Auxilia ad Missam in forma ordinaria celebrandam secundum Œcumenicum Concilium Vaticanum II
Three years after Illo was appointed parish administrator in August 2014, bringing his powerful commitment to traditional Catholic practices to the famously progressive city, Mass attendance and number of parishioners registered have increased about 10 percent each year.
Full report:
Traduzione in Italiano: http://www.iltimone.org/news-timone/un-cattolicesimo-integrale-fondato-sulla-tradizion/
Sito della parrocchia / Parish website: http://starparish.com/
On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, my ten-year-old daughter went to church with me. The priest at the church regularly celebrates Mass ad orientem, whether he is offering the Novus Ordo Mass in Latin or English. Afterwards, I asked my daughter what she thought of the Mass. Her short but certain answer was “beautiful.”
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The reasons for ad orientem Mass are all very sound and it’s hard to understand why many clergy and lay people still show so much resistance to it. Perhaps we need to look at the issue in a more simple light. If a ten-year-old girl can see the beauty of celebrating Mass in this more traditional orientation, then maybe that’s all the reason we need.
Full article by Terry McDermott here.
The altars were turned around in the first place so that the people could participate more fully in the action of the Mass, so that liturgy would not be only a clerical affair. Paradoxically, however, the understanding of the Mass’s action as it is conveyed in the new ritual prevents such participation in that action by eliminating consciousness of it. That is because the static versus populum posture implicitly denies the priest’s mediating role, and so obscures the Mass’s nature as an efficacious action. If the Mass is physically acted out as if it were only the “proclamation of the Word,” or “a communal meal” in which a past action is celebrated, and not the active, efficacious, dramatic re-performance of the act, its priestly character breaks down. The Mass is then reduced to a clerically imposed tyranny.
One could use within a vernacular celebration almost any Latin element, especially if is to be sung. For example, all of the hymns and most of the antiphons have proper Latin melodies which can be used. Latin can be used as well for the Gospel canticles and the Te Deum.
Read the complete article on Zenit by Father Edward McNamara, L.C..
Accompagnement du chant grégorien des pieces du LIBER CANTUALIS (Solesmes)
Accompagnamento organistico dei brani gregoriani del LIBER CANTUALIS (Solesmes)
Organ accompaniment for the Gregorian chants of the LIBER CANTUALIS (Solesmes)
CHANTS OF THE CHURCH
Selected Gregorian Chants
Edited and Compiled by the MONKS OF SOLESMES
Interlinear Translations by RT. REV. MSGR CHARLES E. SPENCE
MODERN NOTATION EDITION
Selezione di canti gregoriani a cura dei monaci di Solesmes
Edizione in notazione moderna
PDF qui/here
Reverence in receiving Holy Communion
Now just to get concrete here at the end, beginning next school year, (that means beginning in the Fall of [2017]) I’m going to ask that we move together towards greater reverence when receiving Holy Communion. I’m going to ask that people be encouraged to receive Communion on the tongue and kneeling.
There is no question that Communion on the tongue is more reverent. And it doesn’t lend itself to a casual kind of behavior. I’m going to ask, beginning in the Fall, that our students are taught to receive Communion on the tongue. Now, there’s still the option, I can’t take the option away. If you want to receive in the hand, receive in the hand. But, I want to encourage reverence and I hope all of you and my brother priests will work with me on that.
(Bishop Robert C. Morlino’s Homily at the Chrism Mass, Tuesday, April 11, 2017)
Come musicisti, sacerdoti, studiosi e Cattolici che amano il canto gregoriano e la sacra polifonia, così frequentemente lodata e raccomandata dal Magistero, chiediamo per una riaffermazione di questa eredità insieme con le composizioni sacre moderne in lingua latina o vernacolare che sono anche esse ispirate a questa grande tradizione; e chiediamo passi concreti per promuoverla dovunque, in ogni Chiesa in giro per il mondo, così che tutti i Cattolici possano cantare le lodi di Dio con una voce, una mente, un cuore, una cultura comune che trascende tutte le differenze. Noi chiediamo anche una riaffermazione dell’importanza unica dell’organo a canne per la sacra liturgia, per la singolare capacità che ha di elevare i cuori al Signore e per l’essere perfettamente adatto per sostenere il canto dei cori e delle assemblee.
