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The Liturgical Riches of the Kahnawake (Caughnawaga) Mission
NLM guest article by Claudio SalvucciPerched on the south bank of the St. Lawrence just across from Montreal there is an important liturgical center. History has been slow to accept it as such, but...
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More Historic Vestments
John Sonnen over at Orbis Catholicus has up two interesting photo posts on some historic vestments. The first showing a 12th century alb and the second showing a series of baroque chasubles. The photos...
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A High Altar Restored in Poland
We have shown here on NLM a number of restorations and renovations, mainly of sanctuaries or even entire churches, but here is a restoration which will likely be dear to many of our readers hearts. The...
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The Ordinariate in Canada
By way of John and Lucy Ambs comes this bit of news in relation to the Ordinariate within Canada:Peter Wilkinson was just ordained a Catholic priest on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. He is a...
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Another Requiem Vestment
It is humorous how things can go. I had recently thought to myself that "we haven't shown too much in the way of vestment work" -- new or antique -- and suddenly all sorts of examples have poured forth...
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The Chapel of Pope John Paul II High School, Huntsville, Alabama
I was browsing the website of Gardiner-Hall yesterday evening when I came across the following project which caught my attention. It is for a high school chapel in Huntsville, Alabama and struck me as...
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Solemn Requiem in St. Agnes, New York
I have been intending to share this, but had neglected to date. It is from the Solemn Requiem Mass which was held on November 29th for the Catholic Artists Society and New York Purgatorial Society at...
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A Slabbinck Chasuble
With all the vestment pieces we have been able to share these past few days, one of our readers wished to draw our attention to this:
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Byzantine Christians in Italy: From the Archives of the Istituto Luce
A friend and recent graduate of the Pontifical Russian College here in Rome recently posted an interesting video on his facebook page, from the archives of the Istituto Luce. The name of this...
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Chapel of St. Joseph High School, South Bend, Indiana
A reader sends in the following, showing us yet another high school chapel:I saw your recent post on the beautiful new high school chapel in Huntsville, Alabama. It occurred to me that you might be...
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Ordinariate in England: "Historic Community of Anglican Nuns to Join...
A group of Anglican nuns from the Community of St Mary the Virgin (CSMV) in Wantage, Oxfordshire, are to be received into the full communion of the Catholic Church in January 2013. Eleven sisters from...
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Installation of a Painting of Christ in Majesty at TMC chapel
Just before the Christmas break the latest and largest painting was installed in the college chapel. It is Christ in Majesty. In painting this and placing it behind the crucifixion I had in mind two...
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Rose and Blue
It is difficult to believe that we are almost at Gaudete Sunday, one of the occasions of the liturgical year when rose vestments are worn. However, that is not the purpose of this post. An even rarer...
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The Other Major Antiphons for the End of Advent
The best known feature of the Office of the Advent season is of course the O antiphons, which are now upon us, said each day at Vespers with the Magnificat. Their prominence has perhaps overshadowed...
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Book Notice: The Church Building as a Sacred Place
THE CHURCH BUILDING AS A SACRED PLACE: Beauty, Transcendence, and the Eternal By Duncan G. Stroik How can we recover a sense of the sacred in liturgy and architecture? Why was it lost in the twentieth...
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A New Altar Rail in Connecticut
In a few of our recent postings, some readers have been discussing the absence or presence of altar rails in some newly renovated chapels. In that regard, I thought some of our readers would be...
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Feast of Our Lady of Gaudalupe, Lady Chapel of St. Patrick's Cathedral,...
The following photos were sent in of Mass offered in the Lady Chapel of St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne by Fr. Glen Tattersall for the feast of Our Lady of Gaudalupe. You can see their full photo...
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A New Rose Vestment
One of our readers sends in photos of a new rose vestment he has made.
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Advent Ember Days
It is the Wednesday following Gaudete Sunday and, traditionally at least, that means one thing: the beginning of the Ember Days of Advent. I say traditionally because of course, since the...
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