. The beautiful canticle of Simeon celebrates this event, when Our Lady makes the sacrifice of two turtle doves to complete her purification after childbirth and when she and Joseph present Our Lord to the Father in the temple as their "first-born" son.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;" title="Latin-language text"><span lang="la" style="font-style: normal;">Simeon, a devout man, had been assured by the Holy Ghost that he would not die until he had seen the Messiah. Simeon recognized that the Infant Jesus was the Messiah, and sings in joy.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;" title="Latin-language text"><span lang="la" style="font-style: normal;">Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine, secundum verbum tuum in pace:<br />
Quia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum<br />
Quod parasti ante faciem omnium populorum:<br />
Lumen ad revelationem gentium, et gloriam plebis tuae Israel.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;" title="Latin-language text"><span lang="la" style="font-style: normal;">(Latin Vulgate)<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Now, Master, you let your servant go in peace. You have fulfilled your promise.<br />
My own eyes have seen your salvation,<br />
which you have prepared in the sight of all peoples.<br />
A light to bring the Gentiles from darkness; the glory of your people Israel. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">(Roman Breviary) <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Scriptural account at Luke 2. 22-39. See also Leviticus 12 for the requirements for purification. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> <b>Note: Rachmaninoff's beautiful version of the Nunc Dimittis is available in several renditions via You Tube. Just use your favorite search engine.<br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Image </b><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aert_de_Gelder_-_Het_loflied_van_Simeon.jpg">Simeons Song of Praise by Aert de Gelden (early 18th century) from Wikimedia Commons.</a></span><br /></p><p> </p><p> <br /></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-31329156968498163902024-01-24T00:00:00.000-08:002024-01-24T09:32:22.781-08:00Septuagesima - Are Altar Flowers Permitted?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This coming Sunday, January 28, 2024, is Septuagesima -- the beginning of the pre-Lenten season sometimes called Shrovetide. The liturgical color is violet. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Based on a post from a reputable source, it had been my understanding that altar flowers were permitted. Now I see that post has been taken down. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">At the same time there is now a <a href="https://fssp-holycross.org/septuagesimatide/">post from an FSSP apostolate</a> saying that altar flowers are <i>not</i> permitted during Shrovetide. The FSSP post states:<br /></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">"In order to effect a gradual transition between the joy of
Christmastide and the stringency of Lent, the season of Septuagesima
takes on some of the sobriety of the latter but without its harshness.
In the Roman Breviary, the penitential circuit of psalms is used (“Lauds
II”), and at Mass the Gloria in excelsis is suppressed and the Gradual
replaced with a Tract. Flowers on the altar are forbidden, and violet is
the liturgical color of the vestments."<br /></span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For this reason, I have taken down my post on Septuagesima flowers, at least pending further clarification.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As for whether flowers are permitted on the Feast of the Purification/ Candelaria this year since it falls within Shrovetide, I do not know the answer. If anyone does, please post a comment.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-82005907053897893582024-01-20T00:00:00.000-08:002024-01-20T05:38:13.961-08:00Gemma's Flowers for the Feast of the Purification (2020)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wvr0S7DRmZKwySj3D-0AqAkh9VQa6ZKOnzyKTsc7aK6hrq81e7ebybnBYSkZkqHEsU8EFjZjbrFgVRDeHaSuqkSJ-eEzC2JUOHrqO-H5D6Fh4aLVYzicZaB6VK9qRBPOXXVSODMAVOze/s400/20200201_160617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wvr0S7DRmZKwySj3D-0AqAkh9VQa6ZKOnzyKTsc7aK6hrq81e7ebybnBYSkZkqHEsU8EFjZjbrFgVRDeHaSuqkSJ-eEzC2JUOHrqO-H5D6Fh4aLVYzicZaB6VK9qRBPOXXVSODMAVOze/w400-h300/20200201_160617.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Coming soon on February 2 is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlemas" target="_blank">Feast of the Purification</a> (also known as Candlemas or Candelaria). I think it is one of the most beautiful feast days in the Catholic calendar. Here are the lovely arrangements Gemma did for Candlemas (2020). <a href="https://introibo-withflowers.blogspot.com/2020/02/roselilies-snowdrops.html" target="_blank">See and read more here.</a></span><br /></p><p><br /></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-43707775630659210762024-01-16T00:00:00.000-08:002024-01-16T06:23:28.382-08:00Snowdrops for Candlemas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Certainly one of the most beautiful feast days in the liturgical year is <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03245b.htm">Candlemas</a> (February 2 - Feast of the Presentation of the Lord; Feast of the Purification of the Virgin) with its candle procession. The associated flower is the Snowdrop (above) which blooms during February. The liturgical color is white.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">According to <a href="http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/resources/m_garden/JS-MG-TME.html">Mary Gardener John Stokes</a>:</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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instance of the liturgical use and naming of a flower is the snowdrop, which in