As musicians, pastors, scholars, and Catholics who love Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony, so frequently praised and recommended by the Magisterium, we ask for a re-affirmation of this heritage alongside modern sacred compositions in Latin or vernacular languages that take their inspiration from this great tradition; and we ask for concrete steps to promote it everywhere, in every church across the globe, so that all Catholics can sing the praises of God with one voice, one mind and heart, one common culture that transcends all their differences. We also ask for a re-affirmation of the unique importance of the pipe organ for the sacred liturgy, because of its singular capacity to elevate hearts to the Lord and its perfect suitability for supporting the singing of choirs and congregations.
En tant que musiciens, pasteurs, chercheurs et Catholiques qui aiment le chant grégorien et la polyphonie sacrée tant de fois l’objet de la louange et de la recommandation de l’Église, nous réclamons une nouvelle affirmation de ce patrimoine aux côtés de compositions sacrées modernes en latin ou en langue vernaculaire s’inspirant de cette grande tradition. Nous réclamons aussi des mesures concrètes pour sa promotion généralisée dans chaque église du globe afin que tous les Catholiques puissent chanter les louanges de Dieu d’une voix, d’un esprit et d’un cœur, d’une culture commune qui transcende toutes leurs différences. Nous réclamons enfin que soit réaffirmée l’importance unique de l’orgue pour la sainte liturgie de par sa capacité singulière à élever les cœurs vers le bon Dieu et sa complémentarité parfaite avec le chant des chœurs et des congrégations.
En nuestra calidad de músicos, pastores, académicos y católicos que amamos el canto gregoriano y la polifonía sagrada, tan frecuentemente alabados y recomendados por el Magisterio, solicitamos que sea reconfirmada esta herencia, así como las composiciones sagradas modernas, en latín o en lengua vernácula, que se inspiran en esta gran tradición, y pedimos que se den pasos concretos para su promoción en todas partes, en todas las iglesias del orbe, de modo que los católicos puedan cantar las alabanzas del Señor con una sola voz, un solo espíritu y un solo corazón, unidos en una cultura que supera todas sus diferencias. También pedimos que se vuelva a confirmar la importancia única del órgano de tubos para la sagrada liturgia debido a su singular capacidad de elevar los corazones hacia el Señor y por su perfecta adecuación para apoyar el canto de los coros y de las asambleas.
Als Musiker, Seelsorger, Wissenschaftler und Katholiken, die den gregorianischen Choral und die liturgische Polyphonie lieben, welche vom kirchlichen Lehramt so oft gelobt und empfohlen worden ist, bitten wir um erneute Bestätigung dieses Erbes neben modernen geistlichen Kompositionen in Latein oder in den Volkssprachen, die ihre Inspiration aus dieser großen Tradition beziehen; wir bitten um konkrete Schritte, um sie überall zu fördern, in jeder einzelnen Kirche auf der ganzen Welt, sodass alle Katholiken weltweit das Lob Gottes mit einer Stimme, eines Sinnes und Herzens, in einer gemeinsamen Kultur singen können, die über all ihre Unterschiedlichkeit hinausgeht. Wir bitten auch um eine erneute Bestätigung der einzigartigen Bedeutung der Pfeifenorgel für die heilige Liturgie, wegen ihrer einzigartigen Fähigkeit, die Herzen zu Gott zu erheben, und ihrer vollkommenen Eignung, den Gesang von Schola, Chören und Gemeinden zu unterstützen.
Como músicos, pastores, e estudiosos católicos, que amam o canto gregoriano e a polifonia
sacra, tão freqüentemente elogiados e recomendados pelo Magistério, nós clamamos por uma reafirmação
dessa herança, juntamente com as composições sacras modernas em latim ou nas línguas vernáculas que
tenham sua inspiração nessa grande tradição; e pedimos passos concretos para promovê-la em toda parte,
em toda Igreja ao redor do mundo, de maneira que todos os católicos possam cantar os louvores de Deus
com uma voz, uma mente e coração, uma cultura comum que transcenda todas as suas diferenças.
Pedimos também uma reafirmação da importância única do órgão de tubos na liturgia sacra, em razão de
sua singular capacidade de elevar os corações ao Senhor e sua perfeita adequação como suporte ao canto
de coros e congregações.