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A New Gregorian Chant App
A reader has written in let us know about a new Gregorian chant app for mobile devices called Square Note, published by the Oblates of St Joseph, and available via iTunes and Googleplay. According to...
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Blessed Carino, the Assassin of St Peter Martyr
One of the most unusual true stories in the annals of Catholic hagiography is that of Bl. Carino, the assassin of the Saint whose feast is traditionally kept today, Peter the Martyr. Carino was one of...
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The Danger of Activism, for the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker
painting by Michael O'BrienIt may seem paradoxical to assert that the feast of St. Joseph the Worker is not a glorification of work. Whenever we celebrate the saints in glory, we remember their valiant...
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Be a Benedictine Monk for 48 Hours!
Thank you to Fr Dunstan and Fr Gregory of St Mary’s Benedictine Monastery in Petersham, Massachussetts, for dropping me a line about their next monastic experience weekend, in which they hope to give...
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Good Friday 2017 Photopost (Part 2)
Once again, I feel I must apologize for the slowness with which our Holy Week photoposts are coming out; we’ve had a lot of other things going on, and I’ve been pretty busy since Easter. Part of the...
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EF Mass This Sunday in Bally, Pennsylvania
On Sunday, May 7 at 3:00 p.m., Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Bally, Pennsylvania will have its first public EF Mass since the post-Conciliar reforms. Founded as a mission outpost in 1741 by the Rev....
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The Solemnity of St Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church 2017
There is no doubt but that this Joseph, to whom the Mother of the Savior was betrothed, was a good and faithful man; a faithful servant, I say, and prudent, whom the Lord made the solace of His Mother,...
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The Fraction Rite of Good Friday
This article concludes this series on the rites of Good Friday. The previous articles may be read at the following links: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4.In 1956, Fathers Annibale Bugnini and Carlo...
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CMAA Ward Method Courses – Summer 2017
Have you wondered about the Ward Method? Thought it might change the way you teach music with children? For the better? Did you do the basic course and you want to take it further?The Church Music...
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Holy Saturday 2017 Photopost (Part 1)
Our Holy Week photopost series continues with images of the liturgies of Holy Saturday. Many thanks once again to those who sent them in - Evangelize though beauty!St Vincent Ferrer - New York...
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Priests learning the Extraordinary Form at St John Cantius
This week priests from across the USA and Canada are with the Canons Regular of St John Cantius learning the ceremonies of the Latin Mass. The priests participated in Solemn High Mass for the feast of...
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Program for Sacra Liturgia Milan Published and Part Time Registrations Open
The program for Sacra Liturgia Milan, which will take place from June 6-9, 2017, has just been published on the conference website.The program includes one further liturgical celebration to which Sacra...
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Holy Saturday 2017 Photopost (Part 2)
We have finally made it to the end of the Triduum, and only have Easter Sunday itself left in our most recent series of photoposts. As always, we are grateful to all those who sent these in, continuing...
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Remembering Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci: Guest Article by Aurelio Porfiri
We are extremely grateful to Maestro Aurelio Porfiri for sharing with NLM this beautiful tribute to Domenico Cardinal Bartolucci, one of the leading lights of sacred music in the 20th century, on the...
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An Unusual Viennese Liturgical Use, with a Close-Up View of the Baroque Dome...
The "liturgical study day" in which I took part on Sunday, April 2 in Vienna, was prefaced with a visit to the dome of the Karlskirche and concluded with a glorious Solemn Mass for Passion Sunday, in...
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Mary's Role in the Creation of Christian Community - An Alternative to the...
The Marian Option - God’s Solution to a Civilization in Crisis by Dr Carrie Gress.The theme of a crisis in modern culture seems to be resonating in more than just Christian circles at the moment. Rod...
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The Baptistery of Parma
The city of Parma in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy has one of the most beautiful baptisteries in the country. Comissioned in 1196 from the architect and sculptor Benedetto Antelami, it was...
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Easter Sunday 2017 Photopost
Well, it only took us half-way to Pentecost (exactly) to finally get to the Easter Sunday photopost, the last for this series. Once again, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all those who sent these in,...
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The Easter Gospels of the Byzantine Rite
At the Divine Liturgy of Easter Sunday, the Byzantine Rite does not read one of the various Gospel accounts of the Resurrection, but rather, the Prologue of the Gospel of St John, 1, 1-17. (This is...
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Fr Ludwig Pichler S.J., R.I.P.
Fr Ludwig Pichler, S.J., one of the 20th century’s greatest figures in the field of sacred music, passed away earlier this morning in the infirmary of the Jesuit home for retired priests in Rome, at...
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