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San Salvador de Valdediós, Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
(While I cannot share these here directly due to copyright considerations, here is a view of the nave and sanctuary. Here also are some further details.)
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Solemn Pontifical Mass in Trenton, New Jersey
We recently made note of a Solemn Pontifical Mass that was being broadcast on EWTN. The Mass was from Trenton, New Jersey, celebrated by Bishop David O'Connell. The Trenton diocesan newspaper recently...
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Floor Tiles from Cleve 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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Advent Customs - It's Not Too Late to Start
Advent began this past weekend and is arguably one of those times when it is easiest for families to draw the liturgical year into their domestic life since there are so many popular customs associated...
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Advent Customs: St. Barbara's Branches (Barbarazweige), December 4th
Continuing with our consideration of some Advent customs, we now turn to one which is particularly rooted within the German speaking countries of Europe -- from whence so many of Advent and Christmas...
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Catholics Overwhelmingly Approve the New Missal
Take a look at this CARA survey posted here. It is beyond dispute: the new Missal is a smash hit. The controversy and the appearance of widespread opposition seems to have been either mythical or at...
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An Antique Black Chasuble
It has been awhile since we've looked at any antique vestments but, fortunately, one of our readers recently sent in some interesting images of a black chasuble which caught my attention, having some...
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"Sing We Noël!" by Christopher Blum
Dr. Christopher Blum of Thomas More College of the Liberal Arts in New Hampshire recently published the following article in Crisis Magazine.December 3, 2012Sing we Noël!by Christopher O. Blum Speaking...
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Ad Orientem in Troy, New York
From one of our readers:I just wanted to write in and share my excitement with you about a recent meeting the the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Newman Catholic Fellowship (the Catholic club on...
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Fr. Michael-Marie of Marseille
This was a rather interesting story that I read on Chiesa yesterday, about a young priest in France.Fr. Michel-Marie, a Cassock in Deep Marseille The life, works, and miracles of a priest in a city of...
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Duncan Stroik on the Rinascimento Project
After publishing some information recently on the collaboration which is taking place between Duncan Stroik and Granda Liturgical Arts, the Rinascimento project, Duncan Stroik has also spoken a bit on...
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Gloria.tv Begins Advent Retreat on the O Antiphons
For those of you who are interested in further ideas for your Advent preparations, you might be interested to know of the online Advent retreat that is being provided by Gloria.tv, whereby they will be...
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Sinterklaas: The Feast of St. Nicholas
It has become something of an annual tradition on NLM to publish a short piece recounting the person of St. Nicholas, whose feast is celebrated today in both the Roman and the Byzantine calendar, as...
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St Nicholas - Russian Statuette
For the feast of St Nicholas, here is an unusual representation of the saint. It comes from the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, Massachusetts. It is not generally part of the iconographic tradition...
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Land Donated to U.S. Ordinariate to Build First Chancery
The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter has been given land in Houston, Texas, on which to build its first chancery, or headquarters, Msgr. Jeffrey N. Steenson, the Ordinary, announced...
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A Rorate Mass in Ferrandina, Italy
By way of Accion Liturgica comes some photos of a Rorate Mass in Ferrandina, Italy, celebrated by Don Luciano Micheli. All photographs by Don Rocco Scattino.
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On the Feast of St. Ambrose of Milan
Today being the feast of St. Ambrose, that great father of the church in Milan, I thought it might be fitting to briefly quote from the biographical section related to him from Blessed Cardinal...
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Pre-1256 Dominican Rite Missal Manuscript Now Available Online
Readers might be interested to hear that the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, France, has recently put up a black and white scan of Paris: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, MS Lat. 8884, which...
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Dominican Requiem Solemn Vestment Set: Blessed Sacrament Priory, Seattle WA
Blessed Sacrament Priory and Parish, the Western Dominican Province community in Seattle WA has provided with with these images of their newly commissioned vestments for Dominican Rite Solemn High...
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