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Corpus Christi 2013 - Ellicott City
Solemn High Mass for the Feast of Corpus Christi was celebrated according to the Extraordinary Form on Thursday, May 30 at St. Paul's Church in Ellicott City, Maryland. The Mass was followed by a...
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Zelenka! Unjustly Overlooked?
I'm momentarily reviving my old habit of digging up obscure composers of baroque liturgical music and believing that they have been unjustly overlooked.
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The Spirit of the Liturgy from Benedict to Francis
Abbot Michael Zielinski OSB from the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship discusses the differences and similarities between the liturgical approaches of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis....
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Society for Catholic Liturgy - Call for Papers Deadline Extended
The 2013 annual conference of the Society for Catholic Liturgy will be held October 3-5 at St. Mary on the Lake in Mundelein, Ill. The deadline for paper proposals has just been extended to July 15....
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Pope Francis and Bishop Fernando Arêas Rifan
These are wonderful images of Pope Francis with Bishop Fernando Arêas Rifan , who is the Apostolic Administrator of the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney, which is also...
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St. Gertrude Reports that Jesus Sang Mass Propers
From a book published in 1880, now available on Google books:St. Gertrude saw our Lord Jesus Christ celebrate Mass in a mystical manner: On Gaudete Sunday [Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete means...
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Corpus Christi - France and Louisville (Again!)
Yet again Louisville makes the list! This time from Guardian Angels Catholic Church. The procession was held following one of their Masses in the Ordinary Form, though many of the faithful who...
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Blessed Sacrament Procession in Oxford, England
Here are photographs of the Blessed Sacrament Procession in Oxford last Sunday. The Blessed Sacrament was carried by Bishop William Kenney CP, V. Rev. John O'Connor OP (Prior of Blackfriars) and Fr...
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"They Look Like Warehouses" - The Director of the Vatican Museums on the New...
“They look like warehouses.” In an article published a few weeks ago, the website of the Italian daily La Repubblica quotes Antonio Paolucci, the director of the Vatican Museums, giving a highly...
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Traditional Mass at Notre Dame, Paris
On May 29, the parish of Saint-Eugène-Sainte-Cécile in Paris made a pilgrimage to Notre Dame, Paris, to celebrate a votive Mass of dedication, marking the 850th anniversary of the construction of the...
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Too Late for the Colloquium? Maybe not!
I've heard that there have been a few people drop out of the Sacred Music Colloquium. Though registrations are actually closed, you still might be able to register. It starts in 9 days, so now is the...
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An Art School in Florence that Teaches the Naturalistic Tradition that has a...
I have just been given information about a school that teaches the traditional academic method according that which developed in Russia in the 19th century, which seems to be a place that Catholics...
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There was a time when such things were unthinkable
Today the old Latin Mass is oddly taken for granted. This is what liberalization feels like. The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, (FSSP) will celebrate a Solemn High Mass, Saturday, June 8, at 5:30 pm...
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High Mass in the Extraordinary Form at St Mary Moorfields, London
A High Mass (Missa Solemnis) in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite was celebrated at St Mary Moorfields yesterday in the City of London, on the feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Mass...
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Latin Propers for the 10th Sunday of the Year
Recordings of all five are readily available.
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Jobs Bank for Church Musicians
I had never planned on the forum at MusicaSacra.com to become a jobs bank, but that turns out to be a very valuable feature of the forum there. In general, this forum operates 24/7 to reveal answers to...
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A Corpus Christi Procession in Russia
Rome Reports has posted the following account of a Corpus Christi procession in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, the first to be held outside of a church building in 95 years.
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Organ recording from the London Oratory
Matthew Martin, Organist of the London Oratory, has made a recording which was released earlier this year. The recording, on the Oratory’s historic 1954 Walker/Downes organ, is now available from...
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