What Does The Prayer Really Say?
W D T P R S

It is really interesting looking to see where people are when they visit the blog.

Here is a screen shot.

 

 

How the XXXX do you get off a e-mail reply list in Outlook!?

Some people … some of YOU.... put me on mass e-mailings and then I receive every single reply anyone makes…

And I now want to KILL someone.

I am tempted to lock every person on the latest note out of the blog.

GRRRRR

St. Augustine: from a Christmas sermon -  on the harmony between Matthew and Luke on the Lord’s genealogy:

And so, whatever else there is to be said regarding these hidden treasures among God’s mysteries, this is for others who are more diligent and more worthy than we, to bring out.  At all events, we have spoken on this subject to the best of our ability, as the Lord assisted us and inspired us, and as the limitations of time permitted us.  If there be anyone among you who has a profounder grasp of this, let him knock at the door of Him from whom we, too, receive what we are able to grasp, what we are able to say.  But this do keep in mind before all else – you must not lose your composure over matters in Sacred Scripture which you do not yet understand; and when you do understand them, you must not feel conceit.  What you do not understand, threat with reverence and be patient; and what you do understand cherish and keep.  (s. 51.35)

From rogueclassicism this day in history

ante diem iii idus decembres

Agonalia—the fourth and final occurrence of this festival in the Roman calendar; like all instances, the Rex Sacrorum would sacrifice a ram in the Regia, but on this occasion, the sacrifice was apparently in honour of Sol Indiges.

Septimontium—a somewhat obscure festival apparently originally only celebrated by the ‘montani’ (i.e. the ‘hill-dwellers’) which involved sacrifices on each of Rome’s seven hills.

287—martyrdom of Fuscian (and others)

302—martyrdom of Pontian

 

Sol Indiges was the forerunner of Sol Invictus.

Our friend John Sonnen of Orbis Catholicus has a great photo of the infulae of Card. Comastri’s miter.  The pianeta ain’t bad either.

We continue our Advent journey through the prayers for Holy Mass.

Today’s Super oblata is the same as that used on Mondays and Thursdays throughout.

SUPER OBLATA (2002MR)
Suscipe, quaesumus, Domine, munera
quae de tuis offerimus collata beneficiis,
et, quod nostrae devotioni concedis effici temporali,
tuae nobis fiat praemium redemptionis aeternae.

This prayer is in the ancient Veronese Sacramentary amongst prayers for the month of July though that version shows a variation in devotionis … temporalis.  Also, and this is interesting, it ends with
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P F E SP (with lines over the letters), ....

You can find our examination and the answer to the puzzle of "P F E SP" here.

The ADVENT WDTPRS page is here.
 

Ambrosian Rite in Legnano:  Check out more at Rinascimento Sacro.

Domenica 14 Dicembre 2008, alle ore 17.00

Chiesa di San Ceccardo
Carrara

SANTA MESSA NELLA FORMA STRAORDINARIA

Celebra il M. Rev. Prof.
Don PIERO CANTONI
Parroco di San Ceccardo

I am just starting to dig into the Holy Fathers Message for the World Day for Peace, just released.

His very first message, for the 39th World Day of Peace 2006 was, I maintain, one of the most important documents of Pope Benedict’s pontificate… for understanding his vision.

This Twitter thing is still a bit of a mystery to me.  In the last week I have some 70 additional followers. 

Does anyone out there use Twitter very much or have observations about it?

What applications does it have?

I was looking for a way to let people know in a timely manner when there were new blog posts, etc, so I thought I would give it a try.

@fatherz

Does anyone know of any places/houses, etc., where really good retreats are offered for women?  Women only?

Watch how this escalates.

From a reader:

I happened upon this website providentially and am impressed with the efforts of this musician. He is doing what many more liturgical musicians should be doing: composing new music that conforms to the spirit of the liturgy and is beautiful. He is very generous too, as he gave me some advice for my own efforts at liturgical composition. Could you give him a boost? Thank you and God bless you, Father.

The composer is Nicholas Wilton.  He is in the UK.

Check it out by clicking here.  Try the music samples.

Frankly, I’d like his CD!

Here is one piece called Ave in aeternum:



We must foster new sacred music, new compositions for your living Church’s worship.

Progress… growth… in continuity.

It is important that people have exposure to the older form of Mass celebrated well.

From a reader:

Hi Father,

So my wife and I went to our first TLM this last week at the TLM community here in Pittsburgh just to "see what it was about" (we moved up recently and have wanted to go for a while).  She blogged on her experience/thoughts and I thought you might enjoy reading them (she does not know your blog [WHAT?!?   o{];¬)   ] but I am a faithful reader and know you like this sort of thing).  ["this sort of thing…." hmmm…. okay… let’s move on…] We’re both fairly recent converts to Catholicism and don’t know much about liturgy, but I thought it was neat how she picked up on a lot of the points you’ve made about the TLM without looking for them….Maybe we’ve found a home…

Thanks,
Bryan S.

Going to Latin Mass  (http://www.joggermom.blogspot.com/)

I got to smell some incense on Sunday- we went to our first Latin Mass. I’d have to go several more times to begin to feel like I’m picking it up and to unpack my impressions, but here’s what I noticed was different. I’d also like to know why these things are not done anymore... [YES!  That’s the perfect question at this point.]

