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Inspired by the Gregorian Chant propers of the Requiem Mass, Richard J. Clark’s “Requiem pour une américaine à Paris” was recently featured on “Sounds from the Spires” on SIRIUS XM 129 Radio, The Catholic Channel, hosted by Dr. Jennifer Pascual, Director of Music of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC.
Is it really true that any style of music can be lawfully used at Mass?
I always enjoy seeing “participation aids” from days of old …
It is often said that the earthly liturgy is a participation in the heavenly liturgy. Alas, in many cases this doesn’t fit in with our actual experiences, but there are exceptions. This past summer, heaven visited me in that way.
A Catholic bishop once said to me: “One of the greatest proofs of the truth of Christianity is the fact that the Church is still here in spite of the incompetence and villainy of her frail priests and all-too-human bishops.”
Most Reverend Bishop Dominique Rey recently held a special conference about the Sacred Liturgy called “Sacra Liturgia 2013.”
A brief post about basic liturgical theology.
I took Latin in school, and one day someone asked me, “Did you know that in the Middle Ages the Mass used to be in Latin?” I thought, “I wish that still happened, somewhere on earth.”
I will be releasing hundreds of these B/W religious line art drawings for free and instant download. These beautiful Catholic “woodcuts” were done with magnificent skill. “Download Free Traditional Catholic Clipart”
It is simply incorrect to say that a “black hole” existed from 600AD until 1965 (when the vernacular was introduced) during which Catholics were not truly adoring God at Mass.
Teach the Beauty of God’s Ways
While psalm tones are comparatively simple, understanding and singing them is still a learned skill. Here are some psalm toned settings of two upcoming Sundays.
“That finger of Jesus, pointing at Matthew. That’s me. I feel like him. Like Matthew…It is the gesture of Matthew that strikes me: he holds on to his money as if to say, ‘No, not me! No, this money is mine.’
What’s the Purpose?
Modern people can tolerate almost anything except a person’s being, or becoming, a Catholic.
