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{ "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams", "type": "OrderedCollectionPage", "orderedItems": [ { "type": "Create", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058351402422833152", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "content": "JAN 3 — Friday in the Second Week of Christmastide, Christmas Feria [W.] Propers [DWM:196-197]; Pref. of the Incarnation [DWM:584]<br /><br />or, The Most Holy Name of Jesus, Optional Memorial [W.] Propers [DWM:662-663]; Pref. of the Incarnation [DWM:584]<br /><br />or, Votive, The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus [W.] Propers [DWM:976-977]; Preface of the Sacred Heart [DWM:606]<br /><br />Mass: 1 Jn 2:29-3:6; Grad. [DWM:196] & Alle. [DWM:197]; John 1:29-34 [L:206]<br /><br />MP: Ps 68; Isa 64; Matt 2<br /><br />EP: Ps 72; Isa 65:1-16; 1 Thes 2:1-16<br /><br />Collect: 2nd Week of Christmastide <br />ALMIGHTY God, who didst wonderfully create man in thine own image, and didst yet more wonderfully restore him: grant, we beseech thee, that as thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ was made in the likeness of men, so we may be made partakers of the divine nature; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.<br /><br />or, Collect: The Most Holy Name of Jesus<br />ALMIGHTY God, who by thy blessed Apostle hast taught us that there is none other name given among men whereby we must be saved, but only the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ: grant, we beseech thee; that we may ever glory in this Name, and strive to make thy salvation known unto all mankind; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.<br /><br />or, Collect: Votive of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus<br />O GOD, who hast suffered the Heart of thy Son to be wounded by our sins, and in that very Heart hast bestowed on us the abundant riches of thy love: grant, we beseech thee; that the devout homage of our hearts which we render unto him, may of thy mercy be deemed a recompense acceptable in thy sight; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.<br />", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1058351402422833152", "published": "2020-01-02T19:00:00+00:00", "source": { "content": "JAN 3 — Friday in the Second Week of Christmastide, Christmas Feria [W.] Propers [DWM:196-197]; Pref. of the Incarnation [DWM:584]\n\nor, The Most Holy Name of Jesus, Optional Memorial [W.] Propers [DWM:662-663]; Pref. of the Incarnation [DWM:584]\n\nor, Votive, The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus [W.] Propers [DWM:976-977]; Preface of the Sacred Heart [DWM:606]\n\nMass: 1 Jn 2:29-3:6; Grad. [DWM:196] & Alle. [DWM:197]; John 1:29-34 [L:206]\n\nMP: Ps 68; Isa 64; Matt 2\n\nEP: Ps 72; Isa 65:1-16; 1 Thes 2:1-16\n\nCollect: 2nd Week of Christmastide \nALMIGHTY God, who didst wonderfully create man in thine own image, and didst yet more wonderfully restore him: grant, we beseech thee, that as thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ was made in the likeness of men, so we may be made partakers of the divine nature; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.\n\nor, Collect: The Most Holy Name of Jesus\nALMIGHTY God, who by thy blessed Apostle hast taught us that there is none other name given among men whereby we must be saved, but only the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ: grant, we beseech thee; that we may ever glory in this Name, and strive to make thy salvation known unto all mankind; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.\n\nor, Collect: Votive of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus\nO GOD, who hast suffered the Heart of thy Son to be wounded by our sins, and in that very Heart hast bestowed on us the abundant riches of thy love: grant, we beseech thee; that the devout homage of our hearts which we render unto him, may of thy mercy be deemed a recompense acceptable in thy sight; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.