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Do the Clothes Make the Priest? Some Debate on Clerical Garb in Greece
As we might expect in a country with such deep Catholic roots, the Italian equivalent of the English saying “The clothes don’t make the man” is “The habit does not make the monk.” (L’abito non fa il...
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The Catholic Liturgical Music University
The Sacred Music Colloquium ended yesterday with intense emotional exuberance on all sides. The closing Mass was the parish Mass of the Cathedral of the Madeleine, and there was standing room only. It...
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Liturgical Notes on the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
The Birth of St. John the Baptist is celebrated as one of the most ancient of all the Church’s feasts; it is mentioned several times by St. Augustine in his sermons, and in the Martyrology written...
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Benedict XVI and Beauty in Sacred Music
Jeffrey Tucker has already posted about Benedict XVI and the Roman Missal, the compilation of the proceedings of the Fourth Fota International Conference. The proceedings of the previous conference...
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Ugliness and Disorder in Parts can Enhance the Beauty of the Whole
John Scotus Eriugena wrote in the 9th century how sometimes the presence of ugly details within a broader setting allows us to recognise all the more the beauty of the whole: "For anything that is...
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Sacra Liturgia Meets, Prays, Sings
Last night at the NLM "blognic" meetup at the Open Baladin -- attended by some 40 people all crammed into a pretty small space -- Gregory DiPippo said to me: "I assume you will be making regular...
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Splendours of Venice sung by Westminster Cathedral Choir
A concert not to be missed: 'Splendours of Venice' is an opportunity to hear the Choir of Westminster Cathedral join forces with His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts in a celebration of choral and...
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Ordination at the FSSP Parish in Rome, June 22, 2013
This past Saturday, the Fraternity of St. Peter’s Roman Parish, Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini, hosted the ordination of one of their own, Fr. Massimo Botta, and of two Sons of the Divine Redeemer,...
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Archbishop Alexander Sample addresses the responsibility of Bishops
Posting from the event as it is taking place at Sacra Liturgia 2013
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Mass in Sna Rita da Cascia alle Vergini, Rome
Below, you can find photos of an OF Mass celebrated in the church of the Archconfraternity of St Rita of Cascia, Via dell'Umilita, Rome, - a short distance from the Via del Corso and the Trevi...
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Missa Cantata in Queens, NY
On June 19, 2013 in The Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens, A Sung Latin Mass "Missa Cantata" was said in Holy Child Jesus Catholic Church in Richmond Hill, Queens. The Mass was part of the event...
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Bonaventure on Beautiful Representations of Devils, Distortion and Ugliness
As mentioned in the last posting, here is St Bonaventure on how the representation of ugly things can be beautiful: 'The Beauty of the image of the painting refers to its model in a manner that is not...
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Sacred Music is the About the Future: Interview on Vatican Radio
Here is an interview I did with Vatican Radio about the subject of the paper I presented at the Sacra Liturgia conference this week in Rome. Listen to the complete interview of Jeffrey Tucker with...
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60th Ordination Anniversary - Solemn Pontifical EF Mass - Melbourne
On June 23rd, the Catholic Community of Bl. John Henry Newman, who has been featured here before, had a solemn pontifical Mass for the occasion of The Most Rev Basil Meeking's 60th anniversary of...
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Perosi's Tu es Petrus
Here is the original copy of Perosi's 'Tu es Petrus' which he wrote in 1905. Underneath the title it is possible to make out his dedication to the Pope, who at that time was St Pius X: This copy now...
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Vespers of SS Peter & Paul at the London Oratory
Here are photographs taken this afternoon at Vespers of St Peter and St Paul at the London Oratory. The first two photographs are of statues of St Peter and St Paul by Mazzuoli. Mazzuoli's twelve...
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Archbishop Sample Receives the Pallium
Archbishop Alexander Sample of the Portland archdiocese is a leading liturgist among the American bishops, H/T Philothea on Phire. In the previous week, he had been with us in Salt Lake for the Sacred...
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Behind the Vatican Walls with Fr. Pierre Paul
A highlight of my trip to Rome to present at the Sacra Liturgia conference was finally meeting the great conductor Fr. Pierre Paul. We had been corresponding for years, about the time he instituted...
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Sts. Peter and Paul - Imperial Beach, CA
On the feast of Sts Peter and Paul, a Missa Cantata was celebrated in Imperial Beach, CA. The Brothers of the Little Oratory in San Diego sang and served, along with the serving corps of St. Charles...
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