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UK Ordinariate celebrates Newman with Choral Evensong and Benediction
The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham celebrated Solemn Evensong and Benediction at the beautiful London church of St James', Spanish Place, on Sunday evening in honour of the Blessed John...
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Annual Mass of the Catholic Artists Society
The Catholic Artists Society have recently published some highlights from their annual Mass which took place at the Church of Our Saviour in New York City. The Mass was offered in accordance with the...
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Ordination and First Mass, St. Olav Domkirke, Oslo, Norway
We were informed recently of the ordination of a young priest in Norway, Fr. Ole Martin Stamnestrø. The ordination took place in St. Olaf's Cathedral (St. Olav domkirke) in the capital city of Norway,...
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Review: The Collected Letters of A. W. N. Pugin, Volume 4
The following book review has been written by Fr. Anthony Symondson, S.J., who is the author of various books and writings on sacred architecture. * * * The Collected Letters of A. W. N. Pugin, volume...
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Vestment Exhibition in Philadelphia
For those of you in the Philadelphia area who are interested in the vestment arts, you may find yourself interested in attending the following exhibition at St. Clement's, an Episcopal church in the...
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Mensis Eucharisticus: A New Edition
Mensis Eucharisticus is a collection of 31 scripturally based meditations for priests as preparation for celebrating Mass and thanksgiving following, written probably in the 18th century by the Italian...
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The Liturgical Work of Igor Derevyanyy
One of our readers sent some photos of the painting and carving work of Igor Derevyanyy of Artasacrum. Igor works in both Eastern and Western styles and contexts from what I understand -- and from what...
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The Doctors of the Church in the Liturgy
This past Sunday, the Holy Father declared two new Doctors of the Church, the German Benedictine nun St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) and St. John of Avila, (1500-1569), a Spanish secular priest...
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The Primitive Cistercian Breviary
We have mentioned this book before, but I wanted to draw your attention to it again. The Primitive Cistercian Breviary by Chrysogonus Waddell, OCSO (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preussischer...
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Floor tiles from Cleeve Abbey in Somerset, England
Here are some pictures of 13th century tiles from Cleeve Abbey in England. They are a combination of geometric and pictorial designs. The latter employing heraldic and literary themes rather than...
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La Naval de Manila
Soon after the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, Dominican friars in the Philippines propagated devotion to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, to whom was ascribed victory in that historic battle. The image of the...
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English Propers, 28th Sunday of the Year
Simple English Propers Source: Parish Book of Psalms
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A Few Roman Missals For Sale
(The fall clean-up continues, this time with some spare Roman liturgical books up for grabs.) Missale Romanum, 1960 Price: $225.00 USD * * * Missale Romanum, 1956 Price: $200.00 USD * * * Missale...
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160th Anniversary of St. Mary's, Clapham
One of our British readers let us know about a Mass celebrated in the usus antiquior yesterday at St. Mary's Church, Clapham, to mark the 160th anniversary of said church. The Mass was celebrated by...
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Books Still Available (Including Two Missale Romanum's)
STILL AVAILABLE (The fall clean-up continues, this time with some spare Roman liturgical books up for grabs.) Missale Romanum, 1960 Price: $200.00 USD * * * Missale Romanum, 1956 Price: $200.00 USD * *...
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A New Monastery in the Midwest
My contributions here been a bit scarce of late but our readers will be pleased to hear that I have a very good reason for my silence. Some time ago, I accepted a position at Cram and Ferguson...
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The Confiteor in the Carthusian Liturgy
Preparatory Prayers The position of the celebrant during these [preparatory] prayers is unusual, although it is found in the customs of Cluny and in the mediaeval use of Westminster Abbey. The priest...
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The Source and Summit (by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski)
As part of observing the Year of Faith, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski of Wyoming Catholic College has written the following article for an upcoming issue of The Latin Mass Magazine. NLM is happy to be able to...
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Various Examples of Italian Antependia
* * * The purpose of a frontal is threefold. (1) It is a covering of honour for the body of the altar which, as we have already seen from the liturgical books, represents Christ Himself; and if...
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Historical Image from the Second Vatican Council
One of our readers sent in the following image of the Byzantine Divine Liturgy being celebrated during the Second Vatican Council. I hadn't seen this image before myself, and it was rather high...
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