A Mini History of the Sequences
At the height of their usage, there were proper sequences for nearly every Sunday and feast day.
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
At the height of their usage, there were proper sequences for nearly every Sunday and feast day.
Starting a collection of easier propers for the Extraordinary Form. A pair of Alleluias and two Offertory antiphons to start the ball rolling.
An usher approached me, tapping on my shoulder. This was the last straw.
Bells are rung and the organ played at the “Gloria”—but then stay silent until the Easter Vigil “Gloria.”
“The faith of many was quite infantile, I would say.” —Paul Inwood, talking about preconciliar Catholics
Including the rubrics for Sung Masses and a special English translation.
“While most worshipers were stumbling through the Introit or Collect, a few fluent in Latin would be loudly racing through the prayers.”
We’re not as smart as we’d thought … and our forefathers weren’t as dumb as we’d assumed.
A recent blog by Liturgical Press is titled “Growing Up Racist and Misogynist and Catholic.”
Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth will celebrate a Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form this Friday evening in Philadelphia.
“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?”
Perhaps after a few more decades of research, MIT will be able to design an attractive chapel.
“Many parishioners have told me their children especially love following the Mass in this missal because the pictures are so delightful.”
“What separates this Missal from the others is its sheer beauty.” — A Catholic Life Blog
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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.
Time's up