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Ars Praedicandi: Feast of the Transfiguration, Ed Foley
In the transfiguration, the Only-Begotten hung in the thin space between heaven and earth.
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for August 9: Memorial of Dr. Edith Stein/St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Early feminist ● German Jewish philosopher ● Catholic intellectual ● Discalced Carmelite ● victim of the Shoah ● Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross ● “Virgin and Martyr” — Ways of remembering Edith Stein are multiple, and they include sensitive terrain.
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Changes at Pray Tell
Pray Tell will continue as ever in its mission of liturgical renewal.
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“‘Indigenous liturgical adaptations” submitted to the Vatican for approval
Last March I posted about the proposal to “incorporate in the Catholic Eucharistic celebration indigenous Mayan rites” in Southern Mexico, centered around the Dioceses of San Cristóbal de Las Casas. Now more details have been made public. The Mexican bishops’ conference have finished work on series of Indigenous liturgical adaptations for the celebration of the…
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New Executive Director of ICEL
He is Fr Andrew Menke, hitherto Director of the USCCB’s Secretariat for Divine Worship
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Saintly Spaces
The saints on the liturgical calendar are a largely-untapped resource to inspire us in our own daily living.
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New Director of PIMS
Dominican Father Robert Mehlart, OP, has been named as the new Director
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DDW confirms new Lectionary for Great Britain
The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has announced that “the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has confirmed the approval by the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales for the new Lectionary.” Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Scotland will also share this new edition of the Lectionary for Mass. Their new…
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Funeral Liturgies of the British Monarchy: The death of Queen Elizabeth one year on
The Society for Liturgical Study is delighted to host a one-day Study Day on Saturday, 9 September 2023 (9.30am–3pm, followed by Evensong). One year after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, this special Study Day offers a timely opportunity to reflect on the liturgies used to mark this momentous occasion. The Study Day will include…