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A Tribute to Fr. Frederick William Faber
Fr. Anthony Symondson, SJ, delivered this outstanding tribute to Frederick William Faber, English hymnwriter ("Faith of Our Fathers") and founder of the London Oratory, on the occasion of the 150th...
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Bishop Joseph Perry speaks to the Society for Catholic Liturgy
The meeting of the Society for Catholic Liturgy, 3-5 October, will take place on the campus of Mundelein Seminary near Chicago and Bishop Joseph Perry, Auxiliary of Chicago, will be the keynote...
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Pontifical Mass for Blessed John Henry Newman in DC
The Feast of Blessed John Henry Newman will be celebrated at Washington's new Oratory in formation. Pontifical Mass at St Thomas, Apostle will take place on Wednesday 9 October at 7pm. The celebrant...
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Requiem High Mass with the DC Oratorians
Photographs of yesterday's Requiem High Mass at St Thomas Apostle in Washington DC:
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On the Ringing of Bells and Other “Anachronisms”
Many years ago, when I was living abroad, I worked in a place where a single church was shared by several different communities of Catholics, all with different ways of worshiping—one might say, to use...
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All Souls Procession at Wyoming Catholic College
Each year, on All Souls, the Wyoming Catholic College community celebrates a Requiem High Mass in the chapel and then, immediately afterwards, processes up the hill behind the church to the town...
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The Feast of All Saints - 2013; The Angels
From the Breviary according to the use of the Roman Curia, 1529, the continuation of the sermon for the fourth day in the Octave of All Saints:The most blessed spirits of the heavenly fatherland, our...
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How to Promote the Latin Mass - Learning from Detroit
Want to start a Latin Mass in your town?Tired of the liturgical banality in your area?Fed up with the music at Mass in your home parish?Make a difference by doing something instead of just talking...
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Is My Taste in Art Reliable?...and How About Yours?
No doubt many who read this will offer a sharp No! in answer to the first question. (In case you're wondering I can't stand the picture left.) But suppose you disagree with my judgment when I say that...
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The Prayers at the Foot of the Altar - Spiritual Reflection by Msgr. Wadsworth
Over at the Chant Café, Ms. Kathy Pluth has posted a wonderful spiritual conference given Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth before Juventutem DC's Mass on All Souls' Day.One of the requirements of membership in...
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The Feast of All Saints - 2013; The Patriarchs and Prophets
From the Breviary according to the use of the Roman Curia, 1529, the continuation of the sermon for the fourth day in the Octave of All Saints:The holy solemnity of this day is also of course dedicated...
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The Feast of All Saints - 2013; The Apostles
From the Breviary according to the use of the Roman Curia, 1529, the continuation of the sermon for the fourth day in the Octave of All Saints:Next let us venerate those rays of the true Sun, the...
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FSSP Discernment Weekend in England (December 13-15)
The Fraternity of St. Peter's house in Reading, England, is holding a discernment weekend next month, from Friday December 13 (6 p.m.; arrivals at 5 p.m.) - to Sunday the 15th (3 p.m.), for men between...
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Multipart Interview on Sacred Music (Jeffrey Tucker)
On one hand you had Vatican II clearly elevate the role of Gregorian chant above which it had ever been elevated in the history of the Church. On the other hand, you had the council give permission for...
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"Missale romanum cum lectionibus" now online
Here is an item that may be of considerable interest to priests, scholars, liturgists, translators, composers, et alia -- the entire LATIN TEXT of the Ordinary Form of the Missale Romanum, with all the...
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The Feast of All Saints - 2013: The Martyrs
From the Breviary according to the use of the Roman Curia, 1529, the continuation of the sermon for the fourth day in the Octave of All Saints:That wicked lion, also called a dragon in the cunning of...
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The Octave of All Saints - 2013: The Confessors, and the Resurrection of the...
From the Breviary according to the use of the Roman Curia, 1529, the continuation of the sermon for the fourth day in the Octave of All Saints:The most blessed doctors of Christ and the glorious...
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Photographs from Musica Sacra Scotland's inaugural event
Close to 200 people attended Musica Sacra Scotland's first National Music Day yesterday in Glasgow, an astonishing achievement for the inaugural event which was the initiative of the composer James...
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Is Reading More Scripture at Mass Always Better?
Is the multi-year Lectionary of the Novus Ordo, containing vastly greater quantities of Scripture, superior to the old one-year Lectionary of the usus antiquior? For a very long time, this question was...
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Richard Morris, RIP (May 30, 1942 - September 12, 2013)
Sometimes when a dear friend dies suddenly, I find myself so struck and stunned that I can't write. No words seem quite up to the task. Nothing I could say could possibly sum up a life and I don't even...
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