Palm Sunday Photopost Request

April 15, 2014, 2:33 am

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Don’t forget to send us photographs of your Palm Sunday liturgies: OF, EF, Eastern or Ordinariate, we’re glad to share them with our readers. Please be so kind as to use both the NLM photopost address, and my NLM email:

photopost@newliturgicalmovement.org
gdipippo@newliturgicalmovement.org

We’ll also be happy to post links to any videos you might have made publicly available; youtube is always the easiest way to do that. It makes it easier for us to process if you send jpgs to us directly, rather than links to flickr etc., but if you can’t do it that way, we understand. It is also helpful if you can put the name of your church and its location as the subject of your email. Don’t hesitate to send large files; it’s easy to make a large picture smaller if necessary for posting purposes. A blessed Holy Week to all of our readers and friends!

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The restoration of a hidden gem

April 15, 2014, 11:48 am

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Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane

An ambitious restoration project is underway in one of London’s most beautiful churches. Often referred to as the ‘hidden gem’ of the West End, Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane, in the Archdiocese of Westminster, was founded in 1873 and consecrated on the 20th of October 1874. During his homily at the opening Mass, the Archbishop of Westminster, Henry Cardinal Manning, declared that ‘a sanctuary has been opened to be specifically devoted to the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament’.

The restoration project is being led by the Parish Priest, Father Alan Robinson and the architect Anthony Delarue. The plans include a new floor for the nave, the cleaning of the roof timbers and the restoration of the entire fabric of the church interior. Some work has already been completed, such as the Sacred Heart Chapel and its newly-cleaned stained glass windows (pictured below). This work, and the restoration of the Narthex, has been generously supported by Viridor Credits Environmental Company. Work yet to take place includes redesigning and decorating the Sanctuary and Lady Chapel and installing new altar rails. The Lady Chapel (see architect's drawing at the bottom of the post) is based on the Holy House of Loreto and will contain a statue of Our Lady of Walsingham.

Sacred Heart Chapel

This was the first church in England to be dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament after the Reformation. The famous hymns Sweet Sacrament Divine and O Sacred Heart were written by the Parish Priest Father Francis Stanfield (1835-1914). It is also known as ‘The Actors' Church’ and is the home of the Catholic Association of the Performing Arts (formerly, the Catholic Stage Guild). For decades the Latin Mass Society has also celebrated Mass here.

A famous visitor to the parish over many years was Monsignor Ronald Knox. He first preached his Forty Hours Sermon at Corpus Christi in 1926, at the invitation of Father Kearney. This became a regular feature in Monsignor Knox's diary from 1926 until 1956. These sermons were published by Burns & Oates in 1956 under the title ‘The Window in the Wall’, and the charming and touching dedication of this book is, ‘To the memory of Father Kearney and to his successors.’

If you are able to donate to this wonderful restoration project, please click here.

Architect's drawing of the new Lady Altar

Tenebrae with Juventutem DC on Holy Saturday

April 15, 2014, 11:50 am

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Juventutem DC to host Tenebrae on Holy Saturday

Thanks to the great generosity of the Oratory-in-formation at St. Thomas the Apostle in Washington, Juventutem DC is hosting a rare opportunity to experience a Holy Week Tenebrae in the traditional form on Holy Saturday this year.

Matins and Lauds of Holy Saturday, according to the 1962 Breviary, will be chanted beginning at 9:00am in the main church at St. Thomas. Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth of the Oratory will lead the chanting of the Office.

St. Thomas the Apostle is located at 2665 Woodley Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008. Parking is available off street or at the Marriott across the street, but the most convenient method is to make use of the Red Line Woodley Park Metro Station, which is just a few minutes walk from the church. For more information, see our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/JuventutemDC.

"He shall dwell in thy tabernacle; he shall rest upon thy holy hill." (First Nocturn, Cf. Psalm 15:1)

Holy Week Schedules - Toronto and Berlin, New Jersey (Mater Ecclesiae)

April 15, 2014, 1:19 pm

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From Una Voce Toronto:

The Mater Ecclesiae Parish in Berlin, New Jersey has the following schedule for Spy Wednesday and the Triduum. All the Masses will be Solemn.

Spy Wednesday, April 16
6:30 p.m. to 7:25 p.m. – Confessions
7:30 p.m. – Mass

Holy Thursday, April 17
(No Morning Mass)
8:00 a.m. – Full Sung Tenebræ of Holy Thursday
6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. – Confessions
7:30 p.m. – Mass of the Lord’s Supper and Procession to the Repository
- Holy Hour for Priests at Repository
- Adoration at the Repository until 11:00 p.m.

