... at the local all saints' chapel

Frostburg Hagiography Group keeps three wonderful books in the kneeling desk at Saint John Episcopal Church's All Saints' Chapel for the public to use while visiting the chapel.  The books are normally in the kneeling desk, but are shown here on the kneeling desk for photography purposes.  We hope you enjoy your visit.

For chapel visitor use ... please return these books to the kneeling desk when you are finished using them (please do not remove them from the chapel).  Do not write or draw in them.  They contain holy material, so do not destroy them.  We hope these books will aid the public in prayer, meditation, and spirituality during their chapel visit.

• English Standard Version Holy Bible
• Rejoice (Psalms for the year with a list of Episcopal saint feast days at the beginning of each month)
• Thomas Kinkade (book of paintings with scripture)

This is a very nice chapel in Frostburg, located on Broadway Street, open 24 hours a day and open to the public.  The church's website is http://stjohnsfrostburg.org/  Visitors are not required to use these books, but the books are there for visitor enlightenment and assistance (we are not affiliated with or connected to the church).

Have any comments, questions, suggestions, or concerns ? Find us on facebook (Frostburg Hagiography) and make a post.  We would love to hear from you.

Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love

Memorizing Prayers

I think memorizing a prayer makes the prayer more precious ... no fumbling with paper and books - to know it by heart

I was looking for ways to memorize prayers (I have trouble with remembering certain prayers), and I came across this article on memorizing prayers:

How I Memorized My Favorite Prayer in Sixty Seconds
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jennifer-fulwiler/how-i-memorized-my-favorite-prayer-in-sixty-seconds




Did you memorize this prayer?  How long did it take you to memorize the mass collect prayer for Saint Ignatius of Antioch? (October 17 feast day)

Almighty ever-living God, who adorn the sacred body of your Church with the confessions of holy Martyrs, grant, we pray, that, just as the glorious passion of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, which we celebrate today, brought him eternal splendor, so it may be for us unending protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

The Protection of the Mother of God (Orthodox & Byzantine)

Exploring feast days in other branches of Catholicism ...

The Protection of the Mother of God

October 1

(Intercession of the Theotokos)

Under Your Protection

We fly to thy protection,
O holy Mother of God.
Despise not our petitions
in our necessities,
but deliver us always
from all dangers
O glorious and blessed Virgin.

Helpful Links

http://www.liturgies.net/saints/mary/protection/protection.htm

https://orthodoxwiki.org/Protection_of_the_Mother_of_God

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St._Mary_of_Blachernae_(Istanbul)

https://oca.org/saints/lives/2017/10/01/102824-the-protection-of-our-most-holy-lady-the-mother-of-god-and-ever

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

http://365rosaries.blogspot.com/2011/10/october-1-holy-protection-of-mother-of.html

Church History and Hagiography

Church history lends a great deal to hagiography and vice versa ... here are some books if you can read well and can afford to buy the books - Saint Ignatius and Saint Cyril

The Didache Bible: With Commentaries Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church
by James Socias
Link: http://a.co/dPkJFDm

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Second Series, Volume VII Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen
by Philip Schaff
Link: http://a.co/iVhuLhG

wishes for my library ...

The Early Church Fathers--Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series: 14 Volumes (The Early Church Fathers, First Series , So14)
by Schaff et al.
Link: http://a.co/bPAKaOz

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Second Series
by Alexander Roberts et al.
Link: http://a.co/1b22657

Memorial Day 2017 in Frostburg - catholic church

The Frosts were the founders of Frostburg.  Their grave is at Saint Michael Catholic Church on Main Street.

http://www.historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM19Y5_the-naming-of-frostburg_Frostburg-MD.html

Saint of the Day for Monday, May 29, 2017, (Memorial Day in the USA) is Saint Maximinus of Trier

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5023

Happy Valentine's Day !

Happy Valentine's Day (see last year's post http://fbhygp.blogspot.com/2016/02/saint-valentines-day-february-14th.html )

Saint Valentine was just to legendary and more than one Valentine ( http://www.churchyear.net/stvalentine.html ) 

February 14th is also the feast day of Saints Cyril and Methodius ( http://www.liturgies.net/saints/cyrilandmethodius/cyrilandmethodius.htm )

On February 14th was the second apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes ( http://365rosaries.blogspot.com/2013/02/february-14-2013-our-lady-of-lourdes.html )


I did have a valentine.  I gave him Hershey's Kisses for Valentine's Day.  Happy Valentine's Day, Michael, I love you.  Enjoy !

My valentine bought me dinner, and I bought myself to a red heart finger ring.  (my heart finger ring collection got bigger)

Feast of Saint Nicholas - December 6

Welcome Christmastide !

"Who is Saint Nicholas? Who is Santa Claus? Are they the same?"

Find out here

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http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/who-is-st-nicholas/

Devotions to Saint Nicholas of Myra

Visit the website here

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http://catholicharboroffaithandmorals.com/St.%20Nicholas.html

pictures of Father and Mother Christmas online; a.k.a. Santa and Mrs. Claus 

http://atistatplay.deviantart.com/art/Father-and-Mother-Christmas-71799880

http://www.pastalive.co.uk/projects-activities/

It's tough being a reindeer ...

stop in and check out wikipedia - "Legendary Christmas gift-bearing figures including Santa Claus, [Sinterklaas], Father Christmas, Christkind, and Saint Nicholas ..."

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