Appropriate
I am sure 100% of you will agree that: “a rock band is not going to entertain fans at the sound of Gregorian chant.”
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
I am sure 100% of you will agree that: “a rock band is not going to entertain fans at the sound of Gregorian chant.”
“…at these High Masses, the choir omits the Gloria, Credo, Gradual, Tract and Sequence.” — Answer: “The method is an abuse and must be done away with.”
“Recently, our present Holy Father Pope Francis said that there is more persecution of Christians going on now than ever before”
A pastoral letter from Most Reverend Anthony Fisher OP, Bishop of Paramatta.
It is striking to even consider that Jesus has his own “thoughts” or “designs” within his own Heart.
Two priests from Kansas — Fr. Herman Koch & Fr. Andrew Green — created this remarkable collection in the 1940s.
Can we really rank the works of fine art? Is one composer greater than another, one piece of sacred music more beautiful than another? Or is it all relative?
If you can explain why the GLORY & PRAISE has an eagle flying across page 37, you get a cookie.
“Nevertheless, in order that the people may be able to join in the responsorial psalm more readily, some texts of responses and psalms have been chosen…”
We have a saying in Italy: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”
What does the liturgy have to do with the World Cup of soccer? Nothing, probably, or maybe something.
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”
“Mæstro Porfiri is a true lover of liturgy and music and a serious, honest, and responsible person.” — Domenico Cardinal Bartolucci (Vatican)
Eagerly awaiting a Pastoral Letter on Sacred Art in Divine Worship.
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We’re under tremendous pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do this. We believe our website should remain free to all. It’s annoying to have to search for login credentials (e.g. if you’re away from your desk).
Our president has written the following letter:
* Thirteen Men & Coins (Holy Thursday Appeal)
Traditionally on Holy Thursday, the priest washed the feet of thirteen men. Theologians held various opinions regarding whom the “13th man” represented. Before the liturgical changes of Pope Pius XII (which changed the number from thirteen to twelve), the priest washed each man’s feet, kissed his foot, and gave him a coin.
This “coin” business seems providential—inasmuch as our appeal begins on Holy Thursday this year.
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