England is in bloom for the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin, or
Candlemas, February 2nd. It is recorded that, on the feast of the Purification,
Our Lady's statue was carried from churches in procession to recall her trip to
the temple with Joseph and the Child Jesus. Then pure white blooms of snowdrops
were strewn for the entire day in the statue's place as special symbols of
Mary's unstained purity. Because of this practice, the snowdrop was known as
Purification Flower, Candlemas Bells, Our Lady of February, Fair Maids of
February and The Virgin's Flower."</span></span></div>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">If you are unable to find snowdrops in your part of the world, substitute another white flower -- for example, narcissus. See my post <a href="http://the-pious-spinster.blogspot.com/2010/05/white-flowers-for-church-decoration.html">White Flowers for Church Decoration</a> for ideas.</span> <br /></span>
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Image: Galanthus nivalis ("snowdrop"). From Wikimedia Commons. <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galanthus_nivalis_f._pleniflorus_1_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1165815.jpg">Click for license.</a></span><br />
<br />Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-23941177177808771142024-01-03T08:17:00.000-08:002024-01-03T09:54:03.744-08:00Epiphany and Church Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Epiphany, January 6, is one of the major feast days of the Church. Often called "Three Kings Day", it celebrates the arrival of the Magi in Bethlehem bearing the gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The gold was because the Magi recognized Our Lord as King, incense because he is the true God, and myrrh because of his future Passion and burial.<br /></span>
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The liturgical color for Epiphany is white. Either white or gold or a combination of the two seem most appropriate for the feast's flower arrangements. <a href="http://the-pious-spinster.blogspot.com/2010/05/orange-flowers-for-church-decoration.html">Golden flowers</a> call to mind the Magi's gift of gold and look very attractive against white. The white Star-of-Bethlehem (above) or other star-shaped blossoms call to mind the Star that guided the Magi. See <a href="https://the-pious-spinster.blogspot.com/2010/05/white-flowers-for-church-decoration.html">white flowers for church decoration</a> for other white-flower possibilities.<br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Image: </b>Star of Bethlehem. <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OrnithogalumUmbellatum1UME.jpg">Photograph by Ulf Eliasson from Wikimedia Commons. Some rights reserved (click for license).</a></span>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-5538365584539016742023-12-25T04:30:00.000-08:002023-12-25T07:43:56.281-08:00O Holy Night<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhabE7yJvRnctavCKFGrtuzFBh0b0U6JJFlBskyNSHFj6isley_7SCl1dvps0v3ofmKKFtosDYlcTim6IlCyMlN3Fj0OoCpXWI31KoEcjctsoPt8tNPFdOyX7Oq7BPdHnHiq7tHYBSLj7x3eKKC2EQ3flkXrjYyfly04TBLAE9Q1H-QVtgr8c3tqhd7hA=s400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="400" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhabE7yJvRnctavCKFGrtuzFBh0b0U6JJFlBskyNSHFj6isley_7SCl1dvps0v3ofmKKFtosDYlcTim6IlCyMlN3Fj0OoCpXWI31KoEcjctsoPt8tNPFdOyX7Oq7BPdHnHiq7tHYBSLj7x3eKKC2EQ3flkXrjYyfly04TBLAE9Q1H-QVtgr8c3tqhd7hA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">May you have a blessed Christmas and new year.</span><br /></p><p></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-44048970985282335442023-12-12T12:51:00.000-08:002023-12-12T13:01:43.473-08:00About Church Flowers during Advent<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Traditionally, the general rule is that there should be no altar
flowers during Advent, although evergreens may be placed in the
sanctuary. This is because it is a solemn season of preparation for
Christmas. The season's penitential nature can be seen in its liturgical color, which is violet.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The booklet <i>A Handbook for the Sacristan </i>by Rev. William A. O'Brien, M.A. published in 1932 states, "The altar is not decorated with flowers or other ornaments during Advent, except on the third Sunday, or 'Gaudete' Sunday, and Christmas Eve." (page 58)<br /></span>
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As the Sacristan Handbook states, an exception to the general rule is made for the Third Sunday, called "Gaudete". Its name comes from the first word of the introit of the day's Mass -- in English "rejoice" ("Rejoice in the Lord always . . .".) Gaudete Sunday anticipates the joy of Christmas.<br /></span>
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On Gaudete,
<a href="https://introibo-withflowers.blogspot.com/2021/12/gaudete-laetare-altar-flowers-for-rose.html"> rose-colored vestments are worn</a>. Therefore, a pair of vases filled
with pink roses or pink carnations is appropriate. Because of the solemnity of the overall season, some sources suggest that this should be a restrained
presentation and no more than two vases should be used. (See e.g. Katharine Morrison McClinton, <i>Flower Arrangements in the Church </i>(1958), Morehouse-Gorham Co., New York, p. 92.)<br /></span>
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As
for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the liturgical color is
white. As far as I know, there is no prohibition against <a href="https://the-pious-spinster.blogspot.com/2023/12/gemmas-flowers-for-marian-feast-days.html">honoring Our Lady with altar flowers on this Holy Day</a>. A prohibition seems unlikely since even during Lent when altar flowers are forbidden, an exception is made for the Feast of the Annunciation.<br /></span>
