Tag Archives: Liturgy

Liturgical Formation

Posted on Tuesday, 16 April, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Very often in our Churches, we are concerned about our extremely limited resources even if we have the courage and ingenuity to put them to full use. In his Charge to the Synod last Saturday, our Bishop had something to … Continue reading →

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Holy Week Rites

Posted on Wednesday, 3 April, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Pontifical Mass at Notre-Dame de Paris in 1705 Preference for the pre-1955 Holy Week rites in the Roman Catholic Church is still a relatively marginal question. I have two friends in England who are particularly interested in the question and … Continue reading →

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One is better off with who in charge?

Posted on Monday, 1 April, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Not that it matters to me personally, but I am observing comments of both traditionalists and progressives about the latest news from Rome. Surely many will shun off such concerns as those of mentally unstable people or at least having … Continue reading →

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Resurrexi

Posted on Saturday, 30 March, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Resurrexi, et adhuc tecum sum, alleluia : posuisti super me manum tuam, alleluia : mirabilis facta est scientia tua, alleluia, alleluia. * * * Happy Easter, everyone!

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Sepulto Domino

Posted on Friday, 29 March, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The Easter Sepulcre * * * Estimatus sum  cum descendentibus in lacum. Factus sum sicut homo sine adjutorio, inter mortuos liber. ℣. Posuerunt me in lacu inferiori, in tenebrosis et in umbra mortis. ℟. Factus sum sicut homo sine adjutorio, … Continue reading →

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Maundy Thursday Mass

Posted on Thursday, 28 March, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Secular life is often parsimonious with the liturgy during the week. Here in France, school holidays no longer correspond with Easter but fixed dates in the spring time according to the region. Necessity brought me to celebrate the Maundy Thursday … Continue reading →

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Sarum Triduum

Posted on Thursday, 28 March, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I publish this old posting I put on The Anglo-Catholic three years ago, just in case anyone is doing Sarum this year and needs information. * * * Here are some of Fr. Sean Finnegan’s posts from his blog, Valle … Continue reading →

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The Easter Sepulcre

Posted on Monday, 25 March, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The Easter Sepulcre Ceremony This valuable page needs to be seen. The Easter Sepulcre in the Sarum Use and other medieval rites is not the same thing as the Altar of Repose in the Roman rite. It is unclear in … Continue reading →

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Washing of the Altar on Maundy Thursday

Posted on Monday, 25 March, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In the Use of Sarum, after the stripping of the altar on Maundy Thursday, we wash the altars with wine and water. There is an old article on this subject by Shawn Tribe in The New Liturgical Movement, which I reproduce … Continue reading →

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Noble Simplicity and Beauty

Posted on Sunday, 24 March, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I feel inclined to offer a few reflections on the beauty of the liturgy. I’m far from being the first, as I do little more than resume a theme of Benedict XVI: The only really effective apologia for Christianity comes … Continue reading →

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