Good Friday, April 18
(No Morning Mass)
8:00 a.m. – Full Sung Tenebræ of Good Friday
1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. – Confessions
3:00 p.m. – Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday
7:00 p.m. – Stations of the Cross and Blessing with the Relic of the True Cross
Confessions after Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday – April 19
(No 8:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m. Mass)
7:45 a.m. – Blessing of Easter Baskets
8:00 a.m. – Full Sung Tenebræ of Holy Saturday with Polyphonic Responsories
7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. – Confessions
8:30 p.m. – The Easter Vigil

EASTER SUNDAY – April 20
8:30 a.m. – Low Mass
11:00 p.m. – High Mass (Confessions 45 minutes before each Mass)

Holy Week Schedule - The London Oratory

April 15, 2014, 1:26 pm

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Palm Sunday at Wyoming Catholic College

April 15, 2014, 3:41 pm

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As is our annual custom, the Wyoming Catholic College community came together to celebrate Palm Sunday in the usus antiquior, with the congregation joining in hymns and sung portions of the Ordinary, the schola singing the propers, and the choir furnishing polyphony. Given the unpredictable springtime weather in Wyoming, it's not terribly surprising that the night before and all through the day it was snowing outside (even after a week of sunny weather in the 60s), so the original lengthy outdoor procession was curtailed in favor of a simpler indoor procession of the sacred ministers.

Over and above the chants in the Liber usualis, the student College Choir sang:

Kyrie: Michael Haller, Missa Prima
Offertory motet: Felice Anerio, Christus factus est
Sanctus: Franz Schubert, Sechs Antiphonen zum Palmsonntag, D.696, n. 3
Communion motet: Tomas Luis de Victoria, O vos omnes
Recessional: Bach/Hassler, O Sacred Head Surrounded

Below are some photos.

Entering

Blessing of palms

Distribution of palms

First Gospel

Procession with hymns

Incensation of altar

Elevation of the Precious Blood

Tenebrae for Maundy Thursday at the London Oratory

April 16, 2014, 11:17 am

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Here are some photographs taken at Tenebrae this evening at the London Oratory. Earlier today I was invited to speak about music for Tenebrae on EWTN's Son Rise Morning Show. The radio interview which lasts 9 minutes can be heard here.

Palm Sunday - Your Photos (Part 1)

April 16, 2014, 2:36 pm

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Thank you once again for sending these in. They are posted in no particular order, and we received far more than we could post (which is great!) I'll do another set tomorrow, and we will of course be glad to see your photographs of Triduum services, including Tenebrae.

Mary Mother of God - Washington, D.C.

Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary - Indianapolis, Indiana

Holy Wisdom Parish, Latin Mass Community of St. Therese of Lisieux - Pittsburgh, PA

Aquinas College - Nashville Tennessee

Holy Family Parish - Cubao, Republic of the Philippines

San Paolo Maggiore - Naples, Italy

Saint Anthony of Padua - Poznań, Poland

Mary Help of Christians - Hong Kong

Old St Mary's - Cincinnati, Ohio

St James', Spanish Place - London

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Holy Week Schedule - Rome Update for the Russicum

April 16, 2014, 3:00 pm

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The schedule which I posted several days ago for services at the Russicum in Rome has been slightly changed. Matins of the Twelve Gospels will be celebrated tomorrow evening, Holy Thursday, at 8:30 p.m., not on Good Friday morning. The original post has been updated.

Palm Sunday - Your Photos (Part 2)

April 17, 2014, 6:34 am

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Oratory of St Philip Neri - London (Brompton Oratory)

Old Saint Mary’s - Cincinnati Ohio (Oratory in formation)

St Joseph’s - Richmond, Virginia

College of St Mary Magdalene - Warner, New Hampshire

Holy Innocents - New York

Prince of Peace - Steelton, Pennsylvania

Church of the Holy Ghost - Tiverton, Rhode Island

St Anthony of Padua - West Orange New Jersey

Tenebrae at WCC

April 17, 2014, 1:10 pm

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For the third year running, students at Wyoming Catholic College met on Wednesday of Holy Week to sing the traditional Tenebrae office for Maundy Thursday. The schola led the chanting and the faithful in the pews joined in the antiphonal psalmody. The service lasted a little over two hours.

Once again, I was carried away by how beautiful and rich Tenebrae is, both in its music and in the texts, especially the poignant lections and responsories. The Lamentation tone is perhaps the most exquisite psalm tone of all, in its strange combination of sweetness and detached observation of destruction. The continual focus on Judas, the wicked tradesman (mercator pessimus), restless and vigilant while the other disciples sleep, brings us into the heart of denial, despair, and the urgent call to repentance before it is too late. The psalms of the three nocturns oscillate between utter dereliction and cosmic triumph. The entire service plunges one into the Passion like few other liturgical ceremonies can do. We need a major revival of Tenebrae throughout the church!

