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