\n", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058351402422833152/activity" }, { "type": "Create", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058351200892674048", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "content": "JAN 2 — Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops & Doctors of the Church, Memorial [W.] Propers [DWM:928-932 or, DWM:936-937]; Pref. of the Incarnation [DWM:584] or, (opt.) Pref. I, II or, III of the Saints [DWM:620-625]<br /><br />Mass: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Grad. & Alle. [DWM:929 or, DWM:936]; John 1:19-28 [L:205]<br /><br />MP: Ps 34; Isa 63:1-6; Matt 1:18-end<br /><br />At MP: Office Hymn — A solis ortus cardine (for each day until Epiphany)<br /><br />From lands that see the sun arise,<br /> To earth’s remotest boundaries,<br />The Virgin-born today we sing,<br />The Son of Mary, Christ the King.<br /><br />Blest Author of this earthly frame,<br />To take a servant’s form He came,<br />That, liberating flesh by flesh,<br />Whom He had made might live afresh.<br /><br />In that chaste parent’s holy womb,<br />Celestial grace hath found a home:<br />And she, as earthly bride unknown,<br />Yet calls that Offspring blest her own.<br /><br />The mansion of a modest breast<br />Becomes a shrine where God shall rest:<br />The pure and undefilèd one<br />Conceivèd in her womb the Son.<br /><br />Her time fulfill’d, that Son she bore,<br />Whom Gabriel’s voice had told afore:<br />Whom, in his mother yet conceal’d,<br />The infant Baptist had reveal’d.<br /><br />The manger and the straw He bore,<br />The cradle did He not abhor:<br />By milk in infant portions fed,<br />Who gives e’en fowls their daily bread.<br /><br />The heav’nly chorus fill’d the sky,<br />The Angels sang to God on high,<br />What time to shepherds, watching lone,<br />They made creation’s Shepherd known.<br /><br />All honour, laud, and glory be,<br />O Jesu, Virgin-born, to Thee;<br />All glory, as is ever meet,<br />To Father and to Paraclete. Amen.<br /><br />V. Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.<br />R. God is the Lord who hath showed us light.<br /><br />MP: Ant. on the Benedictus (for each day until Epiphany)<br />Glory to God in the highest, * and on earth peace, goodwill toward men, alleluia, alleluia.<br /><br />At EP: Office Hymn — Veni, Redemptor Gentium (for each day until Epiphany)<br /><br />Come, Thou Redeemer of the earth,<br /> Come, testify Thy Virgin Birth:<br />All lands admire, all times applaud;<br />Such is the birth that fits a God.<br /><br />Begotten of no human will,<br />But of the Spirit, mystic still,<br />The Word of God in flesh array’d,<br />The promis’d fruit to man display’d.<br /><br />The Virgin womb that burden gain’d,<br />With Virgin honour all unstain’d:<br />The banners there of virtue glow,<br />God in His temple dwells below.<br /><br />Proceeding from His chamber free,<br />The royal hall of chastity,<br />Giant of twofold substance, straight<br />His destin’d way He runs elate.<br /><br />From God the Father He proceeds;<br />To God the Father back He speeds:<br />Proceeds as far as very hell;<br />Speeds back to light ineffable.<br /><br />O Equal to Thy Father, Thou!<br />Gird on Thy fleshly mantle now:<br />The weakness of our mortal state<br />With deathless might invigorate.<br /><br />Thy cradle here shall glitter bright,<br />And darkness breathe a newer light,<br />Where endless faith shall shine serene,<br />And twilight never intervene.<br /><br />All honour, laud, and glory be,<br />O Jesu, Virgin-born, to Thee;<br />All glory, as is ever meet,<br />To Father and to Paraclete. Amen.<br /><br />V. The Lord hath made known, alleluia.<br />R. His salvation, alleluia.<br /><br />EP: Ant. on the Magnificat (for each day until Epiphany)
Today * the Christ is born: today hath a Saviour appeared: today on earth the Angels are singing, Archangels rejoicing: today the righteous exult and say, Glory to God in the highest, alleluia.