“A much greater source of anxiety to Us is the style of action of those who maintain that liturgical worship should shed its sacred character, who foolishly say we should substitute for sacred items & furnishings ordinary common things in daily use.” —Pope Saint Paul VI (14 Oct 1968)
Does the Church really allow the Gospel to be replaced by excerpts from Machiavelli’s THE PRINCE? Seriously? Dr. Jeremy Sienkiewicz of Benedictine College chats about numerous topics, including the Mass Propers.
“The emeritus pope, who made the unprecedented decision to step down from his role in February, will now live in a converted monastery near current Pope Francis.” — New York Daily News
R. O God, let all the nations praise you!
Vs. May God have pity on us and bless us . . .
Corpus Christi Watershed will be conducting a series of interviews with priests, seminarians, sisters, and lay folks to raise awareness about the Mass Propers.
R. I will praise your name forever, my king and my God.
“The LORD is gracious and merciful . . .”
Free Gregorian Chant Recordings for the Extraordinary Form . . . complete at last!
His first birthday as Pope Emeritus. This is a really nice video honoring His Holiness.
What would the Simple English Propers sound like harmonized as if they were Chabanel Psalms? That is, according to the principles of the Nova Organi Harmonia?
“Afterwards I had an opportunity to speak with Cardinal Burke and he spoke of the importance of Sacred Music. We also talked about the Church Music Association of America and the important work which this organisation does. He went back to his office and returned with a gift for me . . .” — Mæstro Charles Cole
“We are today not another Church as 500 years ago. It is always the same the Church. What is one time holy for the Church is always holy for the Church and is not in [an] other time an impossible thing.” — Cardinal Ratzinger, speaking in English to Raymond Arroyo (2003)
This beautiful PDF was created by Jim & Claire Ridley.
Jon Laird has kindly created a printable PDF Gospel Booklet for Passion (Palm) Sunday containing the Passion for Year C.
A free PDF download of this entire book is provided, courtesy of the St. Jean de Lalande Library of Rare Books.
A free PDF download of this entire book is provided, courtesy of the St. Jean de Lalande Library of Rare Books.
A free PDF download of this entire book is provided, courtesy of the St. Jean de Lalande Library of Rare Books.
The election of Pope Leo XIV has been exciting, and we’re filled with hope for our apostolate’s future!
But we’re under pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do that. We believe our website should remain free to all.
Our president has written the following letter:
President’s Message (dated 30 May 2025)
