APPARITION OF SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL (492 A.D.) (THAT GREAT ITALIAN ARCHANGEL!!!!)
APPARITION OF SAINT MICHAEL
THE ARCHANGEL
Monte Gargano, Italy (492)
THE ARCHANGEL
Monte Gargano, Italy (492)
GREATER DOUBLE / WHITE
Today's feast commemorates an apparition of St. Michael the Archangel on Monte Gargano in southern Italy in the year 492.
In that year, a man named Gargan was pasturing his large herds in the countryside. One day a bull fled to the mountain, where at first it could not be found. When its refuge in a cave was discovered, an arrow was shot into the cave, but the arrow returned to wound the one who had sent it. Faced with so mysterious an occurrence, the persons concerned decided to consult the bishop of the region. He ordered three days of fasting and prayers. After three days, the Archangel Saint Michael appeared to the bishop and declared that the cavern where the bull had taken refuge was under his protection, and that God wanted it to be consecrated under his name and in honor of all the Holy Angels.
Accompanied by his clergy and people, the pontiff went to that cavern, which he found already disposed in the form of a church. The divine mysteries were celebrated there, and there arose in this same place a magnificent temple where the divine Power has wrought great miracles. To thank God’s adorable goodness for the protection of the holy Archangel, the effect of His merciful Providence, this feast day was instituted by the Church in his honor.
This mighty leader of the heavenly host, the vanquisher of Lucifer and his followers, has appeared on other occasions during the Christian ages; for example, it was he who summoned St. Joan of Arc from the care of her flocks to the command of armies. We may mention his apparition in Rome, where Saint Gregory the Great saw him in the air sheathing his sword, to signal the cessation of a pestilence and the appeasement of God’s wrath. Another apparition to Saint Ausbert, bishop of Avranches in France, led to the construction of Mont-Saint-Michel in the sea, a famous pilgrimage site. The angelic visitor has always been honored by the Church as her guardian under God, and as the protector of the faithful.
It is said of this special guardian and protector of the Church that, during the final persecution of Antichrist, he will powerfully defend it: “At that time shall Michael rise up, the great prince who protects the children of thy people.” (Dan. 12:1) Compare this text with Chapter 10 of the Apocalypse of Saint John.
Mass of DEDICATION OF SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL
INTROIT Ps. 102:20
Bless the Lord, all you His angels, you mighty in strength who do His bidding, obeying the voice of His commands.
Ps. 102:1. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and let all my being bless His holy name.
V. Glory be . . .
COLLECT
O God, who wondrously directs the services of angels and men, grant that our lives on earth may be guarded by the angels who stand ever before Your face ministering to You in heaven. Through Our Lord . . .
LESSON Apoc. 1:1-5
In
those days, God gave unto him, to make known to his servants the things
which must shortly come to pass: and signified, sending by his angel to
his servant John, Who hath given testimony to the word of God and the
testimony of Jesus Christ, what things soever he hath seen. Blessed is
he that readeth and
heareth the words of this prophecy: and keepeth those things which are
written in it. For the time is at hand. John to the seven churches which
are in Asia. Grace be unto you and
peace, from him that is and that was and that is to come: and from the
seven spirits which are before his throne: And from Jesus Christ, who is
the faithful witness, the first begotten of the dead and the prince of the kings of the earth, who hath loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood.
Alleluia, alleluia! V.
Holy archangel Michael, defend us in battle, that we may not perish in the dreaded judgment. Alleluia!
GOSPEL Matt. 18:1-10
At that time, the disciples came to Jesus, saying: "Who, thinkest thou, is the greater in the kingdom of heaven?" And Jesus, calling unto him a little child, set him in the midst of them. And said: "Amen I
say to you, unless you be converted, and become as little children, you
shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall
humble himself as this little child, he is the greater in the kingdom of
heaven. And he that shall receive one such little child in my name,
receiveth me. But he that shall scandalize one of these little ones that
believe in me, it were
better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck, and
that he should be drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world
because of scandals. For it must needs be that scandals come: but
nevertheless woe to that man by whom the scandal cometh. And if thy
hand, or thy foot, scandalize thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee.
