Almighty everlasting God, who in Thy beloved Son, King of the whole world, hast willed to restore all things anew; grant in Thy mercy that every creature, set free from slavery, may serve Thy majesty and praise Thee for ever.Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Excita, quæsumus, Dominine,tuorum fidelium voluntates: ut divini operis fructum propensius exsequentes, pietatis tuæ remedia maiora percipiant. Per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. Amen - Twenty Fourth and last Sunday After Pentecost
ReplyDeleteJust to be inclusive of the old calendar too - since Christ the King was about a month ago for us!!!
My husband Andrew was born on the Feast of Christ the King..28th October....
ReplyDeleteChrist the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1932 (or thereabouts) as a counter-blast to totalitarianisms claiming complete sovereignty over every aspect of citizens' lives. He set the date for its observance as the last Sunday in October, but I don't known quite why that time was chosen. When the Calendar was thoroughly revamped in 1970 following the 2nd Vat council, it was decided to relocate Christ the King onto the last Sunday of the Church's year to symbolise the return of the King on the Last Day of time. So the feast came to have (and still has) a more "eschatological" character than the social one it originally
ReplyDeleteI have covered this last year. There is a reason for the previous position of the feast, Jackie, to do with it preceding All Saints and reflecting Christ's social reign with that of the Saints. Check it out
ReplyDeleteOh OK Matt! Will do...
ReplyDeleteHappy St Andrew's day tomorrow.
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