Feasts of the #SaintsOfJune16 #June16 #OraProNobis
Wishing you a happy feast of Our Lady of Aachen, St Quiricus, St Luitgard, St Limbania and St Thomas Redyng!
Dedication of the Lady Chapel of Our Lady of Aix la Chapelle, Germany, June 16, 804 AD
«The city of Aachen today is a quiet town; still, there is hardly another city in Germany which could equal its past glory. It was a place famous for its springs during the Roman era, and later the location of the royal court during the time of the Merovingians. Most importantly, however, this was the town of Emperor St Charlemagne (768-814), and it remained the capital of the Holy Roman Empire until the middle of the sixteenth century. Thirty-seven German Emperors were crowned in Aachen. It was made the capital by Charlemagne and a great part of its lasting fame dates from his reign.
«One of the first desires and orders of Charlemagne was to build a Lady Chapel because of his deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin. Our Lady of Aix la Chapelle, built by Charlemagne in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was consecrated by Pope Leo II in the year 804. This was the same year the Saxons submitted to the emperor, and there were assembled three hundred and fifty prelates for the consecration ceremony.
«The antique bronze doors of Our Lady of Aix la Chapelle are surmounted by regal lion heads, and they date from the time of Charlemagne. The short pillars of what is called the nave support an octagon shaped cupola of 50 feet in diameter. They date from the 12th and 13th centuries, and were brought from Rome for that purpose. These pillars were intentionally damaged by the Satanists of the French Revolution, though they were thankfully restored in the year 1845.
«The elegant Choir of Our Lady of Aix la Chapelle is filled with marvelous stained glass windows. This was a later addition to the church, completed in 1413, and is done in a completely separate style. One of the chapels of the cathedral has immeasurable treasures for the Christian world, as Charlemagne took pride in securing for the cathedral as many important relics from the Holy Land and Rome as he could. This pious practice was continued by his successors and it explains why the cathedral is so treasured by the Christian world.
«In fact, the church of Our Lady of Aix la Chapelle holds innumerable precious offerings, including the four so-called great relics that are locked in a shrine that was given to the church by Frederick Barbarossa in the 12th century. These relics are the cloak of the Blessed Virgin, the swaddling clothes of the Infant Jesus, the loin cloth worn by Our Lord on the Cross, and the cloth on which lay the head of Saint John the Baptist following his beheading. These are exhibited only once in every seven years, and attract vast crowds of pilgrims.
«Among the numerous smaller relics are a part of the true Cross, the cord which bound Our Lord, the sponge that was used to offer Our Lord gall during the crucifixion, and the girdle of both Christ and the Blessed Virgin. All are preserved in richly ornamented chests. Other treasures exhibited include the skull, heart, and gigantic arm bones of Charlemagne, and the cross he wore around his neck in the tomb. Judging by his bones, Charlemagne was a man of astonishing size, which was matched by his equally amazing intellect.
«The tomb was opened in the year 1000 by Otto III, and the body of the great emperor was found seated upon a magnificent marble throne and wearing a golden crown. Only the nose of the great Charlemagne showed any sign of decay. The imperial mantle was thrown over his broad shoulders, and he held a globe in one hand, a splendid scepter in the other, and there was a sword at his side. This throne was later taken by Barbarossa in the year 1166, as he coveted the throne for his own coronation. It was subsequently used for the coronation of thirty-six emperors in that same church.»
ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
✓The Holy Martyrs of Besançon #StFerreolus, priest, and #StFerrutius, deacon.
✓The Holy Martyrs of Mainz #StAureus, bishop of Mainz, his sister #StJustina, and Companions, by the Huns.
✓The Holy Martyrs of Tarsus in Cilicia #StJulitta, and her 3 year old son #StQuiricus, or #StCyr, (#StQuirinusOfTegernsee) who for his constancy in Jesus Christ, had his brains dashed out upon the steps of the tribunal, under Diocletian.
#StAurelianus, bishop of Arles.
#StBenno, bishop of Meissen.
#StJohnRegis, Jesuit.
#StLutgard or #StLuitgard, nun in #Tongeren, Brabant.
#StSimilianus, bishop of Nantes.
#StTychon or #StTycho, bishop of Amathus or Amathonte near Limassol in Cyprus.
OTHER SOURCES
✓The Holy Martyrs of Roman Africa (now Tunisia) #StCyriacus, #StValeria, #StMarcia, #StDiogenes and #StMica.
✓The Holy Martyrs of of Làng Cóc in Vietnam #StAndrewTuong, #StDominicNguyen, #StDominic Mao, #StDominicNhi and #StVincentTuong, beatified by Pope Pius XII, not yet canonized by a Catholic Pope.
✓The Holy Martyrs of #Volterra, #StGracinea or #StGraeciniana and #StActinea, under Diocletian.
#StAitheachan of Colpe in Ireland.
#StAmantiuusOfBeaumont or #StAmand.
#StAnthonyAuriel, Martyred at Rochefort by the Satanists & Traitors of France, not yet canonized by a Catholic Pope.
#StBerthold, hermit & priest at #Chaumont, France.
#StCichard, bishop of Luni in Italy, martyred by the #Vikings under #Hasting.
#StColmanMcRoy.
#StCethach or #StCettin, of #Oran, made a bishop by #StPatrick #StPatricius.
#StCrescentius, Martyr at #Antioch.
#StCunigunda, companion of #StUrsula, feast of translation of her relics, June 16, 1504, at #Rapperswil.
#StCurig, bishop of Llanbadarn in #Cymru (#Wales).
#StElidan, nun in Cymru.
#StFelix & #StMaurus, Palaestinian bishops, pilgrims to Rome, settled in what became #SanFelice, Italy.
#StGasparBurgherre, Mercedarian.
#StGebhard, bishop of Salzburg.
#StIlpidius of Brioude, martyr under Valerian.
Prince #StIsmael, 2nd bishop of #Menevia in Cymru.
#StLimbania, nun, ministered to dockworkers in #Genoa.
#StPalerius, bishop of Telese in Italy.
#StSéadna or #StSetnaMacTreno, bishop, posthumous twin son of an abusive man, who, cursed by St Patrick, was drowned, brother of #StJarlath.
#StThomasRedyng, Carthusian monk in London, imprisoned and Martyred be starvation for refusing to accept HenryVIII as "#PopeOfEngland."
ALSO
#AdamOfBrome, founder of #OriolCollege, Oxford.
#HughOfBalsham, bishop of Ely in England.
#JohnTauler, Dominican, Rhinelander.
DAMNED
#JosephButler
#CharlesCorrea
#Oremus
Holy Mary, Mother of God, and our Mother, and all you Saints, Fathers, Mothers, Brothers, Sisters, Popes, Archbishops, Bishops, Hermits, Monks, Martyrs, Virgins, Champions and Heroes of Jesus Christ, whose feasts is today, named and unnamed, we pray to you for your intercession and guidance, lead us away from error and evil and into the Grace and Love of God, that with your assistance, we may join you in Eternity with the Living God, we make this prayer through Jesus Christ Our Lord, Who Lives and Reigns, in the Unity of the Godhead, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, forever and ever, Amen.
Lúcío Mascarenhas.
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