Daily Archives: 21 December 2008

REVIEW: St. John Cantius (Chicago) TLM – Missa Cantata – instructional DVD

Posted on 21 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I received in the mail a new instructional DVD for a TLM, Missa Cantata, prepared by the excellent Canons of St. John Cantius in Chicago. 
I went through it and it was a treat.
First, St. John’s is a … Continue reading →

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Angola greetings!

Posted on 21 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A shout out to the person logging in from Angola! 

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A solstice analemma

Posted on 21 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From Astronomy Picture of the Day… fascinating…
Analemma Over the Porch of Maidens Credit & Copyright: Anthony Ayiomamitis (TWAN)
Explanation: If you took a picture of the Sun at the … Continue reading →

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Don’t forget to

Posted on 21 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

… tweet.
@fatherz

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Snowy Sabine Scene

Posted on 21 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I was pretty much snowed in at the Sabine Farm today. 
But yesterday the FedEx guy could still get in easily.

He brought Edmund Campion by Evelyn Waugh and The Priests a CD of music sung by, well, priests.  These are … Continue reading →

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PODCAzT 77: An Advent hymn dissected “Vox clara”, with digressions

Posted on 21 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

 
I decided during Advent to drill into the hymns in the Liturgia Horarum.  We continue our drilling with the hymn for the Office of Lauds or "Morning Prayer" in the post-Conciliar Liturgia Horarum called Vox clara ecce intonat, … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: kissing the ring of a bishop

Posted on 21 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I am a daily reader of your blog and have learned a number of things over the last few months.  So, thank you.  However, I have a question… I am planning on attending the installation of Msgr. Barry Knestout … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS – 21 December – O Oriens

Posted on 21 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

We continue our look at the O Antiphons.
LATIN: O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol iustitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris et umbra mortis.
ENGLISH: O dawn of the east, brightness of light eternal, and … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS – 4th Sunday of Advent (2002MR)

Posted on 21 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today’s Collect is the Post-communion of the Feast of the Annunciation (25 March) in the 1962MR. Most of you who recite the Angelus know this prayer. 
This time we also get the WDTPRS version since we want to know what … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS 4th Sunday of Advent 1962MR

Posted on 21 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

What Does the Prayer Really Say?   4th Sunday of Advent – Roman Station: Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles
COLLECT (1962MR):Excita, quaesumus, Domine,potentiam tuam, et veni: et magna nobis virtute succurre; ut, per auxilium gratiae tuae, quod nostra peccata praepediunt, indulgentia … Continue reading →

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