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A Victoria Mass in Palo Alto, CA, for Candlemas
On Candlemas, the St. Ann Choir, directed by Stanford Musicology Professor, William Mahrt, (President of the Church Music Association of America, and Editor of the journal Sacred Music), will sing the...
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Fostering Young Vocations (Part 2)
Yesterday I posted an old photograph of a young boy dressed as a priest and playing at saying Mass, with another boy acting as his server. I had originally thought to contrast it with the following...
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Gregorian Chant Meeting 2015 - London - March 14, 2014
For those in the London area who have a love of Gregorian Chant, or would like to learn more about it, I'd encourage you to check out this event which will be held in a little over a month.The next...
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A New Child Chorister Program at the San Francisco Oratory-in-Formation
A child chorister program will be starting this spring for boys and girls between 8 and 12 at the San Francisco Oratory-in-formation at Star of the Sea Church, San Francisco. The children admitted into...
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A Beautiful New Altar in a Soon-to-be-Dedicated Church (Mary Help of...
As we reported last week, the church of St Mary, Help of Christians in Aiken, South Carolina, will be dedicated next Monday, the feast of Candlemas, by His Excellency Robert Guglielmone, Bishop of...
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Farewell to the Alleluia
Today is Saturday before Septuagesima, and Roseanne Sullivan has an article on Dappled Things about the custom of bidding farewell to the Alleluia on this day: I began thinking about Septuagesima...
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Is the Liturgy an End or a Means? Further Considerations
After seeing the post “A Fundamental Misunderstanding of the Nature of the Catholic Liturgy,” a reader wrote to me about her experiences in a certain religious community that seemed to embody this very...
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Dominican Rite Mass for First Saturday Devotion (SF Bay Area, 2/7/15)
First Saturday MassA reminder to our readers in the San Francisco BayArea that the Dominican Rite Votive Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be sung by the student friars of the Western Dominican...
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Liturgical Notes on the Purification of the Virgin Mary
The medieval liturgical commentator William Durandus, writing at the end of the 13th century, describes the Purification as a “double feast.”In regard to Him that is born, the feast is called...
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Announcing the Way of Beauty Online Course for 3 College Credits
For artists, for architects, for priests and seminarians, for educators, for all undergraduates!Have you ever wondered why this painting by Vermeer is still admired by so many centuries after it was...
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A Tradition Both “Venerable” and “Defective”: More from Matthew Hazell on the...
I posted an article at the beginning of December, noting the important work of Mr Matthew Hazell in documenting the changes to the Postcommunion prayers, in both the Latin originals and the various...
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Pontifical Mass at the Throne in Madison: Candlemas 2015
On Feb 2, 2015, Bishop Robert Morlino celebrated a pontifical Mass at the Throne following the blessing of candles, as part of an going project where he celebrates Pontifical Masses in the...
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Dominican Rite Blessing of Ashes with Low Mass
Blessing of Ashes, Holy Rosary, Portland OR (2014)This coming Ash Wednesday I will be giving a talk on medieval liturgy at Whitworth University in Spokane WA. As part of that visit, I will be...
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The Legend of St Agatha
Like many of the ancient virgin martyrs, Saint Agatha was made to suffer for the faith because she refused to marry a pagan who wished to marry her. In her case, it was a man of consular rank named...
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“Singing through the Liturgical Year” Session 3: Lent
The Church’s hymns are a priceless source of catechesis and inspiration. If you live in or near New York City, you may want to take part in “Singing through the Liturgical Year,” a series to learn...
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“Balance Instead of Harmony” : A Guest Article by Paweł Milcarek on the...
We continue with the second part of Dr Paweł Milcarek’s paper on the history of the Liturgical Reform in the pre-Conciliar period, “Balance instead of Harmony.” Click here to read the first part, which...
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Harold Boatrite : “Art and Its Replacements“ ”
I would like to introduce the readers of NLM to an American composer, a native Philadelphian, and a great friend of sacred music, Harold Boatrite. Dr. Boatrite’s article, “Art and its Replacements,”...
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Candlemas at Mater Ecclesiae, Berlin, NJ
The Most Reverend Dennis J. Sullivan, Bishop of Camden, honored us with his presence at Candlemas this year. The bishop blessed the candles and led the procession. A solemn Mass followed at which he...
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The Feast of St Romuald
The incorrupt body of St Romuald was transferred to the church of St Blaise in the Italian city of Fabriano on February 7, 1481; his feast was assigned to the anniversary of the translation, since the...
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