Foi a Missa dos nossos Santos, a Missa em que participaram os Beatos Francisco e Jacinta Marto ali sepultados na Basílica. Foi grande o momento que se viveu, numa assembleia de Fiéis que superou a centena e no meio dos quais se via vários sacerdotes que se reconheciam pela Batina ou colar romano que usavam , numa palavra era Portugal ali aos pés de Nª Sª de Fátima na obediência às directrizes do Papa Bento XVI. Foi um momento muito alto em que se viveu a Sacralidade do Sacríficio da Santa Missa e podemos contemplar como Deus ama a Beleza no culto que lhe devemos prestar.
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Three Items of Note From Portugal: Solemn Mass in the Fatima Basilica; Opening of Fatima Liturgical Conference; Celebration of Rite of Braga
There are a few noteworthy items to report from the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius in Portugal.
The first is that they will be celebrating a Solemn Mass in the usus antiquior in the Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima at 8:00pm (Fatima time) tonight. Those who are in Fatima region may wish to spread the word.
The second is that, Wednesday, they opened their liturgical conference at the “Opus Sanctorum Angelorem” chapel at the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Fatima. Fr. Frank Phillips celebrated a solemn Mass.
The first is that they will be celebrating a Solemn Mass in the usus antiquior in the Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima at 8:00pm (Fatima time) tonight. Those who are in Fatima region may wish to spread the word.
The second is that, Wednesday, they opened their liturgical conference at the “Opus Sanctorum Angelorem” chapel at the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Fatima. Fr. Frank Phillips celebrated a solemn Mass.
The final point of note is that yesterday, Mass was offered according to the Bragan rite/use, which we have spoken about here on the NLM numerous times before.
The Preparation of the Chalice at the Beginning of Mass
Prayers at the Foot of the Altar
Images courtesy of Scott Smith Photography
Mass in the usus antiquiorat Roman Basilica of Opus Dei
In early December, Messa in Latino reported that a regular Mass in the usus antiquior has been scheduled at the Roman Basilica of Sant’Eugenio - built by Ven. Pius XII in honour of his Patron Saint - which is run by Opus Dei. The first Sunday Mass was celebrated on the first Sunday of Advent with the participation of the parish priest and many faithful of the parish.
Mass in Rapallo, Genoa
The Italian site, Maranatha.it has just published some beautiful photographs of Mass celebrated in the usus antiquior this past July 25th by Fr. Federico Icardi in a old oratory located in Rapallo, Genoa (Italian Riviera, North Italy).
I am sure many will also be interested in the architecture.
I am sure many will also be interested in the architecture.
EF Pontifical Mass in the Czech Republic
Last Saturday, Lourdes was not the only place where a Pontifical Mass in the usus antiquior was celebrated (cf. NLM report here). As we learn by way of the Polish site inspoired by the NLM Nowy Ruch Liturgiczny, the Bishop of Litoměřice (Leitmeritz) in Northern Bohemia, Most Rev. Jan Baxant, on the same day celebrated a Pontifical Mass in the usus antiquior in the parish church of Počaply (Potschapl) which is about 5 km from his See city. The Mass was in honour of St. Adalbert of Prague, to whom the beautiful church (built in its current form by the famous Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer) is dedicated and a relic of whom was venerated on the occasion. The website of the Czech and Slovak Association of Juventutem has posted a photo gallery, of which here are some samples:
Vespers (Usus Antiquior) from St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest
With the celebration of Vespers this evening in Budapest, in the beautiful Basilica of St. Stephen, the Budapest liturgical conference hosted by the St. Augustine Liturgical Atelier was officially commenced.
Here are a few images of the Cathedral-Basilica itself, which is quite impressive and boasts the relic of the right hand of St. Stephen.
Here are a few images of the Cathedral-Basilica itself, which is quite impressive and boasts the relic of the right hand of St. Stephen.
The Vespers themselves were celebrated at the throne by Cardinal Laszlo Paskai, the former Archbishop of Esztergom with the Apostolic Nuncio of Hungary in attendance. He wore a magnificant cope for the occasion. The schola was that of the Basilica itself, which sung both chant and polyphony to great acclaim. They were indeed quite excellent.