I was touched by the comment of a friend. His little girl had begged him to bring her to Tenebrae again because of the big banging in the dark at the end (the strepitus). But, trooper that she was, she had to listen to a lot of psalmody, antiphons, readings, and responsories before we ever got to the strepitus -- and she enjoyed the whole experience.

Below are a few photos, courtesy of Rob Bolin.

In the Second Nocturn

Singing a Responsory

Extinguished

Chanting the Benedictus

Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper at the London Oratory

April 17, 2014, 2:40 pm

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Here are photographs taken this evening at the London Oratory during Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper with Mandatum and Procession to the Altar of Repose. There are 27 photographs in total, including the Stripping of the Altars, so be sure to click on 'Continue reading this article'. There will be more photographs from SW7 over the next few days. [Photos: Charles Cole]

Holy Thursday in Rome

April 18, 2014, 4:00 am

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The first three photographs here were taken by our friend Agnese at the FSSP’ Roman Parish, Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini. (I was not able to visit as many churches as I did last year.)

Singing of the Gospel at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Post-Communio

The Sacrament Chapel of St John in the Lateran on Holy Thursday morning.

The Sacrament Chapel of Santa Maria Maggiore before the Mass of the Lord’s Supper begins.

The high altar prepared for Mass

Matins of the Twelve Gospels at the Russicum

 

The Sacrament Chapel of Santa Maria Maggiore shortly before closing at midnight.

San Martino ai Monti

San Clemente (morning of Good Friday)

San Clemente - Veils for Passiontide are making a notable comeback in Rome.

The Sacrament Chapel of St John in the Lateran (Good Friday morning); Lauds are being sung by the canons of the Basilica.

Good Friday Liturgy of the Passion at the London Oratory

April 18, 2014, 11:01 am

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Photographs of Good Friday Liturgy of the Passion at the London Oratory. All photographs of the Oratory Liturgies also appear on the London Oratory Facebook Page with explanatory captions. [Photos: Charles Cole]

Good Friday

April 18, 2014, 1:19 pm

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‘Ο εὐσχήμων ’Ιωσήφ, ἀπὸ τοῦ ξύλου καθελὼν τὸ ἀχραντόν σου σῶμα, σινδόνι καθαρᾷ εἱλήσας καὶ ἀρώμασι, ἐν μνήματι καινῷ κηδεύσας ἀπέθετο.

Благообразный Иосиф, с Древа снем Пречистое Тело Твое, плащаницею чистою обвив, и вонями, во гробе нове покрыв положи.

The noble Joseph took down from the Cross Thy spotless Body, and when he had wrapped It in a clean shroud with spices, he laid It for burial in a new Sepulchre.

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Holy Saturday

April 19, 2014, 9:08 am

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The Harrowing of Hell, by Duccio di Buoninsenga, 1308-11

R. Recessit pastor noster, fons aquae vivae, ad cujus transitum sol obscuratus est; * nam et ille captus est, qui captivum tenebat primum hominem: hodie portas mortis et seras pariter Salvator noster disrupit. V. Destruxit quidem claustra inferni, et subvertit potentias diaboli. Nam et ille.

R. Our Shepherd hath departed, the font of living water, at Whose passing the sun was darkened; * for he that held the first Man captive, was himself taken: today our Savior hath broken asunder the doors and bars of death. V. Indeed, he destroyed the fortress of hell, and overthrew the powers of the devil. For he that held. (Tenebrae of Holy Saturday, fourth responsory)

The Easter Vigil at the London Oratory

April 19, 2014, 11:56 pm

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Photographs of last night's Vigil of Easter & Solemn Sung Mass at the London Oratory. The final photograph is of an object which was used during the course of the Vigil. Answer in the comments if you know what it is for! Happy Easter to you all.

Easter Sunday

April 20, 2014, 2:25 am

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The Resurrection of Christ, by Passignano, ca. 1600

Let all partake of the feast of faith. Let all receive the riches of goodness. Let no one lament their poverty, for the universal kingdom has been revealed. Let no one mourn their transgressions, for pardon has dawned from the grave. Let no one fear death, for the Saviour’s death has set us free. He that was taken by death has annihilated it! He descended into Hades and took Hades captive! He embittered it when it tasted His flesh! And anticipating this, Isaiah exclaimed: “Hades was embittered when it encountered Thee in the lower regions”. It was embittered, for it was abolished! It was embittered, for it was mocked! It was embittered, for it was purged! It was embittered, for it was despoiled! It was embittered, for it was bound in chains! It took a body and came upon God! It took earth and encountered Ηeaven! It took what it saw, but crumbled before what it had not seen! O death, where is thy sting? O Hades, where is thy victory? Christ is risen, and you are overthrown! Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen! Christ is risen, and the Angels rejoice! Christ is risen, and life reigns! Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in a tomb! For Christ, being raised from the dead, has become the first-fruits of them that have slept. To Him be glory and might unto the ages of ages. Amen. (from the Paschal Homily of Saint John Chrysostom)

TO all our readers, to their friends and families, we wish you an Easter filled with every joy and blessing in the Risen Lord - He is truly risen!

