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Semi-Double Feast of Saint Stephen, King of Hungary and Confessor
White Vestments
Missa "Os justi"
Saint Stephen introduced Christianity into his native land as the royal monarch of Hungary.
Pope Sylvester II gave him the privilege of having a cross carried before him like an archbishop. He did all that an apostle could do for his country. By his example and his influence he induced the nobles and the people to embrace the Catholic Faith; he gave Christian legislation to the kingdom; he founded and endowed episcopal sees, built monasteries and established charitable institutions, not only In Hungary but even in Constantinople, Jerusalem, Ravenna and Rome.
St. Stephen, seven years before his death, saw his young and most innocent son Emerich, an angel of purity and holiness, whom God glorified by many miracles, precede him on the way to Heaven. He followed him to the tomb on
August 15, 1034, but Pope Innocent XI appointed his feast to be kept on September 2, in memory of the victory which the Christian army won over the Turks at Budapest on this day.
We want to thank the Friends of Our Lady of Fatima for expediting these resources of the Propers. Sources: Saint Andrew Daily Missal and the Marian Missal , 1945 Bio: Catholic Encyclopedia 1913 edition
Missa "Os justi"
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INTROIT: Psalm 36: 30-31
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