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That being said, it might be best to just use very nice foliage. According
to an old English "table of flowers" for feast days, the appropriate foliage for the Immaculate Conception is arbor vitae (pictured above). In any event, one should attempt to
maintain the sense of restraint appropriate to the season.<br /></span>
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Image: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thuja_standishii.jpg">From Wikimedia Commons. (Click for license.)</a></span></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-54080990831679969542023-12-11T07:19:00.000-08:002023-12-11T07:32:06.939-08:00Gemma's Flowers for Gaudete Sunday<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7w8AFjNKjpXjRiJHx5ddWQ5mfcJ8aog2Ze9L-9Jij1nUMKULXAvG45cxDSFvIoZF-g4Pyz-o7ZCHA3DD8JlLzgqbj0YNlZG2QIKvBVTZSWWZXML84KulNmb2O6eiqJjUPehKxMPp5qL8d7ftEGKw1el5KHPjAHbVzx_INLlQYUWNreaC6scH-n2bx_ivN/s320/Gemma%20rose%20Sundays.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7w8AFjNKjpXjRiJHx5ddWQ5mfcJ8aog2Ze9L-9Jij1nUMKULXAvG45cxDSFvIoZF-g4Pyz-o7ZCHA3DD8JlLzgqbj0YNlZG2QIKvBVTZSWWZXML84KulNmb2O6eiqJjUPehKxMPp5qL8d7ftEGKw1el5KHPjAHbVzx_INLlQYUWNreaC6scH-n2bx_ivN/s1600/Gemma%20rose%20Sundays.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This coming Sunday - the third Sunday of Advent - will be Gaudete. The vestments will be rose-colored and unlike the rest of Advent, altar flowers will be permitted. <a href="https://introibo-withflowers.blogspot.com/2021/12/gaudete-laetare-altar-flowers-for-rose.html">Gemma's post on rose Sundays</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;">provides images of various rose vestments and </span><span style="font-size: large;">is a good source of ideas for floral arrangements if the arranger wishes to present an elaborate display.</span><br /></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-23728179416833538172023-12-07T11:43:00.000-08:002023-12-07T12:05:07.755-08:00Gemma's Flowers for Marian Feast Days<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcjcs8Dm46VLMyyRjRH4MXEiSxZ0YnZh5XQQXcfx05daqEaQVoUKyp6ZQdxmCCz9X8VNx16qO8O_rV8rpP_zFLBPd9GqCOF2WDXws5ubIc__OWoaRzVg-EjyVOSy6gkQfbxzMwc-HHFxozuI6MFgsB0KST2LnWLzUxSE30iWd_dn6jc8LmUkJSIrgMhdq/s320/Gemma%20Marian%20hydrangea.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="262" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcjcs8Dm46VLMyyRjRH4MXEiSxZ0YnZh5XQQXcfx05daqEaQVoUKyp6ZQdxmCCz9X8VNx16qO8O_rV8rpP_zFLBPd9GqCOF2WDXws5ubIc__OWoaRzVg-EjyVOSy6gkQfbxzMwc-HHFxozuI6MFgsB0KST2LnWLzUxSE30iWd_dn6jc8LmUkJSIrgMhdq/s1600/Gemma%20Marian%20hydrangea.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow we honor the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady. As I mentioned in the post on Advent flowers, the general rule is that there should be no altar flowers during Advent except for Gaudete (third Sunday). But, as far as I've been able to determine, there is no prohibition on altar flowers for Immaculate Conception.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">While there is much to be said for a restrained arrangement of greenery in keeping with the penitential nature of Advent, if an arranger wishes to do a floral display, many ideas can be found in <a href="https://introibo-withflowers.blogspot.com/2021/03/altar-flowers-for-marian-feasts.html">Gemma's post on altar flowers for Marian feast days.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">You will find there several photos of Gemma's past floral arrangements for Our Lady. I posted the above image of the hydrangea arrangement because I think it is especially good, although it would be difficult to find hydrangeas this time of year. There are a few blue flowers that do bloom in the winter such as blue primrose.</span><br /></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-39366488582079707792023-10-27T09:35:00.001-07:002023-10-27T12:07:01.737-07:00Gemma's altar flowers for Christ the King<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXstJ-T9FY1yoziY2pLpxrlASFFnquS8i18TxkJS13Q4SDxz8kK4R2EDEO9ElqJnguIcMZWbTsQ7SByvgBANUJBZiagvJScAbxr-q4NK_Aq68qZnE7gVhaNQ7CBhldCjrVWy3px4gO7Sh/s320/20201023_115005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXstJ-T9FY1yoziY2pLpxrlASFFnquS8i18TxkJS13Q4SDxz8kK4R2EDEO9ElqJnguIcMZWbTsQ7SByvgBANUJBZiagvJScAbxr-q4NK_Aq68qZnE7gVhaNQ7CBhldCjrVWy3px4gO7Sh/s0/20201023_115005.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">From Gemma's very lovely altar flowers for the Feast of Christ the King (from 2020). There are many more images <a href="https://introibo-withflowers.blogspot.com/2020/10/christ-king-altar-flowers.html">here</a>.</span><br /><p></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-34954880594770220252023-10-05T08:44:00.000-07:002023-10-05T16:20:36.138-07:00The Family Rosary in the 1940s<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27Xu9_hO50mjanAkJHdHaE_kgv5M_k-DsRmPrOpz2lq-Lyri68LepO6EM_3mMxNDtm4zPiQd1dHvQ0-4QV5ItlWEzASF83vyg4zoQeFuVrjt6EvnBxruwZneLB85GyMFHOB7b5McGvV8X/s1600-h/392px-Bartolom%C3%A9_Esteban_Perez_Murillo_020.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380611104719094322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27Xu9_hO50mjanAkJHdHaE_kgv5M_k-DsRmPrOpz2lq-Lyri68LepO6EM_3mMxNDtm4zPiQd1dHvQ0-4QV5ItlWEzASF83vyg4zoQeFuVrjt6EvnBxruwZneLB85GyMFHOB7b5McGvV8X/s400/392px-Bartolom%C3%A9_Esteban_Perez_Murillo_020.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 262px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;">A book published in 1942 for members of the Rosary Altar Society had this to say about the importance of the family Rosary and the methods for praying it in the home:<br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">"His Holiness, Pope Pius XI, of happy memory, in his Rosary Encyclical Letter ‘Amid Ever-Worsening Evils,’ dated September 1937, wrote an emphatic message on the Family Rosary.