Like Mother, Like Son

Catholic feast day comparison chart

May 31
Visitation of the BVM
Mary visits Elizabeth
[feast of Epiphany wise men visit Holy Family on Jan. 6]

Sept. 8
Nativity of the BVM
Birth of Mary
[feast of Jesus' nativity is Dec. 25]

Nov. 21
Presentation of the BVM
Mary is presented at the temple
[feast of Jesus' presentation at the temple is Feb. 2]

Dec. 8
Immaculate Conception of the BVM
Anne & Joachim conceive Mary
[annunciation feast of the virginal conception and incarnation of Jesus is March 25]

Nativity Rosary from PPF

https://padrepio.com/product/nativity-rosary/

All Saints' Day 2018

Romans 1:7

To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and

peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Octave in liturgy ... Octave of the Assumption

Hagiography can some times be like a treasure trove ... to find an abundance of richness


The octave isn't just found in music, it's also found in liturgy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave_(liturgy)


There are many octaves in liturgy, but the only ones still in practice (that i know of) are:
Octave of Easter - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave_of_Easter
Octave of Christmas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave_of_the_Nativity




I started studying octaves in liturgy when i came across the octave of the assumption; there were two notable feast days and one notable rosary recitation during this octave period ...

(1) first day:  assumption - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_of_Mary

(4,5) midweek:  immaculate heart of mary rosary - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immaculate_Heart_of_Mary

(8) last day:  queenship - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Heaven

Circle of Stars

Madonna in Glory, c. 1670, oil on canvas by Carol Dolci

Wikipedia Commons

my personal feeling about it, is that it pertains to octave musical language and the eight day concept in Catholicism ...

eight notes in a musical octave is some what different than the eight echio in a musical system because of the octave species is a special music system within the entire music system

Octoechos - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octoechos

Octoechos in Liturgy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octoechos_(liturgy)

From the Catholic Catechism:

( http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s2c1a3.htm )

CCC 2174  Jesus rose from the dead "on the first day of the week."¹⁰⁴ Because it is the "first day," the day of Christ's Resurrection recalls the first creation. Because it is the "eighth day" following the sabbath,¹⁰⁵ it symbolizes the new creation ushered in by Christ's Resurrection. For Christians it has become the first of all days, the first of all feasts, the Lord's Day (he kuriake hemera, dies dominica) Sunday:

We all gather on the day of the sun, for it is the first day [after the Jewish sabbath, but also the first day] when God, separating matter from darkness, made the world; and on this same day Jesus Christ our Savior rose from the dead.¹⁰⁶


Helmholtz octave name system












there is a lot to music; check out harp music at http://sites.siba.fi/en/web/harpnotation/octave-names

May 22nd - Saint Rita of Cascia

How many nuns have forehead wounds ?  Probably not many nuns, but at least one nun did have a forehead wound - Saint Rita of Cascia (Patroness Saint of the Impossible)

Wikipedia link to entry for Saint Rita of Cascia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_of_Cascia

Mass comparison ...
Common Mass - http://www.liturgies.net/saints/ritaofcascia/readings.htm
Daily Mass - http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/052218.cfm

there is a movie, too !

https://formed.org/watch/56be71506ee44c241e9caefc

Happy Easter 2018

Holy Week: March 25-31, 2018

Easter: April 1, 2018

Stations of the Cross by Saint Alphonsus Liguori

https://www.fisheaters.com/stations.html

Palm Sunday to Easter Pamphlet

https://www.hendricksonrose.com/palm-sunday-to-easter-pamphlet/9781596367401/pd/367401

The Easter Story Pamphlet

https://www.hendricksonrose.com/the-easter-story-pamphlet/9781596364820/pd/364820

I came across butterflies and crosses, and I thought I would share it with you; I never thought I would be studying folklore during Holy Week and Easter ...

