While preparing for a seminar presentation on early Celtic Use liturgy, I discovered an online facsimile of the late VIII/early IX century Stowe Missal, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, MS D.II.3.
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“Liturgical Studies and Liturgical Renewal,” Fr. Anscar Chupungco, OSB
World-renowned expert in liturgical inculturation, Fr. Anscar Chupungco OSB, challenged recent announcements on liturgical reform decrying their “absence of a historical and cultural approach to the liturgy, or, in a word, the inability to fuse together the two basic concepts of Vatican II’s liturgical renewal, namely sound tradition and legitimate progress.”
Read moreInfant Baptism — auf deutsch (Updated 1-25)
The Holy See has approved some significant alterations to the Roman rite for the German-speaking church in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxemburg, and Lichtenstein. The main innovation is infant baptism in two stages – first, a blessing of the infant with the oil of catechumens; second, after a period of preparation by the parents, baptism.
Read moreBlessing the “Blessing” of Technology
“The Rev. Canon David Parrott blessed a symbolic heap of laptops and smart phones on the altar of London’s 17th-century St. Lawrence Jewry church Monday.”
Read moreThe “Santa vigil” and principles for engaging young Christians in liturgy
At the end of the mass, the priest called all the children forward for a blessing. They flocked forward — it was the 4:15 mass — but after the blessing, Santa emerged from the sacristy in full costume with booming voice.
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