For those who have not experienced the opportunity to participate in chanted Vespers from the 1962 Breviarium Romanum, I must encourage you to do so. No matter how often I do it, I always come away from it enriched and uplifted.
Here are a few images from the Vespers service itself:
Usus Antiquior: Georgetown University
A few NLM readers sent me in notes about the re-emergence of the Solemn form of the usus antiquior at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. yesterday evening.
The celebrant was Fr. Stephen M. Fields, S.J.; the deacon, Msgr. Charles E. Pope; and the subdeacon, Fr. John R. Siberski, S.J. It is reported to me that a umber of the servers were Georgetown students.
The Mass had a Gregorian schola of seven men, the Canticum Novum Schola, and was celebrated in the Copley Crypt Chapel at Georgetown University.
The NLM is also told that the celebrant, Fr. Fields, said it was probably the first traditional High Mass on campus in 44 years. (Low Masses are said Wednesdays and Sundays.)
The celebrant was Fr. Stephen M. Fields, S.J.; the deacon, Msgr. Charles E. Pope; and the subdeacon, Fr. John R. Siberski, S.J. It is reported to me that a umber of the servers were Georgetown students.
The Mass had a Gregorian schola of seven men, the Canticum Novum Schola, and was celebrated in the Copley Crypt Chapel at Georgetown University.
The NLM is also told that the celebrant, Fr. Fields, said it was probably the first traditional High Mass on campus in 44 years. (Low Masses are said Wednesdays and Sundays.)
Usus Antiquior in Latin America
It is often said that the Extraordinary Form is primarily of interest to Europe and North America. While it is certainly to be hoped that the restoration of the sacred, of which the diffusion of the usus antiquior is a very important part, becomes more wide-spread outside these areas, it is simply not true that there is no interest in other parts of the world.
As an example, here are some images of recent Masses in the Extraordinary Form in Latin America (taken from the excellent site of Una Voce Málaga):
Parish of Mary Mother of the Church, La Florida, Santiago de Chile, Chile:
Parish of St. Stephen, Puente Alto, Santiago de Chile, Chile:
Parish of St. Thérèse, Guayaquil, Ecuador:
Chapel of the Holy Face, Mar del Plata, Argentina:
Parish of St. John the Baptist of Tauape, Fortaleza, Brazil:
Chapel of St. Peter the Apsotle, Guadalajara, Mexico:
Parish of St. Roch, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
As an example, here are some images of recent Masses in the Extraordinary Form in Latin America (taken from the excellent site of Una Voce Málaga):
Parish of Mary Mother of the Church, La Florida, Santiago de Chile, Chile:
Parish of St. Stephen, Puente Alto, Santiago de Chile, Chile:
Parish of St. Thérèse, Guayaquil, Ecuador:
Chapel of the Holy Face, Mar del Plata, Argentina:
Parish of St. John the Baptist of Tauape, Fortaleza, Brazil:
Chapel of St. Peter the Apsotle, Guadalajara, Mexico:
Parish of St. Roch, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
First Pontifical Mass at Elysburg Carmel
A reader sent in news and pictures about the the first Pontifical Mass offered at the Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Elysburg, PA since its founding in 2009. We have mentioned this monastery before (cf here and here). Here is what he writes:
Bishop William Waltersheid, the celebrant of the Mass, was at that time the Vicar for Clergy and Religious in the Diocese of Harrisburg and played an instrumental role in bringing the sisters to Elysburg, where a Carmelite monastery stood empty after it was closed a few years earlier due to lack of vocations. Recently appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburg, he returned to celebrate his first Pontifical Mass for their patronal feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Living the traditional Carmelite rule and praying the traditional Mass and Office, the sisters have continued to flourish in their new house, attracting many young vocations from around the country. His Excellency Bishop Joseph McFadden, Bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg in which the Carmel is located, assisted at the Mass from the Throne. Many Diocesan Priests and seminarians came to fulfill the roles of Sacred Ministers and servers for the Mass.
Usus Antiquior at Harvard University
As readers will know, we here at the NLM are always eager to promote and report on Masses in either the usus antiquior or in a "reform of the reform" vein which are taking place at university campuses and amongst university students. Accordingly, we were delighted to hear of the following Mass which took place at the prestigious American ivy league school, Harvard University, in Cambridge, MA.:
The Harvard Latin Mass Society have sent us some photos of the Mass.
