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Christ the King (OF) Photopost Request
For those who attend the Ordinary Form, I will be compiling another photopost, this time for the feast of Christ the King, which falls this Sunday in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite. Please send...
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Review of Treasure and Tradition: The Ultimate Guide to the Latin Mass
Having recently received a review copy of this remarkable new book from its author, Lisa Bergman, I must say that I am dazzled and overwhelmed by what she and her friends at St. Augustine Academy Press...
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The Presentation of the Virgin Mary
Lamp-bearing virgins, joyfully guiding forth the Ever-Virgin, truly prophesy in spirit what will come to pass; for the temple of God, who is the Mother of God, is lead to the temple as a child with the...
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The Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
Today is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Byzantine liturgical year. The feasts are divided between those that commemorate the work of Christ (Exaltation of the Cross, the Nativity, Theophany,...
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An Advent Chant Workshop and Retreat in Ramona, CA
The church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Ramona, California, will be hosting an Advent Workshop and Retreat on November 29th to help bring in the season of Advent. It will feature two scholas, one...
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Advent Carols in Downtown DC
The beautiful church of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Washington, D.C., will be the venue for a traditional ceremony of readings and carols to mark the start of the season of Advent.The...
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Cardinal Robert Sarah to Head CDW
The website of Vatican Radio reports that His Eminence Robert Cardinal Sarah has been appointed by Pope Francis Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments....
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Classics of the Liturgical Movement: Dom Paul Delatte, OSB
It seems that this series is, at least for now, very much an introduction to monastic authors. That is hardly surprising, given the centrality of the sacred liturgy in the life of a disciple of St....
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Vatican Radio Interview with Cardinal Burke on the Sacred Liturgy
On Friday, Nov. 21st, the English and Italian translation of the proceedings of the Sacra Liturgia 2013 conference, published by Ignatius, and edited by Dom Alcuin Reid, were presented at the Hotel...
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The Real Eden Project - How the Garden is an Extension of the Liturgy and a...
Here is an article taken from the Orthodox Arts Journal in a series of called An Icon of the Kingdom of God - the Integrated Expression of all the Liturgical Arts (h/t James Morgan). It is written by...
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A New Home for the EF in Naples
We have received word that His Eminence Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe, Archbishop of Naples, in accordance with the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum and a request from the Coetus fidelium «Sant’Andrea...
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Updated: Christmas Comes Early - Bishop Conley Celebrates Ad Orientem at the...
Following Bishop James Conley’s pastoral column in the Southern Nebraska Register which we reported last week, His Excellency has celebrated the Mass for the feast of Christ the King (OF) ad orientem...
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Pictures of a Wedding in the Ordinariate Use
A reader in England, Mr James Turner, was kind enough to share with us some photographs of his solemn Nuptial Mass and wedding service, which was celebrated at St James’, Spanish Place, London, in the...
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Advent Carol Service for Aid to the Church in Need's Iraq Appeal
There will be an Advent Carol Service at St Mary Moorfields Church, London on Tuesday 2 December at 7pm. The service has been organised by Aid to the Church in Need and aims to draw attention to the...
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A Fundamental Misunderstanding of the Nature of Catholic Liturgy
Catholics today might sometimes be struck by the passionate conviction of the younger generation of Catholics who are fighting for the cause of the Sacred Liturgy. It is as if we are fighting for dear...
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Pontifical Low Mass in Cincinnati
The pontifical low Mass is an interesting ceremony in the Roman Rite. On the one hand, you have the low Mass, which by it's nature, was envisioned as a private, quiet Mass for the days when there were...
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“Singing through the Liturgical Year”
The hymns of the Church are a priceless source of catechesis and inspiration. If you happen to live in or near New York City, you may want to take part in a new series to learn about sacred music and...
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Solemn Mass for the Immaculate Conception in Singapore
From the Extraordinary Form community in Singapore: His Grace the Most Rev. William Goh, Archbishop of Singapore, will do us the great honour of being present at Mass on the Feast of the Immaculate...
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A New CD of Sacred Music - "Lux in Tenebris: Holy Week at Mater Dei"
The choirs of Mater Dei Catholic Church in Irving Texas, have recorded and released their first album of sacred music: “Lux in Tenebris: Holy Week at Mater Dei”, a collection of Renaissance polyphony...
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