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Sadness at Christmas
I don’t know about you who are reading this posting, but I often find a great sadness in Christmas in the midst of merry-making, rich food, presents and our efforts to celebrate the real Christmas in our liturgies, devotions and … Continue reading
A Year Passes
I note that some readers have been looking at posts I wrote a year ago on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day. You can look in the archives of this blog. Re-reading the posts, we were all in … Continue reading
Merrie Christmass
I convey my Christmas greeting to all those to whom I have not been able to write individually. May this feast of the Nativity renew the joy and hope of Christ in us all. All hosts, above, beneath, Sing the … Continue reading
Beautiful Article on the O Antiphons
The Great Antiphons… I am very heartened to see Patricius’ blog re-activating. May the flower continue to open! Today in the Use of Sarum is the last one (since we sing O Sapientia on 16th December instead of the 17th … Continue reading
And a parish came back in from the cold…
A link was given by a kind soul in a comment on the Orthodox Blow-Out Department. It is worthy of note here. In brief, a continuing Anglican parish that joined the Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia has returned to continuing … Continue reading
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Reno Erat Rudolphus, Nasum Rubrum Habebat
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was written in the twelfth century by a monk of the Abbey of Melk. Or was it? Your guess is as good as mine. I found it on Facebook.
Does the Liturgy ever Exist in a Natural State?
On reading Dale’s comment in my previous posting asking me whether I would develop my response to Rubricarius as a full posting, I gave the matter thought. The question is really how the liturgy “lives” in the life of the … Continue reading
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The Golden Mass
Ember Wednesday of Advent comes up tomorrow. In the middle-ages, it was usually the custom to transfer feasts away from Rorate Wednesday. John XXIII happily restored the predominance of the Advent Ember Days in 1961, but they were done away … Continue reading
Old English Catholic Blog
I have had an enquiry about my old English Catholic blog which I deleted in the thick of the Ordinariate polemics. It no longer exists on WordPress or anywhere else. I saved the material to my hard disk prior to … Continue reading
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Signs of New Life
I am not a professional journalist, but as one who enjoys writing in my native language, I recognise talent when I read it. I refer to the young author of Liturgia Causa who lives in the south-east of England. Suburban … Continue reading
The Blue Flower 