noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chonak)Sun, 7 Jun 2026 20:52:07 -0400Blogger http://www.blogger.com18001125https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/en-usnonoreply@blogger.comhttps://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/06/a-motet-and-mass-by-palestrina-for.htmlCorpus ChristiPalestrinaThomas Nealnoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Sun, 7 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-7387895658446472224Here is another big win for the YouTube suggestion algorithm, a motet by Palestrina which has the first two verses of the epistle of Corpus Christi (1 Corinthians 11, 23-29) as its text. For simplicity’s sake, I have titled this post “for Corpus Christi”. But our friend Thomas Neal, who is an expert on Palestrina, tells me that the exact occasion for which it was composed is unknown; it may have 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/06/relics-of-st-norbert.htmlfeastshistorical imagesPremonstratensiansprocessionsRelicssaintsnoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Sat, 6 Jun 2026 07:00:18 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-3502450341722166821 Today is the feast of St Norbert, the founder of the Premonstratensian Order, who died in 1134 as archbishop of Magdeburg, in the modern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, and was buried in the choir of his order’s local church. The city was one of the first to turn Protestant in the 16th-century, and although the Saint’s relics were not profaned, as were those of so many others, it was no longer 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/06/hymns-for-medieval-office-of-corpus.htmlCorpus Christidivine officehymnsMedieval Liturgynoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Fri, 5 Jun 2026 16:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-6011411318121785247 When Pope Urban IV promulgated the feast of Corpus Christi in 1264, he also offered a complete set of Mass and Office texts composed at his behest by St Thomas Aquinas. These are rightly recognized to be among the finest of the High Middle Ages, and have been treasured by Catholics as the official liturgical expression of Eucharistic devotion for many centuries. However, the feast had already 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/06/the-offertory-preparation-of-gifts-or.htmlMichael FoleyOffertorynoreply@blogger.com (Michael P. Foley)Fri, 5 Jun 2026 07:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-2410316826251133016Having surveyed the Offertory Rite in the 1962 Roman Missal and its theological rationale last week, we turn now to the Offertory Rite in the 1970 Roman Missal. Modern Revision Several liturgists of the twentieth century were either unaware or unimpressed with the explanations offered in our last post. They deplored the Offertory’s sacrificial language, its alleged clericalization, its silent 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/06/britains-remarkable-monastic-history.htmlBook ReviewEnglish ReformationJoseph KellyMedieval Liturgymonastic lifePeter Kwasniewskinoreply@blogger.com (Peter Kwasniewski)Thu, 4 Jun 2026 15:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-1278154061448569461(This review was first posted at Rorate Caeli but is reprinted here for the benefit of NLM readers, who will also find much that is of liturgical interest in the book under review.)Britain is full of monastic ghosts. Street names carry them: Monks Lane, Priory Road, Abbey Close. The landscape, too, still bears the imprint of communities that shaped it for a thousand years. The ruins of Fountains,0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/06/corpus-christi-2026.htmlCorpus Christinoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Thu, 4 Jun 2026 07:30:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-5139360724147288498 Transiturus de mundo ad Patrem Jesus, in mortis suae memoriam * instituit sui corporis et sanguinis Sacramentum. V. Corpus in cibum, sanguinem in potum tribuens, Hoc, ait, facite in meam commemorationem. Instituit. Gloria Patri. Instituit. (The twelfth responsory of Matins of Corpus Christi in the Benedictine Breviary.) Folio 22r of the Hours of René of Anjou, King of Sicily (15th century; 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/06/music-for-first-vespers-of-corpus.htmlCorpus ChristiGregorian ChantpolyphonyVespersnoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Wed, 3 Jun 2026 18:08:33 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-7256515374376793263O how delightful, * o Lord, is thy Spirit, Who, that Thou may show Thy sweetness unto Thy children, having granted them most sweet bread from heaven, fillest the hungry with good things, and sendest away empty the scornful rich. (The Magnificat antiphon for First Vespers of Corpus Christi.)Aña O quam suávis est, * Dómine, spíritus tuus, qui, ut dulcédinem tuam in filios demonstráres, pane 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/06/timely-for-republication-interview-with.htmlArchbishop LefebvreDom Gérard CalvetLe Barrouxmonastic lifenoreply@blogger.com (Peter Kwasniewski)Wed, 3 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-2081929088039126088At the Abbey of Le BarrouxAs the consecrations of the bishops for the Society of St. Pius X draw near, it seems worthwhile for the historical record to make available once again online an interview that was given by Dom Gérard Calvet, the founder of Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux Abbey (also known simply as “Le Barroux”), who lived from 1927 to 2008. He suffered much to remain faithful to the 