Easter Day: Solemn Vespers and Benediction at the London Oratory

April 20, 2014, 10:48 am

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The last of the photographs from the Triduum at the London Oratory show Solemn Vespers and Solemn Benediction this afternoon.

John XXIII in His Own Words (3): Devotion to Saint Pius X and Blessed Pius IX

April 20, 2014, 9:00 pm

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Pope John on the sedia gestatoria

It seems ironic, to say the least, given the polarization that postconciliar developments have produced in the Church, with the Society of Saint Pius X as a kind of flashpoint, that one of the deepest and tenderest of Blessed John XXIII’s personal devotions was to none other than Giuseppe Sarto, whom he constantly recalls in his private notes and public discourses. Today it would be harder to imagine a saint further removed from “the spirit of Vatican II” than Pius X—and (although to a lesser degree) John XXIII himself, who sought to live, think, and pray in that saint’s footsteps. Some passages in John XXIII's Journal of a Soul bring out his tender and profound devotion to both Pius IX and Pius X, papal saints and heroes of traditionalism.

Of special note is the fact that Angelo Roncalli, on the day of his first Mass, was blessed personally by Pope Pius X, as we will see mentioned in two of the following diary entries.

[Prayer to St. Pius X]
         On the day of my first Mass your hands were laid on my head, the head of a newly ordained priest kneeling as you passed by in the Vatican.
           I have always treasured in my heart the memory of that gesture and of the gentle words of good wishes and blessings which accompanied it.
         Now fifty years have passed.  You are a citizen of the heavenly Jerusalem, you rejoice in the glory of the saints, and all Christians pray to you.
         The humble young priest of long ago has been placed in the Chair of St. Mark, where you, too, presided with such splendour of doctrine, virtue, and example.        O Holy Father Pius X, I put my trust in you.  I do not fear to die.  I do not refuse to work.  May your powerful arm assist me, so that all that is still left for me to do in my life may be to the edification, the blessing and the joy of these beloved children of Venice, your children and mine, with whom it is sweet to live but still more precious and joyful to sacrifice myself in an outpouring of lovingkindness and pastoral care.  [Prayer for the 50th anniversary of Roncalli's ordination as priest, August 1954, while Patriarch of Venice.]

It is interesting, in this passage, that John XXIII spontaneously thinks of Pius IX after outlining the virtues necessary for a saintly soul (and shepherd):

The maxim “Know thyself” suffices for my spiritual serenity and keeps me on the alert.  The secret of my success must lie there: in not “searching into things which are above my ability” and in being content to be “meek and humble of heart.”  Meekness and humbleness of heart give graciousness in receiving, speaking and dealing with people, and the patience to bear, to pity, to keep silent and to encourage.  Above all, one must always be ready for the Lord’s surprise moves, for although he treats his loved ones well, he generally likes to test them with all sorts of trials such as bodily infirmities, bitterness of soul and sometimes opposition so powerful as to transform and wear out the life of the servant of God, the life of the servant of the servants of God, making it a real martyrdom.  I always think of Pius IX of sacred and glorious memory and, by imitating him in his sufferings, I would like to be worthy to celebrate his canonization.  (Journal, p. 299, between 29 Nov. and 5 Dec. 1959)

Pope St. Pius X

And an outpouring of gratitude for his priestly ministry:

My heart is touched when I think of this anniversary of my ordination as a priest—10 August, 1904—in the church of Santa Maria in Monte Santo, Piazza del Popolo. … I remember it all, at a distance of fifty-seven years.  Ever since then I have felt ashamed of my worthlessness.  “My God, my mercy.” … After my first Mass over the tomb of St. Peter I felt the hands of the Holy Father Pius X laid on my head in a blessing full of good augury for me and for the priestly life I was just entering upon; and after more than half a century (fifty-seven years precisely) here are my own hands extended in a blessing for the Catholics, and not only the Catholics, of the whole world, in a gesture of universal fatherhood.  I am successor to this same Pius X who has been proclaimed a saint, and I am still living in the same priestly service as he, his predecessors and his successors, all placed like St. Peter at the head of the whole Church of Christ, one, holy, catholic and apostolic.  (Journal, p. 302; on 10 August 1961)