Tag Archives: Liturgy

The Chalice on its Side

Posted on Sunday, 11 September, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Courtesy of Fr Allan Barton on Facebook, this is a fascinating image of the Mass in the early sixteenth century. I assume this is a Mass in England and the Sarum Use or a similar diocesan usage. I assume the … Continue reading →

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Updating my Website

Posted on Saturday, 10 September, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

My website, now renamed As the Sun in its Orb – in fact a former title of this blog, has laid dormant and on “hard standing” like a boat out of water for quite a long time. I have given the … Continue reading →

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An Opportunity

Posted on Friday, 19 August, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Whilst on holiday by the sea (yes, enjoying the sailing) on the Contentin peninsular, on a nice quiet campsite with a wi-fi connection, I have been reading a number of articles on the theme of liturgical situation in the Roman … Continue reading →

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Liturgists and Terrorists

Posted on Wednesday, 20 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It’s an old quip: the difference between a terrorist and a liturgist. You can negotiate with a terrorist – unless he cuts your throat with a knife or blows you up with a bomb shouting the middle-eastern equivalent of Heil … Continue reading →

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A Basket of Crabs

Posted on Tuesday, 19 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Un panier de crabes doesn’t mean very much in English, but I was appalled on reading The Sacra Liturgia Conference has set the cause of the Reform of the Reform back by 20 years. That may not be a bad … Continue reading →

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Eastward position back in the news

Posted on Monday, 18 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I don’t look at Roman Catholic news very often these days, so I go from hat tips coming from Dr Willam Tighe and Fr Hunwicke. On Orientophobia: Coming out of the Liturgical Closet. Update: Who’s Afraid of Ad Orientem? We … Continue reading →

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Low Mass

Posted on Thursday, 9 June, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I found A liturgical abuse… very interesting on my old friend’s blog. As usual, Patrick is a tad categorical. He sees it from the point of view of a layman, and myself from the point of view of a priest … Continue reading →

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Pisser dans un Violon

Posted on Wednesday, 1 June, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The French expression conjures up a repugnant image of someone urinating into a violin. An earlier form of the expression conveyed the idea of blowing air into this stringed instrument, something that would not make the violin play music either. … Continue reading →

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Let there be light!

Posted on Tuesday, 26 April, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

My Bishop’s loyal companion Roy Hipkiss took quite a few photos with his smart phone, and this is quite a mysterious one. I appear to be holding a luminous orb! I seem to be quite intent on something. The direction … Continue reading →

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Bootleg Liturgy under Prohibition

Posted on Thursday, 7 April, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I couldn’t resist the temptation, since I have been offering reflections on drugs, addiction and prohibition. I can almost imaging the cops in some American village descending on a church and demanding to see what books are on the altar … Continue reading →

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