<br /><br />EP: Ps 33; Isa 63:7-end; 1 Thes 1<br /><br />Collect: Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen<br />ALMIGHTY God, whose servants Basil and Gregory proclaimed the mystery of thy Word made flesh, that thy Church might be built up in wisdom and strength: grant that we, through their prayers, and rejoicing in the Lord’s presence among us, may with them be brought to know the power of thine unending love; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. <br />", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1058351200892674048", "published": "2020-01-01T19:00:00+00:00", "source": { "content": "JAN 2 — Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops & Doctors of the Church, Memorial [W.] Propers [DWM:928-932 or, DWM:936-937]; Pref. of the Incarnation [DWM:584] or, (opt.) Pref. I, II or, III of the Saints [DWM:620-625]\n\nMass: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Grad. & Alle. [DWM:929 or, DWM:936]; John 1:19-28 [L:205]\n\nMP: Ps 34; Isa 63:1-6; Matt 1:18-end\n\nAt MP: Office Hymn — A solis ortus cardine (for each day until Epiphany)\n\nFrom lands that see the sun arise,\n To earth’s remotest boundaries,\nThe Virgin-born today we sing,\nThe Son of Mary, Christ the King.\n\nBlest Author of this earthly frame,\nTo take a servant’s form He came,\nThat, liberating flesh by flesh,\nWhom He had made might live afresh.\n\nIn that chaste parent’s holy womb,\nCelestial grace hath found a home:\nAnd she, as earthly bride unknown,\nYet calls that Offspring blest her own.\n\nThe mansion of a modest breast\nBecomes a shrine where God shall rest:\nThe pure and undefilèd one\nConceivèd in her womb the Son.\n\nHer time fulfill’d, that Son she bore,\nWhom Gabriel’s voice had told afore:\nWhom, in his mother yet conceal’d,\nThe infant Baptist had reveal’d.\n\nThe manger and the straw He bore,\nThe cradle did He not abhor:\nBy milk in infant portions fed,\nWho gives e’en fowls their daily bread.\n\nThe heav’nly chorus fill’d the sky,\nThe Angels sang to God on high,\nWhat time to shepherds, watching lone,\nThey made creation’s Shepherd known.\n\nAll honour, laud, and glory be,\nO Jesu, Virgin-born, to Thee;\nAll glory, as is ever meet,\nTo Father and to Paraclete. Amen.\n\nV. Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.\nR. God is the Lord who hath showed us light.\n\nMP: Ant. on the Benedictus (for each day until Epiphany)\nGlory to God in the highest, * and on earth peace, goodwill toward men, alleluia, alleluia.\n\nAt EP: Office Hymn — Veni, Redemptor Gentium (for each day until Epiphany)\n\nCome, Thou Redeemer of the earth,\n Come, testify Thy Virgin Birth:\nAll lands admire, all times applaud;\nSuch is the birth that fits a God.\n\nBegotten of no human will,\nBut of the Spirit, mystic still,\nThe Word of God in flesh array’d,\nThe promis’d fruit to man display’d.\n\nThe Virgin womb that burden gain’d,\nWith Virgin honour all unstain’d:\nThe banners there of virtue glow,\nGod in His temple dwells below.\n\nProceeding from His chamber free,\nThe royal hall of chastity,\nGiant of twofold substance, straight\nHis destin’d way He runs elate.\n\nFrom God the Father He proceeds;\nTo God the Father back He speeds:\nProceeds as far as very hell;\nSpeeds back to light ineffable.\n\nO Equal to Thy Father, Thou!\nGird on Thy fleshly mantle now:\nThe weakness of our mortal state\nWith deathless might invigorate.\n\nThy cradle here shall glitter bright,\nAnd darkness breathe a newer light,\nWhere endless faith shall shine serene,\nAnd twilight never intervene.\n\nAll honour, laud, and glory be,\nO Jesu, Virgin-born, to Thee;\nAll glory, as is ever meet,\nTo Father and to Paraclete. Amen.\n\nV. The Lord hath made known, alleluia.\nR. His salvation, alleluia.\n\nEP: Ant. on the Magnificat (for each day until Epiphany)
Today * the Christ is born: today hath a Saviour appeared: today on earth the Angels are singing, Archangels rejoicing: today the righteous exult and say, Glory to God in the highest, alleluia.\n\nEP: Ps 33; Isa 63:7-end; 1 Thes 1\n\nCollect: Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen\nALMIGHTY God, whose servants Basil and Gregory proclaimed the mystery of thy Word made flesh, that thy Church might be built up in wisdom and strength: grant that we, through their prayers, and rejoicing in the Lord’s presence among us, may with them be brought to know the power of thine unending love; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. \n", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058351200892674048/activity" }, { "type": "Create", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058350936197218304", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "content": "JAN 1 — THE OCTAVE DAY OF CHRISTMAS: MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, SOLEMNITY [W.] Propers [DWM:194-195]; Gloria; Creed; Pref. of the Incarnation [DWM:584]; Proper Communicantes [DWM:638]<br /><br />Mass: Num 6:22-27; Grad. [DWM:194]; Gal 4:4-7; Alle. [DWM:194]; Luke 2:16-21 [L:18]<br /><br />MP: Ps 103; Isa 62:1-5, 10-12; Rev 19:11-16<br /><br />At MP: Christmas Invitatory and, Te Deum<br /><br />At MP: Office Hymn — Ave Radix Jesse<br /><br />Hail, thou Root of Jesse,<br />Virgin, purest, fairest,<br />God’s Own Son incarnate,<br />God the Word thou barest.