Topics: Relics of The "Little Flower": Arrive in Jerusalem...Mozarabic Chant Video: Inlatio & Sanctus
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Aha! A email subscriber informed me that I was overlooking the fact that the email newsletters do not have a right hand column in which the propers of mass reside. This is only on the website http://venite-missa-est.blogspot.com/ . Oops.
The Propers of mass menu (right column) has been fixed. Feel free to download and use these propers I created for the Latin Mass Community of St. Anthony. They represent an entire year of work. Larry Bethel also put in a good amount of time in proof reading the propers as well as covering the cost (of the printed material). I used to insert these propers into the red missalettes before mass each week. Do you think there is still a need?
To post a comment, ask a question, or submit an article contact me, Mark, at bumpy187@gmail.com.
..and now for the necessaries.
Please note: St. Anthony Catholic Church is one of only two churches celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass (EFLR) in the Wichita area. Though this blog is loosely centered around this parish and it's members, Venite Missa Est! is by no means, in any way an official voice of, or for, St. Anthony Parish or the Diocese of Wichita. Venite Missa Est! is strictly a private layman's endeavor.
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Who was the First Disciple of Jesus?
The New Theological Movement
November 30th, Feast of St. Andrew
The Church begins her liturgical year with the disciple called first by the Lord. For, while it is true that the Blessed Virgin, St. John the Baptist, St. Elizabeth, and St. Joseph (in that order) all believed in the Messiah before him, St. Andrew is the Protokletos, the first-called.
St. Andrew was the first disciple of Christ Jesus in his public ministry – and in this sense, it is fiting that his feast be celebrated at the first of the Church’s year.
However, there is a difficulty: St. John tells us that Andrew was called in the place where John was baptizing, but St. Matthew specifies that Andrew and Peter were called together while cleaning their nets on the sea of Galilee. How are these two accounts to be reconciled?
The account from St. John
[1:36] And beholding Jesus walking, he saith: Behold the Lamb of God. [37] And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. [38] And Jesus turning, and seeing them following him, saith to them: What seek you? Who said to him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? [39] He saith to them: Come and see. They came, and saw where he abode, and they stayed with him that day: now it was about the tenth hour. [40] And Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard of John, and followed him.
[41] He findeth first his brother Simon, and saith to him: We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. [42] And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looking upon him, said: Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is interpreted Peter.
Here we see that Jesus calls Andrew and “the other disciple” (i.e. John the Evangelist) while they were yet disciples of John the Baptist. The vocation of Andrew, according to St. John, occurs south of Galilee on the Jordan River, where John was baptizing. Further, Andrew is called before Peter and he leads his younger brother to the Lord.
The calling of Peter and Andrew, from St. Matthew
[4:18] And Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers). [19] And he saith to them: Come ye after me, and I will make you to be fishers of men. [20] And they immediately leaving their nets, followed him.
According to St. Matthew, Jesus calls Andrew together with Peter (and Peter is named first). The two apostles are called while they were fishing on the sea of Galilee. Further, John is called after both Peter and Andrew. Hence, St. Matthew’s Gospel seems to be quite different from St. John’s.
A vocation harmony
The Fathers of the Church labored to prove the historical accuracy and reliability of the Gospels. They were especially keen to consider various places where the Gospels seemed to be in contradiction and, when they reconciled this apparent contradiction, they created what came to be called a “Gospel harmony” – to show how the four Gospels, though four voices, make a beautiful harmony singing in unison.
When considering the two accounts of the vocation (i.e. calling) of St. Andrew, the Church Fathers admit that the differences are significant. Therefore, the obvious conclusion must be: St. John is speaking of one calling, and St. Matthew is speaking of another.
Indeed, what we ought to conclude is that St. John discusses the first occasion in which Andrew was called – and, at that moment, he became the Protokletos (first-called). Together with St. John the Beloved, Andrew was the first disciple of Christ in his public ministry.
After this first calling, according to our Savior’s will, Andrew (together with John and Peter) returned to his home and took up again his labor of fishing. Some time later, Christ Jesus returned to Galilee and (after the wedding feast at Cana) he sought out him whom he had first called, together with Peter and John (and James, the brother of John). And this was the second vocation of the apostles – it is recorded in Matthew’s Gospel.
Not only does this reconcile the two Gospel accounts, but it also helps to explain something of the human element in the calling of the apostles at the sea of Galilee. At first, we might be a bit perplexed as to understand how it was that Sts. Peter and Andrew knew to abandon all and follow Christ – simply from St. Matthew’s account, it seems as though they would not know anything at all about our Savior. But, according to this Gospel harmony, we understand that the two had already met Christ and come to know much about him, for (Andrew, at least) had heard St. John the Baptist say of our Lord, Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sin of the world; and both had followed him briefly in the area near the Jordan where John was baptizing.
