Catholic devotions for the 14th October
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Saint of the DayReading of the Martyrology
Dedication of the Month
Dedication of the Day
Rosary
Five Wounds Rosary in Latin
Seven Sorrows Rosary in English
Latin Monastic Office
Reading of the Rule of Saint Benedict
Celebration of Mass
Reading from the School of Jesus Crucified
Five Wounds Rosary in Latin
Seven Sorrows Rosary in English
Latin Monastic Office
Reading of the Rule of Saint Benedict
Celebration of Mass
Reading from the School of Jesus Crucified
First Bishop of Würzurg, b. in England of Anglo-Saxon parents, date unknown; d. in Germany most probably in 754. After the death of his father and mother he left home to go as a missionary to Germany, being drawn to this life by the great reputation of his countryman, St. Boniface, to whom he offered himself as an assistant. As Boniface was at this time an archbishop it must have been after the year 732 that Burchard began missionary work on German soil. He soon showed himself a competent and zealous messenger of the Faith and was consecrated Bishop of the new See of Würzurg by St. Boniface when the latter erected the ecclesiastical hierarchy in the mission territory of Thuringia. The date is probably 741, for on 22 October, 741, Burchard and Witta of Buraburg took part as bishops in the consecration of St. Willibald as Bishop of Eichstätt. In a letter to St. Boniface, 1 April, 743, Pope Zachary confirmed the founding of the new diocese. But a year before this (April, 742) Burchard had been a member of the first German synod. He now devoted himself to spreading and confirming Christianity in the new bishopric. In the spring of 748 he went to Rome to make a report on the condition of the Church in Franconia and to submit various questions for decision. Burchard was held in high esteem by Pepin the Short. When the latter, in 749, appointed an embassy to lay before Pope Zachary the question who should be King of the Franks, he placed Burchard and Abbot Fulrad of St. Denis at its head. After his return from Rome Burchard was not able to continue his apostolic activity for any great space of time and died before St. Boniface. One of his successors, Hugo (984-990), had Burchard's remains dug up and solemnly buried on 14 October. This day has remained the feast-day of the saint.
The Reading from the Martyrology
This Day, the Fourteenth Day of October
At Rome, on the Aurelian road, the birthday of blessed Callistus, Pope and martyr. By order of the emperor Alexander, after being a long time kept in prison without food, and daily scourged with rods, he was finally hurled from the window of the house in which he had been shut up, and cast into a well, and thus merited the triumph awarded to conquerors.
At Caesarea, in Palestine, St. Fortunata, virgin and martyr, during the persecution of Diocletian. After having been subjected to the rack, to fire, to the teeth of beasts and other torments, she gave up her soul to God. Her body was afterwards conveyed to Naples, in Campania.
Also, the Saints Carponius, Evaristus, and Priscian, brothers of the said blessed Fortunata, who having their throats cut, obtained likewise the crown of martyrdom.
Also, the Saints Saturninus and Lupus.
At Rimini, St. Gaudentius, bishop and martyr.
At Todi, St. Fortunatus, bishop, who, as is mentioned by blessed Gregory, was endowed with an extraordinary gift for casting out unclean spirits.
At Wurtzburg, St. Burchard, first bishop of that city.
At Bruges, in Belgium, St. Donatian, bishop of Rheims.
At Treves, St. Rusticus, bishop.
The same day, the departure out of this world of St. Dominic Loricatus.
In Italy, St. Bernard, confessor.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
October is the Month of the Most Holy Rosary
Devotion to the Rosary for 14th October
"And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother: behold this child is set for the ruin, and for the resurrection of many in Israel/'
Luke 2/34.
THE PRESENTATION
Let us concentrate our minds with ever increasing devotion upon the picture conjured up before our imaginations by the thought of the presentation of the Child Jesus in the temple! The holy old man Simeon is there to receive Him in his arms, and while fondling Him to his bosom, he gives utterance to the canticle: — ''Nunc dimittis'' — ''Now dost Thou dismiss thy servant, O Lord, according to Thy word, in peace/' Read the expression in Mary's eyes as she hopefully searches the countenance of Simeon eagerly but respectfully following his prophetic message, which she and Joseph treasure in their hearts and ponder over in their thoughts ! The life-long desire of Simeon's expectancy is gratified; the future greatness of the Child is foretold; the hearts of Mary and Joseph exult ; and as we tell our beads are not our own hearts touched with a tremor of holy and responsive emotion?
HYMN
"In Simeon's arms behold the Babe,
Who rules both earth and skies !
On Mary's child, his promised Lord
He rests his aged eyes.
How long had waited, how long pray'd
This blissful day to see !
And now he asks to go in peace
Where Jesus soon will be'
Saturday is the Day dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and Her Immaculate Heart
Saturdays are, traditionally, the days Catholics go to Confession in preparation for receiving the Eucharist on Sundays (some Catholics might make a habit of going to Confession on Saturdays; other might go before Mass on Sunday, and, of course, as always, whenever needed). Also on Saturdays, many Catholics make what is called the "First Saturdays Devotion" which entails going to Mass and receiving Communion on the first Saturday of the month for 5 consecutive months in reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
"I am the Immaculate Conception."
1. 𝆑Immaculate Mary!
Our hearts are on fire;
That title so wondrous
Fills all our desire!
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria!
Ave, Ave Maria!
2. 𝆐𝆑We pray for God's glory,
May His kingdom come;
We pray for His Vicar,
Our Father in Rome.
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria!