<br /><br />"Only through Catholic piety and faith exercised by the king and queen of each home, can the civilization which is our Christian heritage be strengthened, and to this end the family recitation of the Rosary is a powerful means of thwarting the cunning intrusions and blatant insolences of modern pagan heresies.<br /><br />"No Catholic custom is better suited to heal family troubles, to unite quarreling partners, to instill love and obedience in the souls of children, to invoke health for the sick, to obtain rest for the souls in purgatory than the recitation of five decades of Our Lady’s Rosary -- especially in the intimacy of the family circle.<br /><br />"This custom is associated with the family meal in the evening, which is usually the most convenient time to assemble the greatest number of members.<br /><br />"Shortly after the evening table is left, the father or mother simply says: Let us say the rosary. The family members then kneel at the chairs on which each has been seated, and answer the introductory prayers of the Rosary.<br /><br />"There are three methods of family Rosary recitation:<br /><br />"The first method is after the manner of church recital. The leader, father, mother or eldest of the group recites the first part of the Creed, the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory be to the Father, the Hail Holy Queen, and the final prayer throughout the five decades of the Holy Rosary.<br /><br />"In the alternate method, the introductory prayers and the first decade are taken in the leading part by the head of the house, the second decade by the next in authority or age, the third by the next member, and so on. All others in the group answer with the latter part of the prayers of the decades. Then the leader recites the Hail, Holy Queen, etc.<br /><br />"The third method is similar to the first in this, that the leader of the group alternates with the others in the group the recitation of the first part and the second part of the prayers through the several decades, but announces all the mysteries and does not transfer the lead to other single members of the group. This method is used by Dominican missionaries, and in Dominican communities.<br /><br />"The second method is the more popular family procedure because it gives every member, from the oldest to the fifth in order, the interest of leading the first part of the decade prayers.<br /><br />"However, <span style="font-style: italic;">methods</span> are of second moment; so long as two or three are united in the name of God, there is Christ in the midst of them, and the family circle becomes like a domestic church for the Rosary devotion. The time involved is not great -- so the saying of the beads is no endurance test on any count. It is better to say it quickly than to omit it entirely."</span></blockquote><span style="font-size: large;"> The author then goes on to say that the custom of the family Rosary beads is "a custom to which many a soul later harkens back as the sweetest of memories of home."<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Source</span>:<br />Dolan, Dominic, O.P. (Ed); <span style="font-style: italic;">The Rosarian’s Handbook of the Society of the Rosary Altar</span> (Marchbanks Press, New York, 1942), pp. 101-103.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">All material from <span style="font-style: italic;">The Rosarian's Handbook</span> used with the kind permission of the<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.op-stjoseph.org/" style="font-weight: bold;">Dominican Province of St. Joseph</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Image</span>:<br />Murillo’s “Madonna with the Rosary”, from Wikimedia Commons. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bartolom%C3%A9_Esteban_Perez_Murillo_020.jpg">In the public domain.</a></span>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-50713407918267943702023-10-01T08:30:00.001-07:002023-10-01T09:40:27.562-07:00Honoring One's Guardian Angel<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPTgPBCECyk8dh5JOd-RKULHZDGg-jHWi5w6Rdkd8GzXWE-XLn-7HtXtc4zYhSSfF3Rq9Q84Dh2G0UG2r8xAayo0Sw1D6VPhvWKqHT5e98qSSj_lUEIrqccU5GIu3BVD96Aqr6K5X7MId-hc0z8stH5wDwh1iSyjkGxntspERn8pBHcr9gu4_7oFAVg/s880/0bed82b48059f8d30cc96a8b6bb4bc6e--august-flowers-moon-garden-2856676251.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="587" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPTgPBCECyk8dh5JOd-RKULHZDGg-jHWi5w6Rdkd8GzXWE-XLn-7HtXtc4zYhSSfF3Rq9Q84Dh2G0UG2r8xAayo0Sw1D6VPhvWKqHT5e98qSSj_lUEIrqccU5GIu3BVD96Aqr6K5X7MId-hc0z8stH5wDwh1iSyjkGxntspERn8pBHcr9gu4_7oFAVg/w266-h400/0bed82b48059f8d30cc96a8b6bb4bc6e--august-flowers-moon-garden-2856676251.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Guardian Angel feast day is October 2. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The liturgical color is white. How could it be anything else? In the gospel, these creatures of light and intellectual clarity are described as clothed in white.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As for church or home devotional flowers for this day, white flowers seem most appropriate. Any bloom available from <a href="https://the-pious-spinster.blogspot.com/2010/05/white-flowers-for-church-decoration.html">the list of white flowers in my post on the topic</a> would be good. My own preference would be for white delphinium (above), if available, because it brings to mind not only height and light but motion.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As for prayers, <a href="https://the-pious-spinster.blogspot.com/2019/10/a-1959-catholic-missal-has-this-to-say.html">the basic Angel of God prayer</a> would seem to be a must, along with expressions of gratitude for the many years of angelic assistance and petitions for the grace to discern and follow our Guardian's promptings.