Catholic devotions for the 12th June
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Saint of the Day/ Feast
Reading 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
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Feast of Pope Saint Leo III - seen here crowning Blessed Charlemagne
Charlemagne's father, Pepin the Short, defended the papacy against the Lombards and issued the Donation of Pepin, which granted the land around Rome to the pope as a fief. In 754 Pope Stephen II had conferred on Charlemagne's father the dignity of Patricius Romanus, which implied primarily the protection of the Roman Church in all its rights and privileges; above all in its temporal authority which it had gradually acquired (notably in the former Byzantine Duchy of Rome and the Exarchate of Ravenna) by just titles in the course of the two preceding centuries.
Two days after his oath, on Christmas Day 800, Leo crowned Charlemagne as emperor. According to Charlemagne's biographer, Einhard, Charlemagne had no suspicion of what was about to happen, and if informed would not have accepted the imperial crown. There is, however, no reason to doubt that for some time previous the elevation of Charlemagne had been discussed, both at home and at Rome, especially since the imperial throne in Constantinople was controversially occupied by a woman, Irene of Athens, and since the Carolingian dynasty had firmly established its power and prestige. The coronation offended Constantinople, which had seen itself still as the rightful defender of Rome, but Empress Irene, like many of her predecessors since Justinian I, was too weak to offer protection to the city or its much reduced citizenry.
In 808, Leo committed Corsica to Charlemagne for safe-keeping because of Muslim raids, originating from Al-Andalus, on the island. Nonetheless, Corsica, along with Sardinia, would still go on to be occupied by Muslim forces in 809 and 810
The Reading from the Martyrology
This Day, the Twelfth Day of June
At Salamanca, in Spain, St. John of St. Facundus, confessor, of the Order of Augustinians, renowned for his zeal for the faith, for holiness of life, and miracles.
At Rome, on the Aurelian road, during the persecution of Decius and under the prefect Aurelius, the birthday of the holy martyrs Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor, and Nazarius, soldiers, who were cast into prison for the confession of the Christian name, scourged with scorpions, and finally decapitated.
At Nicaea, in Bithynia, St. Antonina, martyr, who was scourged by order of the governor Priscillian during the same persecution, then racked, lacerated, exposed to the fire, and finally put to the sword.
In Thrace, St. Olympius, a bishop, who was expelled from his see by the Arians, and died a confessor.
At Rome, in the Vatican basilica, the Pope St. Leo III, to whom God miraculously restored his eyes and his tongue after they had been torn out by impious men.
In Cilicia, the bishop St. Amphion, a celebrated confessor of the time of Galerius Maximian.
In Egypt, St. Onuphrius, an anchoret, who for sixty years led a religious life in the desert, and renowned for great virtues and merits, departed for Heaven. His admirable deeds were recorded by the abbot Paphnutius.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis.
("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany of the Saints)
June is the Month of the Sacred Heart
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Amen.
V. Heart of Jesus once in agony.
R. Pity the dying.
(300 days every time said. Plenary indulgence under the usual conditions if said thrice daily'but at three distinct times during the day'for a month)
(a) V. Praised be Jesus Christ.
R. Amen'or'Forever.
(b) V. Praised be Jesus and Mary.
R. Today and forever.
(c) V. Glory to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
R. Glory to the immaculate heart of Mary.
(300 days every time any one of the foregoing is said as salutation and answer)*
Graciously grant, O Lord, peace in our times, that, aided by the help of Thy mercy, we may always be free from sin and secure from all disturbance. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
(3 years every time said)*
Burn, O Lord, our loins and our hearts with the fire of the Holy Ghost, that we may serve Thee with a chaste body and please Thee with a pure heart. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
(3 years every time said)*
Thursday is the Day dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament
The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary are prayed on Thursday
"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. " Pope 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 June 12
l Hiemis tempore suprascripto, in primis versu tertio dicendum: Domine, labia mea aperies, et os meum adnuntiabit laudem tuam.
2 Cui subiungendus est tertius psalmus et gloria.
3 Post hunc, psalmum nonagesimum quartum cum antiphona, aut certe decantandum.
4 Inde sequatur ambrosianum, deinde sex psalmi cum antiphonas.
5 Quibus dictis, dicto versu, benedicat abbas et, sedentibus omnibus in scamnis, legantur vicissim a fratribus in codice super analogium tres lectiones, inter quas et tria responsoria cantentur:
6 duo responsoria sine gloria dicantur; post tertiam vero lectionem, qui cantat dicat gloriam.
7 Quam dum incipit cantor dicere, mox omnes de sedilia sua surgant, ob honorem et reverentiam sanctae Trinitatis.
8 Codices autem legantur in vigiliis divinae auctoritatis, tam veteris testamenti quam novi, sed et expositiones earum, quae a nominatis et orthodoxis catholicis patribus factae sunt.
9 Post has vero tres lectiones cum responsoria sua, sequantur reliqui sex psalmi, cum alleluia canendi. 10 Post hos, lectio apostoli sequatur, ex corde recitanda, et versus, et supplicatio litaniae, id est Kyrie eleison.
11 Et sic finiantur vigiliae nocturnae.
CHAPTER 9: HOW MANY PSALMS ARE SAID AT THE NIGHT HOURS
1 In winter time the aforementioned [Vigil] begins with this verse, repeated three times: O Lord, open my lips; and my mouth shall announce your praise (Ps 51:16).
2 Then comes Psalm 3 with a “Glory be”;
3 then Psalm 94 with a refrain, or at least chanted.
4 After that follws an Ambrosian hymn, then six psalms with refrains.
5 These being sung, a versicle is read and the abbot gives the blessing. All being seated in their places, the brothers read in turn three lessons from the book on the lectern; three responsories are sung between the readings -
6 two of them without a “Glory be”,
7 but after the third the cantor is to intone a “Glory be”, all the monks rising from their places out of honor and reverence for the Holy Trinity.
8 The books to be read at Vigils are those of divine authority, both the Old and New Testaments are to be read at Vigils, as well as expositions of them by the most renowned and orthodox catholic fathers.
9 After these three lessons with their responsories six more psalms follow with a sung “alleluia”.
10 After this a reading from the apostle follows, recited by heart, and a verse, and the litany of supplication - that is the “Lord, have mercy”.
11 And thus the Vigils of the night come to an end.
Today's Celebration of the Mass
Saint Onuphrius
also today
Jesus XPI Passio sit semper in cordibus nostris
May the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts
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