<br /><br />Thou the sacred Mountain,<br />Where the Stone unshaken,<br />Which the world o’er spreadeth,<br />Wondrously was taken.<br /><br />Thee the Fleece of Gideon<br />Mystically showeth,<br />And the Rod that buddeth,<br />And the Bush that gloweth.<br /><br />Blessèd among women!<br />Now, of bliss partaker,<br />Thou dost make petition,<br />To thy Son and Maker:<br /><br />Who, thy Offspring, treadeth<br />On the foe infernal,<br />Death and hell destroying,<br />Giving life eternal.<br /><br />May He grant that purely<br />Here we serve before Him,<br />That, His glory sharing,<br />We may aye adore Him.<br /><br />Father, Son and Spirit,<br />We adore and bless thee;<br />As one God for ever,<br />Humbly we confess Thee. Amen.<br /><br />V. The Word was made flesh, alleluia.<br />R. And dwelt among us, alleluia.<br /><br />MP: Ant. on the Benedictus<br />A wondrous mystery is made known today; nature herself is changed: * God is made man; that which he was he remaineth, and that which he was not he becometh, suffering neither confusion nor division, alleluia.<br /><br />EP II: Ps 148; Gen 17:1-12a, 15-16; Matt 1:18-25<br /><br />At EP II: Office Hymn: Corde natus ex Parentis (As at EP I)<br /><br />EP II: Ant. on the Magnificat<br />Heirs are we of a great mystery: the womb of her that knew not man is become the temple of the Godhead; he, of a Virgin incarnate, suffereth no defilement: * all the nations shall gather together, saying, Glory be to thee, O Lord, alleluia.<br /><br />Collect: Mary, the Holy Mother of God<br />O GOD, who by the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary hast bestowed upon mankind the reward of eternal salvation: grant, we beseech thee, that we may know the help of her intercession, through whom we have been accounted worthy to receive the Author of our life, Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.<br />", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1058350936197218304", "published": "2019-12-31T19:00:00+00:00", "source": { "content": "JAN 1 — THE OCTAVE DAY OF CHRISTMAS: MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, SOLEMNITY [W.] Propers [DWM:194-195]; Gloria; Creed; Pref. of the Incarnation [DWM:584]; Proper Communicantes [DWM:638]\n\nMass: Num 6:22-27; Grad. [DWM:194]; Gal 4:4-7; Alle. [DWM:194]; Luke 2:16-21 [L:18]\n\nMP: Ps 103; Isa 62:1-5, 10-12; Rev 19:11-16\n\nAt MP: Christmas Invitatory and, Te Deum\n\nAt MP: Office Hymn — Ave Radix Jesse\n\nHail, thou Root of Jesse,\nVirgin, purest, fairest,\nGod’s Own Son incarnate,\nGod the Word thou barest.\n\nThou the sacred Mountain,\nWhere the Stone unshaken,\nWhich the world o’er spreadeth,\nWondrously was taken.\n\nThee the Fleece of Gideon\nMystically showeth,\nAnd the Rod that buddeth,\nAnd the Bush that gloweth.\n\nBlessèd among women!\nNow, of bliss partaker,\nThou dost make petition,\nTo thy Son and Maker:\n\nWho, thy Offspring, treadeth\nOn the foe infernal,\nDeath and hell destroying,\nGiving life eternal.\n\nMay He grant that purely\nHere we serve before Him,\nThat, His glory sharing,\nWe may aye adore Him.\n\nFather, Son and Spirit,\nWe adore and bless thee;\nAs one God for ever,\nHumbly we confess Thee. Amen.\n\nV. The Word was made flesh, alleluia.\nR. And dwelt among us, alleluia.\n\nMP: Ant. on the Benedictus\nA wondrous mystery is made known today; nature herself is changed: * God is made man; that which he was he remaineth, and that which he was not he becometh, suffering neither confusion nor division, alleluia.\n\nEP II: Ps 148; Gen 17:1-12a, 15-16; Matt 1:18-25\n\nAt EP II: Office Hymn: Corde natus ex Parentis (As at EP I)\n\nEP II: Ant. on the Magnificat\nHeirs are we of a great mystery: the womb of her that knew not man is become the temple of the Godhead; he, of a Virgin incarnate, suffereth no defilement: * all the nations shall gather together, saying, Glory be to thee, O Lord, alleluia.