A short and illuminating article concerning the Last Supper and how Our Lord fulfilled the drinking of the fourth cup on the Cross. And, I might add on my own that even though it was vinegar that was given to … Continue reading
Category: Mass and the Liturgy
Younger Generation Catholics Prefer the Old Wine in New Skins
Catholic Herald, Matthew Schmitz: Last week, in a speech to Italian liturgists, Pope Francis appeared to set in stone the liturgical changes that came at the time of Vatican II. “After this magisterium, after this long journey,” he said, “we can … Continue reading
He Descended into Hell
We have entered into the drama of Holy Week. As the events of these days are each momentous, there is too little time, especially during the Triduum, to confront each of them as they are presented to us by Holy … Continue reading
Papal Nuncio Says All Bishops Should Use the Old Order of Mass
enews: Archbishop Thomas Gullickson (67), the nuncio to Switzerland and former nuncio to the Ukraine, has offered the Traditional Latin Mass three times in 2017. He writes on his blog admontemmyrrhae.blogspot.com(December 10) that this had a “positive, warming and reassuring impact” on … Continue reading
The Childslayers
When Brother Francis was teaching me Christology, he would constantly repeat something that Father Leonard Feeney often said to him. Holding an icon of the Mother and Child at the beginning of each class, he would say, “Here is the … Continue reading
A Christmas Mass by Catholic Composer, Jan Dismas Zelenka
This “Missa Nativitatis Domini” (ZWV 8) by Jan Dismas Zelenka is a lovely baroque Mass setting composed by the Bohemian master we’ve mentioned elsewhere on this site. The video embedded below is of a performance by Musica Florea, conducted by … Continue reading
The Modern Quest for Enchantment
Christmas is at last upon us. I say at last because even the most devout of Catholics, however keen on keeping Advent strictly they may be, are doubtless aware of the Yuletide decorations up in stores since mid-September. Of course … Continue reading
Grow into Spiritual Childhood this Advent
As this year’s short Advent progresses, many of us will perhaps be thinking of our Christmases as children. As one gets older, it is easy to become sentimental about Christmas past, even without the benefit of its eponymous ghost to … Continue reading
The Four Ends of the Mass as Elements of Christian Society
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is first and most importantly an act of worship of the Divine Trinity. It is the highest act of the virtue of religion, which itself is expressed most excellently in the cult of sacrifice. … Continue reading
The Ember Days of Autumn Are Here
Rorate Caeli: The equinox is coming. The Roman Church will once again remind us of the cycle of the seasons in this Ember Week in September. We re-post, for those who are not aware of it, this article first posted by … Continue reading
Pope Paul VI Himself Called the 1969 Missale Romanum the Novus Ordo Missae
I just read a post on Spirit Daily website, written by a good priest, Fr. Charles Nwora Okeke, who sadly accuses Catholics loyal to the Extraordinary Rite of Mass of “despicably” referring to the New Mass as the “Novus Ordo.” … Continue reading
As Cardinal Pacelli, Pius XII’s Warning Against Partisans of Novelties Bent On ‘Modification’ of Faith and Liturgy
Tradition in Action: In 1933 when Card. Eugenio Pacelli, the future Pius XII, was Secretary of State of Pope Pius XI, he met his friend Count Enrico Galeazzi, who became one of his close assistants. Read text here.
San Francisco Parish Has a Pastor Who Believes ‘ the Old Is Better’
Crux, Valerie Schmalz: Father Joseph Illo came to be in charge of the Star of the Sea Church in San Francisco three years ago. He has revitalized the ailing parish with his powerful commitment to traditional Catholic practices. “I was … Continue reading
Tribute to Writer Tito Casini, the Man Who Exposed Liturgical Anarchist Arch Bugnini’s ‘Strange Connections’
Rorate Caeli: So many great names of the past deserve to be remembered! So many great men and women who shaped the debate in their nations and throughout the world. We now honor the memory of a great Italian, poet and … Continue reading
The Religion of Peace
This Sunday, the first after Easter, was Low Sunday. Its Gospel comes from Saint John, who relates Jesus coming into the Upper Room on the evening of His Resurrection. The reading spans to the next Sunday, when the incredulous Saint … Continue reading
