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Ephraim the Syrian and the World of Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies
I saw recently a scene in a TV sitcom in which a zombie movie was being made, and the pedantic and perfectionist director was permanently unhappy with his cast. In trying to get a more authentic...
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EF Mass for the Vigil of the Ascension in the Bronx
The church of the Holy Rosary in the Bronx, New York City, will have a sung Mass on the Vigil of Ascension, Wednesday, May 24, at 7:30 pm; the church is located at 1510 Adee Avenue. Music for this Mass...
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Easter at St Peter’s Eastern Catholic Church in Ukiah, California
In the Byzantine tradition, the day before the Ascension is known as the “Leave-taking” of Easter; this is the official end of the Paschal season, marked by dropping certain features from the liturgy....
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The Priestly Character of Ad Orientem Worship: Guest Article by Zachary...
Click here to read the first part of this article. The versus populum posture fashionable today suggests that the priest is there only to give, without first receiving something from God. And, since...
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The Ascension of the Lord 2017
Truly it is fitting… though Christ our Lord. Who after the Resurrection, which is glorious unto all ages, appeared openly to His disciples, visible to their sight and palpable to the touch, unto the...
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FSSP Ordinations Tomorrow on LiveMass and iMass
Tomorrow, May 26th, the feast of St Philip Neri, the Fraternity of St Peter’s North American seminary will celebrate the ordination of seven men to the priesthood, at the Parish of the North American...
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A Rogation Procession in Southern France
Our friends of the Fraternity of St Joseph the Guardian in La Londe Les Maures, France, were recently welcomed by a parishioner to his vineyard for a Rogation procession and Mass. For logistic reasons,...
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The Woman
In the Gospels we hear Jesus refer to his mother Mary as “Woman”. This reference should draw our attention to the woman mentioned in Genesis, as well as in the book of Revelation. But who is this...
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Reminder; Be a Benedictine Monk for 48 hours!
Here’s a reminder for an event I publicized earlier in the month.Fr Dunstan and Fr Gregory of St Mary’s Benedictine Monastery in Petersham, Massachussetts, dropped me a line about their next monastic...
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A Rogation Procession and Mass in Hungary
This past Monday, the “Community of St Philip Neri” (http://www.szentfulop.hu/) celebrated the first Rogation Day with a traditional procession and solemn Mass at Balatonederics, a small village...
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Latin Compline with Dominican Elements Booklet Now Available
I am pleased to announce that Dominican Liturgy Publicationshas now published a convenient booklet with the complete text of Compline from the Liturgia Horarum (Liturgy of the Hours) furnished with all...
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The Priestly Character of Ad Orientem Worship: Guest Article by Zachary...
Click to read the earlier parts of this article: part 1, part 2. At the Sermon on the Mount, in the Beatitudes, at the heart of Christ’s preaching, where he appears most merciful and gentle, where he...
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Does the Christian Tradition Have a Problem with Smiling and Laughing?
I once heard a speaker claim that one of the reasons it is hard for ordinary Christian families to see themselves in the Holy Family is that all the famous paintings we see of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph...
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Art Workshops Organized by the Sacred Arts Guild of Alberta
Some of you will be aware of the summer art schools that have been taking place in Calgary for the past few summers; classes have been offered by Catholic artists in naturalistic, Gothic and...
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Art Workshops Organized by the Sacred Arts Guild of Alberta
Some of you will be aware of the summer art schools that have been taking place in Calgary for the past few summers; classes have been offered by Catholic artists in naturalistic, Gothic and...
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The Vigil of Pentecost According to Divine Worship in Oxford
The Vigil of Pentecost will be celebrated according to Divine Worship, the Missal for the Personal Ordinariates, at Holy Rood Catholic Church in Oxford, England, on Saturday 3 June, starting at 5 pm....
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The Singing of Ministers in the Eucharistic Celebration: Guest Article by...
Once again, our thanks to Maestro Aurelio Porfiri for sharing an article with NLM, this time on the importance of singing the Mass. It will shortly be available in the May issue of Altare Dei, which...
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Pentecost at St Vincent Ferrer in NYC
On Saturday, June 3rd, there will be a Solemn Mass for the Vigil of Pentecost at 7:30 pm at the Dominican church of St Vincent Ferrer in New York City, located at 869 Lexington Avenue. This Vigil Mass,...
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Photopost Request: Pentecost 2017
Our next major photopost will be for Pentecost, this coming Sunday, June 4th; please send your photos to photopost@newliturgicalmovement.org for inclusion. As always, we are glad to receive images of...
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The Feast of St Petronilla
Long before either the Visitation or the Queenship of the Virgin Mary were celebrated on this day, and before those, St Angela Merici, May 31st was the feast day of St Petronilla. Although she is...
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