Sung Mass in Virginia Showcases Beautiful Gothic Revival Commissioned Vestments
One of our readers sent in photos from a recent Sung Mass (usus antiquior) at St. Mary's in Alexandria, Virginia, on the occasion of the Feast of the Assumption.
I particularly wanted to bring your attention to it because of the excellent vestments, which goes along with the recent NLM post about a revival in the liturgical arts. The vestments were designed by Gardiner Hall Inc. and include an antique French embroidery of the BVM, embroidered fleur de lys on Fairford damask orphreys, and a base fabric of Watts Crevelli Brocatelle. The tailoring and orphrey embroidery were done by Hayes and Finch, Liverpool and the set was custom sized for the celebrant, Rev. John De Celle.
Beautiful work, and again, one of the model forms of edifying gothic revival vestments for priests to consider when they are seeking out, or better, commissioning vestments.
I particularly wanted to bring your attention to it because of the excellent vestments, which goes along with the recent NLM post about a revival in the liturgical arts. The vestments were designed by Gardiner Hall Inc. and include an antique French embroidery of the BVM, embroidered fleur de lys on Fairford damask orphreys, and a base fabric of Watts Crevelli Brocatelle. The tailoring and orphrey embroidery were done by Hayes and Finch, Liverpool and the set was custom sized for the celebrant, Rev. John De Celle.
Beautiful work, and again, one of the model forms of edifying gothic revival vestments for priests to consider when they are seeking out, or better, commissioning vestments.
The First Mass for Artists, Church of Our Saviour, NYC
We mentioned here a few days back and one other time before that the Mass for Catholic Artists which was being held at Fr. George Rutler's Parish of Christ the Saviour in New York City.
The Society of St. Hugh of Cluny has published a post on the event and give this summation:
The Society of St. Hugh of Cluny has published a post on the event and give this summation:
... the Catholic Artists Society sponsored its first Solemn High Mass for Artists at Our Saviour’s Church on Park Avenue in New York. A capacity congregation, very proficient in singing the responses, filled the church. But that seems to be the rule for Solemn Masses at this parish. David Hughes led the schola of St. Mary’s Norwalk and Herve Duteil was the organist – need we say that the music was splendid? (Missa super Credidi Propter by Orlando di Lasso and works by Palestrina, Philips, Vaughan Williams, Bach and Messiaen)
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As already noted, there always seems to be a full house for a Solemn mass at Our Saviour’s. But the Catholic Artists Society has succeeded in bringing most of them down to the lecture hall as well. It was heartening to see so many artists – and would-be artists – especially given the nonexistent Catholic presence in the arts in New York. Perhaps these artists have only been waiting for something like the Catholic Artists Society to come along to draw them all out of the woodwork. In any case, we will be hearing more from this Society in the near future…..
A few photos of the Mass and the conference.
Photos from Mass at the High Altar of York Minster
A couple of weeks back, we mentioned a Mass to be celebrated in the usus antiquior at the High Altar of York Minster in York in the North of England.
The NLM is told that all of the music for the Mass (a Missa Cantata) were compositions of William Byrd, the great English composer, excepting of course for the propers. The Rudgate Singers sang the Mass for Five Voices, Justorum Animae (Offertory motet), Ave Verum Corpus (Communion motet), and Ave Regina Caelorum.
The Celebrant of the Mass was Fr Stephen Maughan from English Marty's Church, Dalton Terrace, York.
Approximately 800 people were said to be in attendance.
Following the Mass there was a procession through the medieval heart of York to one of the oldest streets called the Shambles where there is the Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow. The procession then continued through the city to Ouse Bridge (over the River Ouse) which was the place of her martyrdom. From there it continued to English Martyr's Church for Benediction and Veneration of the relic of St Margaret Clitherow.
The Mass was coordinated by the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales.
Dr John Ridgeway-Wood was kind enough to send us some pictures from the Mass which we are only too pleased to publish -- see his full photo set.
The NLM is told that all of the music for the Mass (a Missa Cantata) were compositions of William Byrd, the great English composer, excepting of course for the propers. The Rudgate Singers sang the Mass for Five Voices, Justorum Animae (Offertory motet), Ave Verum Corpus (Communion motet), and Ave Regina Caelorum.
