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Details: Illuminations from the Book of Kells (NLM Reprint)
[As our final continuation of the Feast of the Apostle of the Irish, here is one other reprint from September 2009.]I have always had a personal interest in early Irish art, as well as those arts...
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Ceremonail Details of Today's Mass of Inauguration
The following details of the papal Mass of inauguration (which takes place today) have been published on News.va. I excerpt those parts which are likely of most interest to our readers.Regarding the...
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CNA: "Oriented Toward Gregorian Chant"
One of our readers drew our attention to this article which appeared recently on the Catholic News Agency (CNA), written by Sr. Joan L. Roccasalvo, CSJ:'Oriented toward gregorian chant'? What does this...
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Summer courses: Diploma on the Theology of Sacred Art Offered in US and UK;...
Once again, Dr Caroline Farey and myself will be teaching the summer residential weekends for the diploma offered by the Maryvale Institute. There will be a five-day icon painting class afterwards...
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Passion Sunday, Toledo, Spain
By way of Acción Litúrgica I came across the following photos from Santa Maria Reina from this past Sunday in Toledo, Spain.
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Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 2.14: The...
The bishop now blesses grains of incense which will be burned on the altar, with the following prayer (preceded by “Domine exaudi. Dominus vobiscum. Oremus.”) O Lord God Almighty, in whose presence...
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Noble Simplicity Revisited - 1
With the advent of the new papacy now upon us, one of the consistent themes I have been reading about in the comboxes and otherwise has been this theme of "simplicity" inclusive of within the sacred...
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More Books for Sale (Liturgical Studies, Ceremonial Manuals, etc.)
[All of these titles are hardcovers unless specified otherwise as "SC". Where a dustjacket is included, I have noted it by "w/DJ". Prices do not include shipping. Bulk/lot purchases and offers are more...
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"Benedict XVI Put Liturgy Front and Center"
The following article appeared yesterdy in the National Catholic Register.* * *Benedict XVI Put Liturgy Front and CenterNEWS ANALYSIS: The pope emeritus’ words and deeds regarding the Mass led the...
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Noble Simplicity and the Liturgiologist Edmund Bishop (NLM Reprint)
[Continuing on with our renewed consideration of the principle of noble simplicity -- given that it is very much on people's minds these days -- I wished to continue our consideration with the...
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EF Mass, Georgetown University
One of our readers sent in a few photos from a Missa Cantata (usus antiquior) offered at Georgetown university on the the Feast of St. Joseph. The celebrant was Fr. Stephen Fields, SJ.
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Contexutalizing "Noble Simplcity" (NLM Reprint)
[This article was originally published on NLM, June 15, 2009. We offer this reprint as part of our consideration of noble simplicity.]On May 9th, 2009, in the article, Noble Simplicity and the...
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Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 2.15: The...
In the 1961 revision of the dedication of a church, the final part of the ceremony begins with the first incensation of the altar after its anointing. The bishop imposes incense in the thurible and...
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Two Relief Carvings of the Entry into Jerusalem
Here are some images selected, at least initially, with Palm Sunday in mind. They have three things in common: they are of the same subject - the Entry into Jerusalem; they are both relief carvings;...
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Francis and Benedict
I am sure most of you already saw this yesterday, but for the sake of those who have not...
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The Rebellion Against the Self-Evident (NLM Reprint)
[This is a continuation of some of our reprints. One thing I have noted recently is quite a bit of (for lack of a better term) "anti-aesthetic" commentary on blogs and websites as regards the forms of...
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Palm Sunday, Heilgenkreuz Abbey
By way of Sancrucensis, photos from the abbey of Heiligenkreuz from this past Palm Sunday.
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U.K. Ordinariate Chrism Mass
The website of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in the U.K. shares the following news:Over 70 priests from the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham gathered with the...
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