\n\nCollect: Mary, the Holy Mother of God\nO GOD, who by the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary hast bestowed upon mankind the reward of eternal salvation: grant, we beseech thee, that we may know the help of her intercession, through whom we have been accounted worthy to receive the Author of our life, Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.\n", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058350936197218304/activity" }, { "type": "Create", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058350644726468608", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "content": "DEC 31, 2019<br /><br />EP I — Mary, the Holy Mother of God: Ps 90; Isa 65:15b-25; Rev 21:1-6<br /><br />At EP I: Office Hymn — Corde natus ex Parentis<br /><br />Of the Father’s love begotten<br />Ere the worlds began to be,<br />He is Alpha and Omega,<br />He the Source, the Ending He,<br />Of the things that are, that have been,<br />And that future years shall see,<br />Evermore and evermore.<br /><br />At His word the worlds were framèd,<br />He commanded, it was done:<br />Heav’n and earth and depths of ocean<br />In their threefold order one;<br />All that grows beneath the shining<br />Of the moon and burning sun,<br />Evermore and evermore.<br /><br />O that birth for ever blessèd!<br />When the Virgin, full of grace,<br />By the Holy Ghost conceiving,<br />Bare the Saviour of our race,<br />And the Babe, the world’s Redeemer,<br />First revealed His sacred face,<br />Evermore and evermore.<br /><br />This is He whom seers in old time<br />Chanted of with one accord;<br />Whom the voices of the prophets<br />Promis’d in their faithful word;<br />Now He shines, the long-expected;<br />Let creation praise its Lord,<br />Evermore and evermore.<br /><br />O ye heights of heaven, adore Him;<br />Angel-hosts, His praises sing;<br />All dominions, bow before Him,<br />And extol our God and King;<br />Let no tongue on earth be silent,<br />Every voice in concert ring,<br />Evermore and evermore.<br /><br />Christ, to Thee, with God the Father,<br />And, O Holy Ghost, to Thee,<br />Hymn, and chant, and high thanksgiving,<br />And unweari’d praises be,<br />Honour, glory, and dominion,<br />And eternal victory,<br />Evermore and evermore. Amen.<br /><br />V. As a Bridegroom;<br />R. The Lord cometh forth out of his chamber.<br /><br />EP I: Ant. on the Magnificat<br />God, for his great love wherewith he loved us: * hath sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, alleluia.<br /><br />Collect: Mary, the Holy Mother of God<br />O GOD, who by the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary hast bestowed upon mankind the reward of eternal salvation: grant, we beseech thee, that we may know the help of her intercession, through whom we have been accounted worthy to receive the Author of our life, Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1058350644726468608", "published": "2019-12-31T04:00:00+00:00", "source": { "content": "DEC 31, 2019\n\nEP I — Mary, the Holy Mother of God: Ps 90; Isa 65:15b-25; Rev 21:1-6\n\nAt EP I: Office Hymn — Corde natus ex Parentis\n\nOf the Father’s love begotten\nEre the worlds began to be,\nHe is Alpha and Omega,\nHe the Source, the Ending He,\nOf the things that are, that have been,\nAnd that future years shall see,\nEvermore and evermore.\n\nAt His word the worlds were framèd,\nHe commanded, it was done:\nHeav’n and earth and depths of ocean\nIn their threefold order one;\nAll that grows beneath the shining\nOf the moon and burning sun,\nEvermore and evermore.\n\nO that birth for ever blessèd!\nWhen the Virgin, full of grace,\nBy the Holy Ghost conceiving,\nBare the Saviour of our race,\nAnd the Babe, the world’s Redeemer,\nFirst revealed His sacred face,\nEvermore and evermore.\n\nThis is He whom seers in old time\nChanted of with one accord;\nWhom the voices of the prophets\nPromis’d in their faithful word;\nNow He shines, the long-expected;\nLet creation praise its Lord,\nEvermore and evermore.\n\nO ye heights of heaven, adore Him;\nAngel-hosts, His praises sing;\nAll dominions, bow before Him,\nAnd extol our God and King;\nLet no tongue on earth be silent,\nEvery voice in concert ring,\nEvermore and evermore.