It is better for thee to go into life maimed or lame, than having two
hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thy eye
scandalize thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee having
one eye to enter into life, than having two eyes to be cast into hell
fire. See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to
you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is
in heaven."
O Lord, graciously accept the Sacrifice of praise we offer You. May it bring us closer to our salvation through the Angels' prayers of intercession. Through our Lord . . .
POSTCOMMUNION
We rely on the prayers of the blessed Archangel Michael, O Lord, that the Sacrament that we have received upon our lips may always remain in our hearts. Through our Lord . . .
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| English: Icon of Archangel Michael in Cathedral in the name of Archangel Michael (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
15 comments:
Hello Fr. A question about how you can do this in the EF/Latin Mass. I always thought that, even if the Feast or Solemnity was 1st class, it could not superceed an ordinary Sunday in either form (unless the Church dictates said feast day/solemnity is abrogated to the following Sunday.) Can you elaborate how the EF will do this, vs the Novus Ordo which is whatever Sunday in Ordinary time? Might I add that the ordinary form makes me upset this Sunday as St Michael’s is one of my favourite feast days?
There are certain liturgical laws associated with the EF Mass that I do not have a good grasp. For example Corpus Christi when celebrated on Thursday can again be celebrated at the Sunday Mass following it. The same with the Feast of the Sacred Heart. These are called external solemnities or feasts.
Interestingly enough, next Sunday in anticipation of the Feast of the Holy Rosary on Monday, the external Feast of the Rosary may be celebrated.
Hope this helps. I am not an expert on this.
It's not that complicated.
Sundays are 2nd Class Feasts. The Dedication of St. Michael is a 1st Class Feast. Therefore, this Feast outranks the Sunday.
There is a commemoration for the Sunday at the Collect, Secret, and Post-communion. And the Last Gospel is the Gospel for the Sunday instead of the Prologue of St. John's Gospel.
From the Wiki: "In 1907, when, in accordance with the rules in force since the time of Pope Pius V, feast days of any form of double, if impeded by "occurrence" (falling on the same day)[3] with a feast day of higher class, were transferred to another day, this classification of feast days was of great practical importance for deciding which feast day to celebrate on any particular day. Pope Pius X simplified matters considerably in his 1911 reform of the Roman Breviary. In the case of occurrence the lower-ranking feast day could become a commemoration within the celebration of the higher-ranking one. Further retouches were made by Pope Pius XII in 1955,[4] Pope John XXIII in 1960,[5] and Pope Paul VI in 1969.[6]
On ferias and many feast days of simple rank, the celebrant was permitted to substitute a Mass of his own choice such as a votive Mass, or a Mass for the dead.
Before the reform of Pope Pius X in 1911, ordinary Doubles took precedence over most of the semidouble Sundays, resulting in many of the Sunday Masses rarely being said. While retaining the semidouble rite for Sundays, the reform permitted only the most important feast days to be celebrated on Sunday, although commemorations were still made until the reform of 1960.
The division into doubles (of various kinds) semidoubles and simples continued until 1955, when Pope Pius XII abolished the rank of semidouble, making all the previous semidoubles simples, and reducing the previous simples to a mere commemoration in the Mass of another feast day or of the feria on which they fell.
Then, in 1960, Pope John XXIII completely ended the ranking of feast days by doubles etc., replacing it by a ranking, applied not only to feast days but to all liturgical days, as I, II, III, and IV class days."
St Michael is a Double of the First Class in the General Roman Calendar of 1954.
Why would the feast of an archangel be given greater significance (1st Class Feast) in the liturgical calendar than the feast of the death and resurrection of the Lord (Second Class Feast)?