The Celebrant of the Mass was Fr Stephen Maughan from English Marty's Church, Dalton Terrace, York.
Approximately 800 people were said to be in attendance.
Following the Mass there was a procession through the medieval heart of York to one of the oldest streets called the Shambles where there is the Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow. The procession then continued through the city to Ouse Bridge (over the River Ouse) which was the place of her martyrdom. From there it continued to English Martyr's Church for Benediction and Veneration of the relic of St Margaret Clitherow.
The Mass was coordinated by the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales.
Dr John Ridgeway-Wood was kind enough to send us some pictures from the Mass which we are only too pleased to publish -- see his full photo set.
First Mass of New FSSP Priests
Today I was blessed to attend here in Berlin the First Mass (in German Primiz; you can read about that term and customs surrounding it in the posts about our Holy Father's First Mass which I wrote a while ago here and here) of two of the new priests who were ordained for the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter on 3 July in Wigratzbad by His Eminence Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera (cf. here). The Mass was celebrated as a Solemn High Mass by Fr Jérôme Bücker FSSP, the other newly ordained, Fr Gerald Gesch, acting as deacon, and Fr Sven Conrad FSSP as subdeacon. Both new priests hail from the parish of St. Matthias in Berlin, where Blessed Count Clement Augustus Cardinal Galen was parish priest from 1919 to 1929. This parish has always been known for a dignified celebration of the liturgy, and has an Ordinary Form Latin Sung Mass every second Sunday. The parish priest had traveled to Wigratzbad for the ordination, acted as presbyter assistens for today's High Mass, and also gave the sermon (in which he mentioned that what most struck him at the ordination at Wigratzbad was the exalted prince of the Church kissing the newly ordaineds' hands, a custom he did not recall from his own ordination, even though that was still according to the usus antiquior books). The Mass replaced the regular 11 am Sunday High Mass, and a good number of faithful filling the church belonged to the parish without having prior familiarity with the usus antiquior, as was evidenced when they sung the entire Pater noster, as is the norm in the Ordinary Form. It was a wonderful occasion, and a very good sign of unity, as well as for the Extraordinary Form taking its rightful place at the centre of the Church, fruitfully co-existing with the Ordinary Form. Another son of the parish celebrated his First Mass in the Ordinary Form there last year, another will be ordained transitional deacon next year, and yet another is a seminarian with the Servi Jesu et Mariæ. Congratulations again to the newly ordained, and to the parish!
Since I did not want to take pictures during Mass, here are some from the German site http://www.summorum-pontificum.de/:
Since I did not want to take pictures during Mass, here are some from the German site http://www.summorum-pontificum.de/:
Dom Cassian Folsom, OSB, Offers Solemn Mass at Cathedral of St. John Berchmans
We mentioned earlier last month that the Cathedral of St. John Berchmans in the Diocese of Shreveport was hosting a liturgical conference from January 31st to Feburary 3rd for priests in that region, In Utroque Usu: The Pursuit of the Two Forms of the Roman Liturgy.
The conference was to include a number of interesting and highly relevant topics for a new liturgical movement, including mutual enrichment, the hermeneutic of continuity, the reform of the reform, and noble simplicity.
As was also noted, Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth, the Executive Director of ICEL, was slated as the keynote speaker for this conference, and Dom Cassian Folsom, OSB, Prior of the Monastery of Norcia (Italy) was the celebrant of a Solemn Mass.
While -- as of yet -- we have no reports on the conference proper, we have received some photographs of the aforementioned Solemn Mass offered by Dom Cassian Folsom, OSB.
The conference was to include a number of interesting and highly relevant topics for a new liturgical movement, including mutual enrichment, the hermeneutic of continuity, the reform of the reform, and noble simplicity.
As was also noted, Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth, the Executive Director of ICEL, was slated as the keynote speaker for this conference, and Dom Cassian Folsom, OSB, Prior of the Monastery of Norcia (Italy) was the celebrant of a Solemn Mass.
While -- as of yet -- we have no reports on the conference proper, we have received some photographs of the aforementioned Solemn Mass offered by Dom Cassian Folsom, OSB.
