Monteverdi Vespers in Washington DC
Next Saturday, November 15, Third Practice will perform Claudio Monteverdi’s exquisite 1610 Vespro della Beata Vergine in the context of the sacred liturgy in Washington, DC. The work will be performed...
View ArticleWonderful New Sculpture of Archangel Michael by Cody Swanson
Shortly after posting images of the work of Cody Swanson for the first time just a few weeks ago, NLM reader Robert Ramirez sent me photos of another newly commissioned work, unveiled in time for the...
View ArticleDominican Rite Requiem & Catholic Scouting in Edinburgh
The Dominicans in Edinburgh will be celebrating their annual Requiem Mass for Benefactors on Saturday 29 November at 2pm. As was done last year, the Mass will be a Missa Cantata celebrated in the...
View ArticleDigital Resources for Liturgical Studies
Following my recent series of posts on the feast and octave of All Saints, I received two requests from people who wanted to know how to get their own electronic copies of the 1529 edition of the Roman...
View ArticleA Palestrina Mass in Philadelphia for the Dedication of Ss Peter and Paul
A Solemn High Mass according to the 1962 Roman Missal will be offered at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia on November 18, 2014, the...
View ArticleA New Heraldic Seal for the Franciscans in Assisi
We have previously mentioned the heraldry work of Mr Marco Foppoli, such as this piece which he designed during the vacancy of the Holy See after Pope Benedict’s resignation went into effect, featuring...
View ArticleDom Alcuin Reid on “Elements of the New Liturgical Movement”
Let me state first that in this paper, which Dom Alcuin delivered in June at St Mary’s Church in Norwalk, Conn., and at Holy Innocents in New York City, his title refers not to us, but to “the many...
View ArticleCalendar for Traditional Dominican Rite, 2015, Available for Download
I am pleased to announce tht the Dominican Rite Liturgical Calendar for 2015 is now available for free download on the left side-bar at Dominican Liturgy. This calendar gives the feasts to be...
View ArticleAll Saints 2014 Photopost
Enjoy this year's All Saint's photopost. We received a lot of great pictures this year!Cathedral-Basilica of St. James in Brooklyn, NYtCathedral of St. John Berchmans, Shreveport, LouisianaCathedral of...
View ArticleNovember 15: San Jose Parish Observes 100th anniversary with Extraordinary...
Reader Roseanne Sullivan sent in news about a special event in the Bay area:Another historically significant event in the history of the Latin Mass in the San Francisco Bay Area will take place this...
View ArticleAll Souls 2014 Photopost
And finally, we have our All Souls photopost! There are a ton of photos this time, so I hope you enjoy it. Vienna - Solemn Mass celebrated in the presence of Raymond Cardinal BurkeYou’ll note the...
View ArticlePontifical Mass in Poland at the Shrine of St Hedwig
Our thanks to a reader for sending us links to two sets of beautiful photographs of a Pontifical Mass celebrated by His Grace Marian Gołębiewski, Archbishop Emeritus of Wrocław, at the Sanctuary of St...
View ArticleHow Sinful Is It to Disregard the Rubrics?
It had never occurred to me to think of liturgical abuse as a possible mortal sin, but a couple of texts I saw recently in St. Thomas prompted me to ponder this question. For some reason, such abuse...
View ArticleThe Sign of Peace - Latest Issue of Sacred Music Journal - Contents and...
The latest issue of Sacred Music has just arrived in my mailbox, and contains many substantive articles not only of musical interest, but also general liturgical interest. Here’s the table of...
View Article15th Century Wall Paintings Uncovered in a Small Welsh Church
I am indebted to NLM reader Gina S. for bringing to my notice this story of the uncovering of wall paintings in St Cadoc’s, Llancarfan in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. Experts were called in...
View ArticleThe Dedication of St Paul Outside-the-Walls
When the Basilica of St Paul Outside-the-Walls was almost completely destroyed by fire in mid-July of 1823, Pope Pius VII was close to death, after a reign of over 23 years; the dying Pontiff was never...
View ArticleDominican Chants in Honor of Our Lady
I am pleased to announce that the brothers of the Province of St. Joseph have released a new recording of Dominican Chant. It is the complete Mass of the Immaculate Conception, and other Marian chants...
View ArticleEucharistic Procession at Seton Hall University
On Thursday, November 6th, the seminarians of Immaculate Conception Seminary organized a Eucharistic Procession on the grounds of Seton Hall University, led by His Grace Archbishop Bernard Hebda,...
View Article“Resurgent in the Midst of Crisis” - A New Book by Peter Kwasniewski
Since he first came on board here at NLM about a year and a half ago, Dr Peter Kwasniewski has given us a large number of valuable contributions on a wide variety of topics. He manages to post a...
View ArticlePeople Look East! Bishop Conley and His Cathedral Move Ad Orientem for Advent...
Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska has just issued a pastoral column in the diocesan newspaper, The Southern Nebraska Register, explaining the basics of celebrating the Mass ad orientem. His...
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