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Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 2.4: The...
The consecration of an altar, and the internal aspersion of the walls of a church, are done with a special form of holy water, which is mixed not only with blessed salt, but also blessed ashes and...
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Exhibition at St. Vincent Archabbey
The following came our way from the gallery of Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania:The Saint Vincent Gallery is a 2,000 square-foot space nestled on the Saint Vincent campus, hosting...
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The Great Fast
Since we are in Lent, this particular video "on the importance and significance of the 'Great Fast' for the Eastern Rite, and on its relevance to Roman Catholics", given by a theologian at Wyoming...
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Dom Alcuin Reid: "Farewell to a Gentle Liturgical Reformer"
By kind permission of The Catholic Herald, NLM is pleased to be able to present the following piece by Dom Alcuin Reid.* * *by Dom Alcuin Reid for The Catholic HeraldJoseph Ratzinger was immersed in...
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Lombardi: Ordinariate Permanent Feature of the Church
Ordinariate is a ‘permanent feature’ for the Church, says Vatican spokesmanBy Madeleine Teahan on Wednesday, 20 February 2013 The Personal Ordinariate of our Lady of Walsingham will remain “a permanent...
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Chinese Translation of "Spirit of the Liturgy" Launched in Hong Kong
Some of our readers might be interested to know of a recent book launch in Hong Kong. It was for the Chinese language edition of The Spirit of the Liturgy by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, translated from...
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Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 2.5: The...
In the Pontifical of Clement VIII, the making of the Gregorian water ends with a long encomium of the water itself, which also serves as a final blessing of it, and invocation of God’s providential...
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Catholic College Provides Choir for the Extraordinary Form at a Local Parish
In what we hope will be a regular occurrence, the choir of Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in New Hampshire provided the choir for Sunday Mass at a local parish, St Patrick's, Nashua, NH. It was...
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ICRSS Church in Britain
Philip Chidel recently sent a notice our way about a film he produced about the Church of Ss Peter, Paul and Philomena, in the Wirral, U.K., which is now under the care of the Institute of Christ the...
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Organ Accompaniment for Campion Missal and Hymnal
by Jeff OstrowskiLast week, 800 pages of organ accompaniments for the Campion Missal & Hymnal began shipping. Before long, the SATB scores will also become available. Using these large,...
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EF Mass at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada
(Thanks to John Sonnen for sending these our way. Incidentally, in case one wonders about the very humble chapel setting, it is worth noting that this is not a Catholic university.)
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Vatican Radio: "Benedict XVI, the London Oratory and 'musical evangelization'"
(Vatican Radio) Among the estimated 150 thousand people who spilled from St Peter’s Square out onto via della Conciliazione for Pope Benedict XVI’s last Angelus Sunday, were the burgundy blazers and...
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Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 2.6: The...
After the Gregorian water has been blessed, the bishop uses it to consecrate the altar (as the rubrical heading of the Pontifical itself describes it), and then sprinkles it throughout the various...
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Russian Statues - Some Answers About Their Status in the Eastern Church
Readers may remember that I have posted a couple of pieces recently featuring sacred images from the Russia that are statues (not relief carving, full 3-D images). As I mentioned, I had been under the...
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Msgr. Wadsworth on Benedict XVI: "A Supremely Liturgical Pope"
(Vatican Radio) One of the lasting legacies of Benedict XVI’s pontificate will be the mark he has left on the Liturgy as it is celebrated today. In short, he has re-focused our attention on how we, as...
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EF Mass at Polish Seminary
One of our readers send in this video from Poland which shows the EF celebrated on the feast of St. Francis de Sales, celebrated for a group of young Salesians at their seminary. The Mass was...
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Parroquia San Jorge, Puerto Rico
I came across the following photos on Acción Litúrgica, showing the Mass of the Second Sunday of Lent in the parish of San Jorge in Puerto Rico. I was particularly taken by the altar with its rich and...
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Sacred Liturgy: Past, Present, and Future
(By way of The Catholic World Report yesterday)February 27, 2013An interview with Dom Alcuin Reid about the liturgy, Vatican II, and the upcoming Sacra Liturgia 2013 conference in Rome The Sacra...
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Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 2.7: The...
In the 1961 revision, the order in which the Gregorian water is sprinkled in the church is significantly changed, as may be seen in the following table.159519611. procession to the altar5. one circuit...
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Sede Vacante
SEDE VACANTE MMXIII Coat of arms of Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church during Sede Vacante (Arms by Marco Foppoli)
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