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">But aside from mental conversation with our own Guardian, I think it would be fitting to reflect on what angels are and are not. There is a lot of silliness out there with an emphasis on cherubs and girlish angel images. I do not think those images properly represent these brilliant and powerful beings!</span></p><p><a href="https://www.traditioninaction.org/religious/f012rpAngels_Fitzgerald.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a very good article at Tradition in Action that puts this matter in perspective.</span></a><br /></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-10431719943357187432023-10-01T06:00:00.001-07:002023-10-02T01:29:13.463-07:00Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">A 1959 Catholic missal has this to say about the October 2 feast of The Holy Guardian Angels:</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-size: large;">
"God has given each one of us a special angel for our protection and assistance both in soul and body, especially at the hour of death. This knowledge should fill us with reverence for and devotion to our guardian and give us confidence in the face of difficulties. The Church celebrates today a special liturgical feast in their honor but we should not fail to invoke the assistance of our guardian angel every day of our lives." </span></blockquote><p><span style="font-size: large;">
The liturgical color is white.<br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Above is the favorite old picture of a guardian angel and below is the favorite
old prayer to one's guardian angel:<br /></span>
</p><blockquote>
<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">The Guardian Angel Prayer</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
(in Latin and English)</span></blockquote>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">
"Angele Dei,<br />
qui custos es mei,<br />
me tibi commíssum pietáte supérna,<br />
illúmina, custódi, rege et gubérna.<br />
Amen."<br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />
"Angel of God, my guardian dear<br />
to whom God's love commits me here,<br />
Ever this day (or night) be at my side<br />
to light and guard, to rule and guide.<br />
Amen."</span></blockquote>
</div><p><span style="font-size: large;">
The
feast dates from 1411, when in Valencia, Spain, it was introduced in
honor of the guardian angel of that city. It was added to the Roman
Calendar in 1608. Devotion to the guardian angels, however, dates back
much further.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">By the way, October 2 is an appropriate occasion to read about <a href="https://the-pious-spinster.blogspot.com/2010/02/st-john-bosco-and-his-gray-dog.html">St. John Bosco and his gray dog.</a><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />
Image:<br />
Leiber's "Guardian Angel", from Wikimedia Commons. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fridolin_Leiber_-_Schutzengel.jpg">In the public domain.</a></span></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-53979589359858668472023-10-01T00:01:00.001-07:002023-10-01T09:49:00.042-07:00St. John Bosco and His Gray Dog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW38v9rh7zL_AYMLImWlvNFZESzXUexzBCvm9ss7pwr3HMQmYYldSM34Q_6KHsG4-RzDD6fFq0Ns4Kb0mG_aC_8akskzCq_K7VeDVNno8RWS9MUEJf-ouGDVtJBulrxLGxjaR3CbVASlh/s1600-h/San_Giovanni_Bosco.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434581803875862802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW38v9rh7zL_AYMLImWlvNFZESzXUexzBCvm9ss7pwr3HMQmYYldSM34Q_6KHsG4-RzDD6fFq0Ns4Kb0mG_aC_8akskzCq_K7VeDVNno8RWS9MUEJf-ouGDVtJBulrxLGxjaR3CbVASlh/s400/San_Giovanni_Bosco.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 298px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02689d.htm">St. John Bosco (1815-1888)</a> was a priest born near Castelnuovo in the archdiocese of Turin, Italy. He was ordained a priest in 1846, beatified in 1929, and canonized in 1934. His feast day is January 31.<br /><br />The saint founded an oratory named after St. Francis de Sales, and eventually a men's order called The Society of St. Francis de Sales (Salesians). With the help of Sr. Mary Dominic Mazzarello, he also founded a women's order called the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Auxiliatrix (Mary, Help of Christians).<br /><br />His principal work was the development of an educational system based on "reason, religion, and kindness". He conducted workshops for tradesmen and manual laborers, schools for young workers, and for men preparing for the priesthood. He was opposed by anti-clerical forces and subjected to violent attacks by them.<br /><br />A remarkable aspect of St. John Bosco's life is the protection he received from a mysterious dog. Here is an account from the Fish Eaters website:<br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">"When returning home one night through a bad and dangerous part of the town, he saw a magnificent dog of huge size following him. At first he was frightened but quickly came to see that the dog was friendly. The animal walked by his side and accompanied him to the door of his house and then went away. This happened five, six or eight times. He called the dog Grigio [Gray]<br />. . . .<br /><br />"Hastening home by himself, some time after the first appearance of the dog, two shots were fired at him by an assassin from behind a tree. Both shots missed their mark, but his assailant then rushed at and grappled with him. At that moment, Grigio appeared and sank his teeth into the flesh of the would-be murderer, who fled away shrieking with pain.<br /><br />"On a second occasion, two men lay in wait for him and threw a sack over his head. This time it seemed all was over with him, but Grigio unexpectedly came to his rescue and jumped at one of the ruffians, seizing him by the throat. The other fled in terror. Don Bosco had then to liberate the first from the fangs of Grigio, who still held him by the throat.