\n\nChrist, to Thee, with God the Father,\nAnd, O Holy Ghost, to Thee,\nHymn, and chant, and high thanksgiving,\nAnd unweari’d praises be,\nHonour, glory, and dominion,\nAnd eternal victory,\nEvermore and evermore. Amen.\n\nV. As a Bridegroom;\nR. The Lord cometh forth out of his chamber.\n\nEP I: Ant. on the Magnificat\nGod, for his great love wherewith he loved us: * hath sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, alleluia.\n\nCollect: Mary, the Holy Mother of God\nO GOD, who by the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary hast bestowed upon mankind the reward of eternal salvation: grant, we beseech thee, that we may know the help of her intercession, through whom we have been accounted worthy to receive the Author of our life, Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058350644726468608/activity" }, { "type": "Create", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058303594357526528", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "content": "The Personal Ordinariate is a jurisdiction within the Catholic Church especially for those who are from Anglican or Methodist backgrounds, and who have, or want to, come into full communion with the Catholic Church.", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/followers", "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/889275606787694598" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1058303594357526528", "published": "2019-12-30T08:40:39+00:00", "inReplyTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/889275606787694598/entities/urn:activity:1056282424945778688", "source": { "content": "The Personal Ordinariate is a jurisdiction within the Catholic Church especially for those who are from Anglican or Methodist backgrounds, and who have, or want to, come into full communion with the Catholic Church.", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058303594357526528/activity" }, { "type": "Create", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058297980551057408", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "content": "<a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&amp;t=all&amp;q=CHRISTMAS\" title=\"#CHRISTMAS\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#CHRISTMAS</a> <a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&amp;t=all&amp;q=HOMILY\" title=\"#HOMILY\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#HOMILY</a> – 2019<br /><br />There are discrepancies in the account of Jesus’ birth recorded in the gospels and the story as it has evolved, and the evolved story has smoothed over some of the details in the gospel. We sing the hymn, “O Little Town of Bethlehem, how still we see the lie,” yet the gospels tell us the place was heaving with people to the extent that there was no room for a heavily pregnant woman to give birth. We sing of the little Lord Jesus sweetly sleeping on the hay while the cattle are making an absolute racket, the ass would also be grunting and when Jesus wakes, no crying he makes. Really?<br /><br />St Luke’s gospel tells us about shepherds camping out on the hillside during winter while they looked after the sheep when an angelic chorus sang to them. In an article written last year on his Patheos blog page, Fr Longenecker points out that the shepherds were not simply country bumpkins but played an important role in Jewish life. The Jewish historian Josephus records that at the time of Passover, thousands of lambs would be sacrificed in the Temple. The Passover lamb was called the Lamb of God.<br /><br />Lambs sacrificed at Passover had to be male, less than a year old and to have no blemishes. To achieve this they had to be born in controlled conditions and checked out for blemishes by a Jewish priest before they were raised in a protected environment. But where did these lambs come from? Jewish Law stipulated that they had to be born within a 5-mile radius of Jerusalem. Bethlehem is just 5 miles from Jerusalem. These legal requirements meant that the hillsides around Bethlehem were virtually a factory farm for sheep. When the lambs were born they were wrapped in strips of cloth and placed in a stone feeding trough in the birthing barn until the priest inspected them. The angels told the shepherds to go to Bethlehem where they would find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth – swaddling cloths, lying in a manger which would be a chipped-out stone feeding or drinking trough (the manger being a wooden crib appeared in the mediaeval versions of the story.