“That they may become perfectly one…” —John 17:23 The ancient form of the Roman liturgy—that masterwork of the Holy Spirit by the hands of the saints—is once again targeted for extinction. Understandably, more than a few traditionalists are giving vent …
Category: Liturgy
Litany of Saints Killed While Offering or Assisting at the Sacred Liturgy
I always think about the days right after Christmas: the feast of the first martyr, St. Stephen, stoned to death by the Jews; the feast of St. John the Apostle, who, though he did not die a martyr, was submerged …
Desperate Defenders of Novelty and the Eventual Triumph of Tradition
Today—and it has already been thus for some years—the intellectual firepower, not to mention the virtue of basic honesty when it comes to Church history and dogmatic theology, is all on the side of traditional Catholic writers. If one wishes …
The Consolation of the Latin Mass in a Foreign Land
In the forthcoming English translation of a new book-length interview with Bishop Athanasius Schneider, The Springtime that Never Came (due out from Sophia Institute Press in Spring or, latest, Summer 2022), Polish journalist Pawel Lisicki muses in the introduction about …
The Latin Mass as Intangible Cultural Heritage
Against the contempt shown in recent decades—and even more, in recent months—toward Catholic tradition, one does not make progress with pacific words, protestations of loyalty, or the wringing of hands. As if the powerlessness of the lowly were not already …
Bishop Conley to Celebrate Pontifical Rorate Mass
On Saturday, December 11, at 6:30 AM at the UNL Newman Center, Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska will offer a Pontifical Solemn High Rorate Mass at the throne. This is the fifth consecutive year that a Solemn Rorate Mass …
“Breathing the Air of the Sacred”: Music and the Liturgy
The Church, acknowledging that man is not merely an intellectual being who can subsist on thoughts alone but a creature who approaches reality through his senses, has always emphasized the importance of incorporating sense-perceptible signs into her acts of worship. …
The Illustrated Liturgical Year for Families
It takes saints to make saints. The liturgical year of the Church is filled with quite literally a priceless array of treasures that are all oriented to make it easier for us to get to Heaven. The commemorations of the …
The Saints and Martyrs Reign from our Altars
The Catholic Church celebrates the memory of all her saints in her liturgy today. Besides feast days such as this, the Church also honours the saints in several other ways in the liturgy. Anyone with an understanding of the distinction …
Angels: Fellow Worshipers in the Liturgy of Heaven
Like all ancient liturgical rites of the Church, the traditional Roman rite of Mass—especially if one includes the Asperges me and the Leonine prayer to St. Michael—is full of references and allusions to the holy angels, and more than that, …