A prayer from The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is aptly used on this day, when the Church celebrates the conversion of Saint Paul.
Archive for category Liturgical year
The Conversion of Saint Paul
Jan 25
Another topic from the author’s Ph.D. candidacy examinations preparation.
Following the chronology of today’s gospel [Luke 2:15-21] some Christians will keep today either as the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, or as the feast of the Circumcision of Jesus, or as a feast in honor of Mary, under the title Dei Genetrix, Mētēr Theou, Mother of God incarnate.
For Episcopalians, New Year’s Day is the Feast of the Holy Name.
In the proposed calendar, each date would always fall on the same day of the week.
Second Advent preface
Dec 19
This week we use the second of the Advent Prefaces from the Roman Missal. I am puzzled by its third paragraph. – Msgr. Bruce Harbert, former executive director of ICEL
The Advent We Hope For
Dec 7
“Whenever I attend Catholic Mass during Advent, I’m always struck by how it is simply assumed that Christmas is nowhere yet in sight. They always get, Advent right — the scriptures and prayers, of course; the music, especially; and, just as important, the mood.” – Debra Dean Murphy in Christian Century
As a semi-regular feature, Pray Tell will be running “Thoughts on This Sunday,” which will be some rather informal remarks on the readings for the upcoming Sunday. These are not complete homilies or even comprehensive notes on the readings, but simply some ideas or texts to get the homiletic juices flowing.
“The quality of this reform will not be judged by the beauty of our speech, the rhythm of our cursus, the distinctiveness of our rhetoric, or the sacrality of our prayers, but by the justice and mercy this liturgy of the church calls forth from us in the liturgy of the world.” – Fr. Edward Foley
An Advent musical drama by Fr. John Foley is to be performed in New York on December 3.