Daily Archives: 21 December 2008

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

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 beautiful … Read More

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Angola greetings!

A shout out to the person logging in from Angola! 

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A solstice analemma

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 same time each day, would it remain in the same … Read More

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Don’t forget to

… tweet. @fatherz

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Snowy Sabine Scene

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 … Read More

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

  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, with … Read More

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QUAERITUR: kissing the ring of a bishop

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 … Read More

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WDTPRS – 4th Sunday of Advent (2002MR)

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 … Read More

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WDTPRS 4th Sunday of Advent 1962MR

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, … Read More

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