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USA Tour - Schola Cantorum of London Oratory School
Those in the northeast will be delighted to learn of the upcoming USA tour of the Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School. The Schola is undoubtedly one of the finest choirs in the world, and...
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EF Pontifical Mass with Bishop Schneider in Charlotte NC, October 26th
Next Thursday, October 26th, the church of St Ann in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the Charlotte Latin Mass community, will welcome Bishop Athanasius Schneider for the celebration of a Solemn...
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Santa Maria Antiqua in the Roman Forum
Among the ruins of the Roman Forum, the center of public life in the ancient city, there lies half-hidden an ancient church called Santa Maria Antiqua. It was constructed sometime in the second half of...
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St Nicholas Upgraded in Italy
I recently learned that last year, the Congregation for Divine Worship approved a request of the Italian Bishops’ Conference to make the memorial of St Nicholas obligatory in Italy; on the General...
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St. Thomas’ Earliest Treatment of the Sacraments Now in Print — and a 50%...
As we have covered in the past (e.g., here and here), The Aquinas Institute has undertaken the project of publishing a Latin/English Opera Omnia of the Angelic Doctor in approximately 60 hardcover...
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Three-Dimensional Wooden Crucifix Icon by Francis Koerber
I received a note from the multifaceted artist Francis Koerber of Jackson, Wyoming, concerning a project he recently completed: an interpretation, in three dimensions, of the traditional Byzantine...
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New Sacred Music: Recordings and Remarks
This past June, The Ecclesia Choir under the direction of Timothy Woods gave a concert of my sacred choral music at St. John Cantius Catholic Church in Chicago. It was a splendid and memorable...
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Liturgy, Authority, and Postmodernity: An Article by Dom Alcuin Reid on CWR
Yesterday, Catholic World Report published an article by Dom Alcuin Reid entitled “Liturgy, Authority, and Postmodernity”, originally delivered as the opening address at The Society for Catholic...
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The Art of Making Altar Linens - As Described By A Marian Sister of Santa Rosa
And taking him down, he wrapped him in fine linen, and laid him in a sepulchre that was hewed in stone, wherein never yet any man had been laid. (Luke 23:53) Let us be glad and rejoice, and give glory...
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Photopost Catch-Up: October 2017
Here are photos from a variety of events which have taken place over the last few weeks, with out thanks, as always, to everybody who sent them in! We have a nice mix of Masses and processions held for...
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Liturgical Linens: Making Purificators, and Completed Projects
Following on from yesterday’s post about the creation of altar linens, written by one of the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa, here are photographs which show some of the details of her work. I must admit...
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EF Christ the King at St Agnes in New York
On Sunday, October 29th, the Church of St Agnes in New York City will celebrate the feast of Christ the King, starting with Mass in the Extraordinary Form at 9 am, followed by exposition of the Blessed...
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Three Historic Ambrosian Missals
Three historically important Ambrosian missals were recently on display at the Bibliotheca Ambrosiana in Milan; the first two as shown here are the oldest complete missals of the Ambrosian Rite. The...
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Young People™
The least religious generation, you say? But we have art! Young People™ love art like this.From the World Meeting of Families 2018 Twitter feed.And it worked so well back in the 70s!(Shamelessly stolen...
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40 Hours at Holy Innocents in NYC, Oct. 27-29
The Church of the Holy Innocents in New York City will start its Forty Hours Devotion tomorrow evening, at 6 p.m., with a Votive Mass of the Most Blessed Sacrament, followed by Exposition of the...
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Ancient Sacramentaries in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
As a follow up to yesterday’s post of some historical Ambrosian Missals, here is a collection of illustrations and decorations found in early Roman Sacramentaries, from the endlessly useful website of...
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Icon of Blessed Karl of Austria Presented to the Pope
On October 14, the Emperor Karl League of Prayer recently presented to the Holy Father an icon of the Blessed, the work of Bulgarian iconographer Alexander Schelekow; this was done during a private...
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Mozart’s Requiem for All Souls’ Day at St Agnes in St Paul, MN
Now in its 44th season at the Church of Saint Agnes in Saint Paul, Minneapolis, the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale will continue its tradition of performing the Requiem of Mozart (K 626) with orchestra,...
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The Prayers of Preparation and Thanksgiving for Mass
A reader from Slovenia, Mr Simon Kocjan, sent in this scan he made of a placard with the prayers of Preparation for Mass, and Thanksgiving after Mass. Once upon a time, these were very commonly kept in...
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Sacred Music Workshop - Long Island, NY
On Saturday, December 2nd, Heitor Caballero, the director of sacred music at St. Agnes Church in NYC, will present a sacred music workshop at Our Holy Redeemer Parish in Freeport, NY.The workshop will...
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