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Usus Antiquior Celebrated for Students of Oratory Prep School, Summit, New...
By way of a reader tip and in turn by way of NJ.com is the following story of a Mass celebrated in the usus antiquior for the students at the Oratory Prep School in Summit, New Jersey. The Mass was...
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Lenten Observances in the Vein of a New Liturgical Movement
Lent begins this Wednesday and so it is about that time to once again give our readers some considerations for their possible Lenten observances; possibilities which I believe mesh particularly well...
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"Pastoral Liturgy" Re-considered
On his blog, Fr. James DeViese runs a very interesting article I've been meaning to share with our readers: Building Pastoral Liturgy through Ministry. Now I suspect that titling might bring some of...
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Culture, Liturgy, Beauty and Anthropology
I have written before, here of the idea that liturgy and culture are linked. Each forms and reflects the other. If this is the case, then the answer to the question of how to reform a culture of...
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EF Friendly Ordinary Appointed Bishop of Lourdes
Just a quick note before the weekend about this story today on Chiesa: The ancient rite reappears in Lourdes. The story relates to the appointment of Mgr. Brouwet to the French diocese of Lourdes:...
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Introducing Chant into the Domestic Church
[The following is an NLM guest article submitted to us by one of our readers after reading our post here, The Family Celebration of the Divine Office, published Dec. 1, 2011.] * * * Introducing Chant...
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Interview with Prior of Monastère Saint-Benoît, Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon
In December 2011 Mgr Dominique Rey, the Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon in the South of France, erected the Monastère Saint-Benoît, a new monastic community following the Rule of Saint Benedict and celebrating...
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The Altars of Santa Prassede
The basilica of Santa Prassede is one of the most interesting in Rome, not least because of its beautiful mosaics which date to the reign of Pope Paschal I (817-824), and the impact of the Council of...
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Ash Wednesday, Graduale Romanum
Pre-Lent - Ash Wednesday: Introit from Corpus Christi Watershed on Vimeo. 11th Sunday after Pentecost: Offertory from Corpus Christi Watershed on Vimeo. Pre-Lent - Ash Wednesday: Communio from Corpus...
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Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey: First EF Solemn Mass
One of our NLM readers sends this report into us: * * * Quinquagesima Sunday was the occasion for the first Solemn Mass in the Extraordinary Form sponsored by the Diocese of Trenton since the...
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Quinquagesima Sunday, Rio de Janeiro
Celebrant: Msgr. José de Matos, Apostolic Administration of St. John Marie Vianney Church: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Gloria de Outeiro
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Dom Prosper Gueranger on Ash Wednesday
Yesterday, the world was busy in its pleasures, and the very children of God were taking a joyous farewell to mirth: but this morning, all is changed. The solemn announcement, spoken of by the prophet,...
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What Can Singers Do for Lent?
The lovers of chant have to be creative these days. This much we’ve discovered. The challenge is to find ways to share the love even in an environment where there are so many obstacles, so much...
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NLM Quiz no. 11: What Is Happening In This Scene?
Can you guess what is taking place in this illustration from a liturgical book? Please give your answer in the comments, and give whatever detail you can about the context, and the type of liturgical...
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Pope Benedict XVI On the Decorations of St. Peter's Basilica
Under the normal rules for the translation of a feast, St. Peter's Chair would be moved from yesterday to today, since Ash Wednesday can never be impeded by any feast. This year, however, it was...
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Lumen Christi Missal: An Ordinary Form Book for the Pew
Guest Piece by Adam Bartlett I am grateful to Shawn Tribe and Jeffrey Tucker for posting weekly here practice videos of the Simple English Propers, a book of English chant for the Ordinary Form that I...
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Return of the Altar Rail
We recently learnt that Fr. Jay Finelli (better known to some as the "iPadre") and his parish, Holy Ghost in Tiverton, Rhode Island, are returning to the use of the altar rail for the reception of Holy...
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