Sunday, November 20
SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING
Celebrated on the last Sunday of the liturgical year
Jesus is not often portrayed as a king, literally. The oldest known portrait of Christ is the 6th-century Pantocrator (leftmost photo) at the Monastery of St. Catherine in Sinai. Christ the King is often depicted as the Pantocrator, especially in Orthodox imagery. Christ at the Last Judgment (detail from Michelangelo's fresco) is the other usual 'kingly' portrayal of Christ. 'King of the Jews' images come with Crucifixion portrayals.
Readings for today's Mass:
www.usccb.org/bible/readings/112011.cfm
the saint of the day:
Fourth from left: Portrait of the saint in her 80s.
ST. ROSE PHILIPPINE DUCHESNE (b France 1769, d USA 1852), Nun, Mother Superior and Missionary
Born to an aristocratic family in Grenoble, she became a Visitation nun and did charitable work for 9 years following the French Revolution. When her convent closed, she joined the Sisters of the Sacred Heart and at age 49, was sent as a missionary to the United States, where she had hoped to work with native Americans. She and her sisters set up schools in Missouri and Louisiana. She was 72 when she was finally assigned to work with an Indian tribe. Mother Duchesne was 87 when she died. She was canonized in 1988.
FINAL DAY OF THE APOSTOLIC VISIT TO BENIN
Sunday, November 20
0900 HOLY MASS
and presentation of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation to the Bishops of Africa
Stade de l'Amitie (Friendship Stadium)
- Homily
ANGELUS PRAYERS
- Remarks by the Holy Father
1215 Lunch with the members of the Special Council for Africa
of the General Secretariat of the Bishops' Synod
Apostolic Nunciature
1600 DEPARTURE CEREMONY at the Cardinal Gantin International Airport
-Address by the Holy Father
1630 Departure for Rome
ROME
2200 Arrival at Ciampino airport.
Benin is one hour ahead of Rome time.
[Modificato da TERESA BENEDETTA 20/11/2011 15:31]