The Archer Loves The Arrow And The Bow
If you tend to cry a lot, don’t read this poem.
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“For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours”
A mystery! The 1970s ICEL seems not to have included these words, even though they were in the official Latin …
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Black Vestments & Wisdom From Wives
Following the Second Vatican Council, black vestments aren’t usually worn because they’re considered too “spooky and scary.”
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What’s So Great About The Mass Propers?
“If the world is progressing intellectually, should not the existence of God have been defined in the 1st century and the nature of the Trinity in the 19th?” — Fulton J. Sheen
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Pope Francis Celebrates Mass “Ad Orientem”
Pope Francis celebrating in this manner was a bit of a surprise, since members of his generation aren’t usually accustomed to “turning their backs on the people.”
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Definition Of Liturgical “Piccoluomini” ?
Human beings are “geared” toward annual events. Our minds, emotions, and memories simply aren’t programmed to work in 3-year cycles.
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A Culture Obsessed With Sensationalism
It’s bizarre that both conductor and pianist were too lazy to discuss things like tempi beforehand.
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What Do We Think Of Cell Phones At Mass?
I have noticed a certain tendency at EF Masses which causes me concern. Please allow me to “think out loud” and let me know your thoughts, as well.
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At Mass This Sunday …
The priest intoned the Gloria … a truly magnificent effect!
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How Bad Was It?
Someday, my children might ask: “Do you remember the first ICEL translation of the Roman Missal?”
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Details About Sung Masses In “The Old Days”
“During a High Mass, the Choir will begin the Graduale etc. while the Priest recites the Epistle.” — St. Gregory Hymnal (1941)
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Concerning Proofreading And Capitalization
Some editors believe in their hearts there is only one “correct” way
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The Secret “Mora Vocis” of the Vatican Edition
Here are seven (7) videos explaining how to sing according to the rhythm of the Editio Vaticana (Vatican Edition) created by Abbot Pothier at the request of Pope Pius X.
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Does The Vatican II Lectionary Distort Scripture?
“I have noticed that when the present Lectionary occasionally proposes a ‘Shorter Form’ for one of the Gospel readings, the lines edited are something Our Lord said that comfortable people would rather He had not said.” — Fr. George W. Rutler
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Bishop Carroll and Vernacular in the Liturgy c. 1787
“In this country either for want of books or inability to read, the great part of our congregations must be utterly ignorant of the meaning and sense of the publick offices of the Church.” — Archbishop of Baltimore (1787)
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