The Basilica of the Twelve Apostles in Cologne, Germany
For the feast of Ss Simon and Jude, we continue our series on the twelve Romanesque basilicas of Cologne, Germany, with the church of the Twelve Apostles. (All images from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA...
View ArticleWhy Beauty Matters
And “Art for Art’s Sake” Is Anti-Human The purpose of art and the role of beauty in the culture have been subjects of ongoing debate. While some view art as existing purely for its own sake - ‘art for...
View ArticleThe Relics of St John Southworth: Guest Article by Mr Sean Pilcher
In England, today is the collective feast of all the martyrs of the English College, a seminary located in the town of Douay in France, which trained men to for the priesthood, and sent them to...
View ArticleIntroducing the Newest Jubilee Mascot: Tenebro
I am sure that by now, all of our readers have met Luce, the official mascot of the upcoming Jubilee, who was introduced to the world on Monday as an expression of the Church’s desire “to live even...
View ArticleThe Relic of St Peter’s Chair Exposed in the Vatican Basilica
In preparation for the upcoming Jubilee, a lot of work is being done inside St Peter’s basilica in the Vatican to clean up and restore some of its major features. One of these is the great sculpture in...
View ArticleThe Vigil of All Saints 2024
In those days, behold I, John, saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing as it were slain, having seven horns and seven eyes:...
View ArticleThe Extra Stormy Orations of the Reconfigured Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Lost in Translation #110We call the “leftover” Sundays at the end of the Time after Pentecost reconfigured rather than resumed, because they are not identical to the Sundays after Epiphany, but have...
View ArticleThe Feast of All Saints 2024
From the Roman Breviary of 1529, the beginning of the sermon for the feast of All Saints. We read in the histories of the Church that Saint Boniface, who was the fourth bishop of Rome after the blessed...
View Article‘O Quam Gloriosum’: The Propers of All Saints in Plainchant & Polyphony (Part...
We are very grateful to Mr Thomas Neal for sharing with us this excellent article on the chants of today’s feast. Mr Neal is a teacher, musicologist, and church musician based in Oxford (UK). He read...
View ArticleThe Dominican Libera me, Domine
One of the most beautiful and beloved pieces of the Gregorian chant repertoire is the last responsory of Matins of the Dead, Libera me, Domine, which is also sung during the Absolution at the...
View ArticleThe Feast of All Saints 2024: God the Creator
From the Roman Breviary of 1529, the continuation of the sermon for the feast of All Saints. Now therefore, dearest brethren, at the origin of all the Saints, we must name, praise and glorify Him who...
View ArticleThe “Prophecies” of St Malachy
In Ireland, today is the feast of St Malachy, one of the great ecclesiastical reformers of the 12th century. He served for a time as Primate of Ireland in the very ancient See of Armagh, established by...
View ArticleThe Feast of All Saints 2024: the Virgin Mary, Model of the Saints
From the Roman Breviary of 1529, the continuation of the sermon for the feast of All Saints. We must certainly believe that the blessed Mother of God and ever-Virgin Mary, the temple of God, the shrine...
View ArticleFrom the Complete Psalter to the Easier Psalter: An Insight into the Dynamics...
Today we publish the second and concluding part of Dr. Paweł Milcarek’s study of the history of the psalter in the Roman divine office. Part 1 may be found here. —PAK A commemorative medallion for the...
View ArticleThe Feast of All Saints 2024: The Angels
From the Roman Breviary of 1529, the continuation of the sermon for the feast of All Saints. It is God who placed the supernal kingdoms of the Heavens for the angelic spirits, to the praise and glory...
View Article“The Sacrifice of the Mass” - Papers of the Fota XIV Conference
The collected papers given at the Fourteenth Fota International Liturgical Conference, held in Cork, Ireland, in 2023, are now available for pre-order from Smenos Publications. The topic of the...
View ArticleThe Feast of All Saints 2024: The Patriarchs and Prophets
From the Roman Breviary of 1529, the continuation of the sermon for the feast of All Saints. This is also the feast of all the Saints who have been begotten in honor upon the earth from the beginning...
View Article‘O Quam Gloriosum’: The Propers of All Saints in Plainchant & Polyphony (Part...
This is the second part of a guest article by Mr Thomas Neal on the chants of the ongoing feast of All Saints; the first part was published on Friday. Mr Neal is a teacher, musicologist, and church...
View Article2025 Liturgical Calendar from Papa Stronsay Now Available for Purchase
The Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer write in from their monastery on the Scottish island of Papa Stronsay to let us know that their 2025 liturgical calendar is now available for purchase. As always, it...
View ArticleThe Feast of All Saints 2024: The Apostles
From the Roman Breviary of 1529, the continuation of the sermon for the feast of All Saints. From among all those whom the world contains, divine providence chose the twelve Apostles… to lay down the...
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