Lux Fulgebit: Mass at Dawn of Christmas Day
New recording by the Schola Cantorum of St. Mary’s Church in Norwalk, CT
Extraordinary Form 1962 Missal
All Saints and the Extraordinary Form of the Mass
The Roman Rite gives strong attention to the presence of the saints.
Tenth Anniversary Celebration • “Summorum Pontificum”
A Solemn Pontifical Mass will be offered in Philadelphia on September 14, 2017
Baptisms in the Extraordinary Form
Reflections on a Recent Experience
The Miraculous Rise Of The Traditional Latin Mass
A puzzling article appeared in the National Catholic Register by Msgr. Charles Pope.
Assumption Mass 1
A Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form next Friday evening in Philadelphia.
Sacra Liturgia 2015 — Update IV
“To refer to the priest as ‘presider’ surely does damage to his priestly identity.” — Rev. Richard Cipolla
A Mini History of the Sequences
At the height of their usage, there were proper sequences for nearly every Sunday and feast day.
Taking the easy way out, relatively speaking
Starting a collection of easier propers for the Extraordinary Form. A pair of Alleluias and two Offertory antiphons to start the ball rolling.
Is This The World’s Greatest Cry Room?
An usher approached me, tapping on my shoulder. This was the last straw.
Musical Resources • Holy Thursday (1962)
Bells are rung and the organ played at the “Gloria”—but then stay silent until the Easter Vigil “Gloria.”
“The Gloves Are Off” — Jonathan Gruber & The Traditional Mass
“The faith of many was quite infantile, I would say.” —Paul Inwood, talking about preconciliar Catholics
“Ordo Missae” • In Latin & English (1957)
Including the rubrics for Sung Masses and a special English translation.
“As you might imagine, it was a disaster.”
“While most worshipers were stumbling through the Introit or Collect, a few fluent in Latin would be loudly racing through the prayers.”
The Most Disturbing Change To The 1962 Missal
We’re not as smart as we’d thought … and our forefathers weren’t as dumb as we’d assumed.
The Secret Way The Latin Mass Has Won
A recent blog by Liturgical Press is titled “Growing Up Racist and Misogynist and Catholic.”
Assumption Mass
Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth will celebrate a Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form this Friday evening in Philadelphia.
Modernity Impact
For me tradition is not going to the past, but going to the origins.
Pope Benedict XVI Reveals Why He Issued Summorum Pontificum on 7 July 2007
“A community is calling into question its very being when it suddenly declares its holiest and highest possession to be strictly forbidden … Can it be trusted any more about anything else?”
Musing Over Mass at MIT
Perhaps after a few more decades of research, MIT will be able to design an attractive chapel.