Category Archives: Liturgy

The speech of angels is song

Posted on March 17, 2016 by

Christianity has always understood that the speech of angels is actually song, in which all the glory of the great joy that they proclaim becomes tangibly present. And so, from that moment, the angels’ song of praise has never gone … Continue reading →

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Rorate Sunday

Posted on December 21, 2015 by

Desert dew  A little study on my part has revealed that yesterday, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, has been sometimes called Rorate Sunday in times past and even present. This is to be distinguished from Rorate Masses, which refer to Votive Masses of … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent, Biblical Reflection, Catholic Culture, Catholic Music, Catholic Prayers, Devotion, Hymns, Latin, Liturgy, Music, Sacred Scripture, Spiritual Life | 8 Comments

Kneeling Ban: Good Liturgy or Loss of Religious Freedom?

Posted on July 21, 2015 by

from: Homiletic & Pastoral Review.  http://www.hprweb.com/2015/07/  By Fr. Regis Scanlon, O.F.M. Cap.Some religious leaders in the Latin Rite are pressuring Catholics not to kneel at the Consecration, or to genuflect at their reception of the Eucharist. This trend has gained … Continue reading →

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How the Cistercians Can Help Us Disentangle the Washing of the Feet

Posted on March 23, 2015 by

From: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2015/03 Peter Kwasniewski Every year, we come back to the Holy Thursday ceremony of the washing of the feet — and all the inevitable controversy that surrounds it when women are included among the group whose feet are washed, … Continue reading →

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Dome of Home documentary

Posted on September 25, 2014 by

This 25 minute documentary, with contributions from Bishop Mark Davies of the Shrewsbury Diocese, shows how the “Dome of Home” church – the Church of Ss Peter, Paul and Philomena – is thriving under the care of Canon Amaury Montjean … Continue reading →

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The TLM and the New Evangelisation

Posted on August 7, 2014 by

Here’s a great post from Fr Z: The Institute of Christ the King had ordinations to the priesthood recently in St. Louis.  This promoted an article in the local paper.  The writer (thus, editor) seemed amazed that this sort of thing … Continue reading →

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Bishop Athanasius Schneider: ‘We are in the fourth great crisis of the Church’

Posted on June 9, 2014 by

By Sarah Atkinson, Catholic Herald online: Liberals, collaborating with the “new paganism”, are driving the Catholic Church towards a split, according to Bishop Athanasius Schneider, the liturgical specialist who is carrying on a rearguard fight against “abuses” in the Church. … Continue reading →

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Honouring Our Lady of Fatima

Posted on May 13, 2014 by

Last Sunday was Fatima Day at “The Dome of Home” on the Wirral. The day began with a sung Tridentine Mass after which a beautiful statue of Our Lady was crowned. In a moving ceremony the faithful who had each … Continue reading →

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Bishop of Shrewsbury celebrates Tridentine Mass at Dome of Home

Posted on May 4, 2014 by

Today the Rt. Rev. Mark Davies, Bishop of Shrewsbury celebrated his first public Tridentine Mass and administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to a group of candidates at the Dome of Home. The liturgy at the landmark church of Ss Peter, … Continue reading →

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New Personal Parish of Blessed John Henry Newman, Melbourne

Posted on March 27, 2014 by

Tomorrow, 28 March 2014, will mark the canonical establishing of the Personal Parish of Blessed John Henry Newman in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia. The parish will serve all those in the Archdiocese, which is Australia’s largest, wishing to worship in the … Continue reading →

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A fine word

Posted on February 11, 2014 by

The Holy Father had something good and important to say yesterday: When we celebrate the Mass, we don’t accomplish a representation of the Last Supper: no, it is not a representation. It is something else: it is the Last Supper … Continue reading →

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Lectio Divina: 1st Sunday of Advent, Year A

Posted on December 1, 2013 by

The Fall of the Damned – Bosch, Venice With Open Eyes, Astonished and New Paris, November 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) Monsignor Francesco Follo 1) Vigilance and discernment In the Canticle of the Sun (recited in the liturgy of the Hours during … Continue reading →

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A perspective on Franciscan humility in the liturgy

Posted on October 16, 2013 by

English Catholic recently posted this brilliant short piece on his blog: I am so fortunate to live in Hong Kong to be able to worship at a church where they have an unusually humble and inclusive form of liturgy at Mass.  There has … Continue reading →

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Lectio Divina: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

Posted on October 6, 2013 by

[text] Faith Is Light Paris, October 04, 2013 (Zenit.org) Monsignor Francesco Follo 1) A question of quality not quantity This Sunday’s Word of God reveals that what the missionaries announce has two basic features: perseverance and humility. Jesus clearly points … Continue reading →

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