Ave, Ave Maria!
3. 𝆐𝆑We pray for our Mother,
The Church upon earth,
And bless, sweetest Lady,
The land of our birth.
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria!
Ave, Ave Maria!
4. 𝆐𝆑We pray for all sinners,
And souls that now stray
From Jesus and Mary
In heresy's way.
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria!
Ave, Ave Maria!
5. 𝆏For poor, sick, afflicted,
Thy mercy we crave;
And comfort the dying,
Thou light of the grave!
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria!
Ave, Ave Maria!
6. 𝆐𝆑There is no need, Mary,
Nor ever hath been,
Which thou canst not succor
Immaculate Queen.
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria!
Ave, Ave Maria!
7. 𝆐𝆑In grief and temptation,
In joy, or in pain,
We'll seek thee, our Mother,
𝆑Nor seek thee in vain.
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria!
Ave, Ave Maria!
8. 𝆐𝆑O bless us, dear Lady,
With blessings from heaven,
And to our petitions
Let answer be given.
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria!
Ave, Ave Maria!
9. 𝆏𝆏In death's solemn moment,
Our Mother, be nigh;
As children of Mary
O teach us to die!
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria!
Ave, Ave Maria!
10. 𝆐𝆑And crown thy sweet mercy
With this special grace,
To behold soon in heaven
𝆑God's ravishing Face.
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria!
Ave, Ave Maria!
11. 𝆑Now to God be glory
And worship for aye,
And to Gods Virgin Mother,
An endless Ave.
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria!
Ave, Ave Maria!
The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary are prayed on Saturday
"I would like to remind you that the Rosary is a biblical prayer, all filled with the Holy Scriptures." It is a prayer from the heart, in which the repetition of the Ave Maria directs the thought and affection towards Christ, and thus is made a confident prayer to Him and our Mother. It is a prayer that helps to meditate on the Word of God and assimilate the Eucharistic Communion, on the model of Mary who kept in her heart everything Jesus did and said and even His Presence. "
Benedict XVI
The Rosary in Latin
Chaplet of the Five Holy Wounds of Christ in Latin
Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady in English
Latin Monastic Office for today from Le Barroux in France Texts also provided
The Reading of the Rule of Saint Benedict for October 14
XI. QUALITER DIEBIUS DOMINICIS VIGILIAE AGANTUR
1 Dominico die temperius surgatur ad vigilias.
2 In quibus vigiliis teneatur mensura, id est, modulatis ut supra disposuimus sex psalmis et versu, residentibus cunctis disposite et per ordinem in subselliis, legantur in codice, ut supra diximus, quattuor lectiones cum responsoriis suis.
3 Ubi tantum in quarto responsorio dicatur a cantante gloria; quam dum incipit, mox omnes cum reverentia surgant.
4 Post quibus lectionibus sequantur ex ordine alii sex psalmi cum antiphonas sicut anteriores, et versu. 5 Post quibus iterum legantur aliae quattuor lectiones cum responsoriis suis, ordine quo supra.
6 Post quibus dicantur tria cantica de prophetarum, quas instituerit abbas; quae cantica cum alleluia psallantur. 7 Dicto etiam versu et benedicente abbate, legantur aliae quattuor lectiones de novo testamento, ordine quo supra.
8 Post quartum autem responsorium incipiat abbas hymnum Te Deum laudamus.
9 Quo perdicto, legat abbas lectionem de Evangelia, cum honore et timore stantibus omnibus.
10 Qua perlecta, respondeant omnes Amen, et subsequatur mox abbas hymnum Te decet laus, et data benedictione incipiant matutinos.
11 Qui ordo vigiliarum omni tempore tam aestatis quam hiemis aequaliter in die dominico teneatur.
12 Nisi forte - quod absit -tardius surgant: aliquid de lectionibus breviandum est, aut responsoriis.
13 Quod tamen omnino caveatur ne proveniat. Quod si contigerit, digne inde satisfaciat Deo in oratorio per cuius evenerit neglectum.
CHAPTER 11: HOW VIGILS ARE CELEBRATED ON SUNDAY
1 On Sundays the brothers are to arise earlier for Vigils.
2 At these Vigils they are to keep to the same measure: that is, as prescribed above, having sung six psalms and a versicle all are to be seated on benches in their proper order, and four lessons with their responsories are read from the book, as described above.
3 But only after the fourth responsory does the cantor intone a “Glory be”, all standing in reverence as he begins it.
4 After these lessons there follow according to the same pattern six more psalms with their refrains and versicles as above.
5 After this there are again read four more lessons with their responsories, according to the pattern above.
6 After this, three canticles from the prophets are said, as the abbot directs, these canticles being sung with an “alleluia”.
7 After the versicle and the abbot’s blessing, four lessons from the New Testament are read as above.
8 But after the fourth responsory the abbot begins the hymn “We praise you, O God”.
9 That having been sung, the abbot reads the lesson from the Gospel while all stand in honor and fear. 10 This having been read, all respond “Amen”, following which the abbot immediately begins the hymn “To you be praise”; and after the blessing is given Lauds begins.
11 This order for Vigils should be kept on Sundays at all times, equally in summer and in winter,
12 That is, unless (may it never happen!) they arise too late: in this case the readings or responsories may be somewhat shortened.
13 But all caution should be exercised so that this does not happen. However, if it does occur the one through whose neglect it has come to pass must make fitting satisfaction for it to God in the oratory.
Today's Celebration of the Mass
May the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts
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