The Cappella Giulia's 500th Anniversary 1513-2013
On 19 February 1513 Pope Julius II signed a papal bull in which he constituted the Cappella Giulia, the Choir of St Peter’s, which has been celebrating its 500th anniversary this year. The Vatican Post...
View ArticleImmaculate Conception - Monza, Italy
Below, readers can find photos from an Italian December 8 where an EF Mass was celebrated on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
View ArticleO Radix Jesse
O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super quem continebunt reges os suum, quem gentes deprecabuntur: veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli tardare. O Root of Jesse, which standest as a sign to the...
View ArticlePhotos from the London Oratory Carol Service this evening
The photographs below were taken at the London Oratory Carol Service this evening. The London Oratory Junior Choir made up of children aged 8 - 16 and the professional Senior Choir both sang from the...
View ArticleThe Traditional Formation of the Artist is a Liturgical Formation for the New...
I am often asked by people about the sort of training that they should undertake in order to become an artist. In response I explain that in my understanding the training should involve not only...
View ArticleO Clavis David
O Clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel; qui aperis, et nemo claudit; claudis, et nemo aperit: veni, et educ vinctum de domo carceris, sedentem in tenebris, et umbra mortis.O Key of David and sceptre...
View ArticleThe Pre-Festal Days of Christmas in the Christian East - Guest Article by...
NLM is very pleased to offer this article by Prof. Kyle Washut of Wyoming Catholic College. Prof. Washut is a Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic, and a specialist in the comparative study of the Eastern and...
View ArticleO Oriens
O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis.O Morning Star, splendor of eternal light and sun of righteousness: Come and enlighten those...
View ArticleUpcoming Christmas Photopost
I hope all of you are having a Blessed Advent, and both your external and spiritual preparations for Christmas are going well (and nearly complete!). If you have pictures on Christmas of your Masses or...
View ArticleO Rex Gentium
O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum: veni, et salva hominem, quem de limo formasti.O King of the nations, and desire thereof, and cornerstone that makest of...
View ArticleSt. Anastasia and the Second Mass of Christmas
It has always struck me as a charming and poignant detail that the commemoration of the ancient martyr Saint Anastasia takes place at the second Mass of Christmas, the Mass at Dawn (Introit Lux...
View ArticleLiturgical Notes on the Vigil of Christmas
A Vigil is traditionally a full liturgical day, penitential in nature, in preparation for a major feast, including the whole day’s Office from Matins to None. The Mass of a Vigil is not an anticipation...
View ArticleO Emmanuel
O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster, exspectatio gentium, et Salvator earum: veni ad salvandum nos, Domine, Deus noster.O Emmanuel, our king and lawgiver, longing of the nations and Savior thereof: Come...
View ArticleSviata Techera: Christmas Eve with Byzantine Slavs - Guest Article by Prof....
NLM is once again very pleased to offer this article by Prof. Kyle Washut, a specialist in the Slavic Byzantine tradition, on one of the most beautiful services of the Byzantine Rite, the "Royal Hours"...
View ArticleMidnight Mass at the London Oratory
These photographs were taken this evening at Midnight Mass at the London Oratory. Merry Christmas to all!
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
Best wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to all of our readers, from Jeffrey, Gregory, and all of the writers and staff of the NLM. Pray for peace, and may the birth of Christ bring...
View ArticleSolemn Benediction on Christmas Day at the London Oratory
Solemn Benediction on Christmas Day at the London Oratory earlier this afternoon.
View ArticlePhoto Request - January 1st
A merry Christmas from the whole NLM staff to you and your families. Let the joy of our newborn king fill your hearts as we celebrate his birth. We invite you to send your photos from both Masses and...
View ArticleChristmas Photopost - 2013
A blessed Christmas from all of us at the NLM. Here is our Christmas photopost! Also, I will be accepting photos for a few more days for another possible photopost, if we have photos. We'll also have a...
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