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/06/recovering-englands-sacred-musical.htmlMusic eventsThomas Nealnoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Tue, 2 Jun 2026 16:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-6649845752290953788We are very grateful to our friend Thomas Neal sending us this item, this time writing with his colleague Dominic Bevan, about the upcoming third edition of a sacred music festival, which will be held in England in July in honor of St Birinus, the patron Saint of Dorchester. The St Birinus Festival, which will be held this year from Thursday July 9 to Sunday July 12, seeks to celebrate a 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/06/aquinas-institute-mass-in-princeton.htmlCatholic Sacred Music ProjectDavid ClaytonPrincetonnoreply@blogger.com (David Clayton)Tue, 2 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-5572765511294353458Here are some photographs of the Mass held each Sunday for Princeton University students (and attended by many local families) during the academic year. These were taken right before Christmas, but I have only just seen them and thought they might interest you. The Mass is celebrated by Fr. Zack Swantek of the Aquinas Institute, the university’s student chaplaincy; the choir is directed by Peter 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/06/an-appeal-for-prayers-for-unity-of.htmlMonastère Saint BenoîtPope Leo XIVSSPXnoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Mon, 1 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-8259086533433163477In view of the upcoming consecration of new bishops for the Society of St Pius X without the necessary mandate from the Holy See, we share this appeal from the Monastère Saint-Benoît in Brignole, France, to pray for the unity of the Church. We note especially the suggestion to priests to celebrate the votive Mass for the unity of the Church, for both the Holy Father and those who serve in 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/05/trinity-sunday-2026.htmlTrinity SundayVictorianoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Sun, 31 May 2026 07:30:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-8271723602710543650 Duo Seraphim clamabant alter ad alterum: * Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth: * Plena est omnis terra gloria ejus. V. Tres sunt qui testimonium dant in cælo: Pater, Verbum, et Spíritus Sanctus: et hi tres unum sunt. Sanctus. Gloria Patri. Plena. R. The two Seraphim cried one to another: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord, the God of hosts: * All the earth is full of his glory. V. There0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/05/what-are-fifty-days-of-easter.htmlLiturgical HistoryPentecostPentecost vigilnoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Sat, 30 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-9105737516771861862The suppression of the octave of Pentecost is justified by a claim and its corollary. The claim is that the symbolism of the Easter season lasting for fifty days, in keeping with the name “Pentecost”, the Greek word for “fiftieth”, is very important. The corollary is that by adding an octave to Pentecost, and thus extending the season to 56 days, something important was lost. (Perhaps those who 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/05/a-video-from-dr-foley-all-about-sign-of.htmlMass of the AgesMichael FoleySign of Peacenoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Sat, 30 May 2026 07:00:59 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-880959769258733552Mass of the Ages has just released a very useful video in which our long-time contributor Dr Michael Foley gives the history of the Sign of Peace in the Roman Mass, from its origins to the present day. As must always be the case with such things, he also explains how the “restoration” of the Sign of Peace in the post-Conciliar Rite is anything but. The divorce between the Church’s historical0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/05/liturgical-synaxes-in-byzantine-calendar.htmlByzantine Liturgynoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Fri, 29 May 2026 17:15:40 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-8675816149718349198Once again, we are happy to share an article by our friend Fr Philip Gilbert, this time on the special commemorations called “synaxes” in the Byzantine tradition. Father Philip is a priest of the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church; we have previously published his articles on the feasts of the Holy Cross, the week preceding Great Lent, Vespers of Forgiveness Sunday, etc. We also 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/05/the-offertory-preparation-of-gifts-or.htmlMichael FoleyOffertorynoreply@blogger.com (Michael P. Foley)Fri, 29 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-6119039699857912636The nature of the Offertory Rite is a recurring topic on this website. What follows is a summary of sorts in two parts. In part one, we survey the Offertory in the pre-conciliar Roman Missal and ascertain whether or not it constitutes a sacrifice. In part two, we examine the new Offertory Rite in the 1970 Roman Missal and ascertain whether or not it constitutes a sacrifice. One of the more 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/05/the-octave-of-pentecost-and-sacraments.htmlLiturgical HistoryPentecostSacramentsnoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Thu, 28 May 2026 14:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-7799101373973153963It has often been claimed that one of the triumphs of the post-Conciliar reform was to abolish the octave of Pentecost, and by doing so, “restore” the original character of the Easter season as a single great feast of fifty days. For example, in his apologia for the reform, Abp Bugnini writes, “The Easter season lasts fifty days, beginning with the Easter Vigil and ending with Pentecost Sunday. 