<br /><br />"A third time, no less than twelve hired assassins, armed with clubs, lay in ambush, into which Don Bosco walked unawares. Again, escape seemed impossible, but once more Grigio bounded into the midst of the group, and his fierce look and savage growl proved enough. The men made off as quickly as they could."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fisheaters.com/animals11.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">You can read the rest of the story at Fish Eaters</span></a></span></blockquote> <span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Source for biographical material</span><span style="font-size: large;">:<br />Aumann, Jordan, O.P. and Lodi, Enzo; <span style="font-style: italic;">Saints of the Roman Calendar</span> (Alba House, New York, 1992); pp. 35-36.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Image</span>:<br />St. John Bosco from Wikimedia Commons. <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/San_Giovanni_Bosco.jpg">In the public domain.</a></span>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-36317832399528695772023-09-24T00:05:00.001-07:002023-09-24T08:38:16.710-07:00The North American Martyrs and the Lake of the Blessed Sacrament<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ylyktFZ7LhPRDdEAbenfK2ikByhk4Ku-MWBGdSvKAOHK1kDIhRshccE4jDLp2H8ejuZ7QnnyjWS4G4L87RaJIMrovoy5kFPkWGmlMMEzHVH-0nHddzsgvEKBUbhAJjZ98ibMzYppxXSv/s1600-h/KensettJohnFLakeGeorge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393787915757025138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ylyktFZ7LhPRDdEAbenfK2ikByhk4Ku-MWBGdSvKAOHK1kDIhRshccE4jDLp2H8ejuZ7QnnyjWS4G4L87RaJIMrovoy5kFPkWGmlMMEzHVH-0nHddzsgvEKBUbhAJjZ98ibMzYppxXSv/s400/KensettJohnFLakeGeorge.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 239px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>
<span style="font-size: large;">In 1646, <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08420b.htm">Fr. Isaac Jogues, S.J.</a> (1607-1646) named the body of water depicted in this lovely painting the "Lac du Saint Sacrement" (Lake of the Blessed Sacrament).* In the same year, Fr. Jogues and his companion <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de_Lalande">Jean de Lalande, a lay missionary</a>, were martyred by the Mohawk Indians near what is now Auriesville, New York, about 65 miles from the lake. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Their martyrdom occurred on October 18, 1646.
In 1930, Pope Pius XI canonized Isaac Jogues, along with Jean de Lalande and six other martyred missionaries, now known as the "North American Martyrs". Their feast is celebrated on September 26 in Canada and in the traditional calendar. In the novus ordo calendar, it is celebrated October 19. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Fr. Jogues was born in Orléans, France on January 10, 1607. He entered the Jesuit novitiate school at Rouen at age 17, and went on to study at the royal college at La Fleche, and then at the College of Clermont at the University of Paris. He celebrated his first Mass on February 10, 1636, and a few months later was on his way to the Jesuit mission in New France on the north American continent:
</span></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">"In the summer of 1636, at the age of twenty-nine, he embarked for Canada with several of his fellows . . . Drawings of Jogues made at about this time reveal features of unusual refinement; this air of delicacy was, however, deceptive, for beneath it lay heroic powers of physical endurance."</span></blockquote><span style="font-size: large;"> In 1642, some Huron Indian converts, along with missionaries William Couture, Rene Goupil, and Fr. Jogues were attacked by Mohawk warriors. Some of the Hurons escaped. Fr. Jogues could have gotten away too but when he saw that Goupil, a physician, had been captured, he gave himself up. They were taken to the fortress of the Mohawks in what is now east central New York State:
</span><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">"Fr. Jogues wrote: 'We were made to go up from the shore between two lines of Indians who were armed with clubs, sticks, and knives. I was the last and blows were showered on me. I fell on the ground and thought my end had come, but they lifted me up all streaming with blood and carried me more dead than alive to the platform.' Worse tortures followed. The Iroquois were especially cruel to the Huron converts. At this time and during subsequent torturings Father Jogues suffered the loss of two fingers."</span></blockquote><span style="font-size: large;"> To be more specific, according to Fr. Jogues own description, the Mohawks used their teeth to tear out nearly all of his fingernails and bit off two of his fingers. Goupil was killed, and Fr. Jogues was held as a slave for more than a year:
</span><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">"'He would sometimes escape. . . and wander in the forest, telling his beads and repeating passages of Scripture. In a remote and lonely spot he cut the bark in the form of a cross from the trunk of a great tree; and here he made his prayers. [He was a] living martyr, half clad in shaggy furs, kneeling in the snow among the icicled rocks and beneath the gloomy pines, bowing in adoration before the emblem of his faith in which was his only consolation and his only hope' . . . The Indians were not without respect for their strange captive, naming him 'the indomitable one.' . . . As opportunity offered, he baptized children he found dying. During the year he baptized some seventy persons . . ."</span></blockquote><p><span style="font-size: large;"> In Fr. Jogues' letters, he wrote that once he baptized two Indians by using for baptismal water the raindrops that had gathered on some corn stalks given them to chew. He baptized others using water from a stream.
