It will be another thirty weeks before we get to our re-reading of Sacrosanctum Concilium 35. [UPDATED] But I am teaching an elective, “The RCIA: The Sacraments
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A “default” communion canticle: Wisdom 16: 20–21, 26; 17:1.
This morning’s use of the Canticle of Wisdom as the reading for morning prayer in Give Us This Day (alas not used in the Lectionary) put me in mind of its significance as one of the default communion psalms and canticles.
Read moreEphesians 5:21–33 on August 25/26, 2012
As mentioned previously, I hope that some preachers will take up the challenge of preaching on Ephesians this coming summer. This means that they will
Read moreSummer 2012 Sunday lectionary preview and the long form of the readings
In the summer of 1970 (July 26th to be exact, the 17th Sunday of the Year B according to the new calendar) my pastor breathed
Read moreAllegorical (Noncritical) Use of Scripture in Gregorian Chant
I raise the issue of allegory because of Vince Smiles’ excellent post “Historical Criticism: Essential for the Interpretation of Scripture.”
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by Vincent M. Smiles
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