Deus est nobis refugium et virtus,
adiutorium in tribulationibus inventus est nimis.
Propterea non timebimus, dum turbabitur terra,
et transferentur montes in cor maris.
Fremant et intumescant aquae eius, conturbentur montes in elatione eius.
Fluminis rivi laetificant civitatem Dei,
sancta tabernacula Altissimi.
Deus in medio eius, non commovebitur;
adiuvabit eam Deus mane diluculo.
Fremuerunt gentes, commota sunt regna;
dedit vocem suam, liquefacta est terra.
Dominus virtutum [...]
Archive for the ‘Liturgy’ Category
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome
Posted in Church History, Feasts of the Church, Liturgy on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Corpus Christi (Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ)
Posted in Jesus, Liturgy, Sacred Music, The Real Presence on May 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today is the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, more commonly known as Corpus Christi, the day set aside by the Church in honor of the Eucharist. Traditionally, the celebration of Corpus Christi includes the Lauda Sion sequence, which I was fortunate enough to hear sung in Latin at Mass today. [...]
Exultet
Posted in Easter, Jesus, Liturgy, The Incarnation on March 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Rejoice, heavenly powers! Sing, choirs of angels!
Exult, all creation around God’s throne!
Jesus Christ, our King, is risen!
Sound the trumpet of salvation!
Rejoice, O earth, in shining splendor,
radiant in the brightness of your King!
Christ has conquered! Glory fills you!
Darkness vanishes for ever!
Rejoice, O Mother Church! Exult in glory!
The risen Savior shines upon you!
Let this place resound with [...]
St. Stephen the First Martyr Parish in Sacramento, CA
Posted in Church Art and Architecture, Liturgy on January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While visiting a friend in Sacramento this past weekend, I had the distinct pleasure of being able to attend Sunday Mass at St. Stephen the First Martyr, a parish served by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. The FSSP, for those of you who are unaware, is an order of priests who celebrate Mass [...]
Shawn Tribe on Beauty and the Liturgy
Posted in Liturgy, The Real Presence on December 5, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Shawn Tribe over at The New Liturgical Movement has posted a brief but excellent piece on the need for beauty in liturgical settings. Here’s an excerpt:
Beauty is a problem only if it is distorted in such a way as to make it narcissistic; even then, the problem is not with beauty itself, which exists as [...]
