The Musical Symphony of a Papal Encyclical
Darius Milhaud described himself as “a Frenchman from Provence, and by religion a Jew."
History of Paschaltide
St. Gregory of Tours tells us of a Font, which existed even then, in a church of Andalusia, in a place called Osen, and whereby God miraculously certified to His people the true day of Easter.
Easter Sunday: Azymoi!
Our task this year is to look at the first reading of Holy Mass in the Vetus Ordo, usually from one of the Epistles and most commonly from a Pauline Epistle. For Easter Sunday we have a brief reading – not surprising after the last few super-charged liturgical marathon days – from the Apostle to…
Mary: His Last Gift to Us
Listen how she says to you from the foot of the Cross, where she is sorrowfully attending the last agonies of her dying Son, “Behold, I am your Mother.”
He Continues His Passion Rather than Remove His Presence
Our Lord would rather continue His Passion on earth – by the sacrileges He suffers in the Most Blessed Sacrament – than remove His true presence from among His faithful.
Holy Music for Holy Week
Not singing Popule meus or Crux fidelis on Good Friday has not contributed to edifying anyone, on the contrary, the faithful have been deprived of a great spiritual treasure.
The Wisdom of the Church and Her Understanding of Man
God made us for this end, that we could be joined to Him in a love freely willed and freely enjoyed, a vision of Him who is our Sovereign Lord, our divine Spouse. God created man in order to divinize him.
Latin Mass Families Face Triduum Restrictions
Hopefully, more will take the route of Holy Job 'the Lord giveth the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord’ and other examples of saints who had Holy Mother Church punish their children whether justly or unjustly.
Our Ukrainian Brethren: Fighting on All Fronts
Patriarch Sviatoslav is the Head of the largest Byzantine Church in Communion with Rome. He was elected when he was only forty years old, making him one of the youngest primates in the Catholic Church to lead a sui iuris Church at that time.
What is the Roman Forum?
What altered this original goal was the Roman Forum’s decision to criticize the Missal of 1970 and work for the defense and restoration of the Traditional Roman Liturgy.
My Story: the Latin Mass in Bishop Barron’s Diocese
Bishop Barron’s critique of “easy familiarity” – in a forward to a book about the Latin Mass – was exactly what I had experienced in my life.
