A Dialogue on Liturgy in Latin: Obscurantism or Opportunity?
People were more than capable of praying the Mass without having to follow along word-for-word.
The “Mappa Mundi”: the Unique Latin Immersion Program at Wyoming Catholic
Latin classes at WCC are actually taught in Latin, using the “immersion method,” so pupils learn to interact and communicate in Latin.
“Thou art Peter”: a Roman Tradition of Sacred Music
Unsurprisingly, Palestrina’s Iberian counterpart, Tomás Luis de Victoria, also has a six voice setting of this text.
Roman Trads Plead with the Holy Father to Listen
This group of ordinary faithful, young families, and fervent priests has the confident hope that its voice will not be stifled but welcomed, listened to, and taken into due consideration.
The Rise of Christian Values in Italy
Italian Reality Check As I sit in my salotto to write this in my apartment in Garbatella, the same Roman neighborhood where Giorgia Meloni was raised, outside there is some sort of political gathering. I don’t know which one of the numerous Italian parties it is, but it is a rather pathetic gathering of maybe…
The Neoclassical Grandeur of Antonio Canova
Two centuries ago, on the morning of October 13, 1822, in Venice “died a sublime Christian” the artist for whose work “the sculpture came out renewed”, as we read on the memorial tablet placed on the door of his Roman studio: Antonio Canova.[1] He was born 65 years earlier, on November 1, 1757 in Possagno,…
What is Romanitas?
Why did Our Lord become incarnate at the dawn of the Roman Empire under Caesar Augustus? Why is the Roman tongue essential to the liturgy and western civilisation? The answer to both these questions is Romanitas. At OnePeterFive, we have been blessed to work with Vincenzo Randazzo in Rome, as both correspondent to news from Rome…
Roman Trads and the Traditional Toleration of Demons
In 382 the Roman emperor Gratian made a pretty extreme decision which would offend a sizable portion of the Roman populace. He removed the altar of Victory from the Roman senate. Moved by the preaching of St. Ambrose of Milan, he risked losing the favor of pagans by going with the signs of the times.…
The SSPX and Triduum in Rome
After the enemies of Trent and the Tridentine Mass – Andrea Grillo and other unknown forces – caused the Holy Father to abrogate himself on the Latin Mass with Traditionis Custodes, the Cardinal Vicar of Rome confirmed in October of 2021 that the Triduum would not be allowed in the city of Rome according to…
Ukrainian Catholics in Rome
Interview with Fr. Taras Ostafiiv Pastor of the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus of the Ukrainians Tuesday, March 15, 2022 Rome, Italy Vincenzo Randazzo: Father, Can you tell us something about your vocation? How did you get here to Rome? Father Taras Ostafiiv: I was born in Ukraine, as a child I felt…
Where is the Latin Mass in Rome?
Editor’s note: here we present Romanitas, a series led by Vincenzo Randazzo from Rome. Romanitas will explore Catholic culture from the city of Rome with historical and contemporary commentary. Mr. Randazzo has already written about the Roman attitude toward their bishop, the pope. Here Randazzo shares about three locations for the Latin Mass in Rome.