Because the EF Mass considers Sundays Ordinary Time? My bad, that's the OF Mass!
"Because the EF Mass considers Sundays Ordinary Time? My bad, that's the OF Mass!"
Nope. Your bad, indeed.
In the ordinary form: Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the New General Roman Calendar
"4. On the first day of each week, which is known as the Day of the Lord or the Lord's Day, the Church, by an apostolic tradition that draws its origin from the very day of the Resurrection of Christ, celebrates the Paschal Mystery. Hence, Sunday must be considered the primordial feast day.
5. Because of its special importance, the celebration of Sunday gives way only to Solemnities and Feasts of the Lord; indeed, the Sundays of Advent, Lent and Easter have precedence over all Feasts of the Lord and over all Solemnities. In fact, Solemnities occurring on these Sundays are transferred to the following Monday unless they occur on Palm Sunday or on Sunday of the Lord's Resurrection.
6. Sunday excludes in principle the permanent assigning of any other celebration. However:
a.the Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity is the Feast of the Holy Family;
b.the Sunday following 6 January is the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord;
c.the Sunday after Pentecost is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity;
d.the Last Sunday in Ordinary Time is the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe."
a., b., c., and d. above are all Feasts of the Lord.
No kidding! Thanks for the education. Too bad they chose Ordinary Time to designate the vast majority of Sundays. Maybe First Class Time would have been better. Yawn.
Can you explain why All Soul's Day, a commemoration, when it falls on a Sunday is commemorated on a Sunday?
Also, in the Ordinary Form, a parish's feast day, like St. Anne's, can be transferred to the Sunday preceding or following it with the propers and readings, what might be called an external celebration.
As well, this Sunday in Ordinary Form parishes named St. Michael or St. Gabriel or St. Raphael may use the propers and preface for this Solemnity.
So the Ordinary Form does allow this sort of thing, no? I believe as well the Birth of Saint John the Baptist is celebrated on a Sunday when it falls on a Sunday.
Well, in his per usual disrespectful style, Anon 9:04 certainly put you to rights, Father! It is tiring; indeed yawn.
We need St. Michael the Archangel to smite this woman:
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/27/pelosi-abortion-bans-ignore-basic-morality/
Another Vatican Disaster II "success" story, but there are evil bishops and priests who likely agree with her.
Sunday in Ordinary Time is the designation.
Maybe First Class would have been better, but in one of the many, many, many preceding calendars, Sunday was a Second Class feast, as Marc noted.
The Ordinary Form certainly does allow for "particular" insertions in the calendar. Just read the norms - it's all there.
"52. A particular calendar is prepared by the insertion in the General Calendar of proper Solemnities, Feasts and Memorials, that is:
a. in a diocesan calendar, besides celebrations of Patrons and of the dedication of the Cathedral church,[R10] the Saints and Blessed who have special connections with the diocese, e.g., by their birth, residence over a long period, or their death;
b.in a religious calendar, besides celebrations of the Title,[R11] the Founder and the Patron, those Saints and Blessed who were members of that religious family or had a special relationship with it;
c.in calendars for individual churches, besides the proper celebrations of the diocese or religious family, celebrations proper to the church that are listed in the Table of Liturgical Days, and Saints whose body is kept in the church. Members of religious families, too, join the community of the local Church in celebrating the anniversary of the dedication of the cathedral church and the principal Patrons of the place and of the wider region where they live."
Funny, bloggers here shout "Follow The Rules!" all the time. Then, when someone cites the rule to correct Fr. McDonald, it is called "disrespectful."
Funny, that...
“Nope. Your bad, indeed.”
Disrespectful.
Sorry, I don't see it that way at all.
Fr. McDonald offered his snide "My bad" as a slam against the OF calendar which he wrongly thinks (or thought) diminishes the importance of Sundays on Ordinary Time.
It doesn't, and I offered a correction to his error.
Your bad, how wrong were you? Read my bad comment above again.
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