Month: February 2013
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 32
Those who belong to the baptismal priesthood who do not assume a particular liturgical function could signify that by their clothing as well (“Sunday best”) but this is not as regulated.
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Re-Reading Sacrosanctum Concilium: Article 31
Readers may want to explore how effectively the rubrical directives for the liturgy have taken root in the prayer customs of the faithful over the last fifty years. They may also wish to consider the processes by which certain gestures arising from the people may enter the official liturgical books.
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Chant from the Abbey: Ash Wednesday, I Lent
The Gregorian chant introit of Ash Wednesday, and the introit and communio of I Lent, from the abbey-university Mass.
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Refresh my heart: Awake, O organ and guitar!
The celebrant at Mass last night reminded us to keep an eye open, during Lent, for “thin places,” places where the barriers between us and the kingdom seem fragile, as if we might break through and see creation as God does at last.
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Conclave’s rituals, oaths, and secrecy explained
Will Pope Benedict and current master of ceremonies Guido Marini tweak the transition rites?
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When you retire…
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The Prayer over the Offerings for the First Sunday of Lent
Three questions seem to arise from a consideration of this little prayer.