The Past brought to Life
Today, is the anniversary of the conception of Jesus Christ. 9 Months before Christmas. I told some of this story yesterday which was St Gabriel’s Day, there is a little bit of repetition but hopefully the extra detail makes it worthwhile! The picture above is by Duccio, from Sienna in Italy. It shows the Archangel …
This is my second most popular post. March 25th is the Annunciation—the day that the Archangel Gabriel tells Mary she is pregnant. (to see some very fine paintings of this meeting, look at my other March 25th post march-25th-feast-of-the-annunciation/ March 25th is also the anniversary of the birth of Adam and Eve (and Lilith); the …
Today, is St Gabriel’s Day, or rather it was. Because the Church amalgamated the Archangel’s Celebration onto St. Michael’s Day, or Michaelmas on October 11th. It is now St Michael and the Archangels Day. You can read all about this in my post here. Angels and Archangels are a complex and disputed subject. Angels appear …
So, Spring has sprung, not only meteorologically speaking but also astronomically. We are 20 days into the meteorological Spring which started on 1 March (see my post here.) Today, we are starting the astronomical or solar Spring. The 20th of March is the Spring Equinox, or Vernal Equinox, midway between the Winter Solstice and the …
St Gregory the Great Gregorius I is known as Saint Gregory the Great. Pope from 3 September 590 to his death on 12th March 604. So 12th March is traditionally his feast day. It was changed to September 3rd, the date of his elevation to Pope because 12th March was often in Lent. His is …
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Spring & March This is the beginning of Spring, meteorologically speaking. There is nothing magical about this day that makes it in any sense actually the start of Spring. It is a convenience determined by meteorologists. They divide the year up into 4 blocks of three months based on average temperature, and the convenience of …
Today is the Feast day of two significant Saints. St Walpurga and St Ethelbert. St Walpurga St Walpurgis was a nun at Wimborne in Dorset. She, and her brothers St Willibald and St Winebald, accompanied their uncle, St Boniface of Crediton (in Devon) on his mission to convert the Germans to Christianity. They all became …
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The First Day of Christmas, my true love sent to me a Partridge in a Pear Tree Dies Natalis Solis Invicti On the 25th December were born Jesus, Mithras, Attis, Saturn, Apollo, and the Invincible Sun. The Sun Gods have quite a complicated interrelationship. Zeus, and Apollo are both also considered to be Sun Gods. …
Following the defeat at the Battle of Fulford Bridge, York, on September 20th the victorious Viking army camped at Stamford Bridge, unaware that King Harold I of England had left London for the north on September 18th. Five days later, on September the 25th, Harold’s army surprised the Vikings by marching towards the bridge over …
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At last, I can relax! Today, is the beginning of the Financial Year. I have been trying to get money into my pension. I wanted to take advantage of tax concessions before the end of the financial year. How hard was that! But now done and I won’t bore you with the tedious details. And …
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