Today – 9 July – in the Vetus Ordo, we can celebrate
St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher
The Martyrs of Gorkum
St. Veronica Giuliani
All amazing. All worthy of honor.
What to do?
Since I have a relic of St. Veronica, I will celebrate with her texts today for my streamed out Mass.
That said, the Mass texts in the Extraordinary Form for these Sts Thomas More and John Fisher on 9 July are not easy to find. FATHERS… get them HERE
Huge thanks for the texts from my good friend, His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Tim Finigan. Pray for him.
Tonight… this great classic?
There is a superb post about the Martyrs of Gorkum HERE. They are not much known in these USA.
There is a great documentary/movie video on Youtube about St. Veronica. HERE When Padre Pio learned of her and her writings, he said “Someone who understands me.”
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I saw the play of “A Man for All Seasons” in theatre in the round, in York. Amazing.
I particularly liked the line “a middle way, full of mediocrity and half-baked ideas was formed. Today, we call it the Anglican Church.” – that elicited gasps from some members of the audience. Of course, if they had seen the film beforehand, they might actually know their history.
The Catholic view of the Reformation is not taught in schools in England, not even a balanced view. History truly is written by the victor.
@BW agreed. Even the term “Reformation” is an example of that, a movement that did not “reform” anything but was a revolution against the authority of the Church.