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The Holy Passion-Bearers Ss Boris and Gleb
Since we mentioned the 1000th anniversary of the death of St Vladimir last week, it seems fitting to say a bit about his sons Ss Boris and Gleb, whose feast day is today.The Italians have a proverb...
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The TLM Returns to Taiwan
We received this message a few days ago from the Latin Mass group of Taiwan, which has been formed under the auspices of the Diocese of Hsinchu and the Shrine Parish of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, which is...
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The Feast of St Christopher
Ss Christopher, Roch and Sebastian, by Lorenzo Lotto, 1535; from the Sanctuary of the Holy House of Loreto Today is the feast of the martyr St Christopher, who was traditionally kept as a commemoration...
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Prayer Request for the Crescat
I have just learned that Katrina Fernandez, better known to blogdom as The Crescat, has been hospitalized with complications associated with her heart, after experiencing chest pains this weekend. In...
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Catholic Indifference to the Liturgy
One of the most astonishing things about the Catholic Church is the almost universal indifference of her members (including her clergy) to the sacred liturgy as such. Sure, many parish parking lots are...
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Proceedings of Fota VI Soon to be Published
The Proceedings of the Sixth Fota International Liturgical Conference, held in 2013 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the promulgation of Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Second Vatican Council’s...
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Maronites Celebrate A New Priest
Just a great picture, from the Portuguese-language facebook page Direto da Sacristia, used with their kind permission. Newly ordained Fr Marc Khouryhanna, carried on the shoulders of the faithful in...
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Drawn through Beauty - Guest Article by Fr Charles Byrd
Fr Charles Byrd, pastor of Our Lady of the Mountains in Jasper, Georgia, here writes about his encounter with a man who wasn’t quite sure his church was Catholic, because the liturgy was done with some...
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Book Notice: Phoenix from the Ashes by H. J. A. Sire
Of considerable interest to NLM readers will be this newly published book from Angelico Press. I have already begun reading it and am finding it a gripping page-turner, brimming with keen insights and...
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Video of Solemn Requiem at St Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, PA
Saint Vincent Archabbey celebrated a Requiem High Mass in October last year for Br. Nathan Cochran, O.S.B., who passed away on July 30, 2014. H.I.R.H. Archduke Georg Habsburg-Lothringen of Salzburg,...
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A Drinking Song in Honor of St Germanus, by Hilaire Belloc
Most places which use the Roman Rite keep today as the feast of St Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, who died on July 31, 1556. But in the Middle Ages, July 31st was kept in France,...
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The 10th Anniversary of the NLM
Today, August 1st, 2015, marks the tenth anniversary of this blog. To see the very first NLM post, click HERE.Here are snapshots of the NLM from different periods of its history.— 2005 —— 2007 —— 2010...
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The Feast of the Transfiguration in Washington DC
The feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Thursday August 6, 2015, will be marked by a Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite at Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian in Washington,...
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A Model Letter on the Restoration of All-Male Altar Service
Sacred Music Colloquium, July 1, 2015A topic of conversation that often arises among young (and not-so-young) traditionally-minded Catholics is: “Can we do anything about the problem of female altar...
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A New Home for the TLM in Tampa, Florida
Three days ago, on the feast of the Holy Maccabees, Epiphany Catholic Church held its inaugural Mass as the new home of the Extraordinary Form in Tampa, Florida and Hillsborough County. The pastor, Fr...
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Vespers for St Dominic - Guest Article by Fr Innocent Smith O.P.
We are grateful to Fr Innocent Smith of the Order of Friars Preachers for sharing with us this explanation of the official texts of First Vespers of the feast of St Dominic. Fr Smith has been studying...
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Mass for the Assumption at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Ohio
On Saturday, August 15th, the feast of the Assumption, an EF Missa Cantata will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, by the rector, the Very Reverend...
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Dominican Rite Sacramental Absolution Wallet Cards Available
I am happy to announce to Dominican Priest readers that Dominican Liturgy Publications is making available wallet-size plastic laminated cards with the Latin formula for Sacramental Absolution...
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The Dedication of St Mary Major
The Roman basilica of Saint Mary Major, whose dedication is celebrated today, is also known by several other titles, among them, “the Liberian Basilica”, after its putative founder, Pope Liberius...
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