New Monthly Companion for the Extraordinary Form
“Benedictus: The Traditional Catholic Companion” is an initiative of Sophia Institute Press.
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Extraordinary Form 1962 Missal
Musical Notation for New EF Prefaces
Facilitating the chanting of the seven prefaces permitted by “Quo magis”
Feast of the Holy Family • Where did it come from?
The Consilium asked (15 March 1965): “Is it pleasing that the feast of the Holy Family be suppressed?” • Discussion of the First Sunday After Epiphany; the Feast of the Holy Name; the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord; the two (2) instances of different “Jubilate Deo” Offertories which repeat; “Abhinc Duos Annos” (23 October 1913); and many other items+
St. Matthew, St. Jane, and the End of a Liturgical Year
St. Jane de Chantal’s Prayer of Abandonment can help you make peace with a liturgical year that was not what any of us expected.
Place Me Among the Sheep, Not the Goats
The Dies Irae is part of why my choir prefers singing Requiems to Nuptial Masses. Here’s why you should spend a few minutes with this Sequence on All Souls Day.
Missale Meum: Get EF Mass Texts on Your Devices
A new resource for accessing Mass texts on your phone, tablet, or computer
The Gifts of Abel the Just
Offering an Acceptable Sacrifice
Real Life in a Large Church Choir Program (Part IV of IV)
We come now to the final installment in my series on our music program at St. Stephen the First Martyr Catholic Church in Sacramento, California.
Liturgical Custody of the Eyes
Guarding the Sense of Sight so as to Promote Participation
“Mass of the Americas” • Solemn Pontifical High Mass in DC
Archbishop Cordileone will offer Mass November 16, 2019 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
New Resource! • Chant Videos for Treble Voices
A new website seeks to record the full Gregorian propers each week using a treble voice.
Solemn High Mass with Faure’s Requiem on All Souls’ Day
Missa Solemnis to be offered at St. John Paul II Shrine in Washington, DC
Participation Booklet (Spanish) for Extraordinary Form Baptisms
Un recurso para facilitar una participación más profunda
Participation Booklet for Extraordinary Form Baptisms
A resource for facilitating deeper participation
Saint Thérèse Triduum
An Annual Tradition at the Philadelphia Carmel
Masses to Begin at FSSP Parish in Philadelphia
This weekend will mark the beginning of Masses offered at the parish.
The Centrality of the Sign of the Cross
The Roman Rite revolves around this sign of our salvation
The Preface of the Holy Cross
An eloquent liturgical text worthy of prayerful reflection
Lux Fulgebit: Mass at Dawn of Christmas Day
New recording by the Schola Cantorum of St. Mary’s Church in Norwalk, CT
All Saints and the Extraordinary Form of the Mass
The Roman Rite gives strong attention to the presence of the saints.