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Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick
More on the Late Archbishop Hepworth
I found the following text on Facebook in a group aligned with the Ordinariate. I reproduce it without any comment or opinion from myself: * * * Mgr John Broadhurst has sent this to the Portal. We post it here … Continue reading
O Thoma Didime
O Thomas Didymus, through Christ whom thou didst merit to touch, we beseech thee with sublime prayers assist us that we may not be condemned with the wicked at the coming of the Judge. O King of the Nations, and … Continue reading
O Oriens
O Oriens December 20th – O Oriens O Day-Spring, radiant everlasting Light, and Sun of Righteousness: Come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death. Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933), Mit Ernst, O Menschenkinder, Op. 65
A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols Hymn: Once in royal David’s city. English Hymnal no. 605 The Bidding Prayer Organ: J.S. Bach, Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt. BWV 637 Lesson 1 Organ: J.S. Bach, Es ist das Heil … Continue reading
O Clavis David
O Key of David, and Sceptre of the house of Israel; who openest and no one shutteth, who shuttest and no one openeth: come and bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness … Continue reading
Fourth Sunday of Advent
We have the “Rejoice in the Lord alway” Epistle on this Sunday in the Use of Sarum, which might be a surprise to those who are used to the Roman rite. Which is right, Sarum or Rome? It needs a … Continue reading
And on it goes…
There is a new article in Rorate Caeli about Pope Francis’ determination to force the traditionalist institutes to conform to the new liturgy or face canonical sanctions forcing them to close. Maybe I should take a nihilistic attitude and say … Continue reading
O Adonay and O Radix Jesse
I forgot to post yesterday’s O antiphon devotion, so it is here. O Lord and Ruler of the house of Israel, who didst appear to Moses in a burning bush, and didst give him the law on Sinai: Come and … Continue reading
Young Organists
This is Richard McWeigh, an English cathedral musician who is popularising organ music and a simple spirituality on YouTube. We are blessed by modern technology in giving us the Hauptwerk organ, recordings of each note and each stop of a … Continue reading
O Sapientia 2021
I am doing a series of Advents devotions based on the great “O” antiphons from the Sarum Office. O Wisdom, who didst issue out of the mouth of the most High, and dost reach from one end of the world … Continue reading
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