Monthly Archives: February 2012

Lenten Array

Posted on Friday, 10 February, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Lent is almost upon us, as we approach Sexagesima, which means that Ash Wednesday is only a week and a half away. Churches of the Roman rite only veil the statues and icons from Passion Sunday. We in the Sarum … Continue reading →

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Sarum Low Mass, how to celebrate it

Posted on Friday, 10 February, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It is following the enquiry of a priest that I give more details of how I celebrate Low Mass according to the Use of Sarum. The rubrics are generally clear and easy to follow, but there are some points where … Continue reading →

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Local French Rites

Posted on Friday, 10 February, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is a reposting and slight amendment of an article on the English Catholic, but which now has pride of place on a blog with the theme of local liturgies and “Northern Catholicism”. The Use of Sarum is largely based … Continue reading →

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The Use of Nidaros

Posted on Thursday, 9 February, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Sean Finnegan, the English Roman Catholic priest known for having celebrated Sarum Masses in Merton College chapel in the 1990’s, has produced a posting on his blog on The Use of Nidaros. This is the pre-Reformation Norwegian use, which … Continue reading →

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Rome and Romanticism

Posted on Wednesday, 8 February, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

With a biretta tip to the Young Fogey, I recommend this interesting reflection from someone who obviously knows something about history. I have already addressed this theme in For a New Romantic Movement and this article takes things a little … Continue reading →

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Kind words from Sweden

Posted on Tuesday, 7 February, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Nordisk-Katolska Kyrkan has just published a very kind article on my coverage of the reception of the Order of Port Royal into the Nordic Catholic Church. I do not read Swedish, but Google gives me this translation which I tweak … Continue reading →

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Welcome and Growth

Posted on Monday, 6 February, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Another spiritual treasure from Deacon’s Blog. This is from Bishop Thaddeus Peplowski of the Buffalo-Pittsburgh Diocese in Acts: New Hope – New Vision – New Growth. This is from an old article, 18th February 2011, but who could not be … Continue reading →

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Solidarity

Posted on Monday, 6 February, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I am deeply moved by this article by Deacon Jim of the Polish National Catholic Church who has a fine and spiritually-inspiring blog, Deacon’s Blog. Last July, the PNCC prepared to consecrate Father Roald Flemstad as the first Bishop of … Continue reading →

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The Order of Port Royal and St Severin’s Abbey

Posted on Thursday, 2 February, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

On Sunday, 22nd January 2012, the Abbot of a monastic community in Germany, Dom Klaus Schlapps, was received into full communion with the Nordic Catholic Church. The community, now indirectly a member of the Union of Scranton, is the Abbey … Continue reading →

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