•    The prayers were stunning in their portrayal of God’s holiness and the egregiousness of our sin (an English translation was provided) – definitely not of the ‘Jesus is my best buddy’ variety [Yah… a stark contrast, that, for many people.]
•    There was a line for confession during Mass. I think the priest stopped hearing confessions right before the Eucharist
•    We received the Eucharist on the tongue while kneeling
•    Almost all the women wore chapel veils
•    No ‘passing of the peace’
•    Choir was men only
•    Less music
•    Less scripture read

[These things can be done in the Novus Ordo also, with the possible exception of the number of readings.  Say the Black Do the Red, after all.]

Throughout the Mass, I couldn’t help but think about how God is a mystery and the ways of heaven are mysterious.  [If she doesn’t know WDTPRS, she is doing a darn good imitation.  Liturgical worship must lead to an encounter with mystery.  That’s the whole point.] Maybe that was just me drawing a parallel between not being able to understand what the priest was saying, but it’s still the dominate impression I have of the Latin Mass as I think back on it now. After going to this Mass, I’d like to know more about why the liturgy was changed. [As you study this, you might get a little angry.  So many of the things that were done in the name of the reforms required by the Second Vatican Council really had little or nothing to do with the actual reforms required.  The Consilium and its…. staff… went far beyong their mandate and the exagerated "spirit of Vatican II"... spirit of discontinuity did untold damage.  All so sad.] I can understand why making the switch from Latin to English seemed important, but the other changes?  [The Council Fathers explicitly stated that nothing was to be chnaged unless it was truly for the good of the Catholic people.  That was ignored, to our tragic loss.] It felt appropriate to kneel for the Eucharist and the prayers were beautiful and true. It seems odd that people decided these things were no longer useful for Catholics. I know very little about liturgy, but I think I can see why people would cringe over some of the changes.

Very perspicacious.  Very interesting.

Bon voyage!  The more you drill into this whole other dimension of your Catholic heritage the more you will want to know.

As a convert, I had the experience of discovery.  I recall the powerful moment of comprehension that when I became a Catholic all of "this sort of thing", ... the music, the liturgy, the lives of saints, the art, the architecture, suddenly became mine.  It was my inheritance.  My patrimony. 

And then I saw with crystal clarity that some people had conspired to take it away from me, to insult both me and my "new" Catholic forebears by running it down and working to destroy it.

Remember, dear readers, whether you are personally into "this sort of thing" or not, the TLM, and everything that grew with it and from it through the centuries is yours.  This is your patrimony.  This is the greater share of the foundation of your Catholic identity even if you have never heard of it. 

You cannot be more fully Catholic until you have also come to know this dimension of who you are.

It is out there waiting for you to take possession of it.

Some will try to keep it from you or run it and you down for wanting even to know it.  Others are working to put it into your hands, heads and hearts… where it belongs.

After all…. it is yours.

From the Philippines we have this news.

This brings to all the good news that WORD Communicators Apostolate, Inc., an N.G.O. Catholic apostolate in media registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission {S.E.C.}, has finally received approval from National Broadcasting Network {N.B.N.} of its proposal to have the Christmas Midnight Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) celebration at St. Jerome Emiliani and Sta. Susana Church telecast live. 

WORD Communicators Apostolate, Inc. (WORDCOM) is an accredited program provider for TV Maria, the first Filipino Catholic TV channel. 
 
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The celebration envisioned for the live telecast will bring together celebrants and servers from the parishes in Metro Manila currently celebrating the TLM regularly, to participate in the celebration of a Solemn High Mass with the Rev. Fr. Grato Germanetto, C.R.S., parish priest of St. Jerome Emiliani and Sta. Susana as main priest-celebrant.  The assignment for deacon and sub-deacon are still being finalized. 
 
The MCs will be Bro. Mark Bunag and Gerald Cenir from the Parish of the Lord of Divine Mercy (PLDM) at Sikatuna Village, Q.C.,  Thurifer and acolytes will be the senior altar servers of SJESS.  Torch bearers will be the junior and senior altar servers from SJESS and PLDM..  Liturgical music will be provided by the Van De Steen Chorale whose members are alumni of the Manila Cathedral Boys? Choir.  The live telecast is envisioned to be educational & informational for the Filipino Catholic Faithful (both lay and clergy). 

The celebration of the TLM in SJESS and PLDM  fulfills the instructions of Pope Benedict XVI in his Motu Proprio, Summorum Pontificum, to have the Traditional Latin Mass available to the Catholic Faithful who wish to worship in this rite.  To date, the celebration in the parishes mentioned have developed a following among the Filipino youth as well as among those who grew up worshipping in the rite as students in the 40s, 50s and 60s.  The live telecast will provide visual images to those who have not yet participated in a TLM celebration.  Hopefully we are able to provide liturgical insights and a historical background on the TLM prior to the telecast (this will be arranged). 

The live telecast will provide those involved in the propagation of the TLM, a promotional tool which can be viewed live on TV by thousands, if not millions, of Filipinos locally, and hopefully worldwide.  As Fr. Grato always reminds us, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass should be a uniting bond among the Catholic Faithful.  This event provides all of us working for the propagation of TLM celebrations, an opportunity to unite in bringing this event to a success and in fulfillment of our common vision.  All for God?s glory!!