Our Church’s patrimony consists of beautiful, traditional music, that unfortunately, many Catholics are unaware of. The Dominican order, for example, has two beautiful chants that will elevate your soul. If… Read more »
When Catholics refer to ‘veiling’, they simply mean a woman’s act of covering her head during Mass. Often it refers to using a mantilla or chapel veil, but it can… Read more »
By Joseph Burley As we all know, the season of Advent has a “mid-point celebration,” known as Gaudete Sunday. The season of Lent has a similar celebration of the half-way… Read more »
Did you know that it is possible to receive grace from all the world’s Masses – not only from the Masses you attend? As Catholics, we know how important the… Read more »
The Catechism of the Catholic Church, revised in 1997 (CCC), was seen as a “great cause for joy”, by Pope John Paul II. “With today’s promulgation of the Latin typical… Read more »
A couple of years ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend my first Rorate Mass at the Shrine & Parish Church of the Holy Innocents. It was mystical, sobering,… Read more »
We have the opportunity to observe Ember days 4 times a year. Whit Embertide is a special time to fast and pray before the birth of our Lord. “All things… Read more »
It is easy to find Christmas songs, but not as easy to find traditional Catholic Advent songs. We were able to scour the internet and gather some songs for your… Read more »
The Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) is a traditional Gregorian plain chant composed in the 13th century, and is normally sung at Requiems (masses for the dead) and on the… Read more »
I am sharing this exciting post from the Brevarium S.O.P. blog.. The creator of the blog is a traditional third-order Dominican, and the blog focuses on the Traditional Dominican Rite… Read more »