Chalice Linens – their significance
Vesture. It means an item of clothing; garment; attire. That’s what linen cloths are for the Chalice.
Altar Linens
Lets start with the history. The earliest known linens were made from thin yarn spun from flax fibers to make linen cloth.
Visualizing the altar decorated
Like everything else there is a proper way to decorate the church altars.
Ave Maria, Virgo Serena – CD and Music History
For the vocalized verses of the Mass Ordinary, that part of the Mass which is the same every day, history informs us that there are six rhythmic modes that make up its substance.
Appointments of the altar
Appointments of the altar are the items that go on the altar.
How to set up a devotional Nativity Scene
Here in North America, public Nativity Scenes are almost extinct, and any that get erected may not be up for long before someone complains that it is highly offensive.
The altar – part II – vesture of the altar
The altar mystically represents Christ’s body therefore it is clothed with regal and priestly vesture.
The very purpose of a church building – The Altar
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is the center of Catholic life and is our continuing source of sanctifying grace.
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The Sanctuary
The sanctuary is the holiest part of the church, and it symbolically represents Heaven.
Where liturgical actions take place – The church building
The word “church” refers to a public place of worship and is derived from the Old Saxon word of kirika which is similar to the modern German word, kirche.
Liturgical Books of the Roman Liturgy
What are liturgical books?
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Changes in the Roman Mass throughout History
Many may think that this traditional Roman Mass, from the 1962 Missale Romanum, is identical to the form used during the time of Pope St. Gregory the Great or even of Pope St. Peter.
Latin in the Roman Mass
Did you know that Latin was not always used as the liturgical language?
Romanitas ~ It’s good to be Roman
Romanitas….we hear that word often in conjunction with Louis Tofari but what does that word mean exactly.
Origins of the Eastern Liturgical Rite
Last week we wrote about what a rite is, the different kinds of rites, and touched base on the Latin Rite.
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