Some Protestant Dutchmen helped Fr. Jogues escape his Mohawk captors and paid a sum to the Indians not to pursue him.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">On November 5, 1643, Fr. Jogues left by ship from what is now New York City, and towards the end of December reached the coast of Cornwall. From there, he took a coal ship to Brittany, arriving on Christmas Day. Then he traveled on to Rennes where he went to the rector's house. There he astonished the rector since it was commonly believed he had likely been killed.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">During an encounter with Fr. Jogues, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Austria">Anne of Austria</a> (1601-1666) was moved to tears when she saw his wounded hands, which had barely healed from the cruelty of the Indians. The Queen then paid him homage:
</span></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">"Jogues was received by Anne of Austria, and told his story. At its conclusion, the Queen arose and stooped to kiss the mutilated hands . . ."</span></blockquote><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Fr. Joques was concerned that the injuries to his hands would make it illicit for him to say Mass. Pope Urban VIII, however, abrogated for him the rule that the Eucharist could only be touched with the thumb and forefinger. In doing this, the Pope used words to the effect that it would not be just to prevent a martyr for Christ from drinking the Blood of Christ.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Fr. Jogues desired to return to North America and was permitted to do so. By June, 1644, he was back in Quebec, and worked successfully for some time, even traveling back and forth to the place where he had formerly been held hostage. In 1646, however, he was again taken captive by the Mohawks, along with the lay missionary Jean de Lalande:
</span></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">"In the [Mohawk] councils the majority were ready to give the brave Ondessonk [Fr. Jogues] his freedom, but the minority faction, members of the Bear clan, took matters into their own hands. They invited Jogues to pay them a visit, and as he unsuspectingly entered the cabin of the Bear chief, he was brutally tomahawked. The next day Lalande met the same fate, and both bodies were thrown into a nearby ravine. Their heads were cut off and placed on poles facing the trail by which they had come, as if in warning to other Black Robes."</span></blockquote><span style="font-size: large;"> On the site of the martyrdom of Fr. Jogues and Lalande, there is now a shrine:
</span><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">"Today, near the town of Auriesville, New York, which on the best archeological authority is accepted as the site of Ossernenon, there is a famous Catholic shrine and pilgrimage place. It was dedicated in 1885 to the Martyrs of North America and to their Indian converts. Here pilgrims come to honor the memory of the Jesuits of the seventeenth century who faced death in the wilderness. The eight martyrs—Jogues, Lalande, Brebeuf, Lalemant, Garnier, Daniel, Goupil, and Chabanel . . .".</span></blockquote><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Source</span>:
The quoted material is from <a href="http://www.ewtn.com/library/mary/jogues.htm">"Saint Isaac Jogues, Martyr - 1646", an article in the online library of the Eternal Word Television Network</a> that relies on a <span style="font-style: italic;">Lives of the Saints</span> published by John J. Crawley & Co., Inc., author and year unknown.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Image</span>:
Painting by John F. Kensett, from Wikimedia Commons. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KensettJohnFLakeGeorge.jpg">In the public domain</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">------------------------------------------------------------ </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Now more commonly known by its secular name, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_George_%28New_York%29">Lake George</a>, this lake in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State will always be the Lake of the Blessed Sacrament to Catholics.</span></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-64959847630670616232023-09-15T00:05:00.000-07:002023-09-18T09:24:36.308-07:00Our Lady's Sorrows and the Iris<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5qN_0Ajsca_J_THBMvjv8pghh8vgy5xEPSc5ToXVt13PipW8HKshnZwOBmbXwhKQpQrGkm8CRdrxAsMGhB009ScfuoKX0Gby1OCHJAYXHg0dZAjMiUlgyo2sKFZVY8vt2QTOdYgELngA/s1600-h/450px-Iris_versicolor_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381429967635550770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5qN_0Ajsca_J_THBMvjv8pghh8vgy5xEPSc5ToXVt13PipW8HKshnZwOBmbXwhKQpQrGkm8CRdrxAsMGhB009ScfuoKX0Gby1OCHJAYXHg0dZAjMiUlgyo2sKFZVY8vt2QTOdYgELngA/s400/450px-Iris_versicolor_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>
<blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">“And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted; And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts, thoughts may be revealed."</span> <br /></blockquote><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">(<a href="http://www.drbo.org/chapter/49002.htm">Luke 2:34-35. Douay-Rheims Bible</a>.)</span></blockquote><p><span style="font-size: large;">On September 15, the Church honors the <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14151b.htm">Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary</a>: hearing the prophecy of Simeon; fleeing into Egypt; losing the Holy Child at Jerusalem; meeting Jesus on his way to Calvary; standing at the foot of the Cross; seeing Jesus taken down from the Cross; and witnessing the burial of Christ.
