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Palm Sunday Photopost 2016 - Part I
As Holy Week begins, we have pictures from around the world, with pictures from the Ordinary Form and Extraordinary Form. Thanks to all the readers who sent in pictures for our Palm Sunday...
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Another Special Tone for the Easter Vigil
After seeing our recent post about a book of special tones for the prophecies of the Easter vigil, a reader sent in these links to another one, for the first reading, Genesis 1, 1 - 2, 2.Here is the...
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EF Triduum & Easter in Rhode Island
For those who will be in or near Rhode Island during the Paschal Triduum and Easter, and who desire to assist at the traditional liturgy, the following services will be offered according to the usus...
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Palm Sunday Photopost 2016 - Part II
Below, we have part 2 of our Palm Sunday photopost for 2016. As a reminder, photos for the triduum and Easter Sunday can be submitted via the links in the sidebar. Have a blessed Triduum!Santa Maria...
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Holy Thursday 2016
Thou, o Lord, didst command us to be partakers of Thy Son, sharers of Thy kingdom, dwellers in Paradise, companions of the Angels; ever provided we keep the sacraments of the heavenly host with pure...
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Good Friday 2016
O Lord, as Thou went up on the Cross, fear and trembling fell upon Creation; and Thou prohibited the earth from engulfing those that crucified Thee, but commanded Hades to send up its captives unto the...
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Tenebrae at Wyoming Catholic College
This past Wednesday night, the Schola Cantorum at Wyoming Catholic College sang the traditional Tenebrae for Maundy Thursday. It was the fifth year that we have done so, and it has been wonderful to...
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“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent” - The Holy Saturday Hymn for the Great...
This ancient hymn was borrowed by the Byzantine Rite from the Liturgy of St James, and is sung at the Great Entrance in place of the Cherubic Hymn, when the Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great is...
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Easter Sunday 2016
The Resurrection , by Jacopo di Cione, 1370When the Lord had clothed Himself with humanity, and had suffered for the sake of the sufferer, and had been bound for the sake of the imprisoned, and had...
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Unction from Above or Reasoning from Below? A Small Illustration of the...
A youthful Aquinas looking for unction from aboveOne of my research interests (and spiritual interests) over the years has been to see how St. Thomas Aquinas is a mystic in the fullest sense of the...
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St. Mary's Mourns
The Parish of St. Mary in Norwalk, Connecticut, marked Good Friday with the renewal of a long-standing tradition, the procession of the dead Christ through the streets with Our Lady of Sorrows...
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Dominican Rite Solemn Mass, Saturday, April 2, S.F. Bay Area
St. Albert the Great Chapel A Dominican Rite Solemn Mass celebrating the Saturday of Easter Octave will sung by the student friars of the Western Dominican Province on Saturday, April 2. The...
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March Adoremus Bulletin
The latest edition of the Adoremus Bulletin is now out; you can read it online here.This is a particular rich and attractively designed issue. The Adoremus Bulletin does really seem to have new...
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A Good Friday Procession in the Rite of Braga
Alma Bracarense, a blog dedicated entirely to the traditional Use of Braga, has been busily translating all its earlier posts into English to reach a wider audience. There is a lot of very interesting...
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Holy Thursday 2016 Photopost - Part 1
A blessed Easter to all our readers! As is our annual tradition, there will be triduum photoposts going up over the next few days. Due to an exceptional response rate, we'll be having to split each day...
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A Timepiece of the Passion of Christ
The Fraternity of St Peter’s church in Chesapeake, Virginia, St Benedict’s Parish, has a special way of marking the events of the Lord’s Passion, a 24-hour clock that counts from the Last Supper to His...
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Solemn Vespers for the Octave of Easter in Chicago
The Monastery of the Holy Cross in Chicago, a traditional Benedictine monastery of the Subiaco-Cassinese Congregation, will celebrate a special Solemn First Vespers for the Octave Day of Easter on...
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Holy Thursday 2016 Photopost - Part 2
A blessed Easter to you and your family! Below, we have part 2 of our Holy Thursday Photopost. The rest of the triduum will be up in the next few days as well! Newman Parish, Melbourne,...
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Exhibition of 14th - 18th Century Vestments, East Hampton, NY, May 8th-30th
Here are the details for anyone who is within striking distance of Long Island in May. The cost of regular entrance is $20 per person. There is a reception for the opening night and the tickets for...
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The Basilica of St Ambrose in Milan
St Ambrose of Milan died on April 4, 397, which was Holy Saturday of that year. Since the date of his death very frequently occurs in either Holy Week or the Octave of Easter, his principal feast day...
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