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Liturgical Notes on the Apparition of St Michael
In addition to the universal feasts of the Mother of God, from the Immaculate Conception to the Assumption, the Church also keeps local feasts connected with the major centers of Marian devotion, such...
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Sacred Music Workshops in Latrobe, PA & Jasper, GA
In addition to the CMAA's forthcoming Colloquium in Pittsburgh (register now!) and the Annual Gregorian Chant Conference in Florida later this month, here is some information about two other Sacred...
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May Decorations
The church of St. Catharine of Alexandria, in Újkér, Hungary, decorated for Marian devotions in the month of May. (Sent in by a reader; click here to see more images at the church’s facebook page.)
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The Institution of the Rogation Days
Today is the first day of the penitential observance known as the Lesser Rogations, and also, by coincidence, the feast of St Mamertus, bishop of Vienne in France, who first instituted them around the...
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How Can We Elevate the Quality of the “Prayer of the Faithful”?
In “Imbuing the Ordinary Form with Extraordinary Form Spirituality,” I suggested that if the Universal Prayer (also known as Prayer of the Faithful or General Intercessions) is going to be retained,...
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The U.S. Bishops’ Interventions on the Liturgy at Vatican II
Since the promulgation of Sacrosanctum Concilium, much ink (both real and virtual) has been spilt over what Vatican II said about the liturgy. Considerably less, however, has been used in examining...
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Orchestral Mass for Ascension Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina
From the blog Liturgy Guy comes the following news about an orchestral Mass to be celebrated on Ascension Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina.On Ascension Thursday, May 14, the Carolina Catholic...
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The Ascension of the Lord 2015
The Ascension of Christ, by Andrea Mantegna, 1460-64 Truly it was a great and unspeakable cause for rejoicing, when in the sight of the holy multitude, the nature of the human race ascended above the...
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Dominican Rite Solemn Mass for Year of Consecrated Life, May 16, 2015
The Dominican Nuns of Menlo Park, California, have asked me to announce: Dominican Life in the 21st Century:Solemn High Mass According to the Dominican Rite and Reflections on Dominican Life...
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Una Voce Tallahassee - New Regular TLM
This announcement comes from a Floridian reader:With the encouragement of Bishop Gregory Parkes of Pensacola-Tallahassee, an additional Mass utilizing the Missale Romanum – editio typica 1962 (often...
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Pictures from Ascension Mass in Charlotte, North Carolina
Our thanks to Mr John Cosmas for sharing with us his photographs of this Mass celebrated for the feast of the Ascension at St Ann’s Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. The very large complete photoset...
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Becoming a Better Confessor - A Conference for Priests Offered by the...
From July 7-9, the Thomistic Institute (an apostolate of the Dominicans’ Eastern province) will be holding its fourth annual Conference for Priests at Baltimore’s historic Basilica of the Assumption....
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St Vitus’ Cathedral in Prague
For the feast of St John Nepomucene, which I wrote about last year, here are some photographs of the cathedral of St Vitus in Prague, in which he is buried.The chapel of St Sigismund, one of the Patron...
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“Singing through the Liturgical Year” VII: Marian hymns and polyphony
The Church’s hymns are a priceless source of catechesis and spiritual edification. If you live in or near New York City, you may want to take part in “Singing through the Liturgical Year,” a series to...
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Prophets of Truth in a Decadent Age
We are so accustomed to hearing praise heaped upon the liturgical reform that we can too quickly forget the many clear-sighted men and women — and not just Ratzinger, even if he came to be the most...
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Ember Saturday in DC
The Ember Saturday in the Octave of Pentecost will be marked by a Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite at the church of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian in Washington, D.C. The...
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Card. George’s Galero Suspended from Rafters of Chicago Cathedral
Click here to see a brief report from WGN in Chicago, which shows a galero belonging to the late Francis Cardinal George being lifted to the rafters of the Cathedral of the Holy Name in Chicago. The...
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Cardinal Burke to Visit Oxford Next Week (May 26 and 27)
His Eminence Raymond Cardinal Burke, Patron of the Order of Malta, will visit Oxford next week, on the 26th and 27th May. During his two day visit, His Eminence will:- celebrate Solemn Mass in the...
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Marriage: God's Design for Life and Love
From St Anthony Communications comes a new DVD entitled Marriage: God’s Design for Life and Love. Produced in association with The British Province of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, it includes...
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