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/05/durandus-on-liturgy-of-pentecost_01025638212.htmlPentecostWilliam Durandusnoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Thu, 28 May 2026 07:15:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-2182319094554435970The Mass of Thursday in some churches does not have its own Introit, but because the Lord came down on Sunday through the sending of the Holy Spirit, and on Thursday ascended into heaven, therefore the Introit is common to Sunday and Thursday. … and thus, from Saturday to Saturday there are seven Masses, which correspond to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. …Introitus Sap 1, 7 Spíritus Dómini 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/05/the-feast-and-fast-of-pentecost.htmlBl. SchusterEmber DaysLiturgical HistoryLiturgical YearPentecostPentecost vigilStation Churchesnoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-4466780869131029299 On the vigil of Pentecost, as on that of Easter, the Roman station church is the cathedral of the Most Holy Savior, popularly known as St John in the Lateran. This is, of course, because of the day’s very ancient character as one of the two occasions for the celebration of baptism, following what the Acts of the Apostles say about the very first Pentecost (2, 41), when St Peter baptized about 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/05/cold-and-hot-media-mass-as-medium.htmlacousticsCouncil of TrentCounter-ReformationJarnickiLiturgical ReformMcLuhanmicrophoneversus populumnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Kwasniewski)Wed, 27 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-2281402759815896814“Let’s Throw the Microphone Out of the Church!” Paweł Jarnicki Part 3 (See Part 1 | Part 2) The difficulties in understanding McLuhan’s views on microphones may also stem from the fact that he assumes that the reader is familiar with his concepts presented in other texts. It is obvious that a microphone is a transmitter, that it is a medium. There is the one who speaks, there is the one who 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/05/the-abbey-church-of-st-philibert-in.htmlRomanesquenoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Tue, 26 May 2026 16:15:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-2367473154933035575The same friend of mine who recently visited the cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul in Troyes, France, also went to see the abbey church of St Philibert in Tournus, about 60 miles to the north of Lyon, and has gracious shared these pictures with us. This abbey was founded in 875, and named for a saint who founded another important monastery, Jumièges in northern France (very close to Rouen) in the 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/05/durandus-on-liturgy-of-pentecost-tuesday.htmlPentecostWilliam Durandusnoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Tue, 26 May 2026 07:00:01 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-5927924049376700369Because the Holy Spirit is not given except by the ministers, on Tuesday the Introit “Receive the delight of your glory” is sung, as if the prelates of the Church were speaking. And since by two-fold love (i.e. of God and neighbor) we come to faith in the Trinity, we sing Alleluia five times. And the meaning of it is, “Receive the delight of glory”, that is, the Holy Spirit, because He will 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/05/ambrosian-chants-for-mass-and-vespers.htmlAmbrosian ChantNicola de' GrandiPentecostnoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Mon, 25 May 2026 17:30:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-7685613388601927770The following recordings were made yesterday, the feast of Pentecost, by Nicola de’ Grandi at the church of Santa Maria della Consolazione, where the traditional Ambrosian Mass is celebrated every Sunday. The first two are of the Mass, and the remaining five of Vespers. Thanks once again to Nicola for sharing these with us. The Latin texts are given in the videos themselves; the English 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/05/durandus-on-liturgy-of-pentecost-monday.htmlPentecostWilliam Durandusnoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Mon, 25 May 2026 07:45:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-9109051125969484939The liturgy of Pentecost) Monday shows that the law was given not only to the Jews, but also to the gentiles, whence the Introit is, “He fed them with the richness of wheat,” that is, with spiritual understanding, “and with honey out of the rock,” that is, with the teaching of Christ, which flows like honey. ... This is said in the Epistle (Acts 10, 34 and 42-48), “Peter (i.e. the rock) opening 0https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2026/05/durandus-on-liturgy-of-pentecost.htmlPentecostWilliam Durandusnoreply@blogger.com (Gregory DiPippo)Sun, 24 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15018727.post-7925782284917659123The following excerpts are taken from book 6, chapter 107, of William Durandus’ Rationale Divinorum Officiorum, the Summa Theologica of medieval liturgical commentaries.Alleluja is frequently sung through the whole week of Pentecost, since throughout these (fifty) days, the Church gathers the people to God through baptism, and therefore the (mystical) body, rejoicing at their salvation, sings the0