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
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Missa Solemnis to be offered at St. John Paul II Shrine in Washington, DC
This vision of the Church’s relationship with Latin is quite different from the perspective held by many post-conciliar liturgists.
Having invited reader input the other day, I offer now my own opinion.
Saint John Paul calls artists to a great responsibility–but also gives a warning.
Are we bringing forth treasures? Are we cultivating these treasures or do we leave them in the back of the storeroom?
As Gregorian Chant was arguably “dead” during much of his pontificate, Pope Saint John Paul II’s strong words on Gregorian Chant are therefore quite notable.
On air discussion with Dr. Jennifer Pascual, Director of Music at St. Patrick’s Cathedral – the youth-propelled chant movement, the new economic model of publishing, and how these are reshaping the liturgical landscape…and broadcast of the “Mass in Honor of Pope Saint John Paul II”.
Preview of the “Mass in Honor of Pope Saint John Paul II” Listen to the Gloria!
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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.
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