According to Mary Gardener John S. Stokes, the Blue Flag iris or iris versicolor symbolizes Our Lady’s Sorrows because of Simeon’s prophecy that a sword would pierce her soul. The iris has sword-like foliage and is also known as the Sword Lily.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Image</span>:
Photograph of iris versicolor, from Wikimedia Commons. <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iris_versicolor_1.jpg">Some rights reserved</a>.</span></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-42654877735896649532023-09-14T00:05:00.001-07:002023-09-14T09:09:54.973-07:00The Holy Cross and the Basil Plant<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFljGwmgPlocZ4IS1yCXh6nzAwHJQ73LbypXaj5H7aNyY2O4ZUyGq55Nidfn9ptTNr5E-KAc8cQuWOJxeVmlQLls4eg8h2hX0LNDDSF4XqslWnmgh9EEXaBDD2aiSNvvKB1ELLlcmEsFDr/s1600-h/398px-Ocymum_basilicum-planto.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381071868242537106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFljGwmgPlocZ4IS1yCXh6nzAwHJQ73LbypXaj5H7aNyY2O4ZUyGq55Nidfn9ptTNr5E-KAc8cQuWOJxeVmlQLls4eg8h2hX0LNDDSF4XqslWnmgh9EEXaBDD2aiSNvvKB1ELLlcmEsFDr/s400/398px-Ocymum_basilicum-planto.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 266px;" /></a>
<span style="font-size: large;">Today, September 14, the Church celebrates the feast of the <a href="https://fountainofelias.blogspot.com/2019/09/holy-cross-day.html">Exaltation of the Holy Cross</a>. The herb basil, which should be in every sacristan’s garden, is associated with the Cross. <a href="http://vultus.stblogs.org/2009/09/the-blessing-of-basil-leaf-in-1.html">It is said that a sprig of the fragrant plant was found growing from the sacred Wood.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Image</span>:
Ocymum basilicum, from Wikimedia Commons. <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ocymum_basilicum-planto.jpg">Pursuant to Free License</a>.</span></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719109150104263168.post-71067465631420310282023-09-12T00:00:00.000-07:002023-09-12T08:18:21.016-07:00Feast of the Holy Name of Mary<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qfkIdhB0xaXZIPoEzk0DHQ7jm_b03yDvKm2j_dGY-RipOA3Hol5mzKG_Gnlom57iFdwgkunWzwRp6ZnMmQYFzuhOcDsV-cxA03MiFvpuT1QCGVxHXTGukLt1LPjJ3KlLXjh5qba1mqxEyWb5IktfvUAwBsM2at7bQwhDBOmZfgRkIeVVpSDuWjRp5w/s358/Holy-Name-of-Mary.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">"<img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="273" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qfkIdhB0xaXZIPoEzk0DHQ7jm_b03yDvKm2j_dGY-RipOA3Hol5mzKG_Gnlom57iFdwgkunWzwRp6ZnMmQYFzuhOcDsV-cxA03MiFvpuT1QCGVxHXTGukLt1LPjJ3KlLXjh5qba1mqxEyWb5IktfvUAwBsM2at7bQwhDBOmZfgRkIeVVpSDuWjRp5w/w305-h400/Holy-Name-of-Mary.webp" width="305" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Today, September 12, is the traditional feast day of the Holy Name of Mary. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As stated in an old Missal published in 1959, "The feast was instituted by Pope Innocent XI to commemorate a victory over the Turks at the walls of Vienna in 1683. After the Holy Name of Jesus, no name is so dear to every Christian as that of Mary, His Mother and our Mother. By invoking it we shall obtain protection, light and strength."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://fountainofelias.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-holy-name-of-mary.html">You can re</a><a href="https://fountainofelias.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-holy-name-of-mary.html">ad more about the feast day at Fountain of Elias.</a> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar">A conservative priest once explained to me that "Mar" is an honorific.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As for altar or home devotional space floral arrangements for this day, see the Introibo with Flowers post on <a href="https://introibo-withflowers.blogspot.com/2021/03/altar-flowers-for-marian-feasts.html">Altar Flowers for Marian Feasts. </a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkYNESdFr5vHVLYyphztp9J8UGENT7p-juwOnVOmCDmdzFNKkooc3dyz0jg3oInyBuG8BTAmznwwV6bMotWjndDWBzlaKWLbd2FiR8WSZ7h4gczJuo7kaT3H3_RPTJZGzxfPfeYg6tRaSZXkRPQQLCUsChK4QIFtT5NmVIl_qNuCDo4JQapq4JrHLXw/s320/20210324_081727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="234" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkYNESdFr5vHVLYyphztp9J8UGENT7p-juwOnVOmCDmdzFNKkooc3dyz0jg3oInyBuG8BTAmznwwV6bMotWjndDWBzlaKWLbd2FiR8WSZ7h4gczJuo7kaT3H3_RPTJZGzxfPfeYg6tRaSZXkRPQQLCUsChK4QIFtT5NmVIl_qNuCDo4JQapq4JrHLXw/s1600/20210324_081727.jpg" width="234" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://introibo-withflowers.blogspot.com/2021/09/tulips-and-lilies-for-holy-name-of-mary.html">Also see the Introibo post Tulips and Lilies for the Holy Name of Mary.</a> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Z_KtvMlZF0TjfngVAKgJCCdXoqJAK2KQ5KfU3C1ris592a7jKgC4MSqWQTJCj3hBwgSWxoajnfAuLBf5q5WdBdPDcycap7YDLc-ovO3VZ1h_bsi2xQw1O_18qaVv7O-NCieXhflVXupyi9tkktUrf3Z4d0i5hpbINfeNRzsJCwKwxaPojXhfR2RY6w/s320/20210912_093154.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="171" data-original-width="320" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Z_KtvMlZF0TjfngVAKgJCCdXoqJAK2KQ5KfU3C1ris592a7jKgC4MSqWQTJCj3hBwgSWxoajnfAuLBf5q5WdBdPDcycap7YDLc-ovO3VZ1h_bsi2xQw1O_18qaVv7O-NCieXhflVXupyi9tkktUrf3Z4d0i5hpbINfeNRzsJCwKwxaPojXhfR2RY6w/s1600/20210912_093154.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span><br /><p></p><p></p>Marie-Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09903909133137239574noreply@blogger.com0