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The First Perseverance of Bros. Dunstan and Alistair MONKS AND MERMAIDS (A BENEDICTINE BLOG) - May 10, 2013 ... the abbot an opportunity to say publicly one or two things that might be helpful for you. It also gives him the chance to point out any weaknesses or errors he and the Community might have seen in your observance and lifestyle. I remember when I was a novice what Abbot Robert told us at our First Perseverance. There were four of us, one of whom left after Simple Profession and sadly died very young. He emphasised the importance of working together and of never leaving the sacristy, the church, ...http://fatherdavidbirdosb.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-perseverance-of-br-dunstan-nelson.html
Former OFM General Minister to US Sisters: 'Keep Hope' NCR Online A FRIAR'S LIFE - May 8, 2013 ... Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), which represents about 80 percent of some 57,000 U.S. sisters. Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, the head of Rodriguez's new Vatican office, told the approximately 800 sisters gathered for the international meeting Sunday that the doctrinal congregation never consulted him on its investigation of LCWR and said the lack of communication caused him "much pain." In his interview Tuesday, Rodriguez also spoke on the status of ...http://afriarslife.blogspot.com/2013/05/former-ofm-general-minister-to-us.html
Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 5.3: The Reconciliation of a Cemetery (1595 & 1961 NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT - May 2, 2013 ... 1961 revision of the Pontifical, the color of the vestments worn by the bishop and major ministers is changed from white to violet. The bishop wears the mitre called "auryphrigiata" in Latin, the less ornate kind used in Advent and Lent, rather than the simple mitre with no ornamentation. Holy water is blessed before the ceremony, not within it. A faldstool is placed in the middle of the cemetery for no reason at all, since it is not used. The rubrics presume a large cross is set up in the ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewLiturgicalMovement/~3/KFhUTozvMmU/compendium-of-1961-revision-of.html
Marathon to the Monastery: One Young Woman's Quest for a Vocation CATHOLICMOM.COM - April 26, 2013 ... of prayer with the young Norbertines before I realized I was finally home. The view of the 26 fully-habited nuns as they chanted the Divine Office from behind a screened window blew me away, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass celebrated by a Norbertine priest was like a symphony of adoration. The ancient traditions preserved within the walls of this enclosure elicited reverence unlike anything I'd ever experienced before. They bowed low for the "Gloria ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/HzJN2-lsklA/
Major Rogation Day 2013 A CATHOLIC LIFE - April 25, 2013 ... preceding Ascension Thursday, which are called the Minor Rogations. Traditionally, on these days, the congregation marches the boundaries of the parish, blessing every tree and stone, while chanting or reciting a Litany of Mercy, usually a Litany of the Saints" ( 1 ) Continue Reading... Prayer: "All we can do is worth nothing Unless God blesses the deed; Vainly we hope for the harvest-tide Till God gives life to the seed; Yet nearer and nearer draws the time, ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/myST/~3/FkLx-JXrtiA/major-rogation-day-2013.html
Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 5.2: The Reconciliation of a Church (1961) NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT - April 25, 2013 ... bonds of death…") is suppressed. The ceremony begins with "Deus in adjutorium" and "Gloria Patri", like the hours of the Divine Office, but without Alleluia. There follows at once the blessing of the Gregorian water , but the water may also be blessed before the ceremony. After blessing the water, or immediately after "Deus in adjutorium", the bishop begins to sprinkle the Gregorian water, starting behind the altar, then going to his ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewLiturgicalMovement/~3/hunTsLPaTMg/compendium-of-1961-revision-of_25.html
Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 5.1: The Reconciliation of a Church and Cemetery (1595 NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT - April 23, 2013 ... reconciled, or only the cemetery, the ceremony begins there; otherwise, it begins before the doors of the church. The bishop blesses water according to the usual formula of the Rituale Romanum , standing near a faldstool which is set up for him on a carpet in the middle of the cemetery, or at the doors of the church. He then intones the antiphon, "Thou shalt sprinkle me, o Lord, with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow." The choir continues ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewLiturgicalMovement/~3/taM-eqL7mYQ/compendium-of-1961-revision-of_23.html
Mary TV Daily Reflection 4/18/2013 MARY, OUR MOTHER - April 18, 2013 ... should do, how we can share what we know with others, the knowledge that through faith and through prayer anything is possible. Anything, even the life of a little girl who had less than 1 percent chance of living. And to have this beautiful 14 year old daughter, so full of love and joy! I think people lose hope and then they lose their faith. When we were going through this situation with Anna, we never lost hope, because that was all we had. All we had was hope. It led us on ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/YVVY/~3/vhQ00KcLW-Y/mary-tv-daily-reflection-4182013.html
Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 4.2: The Blessing of a Cemetery (1961) NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT - April 17, 2013 For a description of this ceremony in the Pontifical of Clement VIII, click here . In the revised blessing of a cemetery of 1961, a single cross is set up at the far end of the cemetery, opposite the entrance, instead of the traditional five crosses. The color of the vestments worn by the bishop and major ministers is changed from white to violet. The bishop wears the mitre called "auryphrigiata" in Latin, the less ornate kind used in Advent and Lent, rather than the ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewLiturgicalMovement/~3/koiPrxWyjb8/compendium-of-1961-revision-of_17.html
You Will Not Leave My Soul in Hell, nor Let Your Holy One Experience Corruption SALVE SANCTA MATER DEI - March 30, 2013 ... mourning as for an only son (Psalmody, Antiphon 1, Divine Office Holy Saturday)." "Look Well All You Peoples and See My Suffering." Good Friday Antiphon Divine Office SalveMaterDei.com, 2013 Holy Saturday begins with a mix of emotions. While a growing sense of anticipation is palpable an acute tinge of sorrow remains. Good Friday was physically and emotionally exhausting – and if celebrated deeply, it should be. By Good Friday Night ...http://salvematerdei.com/2013/03/30/you-will-not-leave-my-soul-in-hell-nor-let-your-holy-one-experience-corruption/
Papal Preacher Urges Church to Remove Barriers to the Gospel CLERICAL WHISPERS - March 29, 2013 ... extraordinary thing! This Good Friday celebrated in the Year of Faith and in the presence of the new successor of Peter, could be, if we wish, the principle of a new kind of existence," he said. "What is required," he explained, "is only that we do not hide from the presence of God, as Adam and Eve did after their sin, that we recognize our need to be justified; that we cannot justify ourselves." The papal preacher stated that acknowledging this is "the only thing that God needs in order to ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/papal-preacher-urges-church-to-remove.html
Ordinariate Chrism Mass . . . A MISCELLANY OF MUSINGS - March 26, 2013 ... into the oil that was to become the chrism, it appeared to me that the Nuncio was about to pour some into the oil of catechumens (which would have been a mistake) but was stopped by Fr James Bradley. The Nuncio said how pleased he was to be there and how much he had enjoyed the singing. He also said he hoped to be there again next year and that, having already hosted one fundraising event at the Nunciature for the Ordinariate, he hoped to do so again. He also assured people that both Benedict ...http://miscellany-of-musings.blogspot.com/2013/03/ordinariate-chrism-mass.html
Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 2.15: The Conclusion of the Dedication (1961) NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT - March 22, 2013 ... the office of St. Michael. (These antiphons were formerly sung after the grains of incense were burned on the altar, with a different arrangement of the text. The incensation of the altar was previously done as part of the anointing rite, in a manner much different from that of the Mass.) Ant. The Angel stood by the altar of the temple, having a golden thurible in his hand. Ant. Much incense was given to him, and the smoke of the incense ascended up before God. Ant. The smoke ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewLiturgicalMovement/~3/7m5r-lToYIo/compendium-of-1961-revision-of_22.html
