Jan. 23, The Espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary with St. Joseph. John Gerson, the famous Chancellor of the University of Paris, was one of the first to promote this feast in honor of our Lady’s …More
Jan. 23, The Espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary with St. Joseph.
John Gerson, the famous Chancellor of the University of Paris, was one of the first to promote this feast in honor of our Lady’s espousal. It was celebrated in the beginning of the fifteenth century at Chartres, and in 1537 Pope Paul III permitted the Franciscans to celebrate it. It was eventually extended to several other groups. In 1913 it was removed from the Church calendar but in 1928 the Franciscans were again permitted to celebrate it. – (from) The Franciscan Supplement to the St. Andrew Missal.
John Gerson, the famous Chancellor of the University of Paris, was one of the first to promote this feast in honor of our Lady’s espousal. It was celebrated in the beginning of the fifteenth century at Chartres, and in 1537 Pope Paul III permitted the Franciscans to celebrate it. It was eventually extended to several other groups. In 1913 it was removed from the Church calendar but in 1928 the Franciscans were again permitted to celebrate it. – (from) The Franciscan Supplement to the St. Andrew Missal.