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Mass for the Synod on the Family
MASS FOR THE SYNOD ON THE FAMILYIn thanksgiving for the Canonization of SS. Louis & Zelie Martin, parents of St Therese.Sunday October 18 at 7.30pmSt Thomas, Apostle ChurchWoodley Rd NW, Washington...
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Dom Mark Kirby on “The Liturgical Providence of God”
Many people have noted that the current sessions of the Extraordinary Synod on the Family began on the OF the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, on which the Gospel was Mark, 10, 2-16, in which Christ...
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For the Feast of St Theresa of Avila - A Film of Mass in the Ancient...
I discovered this video a while ago, and have been saving it for today’s feast of St Theresa of Avila. It is a recording of a Mass celebrated according to the Use of the Old Observance Carmelites,...
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Denis McNamara on the Meaning of Beauty and its Importance in Church...
In the short video below, Denis McNamara talks about the nature of beauty, particular in the context of sacred architecture (scroll to the bottom if you want to go straight to it and avoid my...
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A New Book about St Philip Neri, Reviewed by David Warren
This year, the Congregation of the Oratory celebrates the 500th anniversary of the birth of its founder, St Philip Neri. Fr Jonathan Robinson, founder and superior of the Toronto Oratory, has just...
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Symbols of the Four Evangelists
In Jewish tradition, the vision which the Prophet Ezekiel has in the first chapter of his book is called by the Hebrew word “merkabah – a chariot”, even though this word does not occur in the text...
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Mozart’s Requiem on All Souls’ Day at St. Agnes in St Paul
Join the Church of Saint Agnes in Saint Paul, Minnesota as they offer a Solemn Mass for All Souls’ Day on Monday, November 2, 2015 at 7:30 pm. The Twin Cities Catholic Chorale with orchestra will sing...
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Can Catholics Learn Today from the Continent Marriage of Joseph and Mary?
If you have not read my article from last week, it would make the most sense to start there, and then come back to this one.In the mind of believers reflecting on the Holy Family, an obvious question...
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Rare Liturgical Books from Seminary Collection on Sale - Guest Article by Mr...
In an article last Thursday, the New York Times reported that St. Charles Borromeo Seminary is selling approximately 250 rare books at auction on October 27, through Swann Auction Galleries in New York...
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Good News from Juventutem London - A Weekly Sung Mass Starting Tomorrow
The London Chapter of Juventutem has recently announced a new, regularly scheduled weekly sung Mass on their blog. The first of these will be celebrated tomorrow.“By kind permission of the Rector, we...
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The Legend of Saint Ursula
The annals of Catholic hagiography contain many legends which are recorded in documents written long after the lifetimes of various Saints, but which per se present no particular challenge to the...
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Extraordinary Form Requiem for All Souls in New Orleans
St. Patrick’s Church in the Archdiocese of New Orleans will be offering a Solemn High Requiem Mass for All Souls’ Day, with Mozart’s Requiem sung by the Choir of St. Patrick’s and a chamber orchestra,...
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Blessing of A Cornerstone for the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer
It has been too long long since we had occasion to post about the Fraternity of St Vincent Ferrer, a group of traditional-rite priests base in France who follow the Dominican liturgical and spiritual...
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Solesmes releases new Liber Cantualis
Solesmes has published a new edition of the Liber cantualis - Gregorian Melodies (Latin-English). This small and convenient book contains Latin Chants for the Ordinary of the Mass & Chants for...
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Leaves from an 18th-Century Cistercian Gradual
The website of the library of Clairvaux Abbey, famously the home of St Bernard, has a number of digitized manuscripts available for consultation; among them, this beautifully illustrated Gradual, which...
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Denis McNamara on the Jewish Roots of Church Architecture
In this, the third of a series of ten videos, Denis McNamara discusses how church architecture reflects the roots of a church’s function in those of the Temple and the synagogue.Prof. McNamara is on...
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Podcast on the Upcoming Sacred Liturgy Conference in Portland, Oregon
The website of Mater Dei radio, based in Portland Oregon, has made available an interview with Fr. John Boyle, the pastor of St. Stephen parish in Portland, and with Dr. Lynne Bissonnette, the director...
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Victoria Requiem in Washington, D.C. for All Souls’ Day
On Monday November 2, the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed, a Solemn Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite will be celebrated at 7.30 p.m. at the church of Holy Comforter-Saint...
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A Very Curious Legend of St Raphael
The revised version of Butler’s Lives of the Saints, in the notes to the entry for the feast of St Raphael the Archangel, says that “In the Ethiopic Synaxarium... is a curious account of the dedication...
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