Most Precious Blood - July. apostleshipofprayer The feast, July 1, celebrated in Spain in the 16th century, was later introduced to Italy by Saint Gaspar del Bufalo. [1] For many dioceses there …More
Most Precious Blood - July.
apostleshipofprayer The feast, July 1, celebrated in Spain in the 16th century, was later introduced to Italy by Saint Gaspar del Bufalo. [1]
For many dioceses there were two days to which the Office of the Precious Blood was assigned, the office being in both cases the same. The reason was this: the office was at first granted to the Fathers of the Most Precious Blood only. Later, as one of the offices of the Fridays of Lent, it was assigned to the Friday after the fourth Sunday in Lent in some dioceses, including, by decision of the Fourth Provincial Council of Baltimore (1840), those in the United States.
When Pope Pius IX went into exile at Gaeta in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1849), he had as his companion Father en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Merlini, third superior general of the Fathers of the Most Precious Blood. After they had arrived at Gaeta, Don Merlini suggested that His Holiness make a vow to extend the feast of the Precious …More
apostleshipofprayer The feast, July 1, celebrated in Spain in the 16th century, was later introduced to Italy by Saint Gaspar del Bufalo. [1]
For many dioceses there were two days to which the Office of the Precious Blood was assigned, the office being in both cases the same. The reason was this: the office was at first granted to the Fathers of the Most Precious Blood only. Later, as one of the offices of the Fridays of Lent, it was assigned to the Friday after the fourth Sunday in Lent in some dioceses, including, by decision of the Fourth Provincial Council of Baltimore (1840), those in the United States.
When Pope Pius IX went into exile at Gaeta in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1849), he had as his companion Father en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Merlini, third superior general of the Fathers of the Most Precious Blood. After they had arrived at Gaeta, Don Merlini suggested that His Holiness make a vow to extend the feast of the Precious …More
