Category: Liturgical Texts

Salve, Festa Dies

20 April 2014

It is the custom in some monasteries to go round the cloister, singing the Salve, Festa Dies, in procession before Lauds on Easter morning. Many...

The only spotless priest without sin

27 February 2014

The Proper Mass of the Feast of Reparation for Offenses Committed Against the Most Holy Sacrament (Thursday after Sexagesima) contains the following beautiful Preface: It...

Ut perfectam disciplinam teneamus in Christo

12 February 2014

A Soldier Turned Monk Today is the feast of Saint Benedict of Aniane (745-821). Under the patronage of Louis the Pious (778-840), Benedict of Aniane,...

Dulcis Iesu Memoria

4 January 2014

Painting of the Child Jesus with a crown of flowers by Carlo Dolci (1616-1686) Over forty years ago, when I was taking my first steps...

Te Deum Laudamus

10 June 2013

We were feeling the need for a more rhythmic and chant-worthy rendering of the Te Deum in English. Certain emphatic repetitions were deemed necessary. This...

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