St Nicholas in Palestine
St Nicholas of Myra The Palestine Choral Festival takes place 22-31 August and features a large number of local and international choirs giving a number of concerts of Sacred Music and associated...
View ArticleQ & A with Dom Mark Daniel Kirby on Silverstream Priory
Dom Mark Daniel Kirby, prior of Silverstream Priory, recently gave NLM some Q & A that might might be of interest to our readers here. I'd encourage you to read below about their community.Dom...
View ArticleThe 8 Gregorian Modes: A Tour with Wassim Sarweh
I find Wassim Sarweh's interpretation of chant to be most compelling. It is highly unusual but without affectation. I sense in his understanding some of his own Syrian heritage plus a natural...
View ArticleReview: St. Edmund Campion Missal - Second Edition
Many may remember my review of the First Edition of Corpus Christi Watershed's Edmund Campion Missal and Hymnal for the Extraordinary Form. The entire stock sold out quite quickly, so Jeff Ostrowski...
View ArticleYoung Newcomer to the Traditional Latin Mass
The Archdiocese of Miami has featured an article about getting to know the Latin Mass on its blog. The author, Blanca Therese Morales, shares her experience of getting to know the Traditional Latin...
View ArticleEvelyn Waugh and the State of the TLM in England & Wales
Regina Magazine, an online periodical dedicated to cultural topics surrounding the beauty of the Catholic faith and traditions, recently featured an interview with Dr. Joseph Shaw, chairman of the...
View ArticleSolemn Vows at the Stift Heiligenkreuz in Austria
Just in time for the feast of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, our friend Sancrucensis has posted some photos of a ceremony of Solemn Profession of Vows recently held at his monastery, Stift Heiligenkreuz...
View ArticleBooks on Chant Accompaniment
Jeff Ostrowski has a superb collection of scanned books on Gregorian Chant which are available for free download to all. You will find the St Jean de Lalande Library of Rare Books at the Corpus Christi...
View Article"Mighty Conquering Warrior": The Queenship of Mary
Andrea di Bartolo, Coronation of the Virgin Today, on the calendar of the modern Roman Rite, is the Feast of the Queenship of Mary, which we also bring to mind every time we pray the Fifth Glorious...
View ArticleAustralian Catholic Students Association - Annual Conference
A recent encouraging report from an anonymous reader:OF Mass with Bishop McGuckin The annual conference of the Australian Catholic Students Association (ACSA) took place this year in Brisbane on the...
View ArticleMsgr. Charles Pope on Ad Orientem
Outstanding post: Some years ago the theologian Fr. Jonathan Robinson wrote a commentary on the modern experience of the Sacred liturgy and entitled it, The Mass and Modernity: Walking to Heaven...
View ArticleAltogether Now - How Can We Sing Together When Singing for the Liturgy
Why singing in a choir is a demonstration of the three aspects of beauty - integrity, due proportion and clarity. When I was at the Sacra Liturgia 2013 conference in Rome, we had two Latin Masses and...
View ArticleEF Nuptial Mass - Matthew and Agnes Kutarna
Exciting! Another report of an EF nuptial Mass. From our reader: My wife and I were married on Saturday, August 3rd in Calgary, AB at St. Anthony’s Parish. Fr. Robert Novokowsky (celebrant), Fr....
View ArticleA stunning setting of 'O magnum mysterium'
Around this time of year choir directors tend to start thinking about December, choosing carols and planning Christmas music lists. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, the height of the summer...
View ArticleSt. Henry Catholic Church in Buckeye, Arizona
Wonderful things are happening at the St. Henry Catholic Church in Buckeye, Arizona. Pastor Fr. William J. Kosco is introducing a wonderful reform in liturgy and music and thereby attracting ever...
View ArticleThe Traditional Latin Mass in Hong Kong
Former St. Alphonsus (Baltimore) parishioner turned FSSP seminarian Joseph Mihm serving as sub-deacon for a Solemn High Mass in Hong Kong.
View ArticleFr. Bugnini Et Al. On the “Baptism of the Bells” (Compendium of the 1961...
My interest in the 1961 revision of the Pontificale Romanum began with the blessing of the bells. Several years ago, I was asked to serve as Master of Ceremonies for such a blessing; never having seen...
View ArticleOnline Latin Classes
A new addition to the Living Latin Movement can be found in the work of two professors from Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, the FSSP's English-speaking seminary. Drs. John Pepino and Sebastian...
View ArticleTLM Workshop at Sacred Heart Major Seminary
Certainly a sign of the continued movement towards tradition among new and future clergy is the increase in workshops and classes dedicated to teaching seminarians and priests the usus antiquior (for...
View ArticleCarillon Blessing - Holy Transfiguration Skete
In light of the recent postings on the blessing of bells, a guest report by Mrs. Lisa Knutson brings us news of the use of a blessing from a Ukrainian ritual book, which bears similarities both to the...
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