Easter folklore links

Legend of the Butterfly http://www.thewoodnook.com/images/Butterfly_legend_1.jpg

Parable of the Butterfly http://www.joyfulheart.com/easter/buterfly.htm

Resurrection Wall Cross
https://catholiconline.shopping/products/wall-cross-resurrection-6-inch

⛪  i've been inviting every one to my church (Saint Michael Catholic Church) to Easter Sunday 12 Noon Mass because i'm reading on April 1st - First Reading: Saint Peter; Second Reading: Saint Paul, so i'm extending the invitation here to FHG.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day 2018

... getting ready for Saint Patrick's Day !

see: http://fbhygp.blogspot.com/2016/03/saint-patricks-day-march-17.html

I'm part Irish (McMahon descendant from Ireland)

Rosary shortcuts ...

Before taking shortcuts, be sure you know the full rosary and go back to it every once in a while:

http://www.amm.org/prayers/rosary.aspx

There are many shortcuts for praying a partial rosary on a regular standard rosary, but here is a special non-standard rosary I would like to share with you called a palm rosary:

Pray a Palm Rosary

https://www.atonementfriars.org/pray-a-palm-rosary/ 

I recently got palm rosaries from the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, and they are really nice; one of them was a Saint Peregrine healing rosary ( https://www.atonementfriars.org/st-peregrine-healing-rosary/ ) 

https://www.osv.com/OSVNewsweekly/Article/TabId/535/ArtMID/13567/ArticleID/23304/Get-more-out-of-the-Rosary.aspx

... getting ready for Valentine's Day

Happy Saint Valentine's Day 2018 !

http://fbhygp.blogspot.com/2016/02/saint-valentines-day-february-14th.html

Saint Agatha and the Golden Legend

one thing leads to another in research ...

I was researching Saint Agatha (February 5th feast day) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_of_Sicily , and I came across this paragraph at the bottom of a web page http://www.christianiconography.info/agatha.html :

"The Golden Legend's story of St. Lucy begins with a visit to the sepulchre of St. Agatha, who intercedes with Christ to heal Lucy's mother of a bloody flux. The Metropolitan Museum in New York has a painting of this episode by Giovanni di Bartolommeo Cristiani." - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436050


What is the Golden Legend ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Legend

read the Golden Legend online -
http://catholicsaints.info/the-golden-legend-by-blessed-jacobus-de-voragine/


"Saint Agatha ... is one of seven women, ... along with the Blessed Virgin Mary, [who] are commemorated by name in the [Catholic] Canon of the Mass." - https://thecatholictravelguide.com/destinations/italy/sicily/catania-italy-cathedral-tomb-saint-agatha/

one of a kind shopping experience ?
lets check it out - https://catholiconline.shopping/

Christian Unity Week (2018)

Each year, I study and pray in the week of christian unity at home ...
https://www.oikoumene.org/en/press-centre/events/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity





I make jewelry every year for this event; this is a picture of my 2018 prayer bracelet (8 large beads for the 8 days)






traditionally an octave of prayer beginning on January 18, on the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter in Rome, and then concluding on January 25, on the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul ... christian unity continues year round in ecumenism
https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=34994


(2018) this year's region is the Caribbean ...
https://nypost.com/2015/06/01/saints-be-praised-what-it-takes-to-get-a-caribbean-island-named-after-you/


On a Judeo-Christian perspective ... a sand floor synagogue in the caribbean -
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/Caribbean-synagogue-sand-floor-180963581/

On an Abrahamic faith perspective ... a caribbean island mosque -
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g147389-d184709-Reviews-Mohammed_Ali_Jinnah_Memorial_Mosque-Port_of_Spain_Trinidad_Trinidad_and_Tobago.html


print the pdf international version booklet for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2018 - (pdf download is automatic, just open pdf download, and print)
https://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/commissions/faith-and-order/xi-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity/2018/2018/@@download/file/ENG%202018%20Booklet.pdf

saint demotions ... gone but not forgotten

famous saints demoted - Christopher, Ursula, Nicholas, George

http://abcnews.go.com/International/saint-saint-kind-demoted/story?id=23477573

they are still saints to me and important to me; you can hold on to your demoted saints

Saint Uriel (one of four main archangels in Christianity and Judaism was demoted 273 years ago)

http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Interesting-Facts-about-Archangel-Uriel&id=36440

I still like and use my Saint Michael Archangel Rosary that includes Saint Uriel

... entering the ranks of christian mythology; get started reading about christian myths

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_mythology

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Christian_mythology