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Call for Participation - Society for Catholic Liturgy October 2015 Conference...
A Call for Papers for the 2015 Meeting of the Society for Catholic LiturgyThe Liturgy: It is Right and JustOctober 1-3, 2015New York CityāKeynote speaker: Archbishop Salvatore J. CordileoneāAt the...
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A Roman Pilgrim at the Station Churches 2015 (Part 10)
Tuesday of Passion Week - Station at Santa Maria in Via LataThe original station church for this day, Saint Cyriacus, was demolished in the late 15th-century, and the station transferred to nearby...
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Palm Sunday 2015
A great multitude that was met together at the festival cried out to the Lord: Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest! (Processional antiphon of Palm Sunday)The Entry...
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Is Lack of Solemnity a Cause or a Symptom of Our Problems?
The Ordinary Form at the Sacred Music ColloquiumThe first chapter in my recently-published book is entitled āSolemnity: The Crux of the Matter.ā Part of my argument therein is that when the liturgy is...
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Lenten Art Commentaries by Fr Michael Morris
Here is an excellent series of recorded commentaries on works of art by Fr Michael Morris of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology. Fr Morris, who is on the full-time faculty of the school,...
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The Theology of the Offertory - Part 7.8 - Two Prayers from the 1565 Missal...
As noted in the most recent articles of this series, the Missals of Toledo and Seville are quite unusual in having preserved so late as the mid-16th century a type of prayer called an āApologiaā, in...
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Solemn Mass (EF), Easter Sunday
Readers in southern New England may want to know that Solemn Mass in theĀ usus antiquior will be celebrated on Easter Sunday, April 5th, at Holy Ghost Church in Tiverton, Rhode Island, at 9:00 am....
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Palm Sunday 2015 - Your Photos
Every year, our photographs of Palm Sunday ceremonies show a mix of violet and red vestments, the two colors used between the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the Roman Rite. This year, I decided to...
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Pontifical Mass at the Throne - Annunciation 2015 - Madison, WI
On March 25, Bishop Robert Morlino celebrated a Pontifical Mass at the Throne for the feast of the Annunciation. More photos can be found here. The music sung at the Mass included: Gregorian...
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Dominican Rite Triduum Services, SF Bay Area
A schedule of Dominican Rite Triduum Services at the Carmel of the Holy Family in Kensington (north Berkeley) CA may be found here.
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Holy Week Schedules : Detroit, Palo Alto, Hong Kong
On the blog Te Deum Laudamus, Diane Korzeniewski has posted the schedule for EF Holy Week services at Assumption Grotto in Detroit, along with some nice pictures of last yearās ceremonies. Click here...
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Spy Wednesday 2015
When Jesus was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment, and poured it on his head as he was at table. And the disciples...
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Holy Thursday 2015
Receive me today, o Son of God, as a partaker of Thy mystical Supper; for I will not tell of the mystery to Thy enemies, I will not give Thee a kiss as did Judas; but like the thief, I confess to Thee:...
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Tenebrae at Holy Innocents, New York
Today, Thursday April 2nd, there will be Tenebrae of Good Friday at 10:30pm at The Church of the Holy Innocents. Fr. Leonard Villa will celebrate. The music will be sung by the Schola and Choir of Holy...
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Maundy Thursday at the London Oratory in pictures
Here are some photographs taken at the London Oratory this evening. The first photograph, taken before Mass, shows the Altar of Repose in readiness for the Blessed Sacrament. Photographs follow of...
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Roman Sacrament Altars, Holy Thursday 2015
The last time I did this was in 2013; this year I took a different route, and visited some new churches. As always, there were pilgrims from all over the world, praying alongside the clergy and the...
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Good Friday at the London Oratory
Good Friday at the London Oratory. The first two pictures were taken at Tenebrae this morning, the rest were taken at the Passion this afternoon.
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Holy Saturday 2015
Behold how the just man dieth, and no one perceiveth in his heart; and the just men are taken away, and no one considereth; the just man has been taken away from before iniquity, * and his memory shall...
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Easter Sunday
Scimus Christum surrexisse a mortuis vere. Tu nobis Victor Rex, miserere! Amen, alleluia. We wish all our readers, their family andĀ friends, and all Christians throughout the world an Easter filled...
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