St. Andrew, Pray For Us!
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Relic of the Holy Cross venerated in Montreal
Latin patriarchate of Jerusalem
Submitted by Michael O'Neil
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem invited Bishop William Shomali, to celebrate the solemn Mass along with Bishop Louis Dicaire, Grand Prior of the Order (Lieutenancy of Montreal) , in honor of Our Lady of Palestine on November 6th . A relic of the True Cross was thereafter venerated with devotion by some 900 faithful.
Mass was celebrated at St. Joseph's Oratory on Mount Royal (Montreal, Quebec), with the Melkite Choir leading the chants.
Bishop Shomali during his homily first greeted Bishop Louis Dicaire, then greeted their Excellencies Dr. Giuseppe Maiolo, Lieutenant, Mr. Allard, Vice-governor of honor, Mr D’Argenio, Emeritus Lieutenant, Dr. Richard, Official Lieutenant of Quebec, and all the Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre of the Montreal Lieutenancy. He did not fail to thank Father Claude Grou and the community of the Holy Cross for their hospitality in the great basilica.
"Fill the oil lamps"
The Bishop invited the faithful to meditate on the Gospel, "the parable of the ten virgins". Evoking the metaphor of the oil lamps, Bishop Shomali recalled that «as we await for the return of Christ, our lamps threaten to burn out of oil and we need to refill them. » This oil may well be, for instance, and mostly should be, the daily reading of the Scripture. He also spoke about the Holy Land: "To fill your lamps with oil and get a better understanding of the Word of God, I suggest you plan a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. You may visit the holy places where God has spoken through the prophets, and Jesus was born, taught, suffered, died and rose again. Such a pilgrimage will enhance your faith, your hope and your charity."
In the Holy Land, pilgrims do not miss Calvary, where the Cross of Christ was planted. It is precisely from Jerusalem to Montreal that Bishop Shomali brought a relic of the Holy Cross. The 900 faithful gathered in the Basilica venerated the precious relic, encapsulated to a cross of olive wood from the Holy Land.
A reception followed. The collection made by the youth of Palestinian heritage living in Montreal, was offered for the Holy Land.
In the previous week, Bishop Shomali was in Washington, DC as a panelist at the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) conference to discuss the situation of Christians in the land of Christ. While in the USA, he met with Archbishop Edwin Frederick O'Brien, who was appointed Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem by Pope Benedict XVI on August 29.
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem invited Bishop William Shomali, to celebrate the solemn Mass along with Bishop Louis Dicaire, Grand Prior of the Order (Lieutenancy of Montreal) , in honor of Our Lady of Palestine on November 6th . A relic of the True Cross was thereafter venerated with devotion by some 900 faithful.
Mass was celebrated at St. Joseph's Oratory on Mount Royal (Montreal, Quebec), with the Melkite Choir leading the chants.
Bishop Shomali during his homily first greeted Bishop Louis Dicaire, then greeted their Excellencies Dr. Giuseppe Maiolo, Lieutenant, Mr. Allard, Vice-governor of honor, Mr D’Argenio, Emeritus Lieutenant, Dr. Richard, Official Lieutenant of Quebec, and all the Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre of the Montreal Lieutenancy. He did not fail to thank Father Claude Grou and the community of the Holy Cross for their hospitality in the great basilica.
"Fill the oil lamps"
The Bishop invited the faithful to meditate on the Gospel, "the parable of the ten virgins". Evoking the metaphor of the oil lamps, Bishop Shomali recalled that «as we await for the return of Christ, our lamps threaten to burn out of oil and we need to refill them. » This oil may well be, for instance, and mostly should be, the daily reading of the Scripture. He also spoke about the Holy Land: "To fill your lamps with oil and get a better understanding of the Word of God, I suggest you plan a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. You may visit the holy places where God has spoken through the prophets, and Jesus was born, taught, suffered, died and rose again. Such a pilgrimage will enhance your faith, your hope and your charity."
In the Holy Land, pilgrims do not miss Calvary, where the Cross of Christ was planted. It is precisely from Jerusalem to Montreal that Bishop Shomali brought a relic of the Holy Cross. The 900 faithful gathered in the Basilica venerated the precious relic, encapsulated to a cross of olive wood from the Holy Land.
A reception followed. The collection made by the youth of Palestinian heritage living in Montreal, was offered for the Holy Land.
In the previous week, Bishop Shomali was in Washington, DC as a panelist at the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) conference to discuss the situation of Christians in the land of Christ. While in the USA, he met with Archbishop Edwin Frederick O'Brien, who was appointed Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem by Pope Benedict XVI on August 29.