<br /><br />So what does this mean? Jesus was born in the same place as some of the lambs that would be sacrificed at Passover. The Shepherds were told to go to the stable and see the true Lamb of God who would also offer himself aa a sacrifice at Passover for the salvation of the world. This is why the shepherds glorified God. They had seen God’s Messiah, the one who John the Baptist describes as the Lamb of God.<br /><br />As a footnote, some people dismiss the December date for the birth of Jesus because sheep give birth in Spring in the northern hemisphere. That is true of Europe, but the most common breed of sheep in the Middle east is the Awassi and in Israel the main lambing season is from December to January.<br /><br />If we focus on the gospel story of the shepherds, today we are celebrating the birth of Jesus, the Lamb of God. He is our Lord and Saviour who is our Passover Lamb who offered himself as a sacrifice for the sins of the world in order to reconcile the world to God and enable those of good will who respond to this sacrifice of self-giving love to be saved and live the new life of God’s Kingdom here and now.<br /><br />The decorations around us celebrate the season of Christ’s birth, but the crucifix on the rear wall portrays the self-offering of the True Lamb of God at the time of Passover effecting our deliverance from slavery to evil. Beneath it is the tabernacle where the sacramental body and blood of Christ is reserved and very soon, as in every mass, the priest holds up the consecrated bread and wine before the faithful and says, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the Sin of the world,” and invites you to share in the Heavenly Banquet of the Lamb. We celebrate the birth of Jesus the Lamb of God in this season, but salvation and spiritual nourishment through God’s Lamb is the reason for the season.<br /><br />May you all have a Holy and Blessed Christmas<br /><br />Msgr Harry Entwistle<br />Dec 2019", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1058297980551057408", "published": "2019-12-30T08:18:20+00:00", "source": { "content": "#CHRISTMAS #HOMILY – 2019\n\nThere are discrepancies in the account of Jesus’ birth recorded in the gospels and the story as it has evolved, and the evolved story has smoothed over some of the details in the gospel. We sing the hymn, “O Little Town of Bethlehem, how still we see the lie,” yet the gospels tell us the place was heaving with people to the extent that there was no room for a heavily pregnant woman to give birth. We sing of the little Lord Jesus sweetly sleeping on the hay while the cattle are making an absolute racket, the ass would also be grunting and when Jesus wakes, no crying he makes. Really?\n\nSt Luke’s gospel tells us about shepherds camping out on the hillside during winter while they looked after the sheep when an angelic chorus sang to them. In an article written last year on his Patheos blog page, Fr Longenecker points out that the shepherds were not simply country bumpkins but played an important role in Jewish life. The Jewish historian Josephus records that at the time of Passover, thousands of lambs would be sacrificed in the Temple. The Passover lamb was called the Lamb of God.\n\nLambs sacrificed at Passover had to be male, less than a year old and to have no blemishes. To achieve this they had to be born in controlled conditions and checked out for blemishes by a Jewish priest before they were raised in a protected environment. But where did these lambs come from? Jewish Law stipulated that they had to be born within a 5-mile radius of Jerusalem. Bethlehem is just 5 miles from Jerusalem. These legal requirements meant that the hillsides around Bethlehem were virtually a factory farm for sheep. When the lambs were born they were wrapped in strips of cloth and placed in a stone feeding trough in the birthing barn until the priest inspected them. The angels told the shepherds to go to Bethlehem where they would find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth – swaddling cloths, lying in a manger which would be a chipped-out stone feeding or drinking trough (the manger being a wooden crib appeared in the mediaeval versions of the story.