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A Visit to Innsbruck (5): A Marian Miracle Shrine with an Unusual Image of...
One of the most charming places we visited in Innsbruck is the little parish church of Amras, dedicated to “unserer Lieben Frau Mariä Himmelfahrt,” that is, “the Assumption of our dear Lady Mary.”...
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Reports of the Death of the Virgin Mary...Are True!
Did Our Lady die? Until recently, I would have said no; She was assumed into heaven because of Her purity. I must admit I had not investigated the idea thoroughly, but for a long time, I was under the...
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November 1, 1950: The Dogmatic Definition of the Assumption
From the archives of British Pathé, a report on the dogmatic definition of the Assumption made by the Ven. Pope Pius XII on November 1 of the Jubilee year 1950.And here is a wonderful photo taken...
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Temporary Profession for the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer
On the feast of St Alphonsus Liguori, August 2nd (EF), Fr Celestine Maria made his temporary profession of the vows of religion, poverty, chastity and obedience, as a member of the Sons of the Most...
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EF Votive Mass of St Francis de Sales in Brooklyn, August 21
The Visitation Monastery in Brooklyn will have its first traditional Latin Mass since the post-Conciliar liturgical reform on Monday, August 21, starting at 7:30 p.m. The monastery is located at 8902...
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The Feast of St Roch
Among the Saints listed in the Roman Martyrology on August 16th is St Roch, one of the most popular Saints to invoke in times of plague. According to the supplement to the Golden Legend, he was born in...
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Lay Readers at Funerals and Weddings: Feedback Sought
After the Second Vatican Council, permission was given for lay men and women to proclaim the readings from Sacred Scripture (except the Gospel) at liturgical celebrations.1 Lay readers are found in...
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GIRM 32 and the Roman Canon: The Power of Silence?
Robert Cardinal Sarah, in his recent book The Power of Silence, raises once again the question of a silent Canon in the Ordinary Form:I am familiar with the regrets expressed by many young priests who...
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The Council of Trent on the Silence of the Canon
As a follow-up to Matthew Hazell’s post earlier today on the GIRM and the silent Canon, this is what the Council of Trent has to say on the matter, in session 22, celebrated on September 17, 1562, in...
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Culmen et Fons Conference, Sept. 18-22, Peabody, Mass.
Saint Adelaide Parish in Peabody, Massachusetts (Archdiocese of Boston) will host a conference on liturgical formation and sacred music, with Dom Alcuin Reid as the featured speaker. For schedule and...
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Assumption 2017 Photopost (Part 1)
My favorite photoposts are the ones which show not only the beauty, but also the great variety and richness of the Catholic liturgical tradition, and the submissions which we received for the...
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The Feast of St Louis of Toulouse
Since the early 14th century, the Franciscans have kept August 19th as the feast of St Louis, bishop of Toulouse and son of Charles II of the royal house of Anjou. In the year 1285, when he was eleven,...
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Assumption 2017 Photopost (Part 2)
This second part of our Assumption photopost has just as much interesting variety as the first; we have plenty of Marian blue, another Pontifical Vespers, this time at the Cistercian abbey of...
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A Visit to Innsbruck (6): The Castle of Ambras and the First Museum in Europe
Today is the final installment of my series on Innsbruck. I have saved the most exotic for the end.On the last day of my visit, my host took me to the city's Hapsburg castle, Schloss Ambras, for a...
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Benedict XVI and Plato on Music in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
Here is a fascinating paper by Dr Tom Larson of St Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, entitled Man, Music and Catholic Culture; he presented it at the Institute of St Anselm Studies, an...
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Marie Reine du Canada Pilgrimage, Sept. 2-4
The Marie Reine du Canada pilgrimage will take place this year from September 2nd to the 4th; this a great opportunity to participate in the North American version of the annual Chartres pilgrimage,...
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Pope Pius XII Celebrates the Queenship of Mary
From the archives of the Istituto Luce comes this wonderful newsreel report on an event of the Marian year proclaimed by Pope Pius XII, which ran from the feast of the Immaculate Conception of 1953 to...
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“In Heaven, There Is Only Singing” : An Interview with Fr George Rutler
The following interview with Fr George Rutler was published on the website of the Homiletic and Pastoral Review on August 18th; we thank them and the author, Roseanne T. Sullivan, for their gracious...
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Summer 2017 Issue of Sacred Music
The summer issue of Sacred Music (vol. 144, number 2) will soon be appearing in mailboxes around the world. We are happy to publish in this issue and a few upcoming issues a number of addresses from a...
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Durandus on the Silence of the Canon
Pursuant to two recent posts on the silence in the Mass and the Canon, (one by Matthew Hazell and one by myself) here is part of what the great William Durandus wrote on the subject in his famous...
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