Mass for the Election of a Pope
Few Masses are rarer for the schola to sing than the Missa pro Eligendo Pontifice,the Mass for choosing a Pope, though we joke sometimes that...
The Joy of the Sons of the Resurrection: Blessed Schuster on Easter
The following text was originally written for Easter Sunday, but serves as a fitting meditation for the entire season of Paschaltide. Easter Sunday1 Station at...
Blessed Schuster’s Daily Thoughts on the Rule: Ember Friday in Lent
Ember Friday of Lent Station at the Holy Apostles The Pool of the Sheep 1. The station is at the Apostoleion [Basilica of the Apostles]...
Salva Nos: Perimus (Save us, we perish!)
Christ Calms the Storm The Mass propers for today are taken from the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. When Easter is early, these propers are moved...
Brother Maurus, run fast!
Maurus Rescues Placid from the Waters In Chapter VII of the Second Book of the Dialogues, Saint Gregory the Great recounts the most famous episode...