Three important things happened on this date..
Important to me, anyway.
On February 2, 1848, the Birmingham Oratory was officially founded. Prayers for vocations to that particular House, and for the canonization of their founder and first Provost would be most welcome.
On February 2, 1979, a young man by the name of Drew Morgan moved into the Pittsburgh Oratory. Happy anniversary, Fr. Drew ! I pray that your next 25 years at the Oratory are even more blessed than the first 25 !
Finally, Gerard Serafin reminds us that on February 2, 1594, the great musician Giovanni Pierlugi da Palestrina went to his reward. Besides being, IMHO, one of the finest composers ever, he was very much a friend to the early Oratorians and often wrote music for the Oratory's gatherings. Our founder, St. Philip Neri , though elderly and ailing himself, rushed to Palestrina's bedside to give him the Last Sacraments.
Important to me, anyway.
On February 2, 1848, the Birmingham Oratory was officially founded. Prayers for vocations to that particular House, and for the canonization of their founder and first Provost would be most welcome.
On February 2, 1979, a young man by the name of Drew Morgan moved into the Pittsburgh Oratory. Happy anniversary, Fr. Drew ! I pray that your next 25 years at the Oratory are even more blessed than the first 25 !
Finally, Gerard Serafin reminds us that on February 2, 1594, the great musician Giovanni Pierlugi da Palestrina went to his reward. Besides being, IMHO, one of the finest composers ever, he was very much a friend to the early Oratorians and often wrote music for the Oratory's gatherings. Our founder, St. Philip Neri , though elderly and ailing himself, rushed to Palestrina's bedside to give him the Last Sacraments.
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