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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
More of the Consecration of Old St. Patrick in KC
Here are a few photos of some of the more interesting moments in the rite of consecration and a couple from the Pontifical Mass and its aftermath. I’ll post and maybe add notes later.
Consecration and Pontifical Mass
We have consecrated the church. Pontifical Mass will soon begin. The consecration and Mass are over and we have spilled outside! What a ceremony and day. At the reception.
Blognic underway
People are gathering! After a tough night of blogniking… it is time for supper. Off to the Capital Grill, which I understand is good for fending off starvation.
Cistercian Missal… strange for us Romans
When clergy of a more traditional stripe get together, what do they do besides tour battlefields, have some decent meals and have some laughs? Why, they look at old missals, of course. I had the chance to look at an … Read More
BLOGNIC ALERT: Philadelphia – Thursday evening!
I believe we have locked down the time and place for the Philadelphia blognic. I can be at the Irish Pub at 20th & Walnut in the Rittenhouse Square area Thursday evening, 23 October, from 6:00-8:00 pm. Other bloggers and … Read More
REVISITED: Mount St. Mary Seminary
The other day Father Pasley of Mater Ecclesiae and I visited Mount St. Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg. I posted a few little shots from my phone, since I had internet trouble there…. par for the ecclesial course. This week in … Read More
NLM: a good post on Gregorian chant in parishes and inevitable resistance
At NLM they are taking a breather from beautiful photos for some very useful observations about something I am sure many of you have experienced. What to do when a move has been made in your parish, your community, wherever, … Read More
Processions
Recently the Canons at St. John Cantius in Chicago had a great celebration for their feast of St. John Cantius on 20 October. They offered a Latin Holy Hour, a Solemn High Mass (1962 Missale Romanum) and Solemn Vespers (1962 … Read More
1962 Missale Romanum: Vatican bestseller
The online vendor of the Vatican publisher and bookstore the Libreria Editrice Vaticana, a site called paxbook.com , has a list of its bestsellers for October 2008. Here is a glimpse: ACTUAL BESTSELLER LIST October 2008 1. Ordo. Missae … Read More
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