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An Altar of Noble Beauty: The Altar of the Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament,...
We've shown you this tasteful altar before in another context, though I'm not certain we have ever specifically made a point of highlighting the altar itself. That is a shame, beause this altar, which...
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Chasuble of St. Wolfgang (Wolfgangskasel)
Chasuble of St. Wolfgang (Wolfgangskasel), ca. 1050 (reconstructed in 15th cent.) Domschatzmuseum, Regensburg (Source)
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Fidel Castro Asks Pope For Explanation of Post-Conciliar Liturgical Changes
As you know, Pope Benedict XVI has recently been in Mexico, followed by Cuba. I picked up this interesting little tidbit in a Reuters story, "What does a pope do?" Fidel Castro asks Benedict. In the...
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The FSSP at Irsee Abbey for the Feast of St. Joseph
The website of the Fraternity of St. Peter has some interesting photos of the liturgies during a recent excursion of their European seminary in Wigratzbad, Bavaria. Mass for the feast of St. Joseph...
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The Mystery of Pope Gregory IV and the Square Halo
I was contacted recently by a reader, a priest who had concelebrated a Station Mass at San Marco di Campidoglio in Rome. He had noticed a square halo on one of the figures in the 9th century mosaic in...
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Palm Sunday, Simple English Propers
Watershed has what you need. You can buy the Simple English Propers in hard copy form. Compare with
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Note to Readers: Holy Week and Holy Week Photos
We are entering that time of the liturgical year when many of our readers are especially eager to share photos and stories coming from their particular parishes and locales. Of course, we know how much...
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Palm Sunday, Palazzo Altemps, Rome
Back in 2010 we showed you the Palm Sunday liturgy from this same chapel in the Palazzo Altemps in Rome, celebrated by this same group, the association Familia Christi, and we are pleased again to be...
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Palm Sunday, San Marco, Venice
Here are just a couple of quick photos showing Palm Sunday in Venice at San Marco's with the new patriarch of Venice, Francesco Cardinal Moraglia. Source: Sacris Solemnis
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Palm Sunday from the London Oratory
Photos courtesy of the London Oratory Facebook Group
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The Station Churches of Holy Week
As the Church reaches the culmination of the liturgical year in the ceremonies of Holy Week and Easter, the tenor of the lectionary shifts; where the first four weeks of Lent focus on lessons for the...
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First Chrism Mass of UK Ordinariate at St. James, Spanish Place
A press release was issued by the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham yesterday: ORDINARIATE CELEBRATES FIRST CHRISM MASS On Monday the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham...
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Palm Sunday, Church of the Holy Name, Manchester
Continuing on with our Palm Sunday coverage -- of which we have a significant amount of material (a delightful problem) -- I wished to turn our attention to a parish which we've featured here a few...
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Palm Sunday, Cincinnati Oratory & St. Agnes in St. Paul, MN.
We recently mentioned to our readers the founding of a new oratory in Cincinnati and I am pleased to be able to present you with a couple of photos from their Palm Sunday Mass (OF) this past weekend. *...
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Palm Sunday Varia: Netherlands, Spain, Singapore
My thought had been to wind down our Palm Sunday coverage as of yesterday, but given how many people continue to send in photos, I feel inclined to share as many of these as we can, to show forth the...
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Triduum, Simple English Propers
The Simple English Propers for Holy Thursday, Easter Vigil, and Easter Sunday.
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Palm Sunday: Genoa, Italy and Paris, France
Continuing with our reader photos... Genoa, Italy Photos courtesy of Ermanno Longo Paris, France
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Palm Sunday: Chicago, Philadelphia
And last but certainly not least... Thanks to all our readers who have sent in Palm Sunday photos. St. John Cantius, Chicago Philadelphia
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A Liturgical Meditation on (and for) the Triduum
We are now entering the Triduum, the climax of the liturgical year. And so, with that, I wished to share the following meditation by Dom Mark Daniel Kirby around this period of liturgical time. The...
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Tenebrae in Australia and Brazil
Newman Community, Melbourne, Australia. Shown in the photo are Bishop Basil Meeking, Fr Glen Tattersall, and Fr John McDaniels. Photo copyright Catholic Community of Blessed John Henry Newman. Used...
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