The letter sent to clergy and seminarians (in PT’s formatting) is here.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/03/2622603/thousand-attend-first-latin-mass.html#storylink=cpy

He will deliver a lecture on February 12 at WTU which is free and open to the public. (See flyer for more details.) The lecture is entitled: “Heaven’s Harmonies in Human Habitats: Composing for the Church.” All are invited.

When confronted with the mystery of death we are brought face to face with the truth about life:

We live here for a few days and must move on. In this life we are no more than temporary boarders; only in heaven will we dwell in our own home. A sign that we are only visitors here is that someday we will hear the voice of the Lord commanding us: “Move On!” No one will tell us to “move on” once we are in our eternal home in heaven. Just now we can be nothing but wanderers. As the psalmist declares: “I am but a wayfarer before you, / a pilgrim like all my fathers” (Psalm 39:13).

 As long as we live on earth our lodgings will not be permanent. Only when we get to that great land beyond death will the Lord give us dwelling places that abide. This is what he promised when he said: “There are many permanent abodes in my Father’s house” (John 14:2).

—from “Life in the Inn for Travelers,” Reflections on a Dying Life, Donald X. Burt, OSA, Liturgical Press, 2004

As we continue our earthly pilgrimage, let us hold one another up, in faith and in friendship!

Sincerely,

Rita Ferrone, on behalf of the editorial committee

Chris Ángel

Kim Belcher

Hans Christoffersen

Rita Ferrone

Dr. Hancock will be remembered by many for his years of service (1971-2004) as Organist and Master of Choristers at the Church of Saint Thomas Fifth Avenue in New York.

A few samples of Dr. Hancock’s work —

A 1976 improvisation on the Skinner at Saint Thomas:

The Savior’s Triumph, an improvisation by Dr. Hancock inspired by the windows in the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Connecticut:

May he rest in peace;
and rise in glory. Amen.

Msgr. Moroney, a Priest of the Diocese of Worcester for the past thirty-two years (ordained in 1980), is currently professor of Sacred Liturgy at Saint John’s Seminary and also serves as Executive Secretary of the Vox Clara Committee.  Msgr. Moroney previously served as rector of the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul in Worcester and as Executive Director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat for the Liturgy from 1996-2007. Pope John Paul II appointed him, and Pope Benedict XVI has reappointed him, as consultor to the Congregation for Divine Worship in Rome. He pursued graduate studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University, the Pontifical Liturgy Institute at Saint Anselmo’s, and the Catholic University of America.

Msgr. Moroney is a frequent lecturer in liturgical matters, having addressed the presbyterates of 110 dioceses in recent years.  He is author of the recently revised The Mass Explained: An Introduction to the New Roman Missal and host of “The New and Eternal Word” on the Catholic Television Network.

The Cardinal expressed his confidence that Msgr. Moroney would bring “his extensive experience in teaching priests and seminarians throughout the United States to the work of promoting the service of Saint John’s Seminary to the Bishops of New England and, indeed, the Catholic world.  His longstanding work for the Holy See and the Bishops of our country has prepared him in a wonderful way for his new role as rector of the Seminary community.”

The workshop, held at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, begins with a session open to the public on Wednesday, February 15th, at 7pm. It concludes that Saturday evening.

For more information about the program, please visit www.gregorianchantschool.org or view the flyer here.

Fr. Bob Nugent, SDS, is doing research for a projected biography on Robert Hovda.

Anyone who knew Bob or worked with him and might like to contribute memories, stories or other information such as news articles, talks, homilies, etc. or be interviewed by phone, can contact Fr. Nugent at cnew292@aol.com or 717-586-9756.

Contents:

1. Gregorian chant: Sancti et Iusti (You Holy and Just Ones)

2. Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones / LASST UNS ERFREUEN

3. Sanctum et Terribile Nomen Ejus (Holy and Awesome His Name) by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

4. Jesu, All Holy by Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi da Caravaggio

5. O Quam Gloriosum (O How Glorious is the Kingdom) by Carl Jaspers

6. Come, Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs by Paul Ritchie

7. Ecce Fidelis Servus (Behold the Faithful Servant) – Gabriel Fauré, arr. Richard Proulx

8. City Called Heaven by Josephine Poelinitz – Soloists: Darby Heard, Tia Westhoff

9. Ave Maria by César Franck – Soloist: Christopher Larsen

10. Allegro Appassionato by Camille Saint-Saëns – Soloist Cello: Morgan Semerad

11. Ave Maria by Franz Schubert – Soloist: Shea Henderson, Accompanist: Nathan Cicero

12. Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart / MARION

13. Give Us a Pure Heart by Christopher Willcock, SJ

14. He Never Failed Me Yet by Robert Ray – Soloists: Rachel Morrison, Tia Westhoff

15. Holy God, We Praise Thy Name / GROSSER GOTT

Axel Theimer, conductor
Chris Ángel, accompanist
Fr. Anthony Ruff, OSB, program director

V. O Lord, save Elizabeth, our Queen.
R. And hear us on the day we call upon you.

V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come before you.

V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with your spirit.

Almighty God, we pray,
that your servant Elizabeth, our Queen,
who, by your providence has received the governance of this realm,
may continue to grow in every virtue,
that, imbued with your heavenly grace,
she may be preserved from all that is harmful and evil
and, being blessed with your favour
may, with her consort and the royal family,
come at last into your presence,
through Christ who is the way, the truth and the life
and who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God,
for ever and ever.
Amen.

The bishops of England and Wales have devised this prayer for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee to be read out at Masses on Trinity Sunday, June 3, 2012.

During this Mass, the first reading is replaced by 1 Kings 3:11-14 and the Prayer for the Queen, which has been approved by the bishops, is used after the post-Communion prayer and before the final blessing.