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In the days before Pius X's reordering of the calendar, and long before Pius XI's institution of the Feast of Christ the King in 1925, the last Sunday of October was the Feast of the Patronage of Our Lady. There would have been three collects, secrets and postcommunions: the first, that of the feast; the second of the 20th Sunday after Pentecos; and the third of St Evaristus. The Gospel of the Sunday would be the Last Gospel, the Preface that of the BVM. Parish Vespers would have been of the feast, with a commemoration of the Sunday and of tomorrow's feast of St Peter of Alcantara.
In the diocese of Beverley, however, the diocese would celebrate the feast of its principal patron as a double of the first class with an octave. St Evaristus would miss out on his commemoration, but during the octave, the Patronage of Our Lady would be commemorated at each Mass in the diocese, and the Creed and the Preface of the BVM would be said.
The eighth period of Plenary Indulgence of the Year would begin on Sunday morning. To obtain it, the faithful would have to confess to a priest approved by the Bishop; receive Holy Communion; give alms to the poor, if they could afford to, on the eve or the day of their Communion; and on the day of their Communion they should pray for the state of the Church in the whole world, for bringing back stray souls to the fold of Christ, for the peace of Christendom, and for the blessing of God upon this nation. This indulgence is obtainable until None on 8 November.
If you found yourself in Spain or Portugal in 1863 and needed to confess in English, there were English Colleges in Lisbon and Valladolid, and a Scots College in the latter as well. There was always an English-speaking Jesuit at their church in Seville, Archdeacon Van Zeller was available in Oporto, just as in Cadiz Canon Lopez at the Oratory, and Fr Barron at the church of St Francis, were. In Burgos, the Cardinal Archbishop, Mgr de la Puente had indicated his willingness to hear confessions in English.
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Very interesting! When the Sunday Gospel was the beginning of St John, did they read another passage for the Last Gospel at the end of Mass, do you know? Of the same again? Or (shudder) nothing?
On the third Mass of Christmas day, the last Gospel is that of the Epiphany (Matt 2:1-12). Is John 1:1 used on any other Sunday or feast?
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I think I misunderstood this, then: 'The Gospel of the Sunday would be the Last Gospel.'
Forgive me if this is an egg-sucking exercise: I don't think I understand your misunderstanding.
The Last Gospel would normally be John 1:1, but if, on a Sunday, a greater feast took precedence, then the Gospel of the feast would be read, and the Gospel of the Sunday would replace John 1:1 as the Last Gospel.
The third Mass of Christmas Day has John 1:1 as the Gospel, so the Last Gospel is changed for the Gospel of the feast of the Epiphany so as not to have John 1:1 twice.
I wondered whether John 1:1 was used as the Gospel for any other feasts.
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