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Book Notice: The Liturgical Vision of Pope Benedict XVI
The Liturgical Vision of Pope Benedict XVI: A Theological InquiryMariusz BiliniewiczBook synopsis This book presents and evaluates the liturgical vision of Pope Benedict XVI and the theological...
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The First Minute of the Sede Vacante at St. Peter's
Students from the Rome program of the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota recite the rosary in Piazza San Pietro with their chaplain, in the final minutes of Pope Benedict XVI's pontificate. The...
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King David
Here is a painting, just completed, of King David. As the author of so many of the psalms and a musician, he seems to me to be patron of the liturgical renewal! This image is based upon the one that is...
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Study Sacred Music from Your Laptop
On Sunday afternoon, I'm teaching a short introduction to sacred music. I'll cover the contents of the Parish Book of Chant and the general framework for music in the Roman Rite. I'll talk for 45...
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Book Sale: Medieval English, Celtic, Byzantine Liturgical Studies, etc.
The great book sale continues, this time focused on some medieval English, Byzantine, Anglican and other books related to liturgical history. For this particular sale, rather than doing all kinds of...
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Arms of Benedict XVI by Matthew Alderman
For those of you looking for a way to commemorate the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI, I recently saw that Matt Alderman has done up a lovely rendition of Benedict's papal coat of arms -- which came...
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Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 2.8: The...
The preface being finished, the bishop returns to the altar, where he uses the Gregorian water to make mortar or cement. (It is to be supposed that a stonemason is present to help him.) This is...
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New EF Mass in Charlotte, North Carolina
A reader in Charlotte, North Carolina recently sent in news to us of a new EF Mass there at Saint Ann Catholic Church, offered by the pastor of the same, Fr. Timothy Reid. The families of the Diocese...
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Seville, Oratorio de la Santa y Venerable Escuela de Cristo
It has been a little while since we've featured anything from Spain, so here are some photos taken yesterday in Seville at the Oratorio de la Santa y Venerable Escuela de Cristo. As a point of...
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Dominican Rite Mass for Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, Charlottesville VA
Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, O.P. sends the following news: The University Parish of St. Thomas Aquinas, 401 Alderman Road, Charlottesville, Virginia, will celebrate its patron saint with a Missa Cantata on the...
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NLM Exclusive: Bishop Dominique Rey on Sacra Liturgia 2013
NLM is pleased to be able to present this interview with Bishop Dominique Rey, the Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France, and convenor of the forthcoming Sacra Liturgia 2013* * *How did the idea for this...
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Revival of Sacred Music and Ad Orientem at University Chapel
While this chapel is quite simple (a converted room really), there are some rather interesting things going on here by the sound of it; from ad orientem to the revival of chant and polyphony -- and...
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Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 2.9: The...
For a description of this part of the ceremony in the Pontifical of Clement VIII, click here. Before going to the place where the relics are, the bishop and major ministers change their vestments from...
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The Renaissance of the Mass Propers
The Renaissance of the Mass PropersMarch 05, 2013After years of neglect in many American parishes, chanted Mass propers are making a comeback, thanks in part to new online resources.J. J....
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Short Documentary on the Life of Pope Benedict XVI
Some of you recently enjoyed Philip Chidell's video on the ICRSS "Dome of Home" parish in the U.K. He recently also put together this short, 10 minute video documentary on the life of Pope Benedict XVI...
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The Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas
Today is the traditional feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas, who died on this day in the year 1274 at the Cistercian Abbey of Fossanova, while traveling to attend the Second General Council of Lyons....
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New Blog: View from the Choir Loft - Reflections on Sacred Music & the Roman...
NLM readers may be interested to learn about a relatively new sacred music blog on the scene, hosted by Corpus Christi Watershed: Views from the Choir Loft: Reflections on Sacred Music & the Roman...
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Solemn Vespers for the Intention of the Election of the Supreme Pontiff
The excellent Institute of Catholic Culture, which I reported on last year, here, is organising Solemn Laetare Sunday Vespers and Benediction (Extraordinary Form) in Virginia, at St Mary's Catholic...
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Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 2.10: The...
As previously noted, in the Pontifical of Clement VIII, the translation of the relics of the Saints into the church was interrupted, by an address of the bishop to the people, by the reading of two of...
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St Mary's University College Offers a Certificate in Sacred Arts
St. Mary's University College, which is an independent Catholic liberal arts university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada is launching a Certificate in Sacred Arts. This is open to anyone. there are...
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