Discerning Changes in the Old Missal
Could there be room for legitimate changes to the Missal of 1962, the last typical edition of the traditional Roman Rite of Mass or the “extraordinary form”?
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American Airlines & Anti-Catholic Lies
I took out my iPhone to record his exact words (“we don’t have any more airplanes”) and he called security on me. Classy.
An FYI on EP in the OF – Part 1
Part 1 of the Evening Prayer walkthrough series.
Poterack Vs. Tucker — Uh, Sort Of . . .
The Sacred Congregation of Rites and the Consilium issued a joint statement on December 29,1966 prohibiting profane music in church. When Consilium spokesman Monsignor Annibale Bugnini was asked at a press conference what was meant by “profane” music, he said that this referred to such things as “jazz” Masses and instruments such as the guitar.
Renewed By the Spirit
The New Evangelization & Pentecost
Sharing sacred music online
Putting books and booklets together by cut and paste.
What Is a “Performance” in Liturgy?
Seminarian Ryan G. Duns, writes, “…it’s not about me putting on a show, about making something happen. My Jesuit training and my musical training converge: I think I’ll be my best when I am noticed least, when I can get out of the way so that those who approach the Lord’s Table are treated, not to a dose of Duns, but to an encounter with the Risen One…”
The Distracting Prayer of the Faithful
Looking at the structure and flow of the liturgical action, the Prayer of the Faithful marks a most awkward caesura in the liturgical action. We would be better off without them.
An FYI on EP in the OF – Introduction
Celebrating Vespers well in your local parish.
Why The Vatican II Hymnal Is The Best Hymn Book Ever Of All Time!
This hymn almost brought me to tears. I was shaking as I played it. It’s really beautiful and even haunting. But I was worried about the ending until I realized it was like the “smile” on the Mona Lisa.
Judas Iscariot
Unrepeatable & Irreplaceable
Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #17
I will be releasing hundreds of these B/W religious line art drawings for free and instant download. These beautiful Catholic “woodcuts” were done with magnificent skill. “Download Free Traditional Catholic Clipart”
04 • Lalemant Interviews: Fr. David Friel
Fr. David Friel speaks about the Mass Propers, bringing many insights, including how Eastern Catholics would view the current practice of the West.
Fr. Rumble Of “Radio Replies” Comments On Folksinging At Mass
“We have had pressreports of eccentric behaviour at Mass and of the introduction of singing more appropriate to music-halls than to the atmosphere of reverence that should prevail in a church. These reports have come mainly from America, and they refer only to isolated instances.” — Fr. Leslie Rumble of Radio Replies, writing in the early 1970s.
New Collection Of Ancient Books About The Mass . . . Free!
Incarnation Catholic Church in Tampa, has begun an initiative to build an E-Library dedicated to building a library of out-of-print books about the Traditional Latin Mass.