Father Raymond J. De Souza: Pope Francis Challenges Affluent Catholic Church to Live Modestly CLERICAL WHISPERS - March 21, 2013 ... scenes have not been seen in Rome since the early days of John Paul II almost 35 years ago. At the same time as he is introducing himself to Rome and Romans to his style of being their bishop, he is also learning what it means to be pope. During the Sunday blessing from his window, he departed from his text to speak favourably about a book he had been recently reading by Cardinal Walter Kasper, a noted theologian. The new pope then caught himself, no doubt envisioning hundreds ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/father-raymond-j-de-souza-pope-francis.html
What Does Pope Francis Want to Change? Us! Millennial Journal A FRIAR'S LIFE - March 21, 2013 ... the feet of the poor. And, if the last few days are any guide, free also to set aside much of the formality and grandeur that has surrounded the papacy. Free to ride in a bus alongside his brother cardinals, free to pay his own hotel bill, to make his own phone calls, 1 to speak and preach without a text. On Saturday, Francis met with members of the media who were in Rome to cover his election. Traditionally, such meetings conclude with a papal blessing of all present — ...http://afriarslife.blogspot.com/2013/03/what-does-pope-francis-want-to-change.html
Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 2.14: The Conclusion of the Dedication (1595) NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT - March 20, 2013 The bishop now blesses grains of incense which will be burned on the altar, with the following prayer (preceded by "Domine exaudi. Dominus vobiscum. Oremus.") O Lord God Almighty, in whose presence the army of Angels stands in trembling, whose service is known to be in spirit and fire, deign Thou to regard, to + bless and to sancti + fy this creature of incense, that all illnesses, all infirmities and snares of the enemy may flee before its perfume, and be driven far away ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewLiturgicalMovement/~3/2MIVJMHNOjo/compendium-of-1961-revision-of_20.html
Imposition of the Pallium COMMUNIO - March 19, 2013 ... received. Through Christ our ...http://communio.stblogs.org/2013/03/imposition-of-the-pallium.html
Pope Stresses Simplicity, Ecumenism in Inaugural Mass Plans CLERICAL WHISPERS - March 18, 2013 ... Eastern Rite churches at the tomb of St. Peter; Proclamation of the Gospel being made in Greek, "in order to simplify the liturgy"; The pope wearing a simple new ring of office, a gold-plated silver band, recycled from one owned by Pope Paul VI's private secretary; and Adoption of the Latin phrase Miserando atque eligendo as the pope's motto, a reflection on Christ's mercy in choosing Matthew, who was a tax collector, as an apostle. The Mass, officially known as "the solemn ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/pope-stresses-simplicity-ecumenism-in.html
The Liturgical Direction of Pope Francis: A Diatribe Against the Diatribes ROMA LOCUTA EST - March 18, 2013 ... assume that Pope Francis will "come around" to the liturgical stylings of his predecessor. It is likely he will not. This pope seems to be entirely committed to simplicity in both his private and public actions. That being said, respectful conversation about liturgies, papal or otherwise, are not only appropriate, but also encouraged. Pope Benedict XVI believed firmly in a "bottom up" liturgical reform. The new liturgical movement will not be driven off course in the least by the actions of ...http://causafinitaest.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-liturgical-direction-of-pope.html
A Short Biography of "The Apostle of Ireland" for St. Patrick's Day PHAT CATHOLIC APOLOGETICS - March 17, 2013 ... Breastplate", a prayer he composed on the morning of a great victory over paganism, remains to this day a popular Catholic prayer. He is called "The Apostle of Ireland" because of his tireless evangelism in that land, and is one of the Church's greatest saints. For more about St. Patrick and the conversion of Ireland, see the following resources: New Advent: St. Patrick Patron Saints Index: Saint Patrick Saint of the Day: St. Patrick St. Patrick, Confessio St. ...http://phatcatholic.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-short-biography-of-apostle-of-ireland.html
