This mother and daughter team influenced the translation of the Vulgate that Jerome is credited for (exclusively, of course). Learn about them here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCQSiWWsJnY The painting below is in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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The saint of the day for September 22 is Philander Chase, bishop and college president, who had a huge influence on Ohio. Here is a link to the service of Noonday Prayer with more information. The image is from the Library of Congress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbrVCHfl4qo Tomorrow's saint, Catherine of Genoa, was a medieval woman who cared for the sick and the poor of her city. The link is to the Noonday Prayer service with information about her.
https://youtu.be/f85-z_rISfI The image is of a painting in the church named for her in Genoa. September 7 is the feast day of Kassiani, Poet and Hymnographer, who is thought to have died on this date in 865. Her hymns are still used in Orthodox churches.
Here is the link to Noonday Prayer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZP2VLX9CeY And this link will take you to more information about Kassiani and allow you to see and hear a performance of one of her hymns. https://www.allclassical.org/kassiani-the-enduring-works-of-a-trailblazing-female-composer/ |
Saints Alive!
I have been privileged to offer Noonday Prayer at my church, usually on Thursdays, which doesn’t matter because it’s on Youtube forever. [It’s amazing what can be done with a smartphone and a smart, helpful parish administrator!] The service is brief, with a place for a meditation. We usually look at the Episcopal calendar of saints, who are nearly always honored on their death dates, not their birth dates. Here is a hymn by medieval saint Hildegard of Bingen to set the mood.
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