The 'Consilium ad Exsequendam' at 50 - An Interview with Dom Alcuin Reid...
We continue our interview with Dom Alcuin Reid, occasioned by the 50th anniversary of the committee established on January 25th, 1964 by Pope Paul VI to implement the liturgical reform, the “Consilium...
View ArticleJuventutem Updates - Mass at MIT, New Affiliates, Meeting with Fr. de Malleray
Following the recent meet-up at the March for Life (previous NLM coverage here), there are now 11 affiliates of the FIJ in the USA, including the recently added chapters in New Hampshire, New York...
View ArticleSeptuagesima in the Ambrosian Rite
The pre-Lenten season known as Septuagesima originated not just as a feature of the Roman Rite, but in Rome itself. It is traditionally said to have been instituted by Pope St. Gregory the Great in...
View ArticleAre We God’s “Sons and Daughters”?
A priest of my acquaintance, and one who knew how to preach an excellent sermon, nevertheless had one turn of phrase that irked me. He would often refer to how we are “God’s sons and daughters.” Now,...
View ArticleThe Proceedings of Sacra Liturgia 2013, now available
I have just been informed that the proceedings of the Sacra Liturgia 2013 conference, edited by Dom Alcuin Reid, are now available. The conference, which took place in Rome last summer was an...
View ArticleCardinal Stickler’s Mass in New York, 1992
Editor's Note: New Liturgical Movement is pleased to welcome a new contributor, William V. Riccio, Jr. Mr. Riccio is the longtime Master of Ceremonies for the St. Gregory Society of New Haven, and...
View ArticleFOTA VII Conference Announcement
St. Colman’s Society for Catholic Liturgy is pleased to announce that the Fota VII International Liturgy Conference will take place in Cork, Ireland, 5-7 July 2014. The theme of the conference is In...
View ArticleA Hard Truth: the Test of True Creativity in Art and Music is Popularity, so...
There is an imperative to create good new forms of music for the liturgy in Latin and the vernacular if either is to flourish.I recently read a book by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI that I would recommend...
View Article1974 Graduale Romanum available for free download
Thanks again to the tireless labors of the folks at Corpus Christi Watershed, we now have available for the first time, as a downloadable PDF, the entire Graduale Romanum published in 1974 by...
View ArticleChristopher Malloy on What Is a Reactionary
With a plethora of excellent Catholic blogs these days, it can be hard to keep up with them all. Given the limits of time and the complexity of our responsibilities, it can feel at times like trying to...
View ArticleJuventutem Trenton Ignatian Retreat
One of Juventutem's newest U.S. chapters has recently concluded their first event, an Ignatian retreat for young men, which took place last weekend. 25 young men from several Juventutem chapters...
View ArticleOratory of St Philip Neri to be Established in San Francisco
The liturgy at the London Oratory played such a large part in my conversion, that I always hear news about the establishment of new Oratories with great enthusiasm. I reported on the establishing of...
View ArticleThe Growing Realization of the Irreparable Failure of the Liturgical Reform
As I had occasion to point out some weeks ago in connection with mounting critiques of the post-conciliar liturgical calendar (see here), it seems we are entering a phase of great honesty and frankness...
View ArticleSummer Chant Intensive 2014 Registration
The Church Music Association of America is happy to announce that registrations are being accepted for the Summer Chant Intensive 2014 course of instruction. The event will be held at Duquesne...
View ArticleOn the Pre-Lenten Sundays
Our friends at the Latin Mass Society provide us with this informational video on the 3 pre-lenten Sundays which are in the EF, which prepare us for Lent. I found it fascinating and informative (as...
View ArticleRegularly Scheduled Dominican Rite Mass in Rome
The Basilica of San ClementeI have received word, and am pleased to announce, that beginning March 8 Dominican Rite Low Mass will be celebrated for the public at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday at the priory...
View ArticleLectio Divina: Why Not Try It This Lent?
For many of us, the season of Pre-Lent (beginning with Septuagesima) has already begun to prepare us for the rigors and resolutions of Lent properly so called. For others, Ash Wednesday comes each year...
View ArticleReform of the Reform - Not Impossible
By Bishop Peter J. Elliott, for New Liturgical MovementI have become uneasy with the words “reform of the reform”. It is hard to find a better expression, “enrichment” perhaps. But now that the concept...
View ArticleThe Theology of the Offertory: A Response to a Recent Article Quoted on...
Several days ago, Fr. Anthony Ruff OSB, the editor and principal writer of PrayTell, posted an article called “What Sister Never Knew and Father Never Told You…About the Mass as Sacrifice.” The first...
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