Yes, the weekly song of the assembly needs a connection to the lections of the day. […] No, we cannot sing just anything at Mass.
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The languages of the word ‘liturgy’
I will probably scream if I hear one more preacher tell us that “liturgy means the work of the people.”
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Renovated Sanctuary at the Church of the Gesù
I was in Rome this week and, never having lived there and had the chance to “do” the city properly, on every short visit I
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Only “inculturated” Roman Missal since Vatican II
Vatican News has an article on Pope Francis and the Missel Romain pour les Diocèses du Zaïre. This is in the context of his cancelled
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Pope Francis and the ever new amazement of active participation
This morning the Pope met with the students and teachers of the Pontifical Liturgy Institute. So far the text of his discourse is only available
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“Did you get your ashes?” Writing and Lecturing on Ash Wednesday
Inscribing or placing symbols directly on bodies (wedding rings, tattoos, baptismal water, chrism or oil of the sick, ashes) comprise profound performances of personal and group identity formation.
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Is the Confiteor an obligatory part of Mass?
The Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI published a letter earlier this week regarding the report on abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising. This post will not
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An Irrepressible Desire for Peace
I hear from friends that some liturgies in the U.S. have reintroduced the exchanging of the Sign of Peace. This has been fully absent from
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Cursing Psalms and the Liturgy of the Hours
What is missing from the Psalter and why?
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A question for opponents of Traditionis Custodes
If a future pope rolled back the 20th century liturgical reforms, would they allow pluralism for the reformed rites?
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