I come from the ceremony where I accompanied Caesars Frederick. No interpellation to the Minister of Culture, for once! He was amazed and even very sorry, for if a Minister of Culture is not challenged to Caesar, is it really minister?
The ceremony saw the consecration film by Xavier Beauvois' Men and gods ", tracing the life of monks Tibhirine. An opportunity for believers to promote faith and calmed for booksellers to sell books to church ...
So to answer the likely influx of customers at the shop of Peter, this week, I present to you a book that will satisfy those who want to surf fashion "Catholic" that are sure to follow all the celebrities of the ecological-worldly elite tiersmondiste ... "I think brothers. The strength of the filmmaker is to highlight the word intelligence of these men and their sacrifice ," explained the director, who then passed into the realm of politics. This thought reminded me of a passage I had just read in the book that I present and which have influenced the choice of these monks :
"If God calls you to dignity, obey, he will give you the graces necessary to carry the burden it has placed on your shoulders. Look eagerly to suffer for Jesus Christ, to be humiliated like him is an honor that you can run boldly! It is an honor that Jesus gave to St. John, his favorite, make him drink the cup of his passion when he had drunk himself. "
And that's what happened to our apostle John : Crowned with the power to perform miracles, the Emperor Domitian, called him to Rome and plunges into a vat of oil boiling. This turned into a refreshing bath, by some miracle, I do not know ... This punishment took place near the door leading to the Lazio since called Porta Latina. It also why St. Jean Porte Latin is the name of a feast of the Church celebrated in honor of Saint John Apostle and Evangelist. John ended his earthly life in Ephesus where he devoted himself to writing his gospel, you know.
Originally patron saint of winegrowers and coopers, St. John became patron of bayberry, printers and typesetters. The booksellers to share with the St. Lawrence. For the latter, the explanations are numerous: The Latin Gate was perhaps, with its two wings, the shape of a book printers use inks fat, hence the reference to oil, and finally, St. John wrote important works such as his Gospel and the Apocalypse. For the winemakers and coopers , the explanation comes from a pun in French: Saint John is the tine. The tine means a tank like that, filled with oil, which precipitated. In fact, St. John is often depicted wearing a barrel, sometimes large, sometimes small and with a handle, which makes him look like a mallet, which is also the tool of the cooper. But I digress ...
The book I chose to the shelves of the library is a book of hours , a secular breviary to somehow ... You will find, in addition to prayers for times of day, topics such as meditation presented in this talk, a few prayers, the Ordinary of the Mass, two offices and a few anthems ... So a collection essential to the faithful and under handy pocket size for a steady grip in the daytime. The bibliophiles who want to join the useful and pleasant appreciate binding flattering and elegant lace dishes. One detail: If you are lucky you named him "Josephine" this book is for you. If you call "Delorme" is a sign of providence ... Yours truly. Philippe Gandillet.
D. S (RP). Hours devoted to Latin and French queen, containing (....). Avignon, at Laurent Aubanel, 1808. Fort 18mo (13.5 x 8). Binding cherry long grain morocco, smooth spine with nets and reasons (heart pierced), part of title in gold lettering, flat frame with netting and lace. First name on the front cover and name on the last dish in gold, gilt edges (binding period). Frontispiece. Nice copy. Including a few minor defects wear on the gilding of the slices. This copy was often held hands ... 100 € + shipping
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