\n\nSo what does this mean? Jesus was born in the same place as some of the lambs that would be sacrificed at Passover. The Shepherds were told to go to the stable and see the true Lamb of God who would also offer himself aa a sacrifice at Passover for the salvation of the world. This is why the shepherds glorified God. They had seen God’s Messiah, the one who John the Baptist describes as the Lamb of God.\n\nAs a footnote, some people dismiss the December date for the birth of Jesus because sheep give birth in Spring in the northern hemisphere. That is true of Europe, but the most common breed of sheep in the Middle east is the Awassi and in Israel the main lambing season is from December to January.\n\nIf we focus on the gospel story of the shepherds, today we are celebrating the birth of Jesus, the Lamb of God. He is our Lord and Saviour who is our Passover Lamb who offered himself as a sacrifice for the sins of the world in order to reconcile the world to God and enable those of good will who respond to this sacrifice of self-giving love to be saved and live the new life of God’s Kingdom here and now.\n\nThe decorations around us celebrate the season of Christ’s birth, but the crucifix on the rear wall portrays the self-offering of the True Lamb of God at the time of Passover effecting our deliverance from slavery to evil. Beneath it is the tabernacle where the sacramental body and blood of Christ is reserved and very soon, as in every mass, the priest holds up the consecrated bread and wine before the faithful and says, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the Sin of the world,” and invites you to share in the Heavenly Banquet of the Lamb. We celebrate the birth of Jesus the Lamb of God in this season, but salvation and spiritual nourishment through God’s Lamb is the reason for the season.\n\nMay you all have a Holy and Blessed Christmas\n\nMsgr Harry Entwistle\nDec 2019", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058297980551057408/activity" }, { "type": "Create", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058297413262688256", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "content": "The Personal Ordinariate's 2020 Ordo is out, containing the reading references and collects for each day of the year for Mattins, Mass and Evensong. There's a 15% discount at Lulu until 2nd Jan. Get it as a paperback, or as an eBook.<br /><a href=\"http://www.lulu.com/shop/personal-ordinariate-our-lady-of-the-southern-cross/ordo-2020-the-personal-ordinariate-of-our-lady-of-the-southern-cross/paperback/product-24374298.html\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.lulu.com/shop/personal-ordinariate-our-lady-of-the-southern-cross/ordo-2020-the-personal-ordinariate-of-our-lady-of-the-southern-cross/paperback/product-24374298.html</a>", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1058297413262688256", "published": "2019-12-30T08:16:05+00:00", "source": { "content": "The Personal Ordinariate's 2020 Ordo is out, containing the reading references and collects for each day of the year for Mattins, Mass and Evensong. There's a 15% discount at Lulu until 2nd Jan. Get it as a paperback, or as an eBook.\nhttp://www.lulu.com/shop/personal-ordinariate-our-lady-of-the-southern-cross/ordo-2020-the-personal-ordinariate-of-our-lady-of-the-southern-cross/paperback/product-24374298.html", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058297413262688256/activity" }, { "type": "Create", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058290183026302976", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688", "content": "Wishing you all a very blessed Christmastide and New Year.", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1058290183026302976", "published": "2019-12-30T07:47:21+00:00", "source": { "content": "Wishing you all a very blessed Christmastide and New Year.", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/entities/urn:activity:1058290183026302976/activity" } ], "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/outbox", "partOf": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/1058287661233479688/outboxoutbox" }