The Vespers Hymn for the Feast of the Guardian Angels
A very nice alternation of chant and polyphony, by the Ensemble Venance Fortunat. The English translation is that of Alan Gordon McDougall (1896-1965). 1. Custodes hominum psallimus angelos, Naturae...
View ArticleThe Priest’s Second Prayer for Holy Communion
Lost in Translation #170 After praying the Domine Jesu Christe, the priest prays: Perceptio Corporis tui, Domine Jesu Christe, quod ego indignus sumere praesumo, non mihi proveniat in judicium et...
View ArticleThe Book of Hours of Marguerite of Orléans (Part 1)
A good way to start the Marian month of October is by enjoying this particularly glorious Book of Hours, since the principal text in any such book is always the Little Office of the Virgin Mary. This...
View Article“The Mystery of the Orthodox Liturgy”: A New Video about the Byzantine Rite
In February, we shared news of the publication of a handbook for the Byzantine Rite, entitled “The Divine Services of the Orthodox Church with Commentary”, from St Symeon of Thessalonica Press, a...
View ArticleSt Jerome’s Lion
There are very few episodes of what we might call a legendary character attached to the figure of St Jerome, at least in part because we have so much authentic information about his life from his own...
View ArticlePhotos of a Missale Romanum Printed in Antwerp, 1616
As mentioned last week, my visit to Milwaukee gave me the opportunity to view several rare books in a friend's collection. Today I will share some photos of a Missale Romanum printed in Antwerp in...
View ArticleSt Michael in the Apocrypha
The Archangel Michael is mentioned three times in the book of Daniel, once in the Apocalypse, and once in the Epistle of St Jude, and these are all of his Biblical appearances. Both New Testament...
View ArticleMusica Domestica, by Andrew Goldstein & David Clayton, Available for Pre-order
A two-volume songbook for Catholic families, with a pointed psalter, sacred songs and chants, and folk songs following the liturgical year, published by Word on Fire PublicationsTwo years ago I gave a...
View ArticleMusic for Vespers of St Michael
When Pope Urban VIII had the hymns of the Roman Breviary revised in a more classicizing style, few were altered as completely as the hymn for Vespers of St Michael. The original version, traditionally...
View ArticleThe Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Give peace, o Lord, to those who wait for Thee, that Thy prophets may be found true: hear the prayers of Thy servant, and of Thy people Israel. Ps. 121 I rejoiced in what was said to me, ‘We will go...
View ArticleOur Lady’s Saturday
Since today we celebrate the Saturday Office of Our Lady, here is a polyptych representing Her coronation as the Queen of Heaven, painted in the 1390s by the Florentine artist Cenni di Francesco di Ser...
View ArticleRelics of St Padre Pio (Part 2)
Following up on a post from two days ago, here are pictures of some more relics of St Padre Pio, this time from the town where he was born, Pietrelcina. After his priestly ordination in 1910, due to...
View ArticleBlessed Joaquín de Albocácer
Because the Church has such a glorious history of early martyrs (think of St. Stephen being stoned or St. Lawrence being roasted alive on a gridiron), it is easy to forget that the twentieth century...
View ArticleThe Feast of St Thecla, First-Martyr Among Women
In the Byzantine and Ambrosian Rites, today is the feast of the virgin and martyr St Thecla; in the Roman Rite, she is kept as a commemoration on the preceding day.Image from Wikimedia Commons by...
View ArticleSingCon 2026 Gathers in Brampton, Ontario
We are very glad to share this report from the recently concluded SingCon musical conference, an annual gathering of cantors, choristers, choir directors, and anyone interested in the musical tradition...
View ArticleRelics of St Padre Pio (Part 1)
Today is the feast day of St Pio of Pietrelcina, known to all the world simply as “Padre Pio”, who died on this date in 1968, and was canonized in 2002. Six years ago, I had the very good fortune to go...
View ArticleA Missal for the Use of Braga, 1558
Recently when visiting Milwaukee, I met a friend for coffee, who after we sat down pulled out from a box three marvelous treasures: a 1558 missal for the Use of Braga ; a 1616 Missale Romanum printed...
View ArticleThe Iconographic Style, #2: Images Not Made with Human Hands
Does an icon truly resemble our heavenly destiny, or only symbolize it — and what does Our Lady of Guadalupe tell us about the answer?This is the second of two related articles on the iconographic...
View ArticleSymbols of the Four Evangelists
In Jewish tradition, the vision which the Prophet Ezekiel has in the first chapter of his book is called by the Hebrew word “merkabah – a chariot”, even though this word does not occur in the text...
View ArticleDr. Kwasniewski’s Midwest Lecture Tour, Sept. 30 - Oct. 4
I am pleased to announce here at NLM my upcoming Midwest Lecture Tour (taking Midwest in a rather broad sense). Click on the images to see the details.September 30 • Burr Ridge, Illinois (Chicago...
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