“Liturgy Wars” and Four Universal Principles
An important approach when utilizing multiple styles in one liturgy is to filter all music through the most important musical and liturgical principals.
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
An important approach when utilizing multiple styles in one liturgy is to filter all music through the most important musical and liturgical principals.
The Sistine Chapel Choir is sounding like a British Boys’ Choir in their new CD
The Church has its own language and its own culture. Are you a native speaker?
This book of organ accompaniments by John Ainslie covers every season, including ordinary time.
“God has no grandchildren. Every generation must be a first generation follower of Christ.”
“They should have been more offended by the Romanian doctor…” —Fr. George Rutler
You will love what Henri Durieux has done with this hymn melody.
Setting up choir folders would have to rank 50XP and 30 gold pieces with a 50% chance of battling a carnivorous ring binder to gain a rare fragment of an illuminated manuscript.
“Remit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the sins of Thy people…”
Two documents that speak directly to the issue of liturgical experimentation and abuse.
“If we had known what the prayers really said, we would not have wanted to pray them any longer.” —Paul Inwood
2 Churches demonstrate active participation in the Tridentine Mass.
Having invited reader input the other day, I offer now my own opinion.
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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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