The Forgotten Customs of the Sacred Heart
I fear everything from my own wickedness and frailty, but I hope for all things from Thy goodness and bounty.
The Lost Corpus Christi Octave
"The mystery of the Eucharist is too great to be celebrated in a single day."
Forgotten Customs of the Octave of Pentecost
The Forgotten, Yet Ancient Vigil of Pentecost The Feast of Pentecost (i.e., White Sunday) is one of the principal feasts in the life of the Church. After Pentecost Sunday and its Octave, we will conclude Pascaltide and begin the Season after Pentecost. Consequently, the Vigil of Pentecost has been a day of required fasting and…
Forgotten Customs of Ascensiontide
Ascensiontide As the Forgotten End of Pascaltide The total length of Paschaltide from Easter Sunday to the end of Whitsuntide is fifty-six days inclusive. In this way, Holy Mother Church shows us the joy of Easter has eclipsed the time of penance of Lent. Ascentiontide lasts for 10 days and is part of the Pascal…
Forgotten Customs of Rogation Days
How many Catholics understand what is meant by the greater or lesser litanies, or by the expression “the Rogations” – clergy included?
The Pre-55 May Miracles Suppressed
The 1962 Missal suppressed various feast days about miracles.
The Pre-55 Paschal Feast of St. Joseph
Instituted by Pope Pius IX in 1847.
Forgotten Customs of the Easter Octave and Eastertide
Easter itself is an 8-day celebration, and even after the Octave concludes on Low Sunday, the Easter Season lasts for a total of fifty days until the completion of Ascensiontide and the celebration of Pentecost Sunday. This period of time, especially for the Octave of Easter, is enriched with many rich customs all expressing the…
The 1955 Holy Week Reform: a Summary
Holy Week became the testing ground for a new liturgical methodology.
Forgotten Customs of St. Joseph
"I never knew any one who was particularly devout to him, that did not continually advance more and more in virtue."
The Vigils of the Apostles: Apostolic Watchfulness and Penitential Preparation
The Vigil of St. Matthias reinforced a crucial ecclesiological truth.
