liturgy

Liturgy is a public rite, or ritual, of worship. The Internet, now a resource for the devout as well as the spiritual seeker, offers background information on the general history of liturgy as well as the specific liturgies practiced by various religious bodies. In common usage, "liturgy" refers to an historical, traditional form of Christian worship, although other religions have liturgical practices, too.

Bosco Peters, an Anglican priest in New Zealand, offers this liturgy Web site, which has dozens of links on historical worship. Taylor Marshall, a former Episcopal priest and convert to Roman Catholicism, often addresses liturgical worship on his blog.

The editors of LiturgicalCredo.com have often argued in favor of liturgical worship on its blog and in its main articles on liturgy and the creeds.

Some works of classical music have been based on liturgical worship, including Rachmaninov's Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

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• ALERT: Fr Z Notices Bp. Braxton--Good Action by Our Shepherd!

  
  Southern Illinois Catholic — Authority: 146
  From the BND.com: I have printed the article in its entirety. Margasons parish and kneeling during the consecration is at issue. Its the little things, folks. Thank our Shepherd and support him through the BNDs poll! [Fr Zs post.]Belleville Catholic Bishop Edward Braxton has set a deadline of this weekend for all ...
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• The Little Office

  
  Traditio et Virtus — Authority: 125
  As well as making some positive changes in my devotional life by switching my regular Mass attendance to the Cathedral, I have also brought some positive changes into my prayer routine. The most important change was made in my obtaining a copy of The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary . Its older liturgy, ...
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• Why the Divine Office?

  
  The Website of Unknowing — Authority: 513
  This morning, a reader of this blog posted these two simple questions: The Divine Office: how important is it for lay Christians? How does it deepen our spirituality? If I can answer the second question, that in itself will answer the first. The Office is important for ordinary Christians precisely because it ...
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• Christmas and Sunday, with a poem by George Herbert

  
  Dead Theologians — Authority: 419
  For many, Christmas is a favorite time of year. Many traditions, however, shunned the celebration of Christmas as an imposition from above. Some say it is a Reformed distinctive to abolish Holy Days, but John Calvin seems pretty Reformed and he did not require such things . Generally, Presbyterian Westminsterians in ...
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• Worlds apart

  
  Telegraph.co.uk Culture Blog — Authority: 594
  A friend sent me this video clip this morning and it brought a tear to my eye, so I thought I’d share itIt moved me for a number of reasons, but mainly because I was struck at how utterly different Russian church music is from anything in the West. I know the musical ’syntax’ [...]
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• O Antiphon 2

  
  Living Water From an Ancient Well — Authority: 119
  O Adonai (Lord) OLord and Ruler of the house of Israel, You appeared to Moses in the burning bush and on Mount Sinai gave him Your Law. Come and with outstretched arm redeem us!
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• Sacrifice of the Mass: Consumption Redeemed

  
  Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex — Authority: 399
  Hierothee suggested I do a post on my research about the connection of sacrifice to consumption.  This is very difficult to do in the space of a standard post so this will necessarily be a broad sketch of what one day may be a much more compelling (I hope) manuscript. I suppose the place to start is with John ...
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• Liturgical Vestments and the Vesting Prayers

  
  iPadre Catholic Podcast — Authority: 114
  Today, Zenit had a section on “Liturgical Vestments and the Vesting Prayers”.  Following my trip to Mundeline this past June for training in the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, I began saying the vesting prayers daily as I prepare for the celebration of the Holy Mass, whether in the Ordinary or the Extraordinary ...
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• "Several years ago, I happened to be visiting my parents when a longtime friend of my mother died. As..."

  
  heart in a cage — Authority: 432
  “ Several years ago, I happened to be visiting my parents when a longtime friend of my mother died. As I left the funeral, I spoke briefly to the woman’s son and in parting said, “The Lord be with you.” Without hesitation, he responded, “And also with you.” We had not seen one another in nearly a decade, ...
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• Evening - Friday of Ember Week in Advent - Missa Prope es Tu - December 18th, 2009

  
  Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland — Authority: 141
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• Gotta Implement

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 139
  I commend Jerry Galipeau’s blog , especially his ongoing series “New Translation Tuesday/Thursday,” which draws a number of comments, especially from this blogger and sometimes from me. A typically naive comment on a period of time between recognitio/promulgation and an implementation date: Unfortunately, a ...
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• Unprofessional Preachers The Problem

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 139
  UCA News columnist Fr William Grimm offers some commentary on the preaching guidelines from the Mumbai archdiocese that netted a few comments here earlier this week. Fr Grimm offers a frank, one-word diagnosis: unprofessionalism. A preacher must know the needs (note: needs, not wants) of the faith community ...
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• O Antiphon 1

  
  Living Water From an Ancient Well — Authority: 119
  O Sapientia (Wisdom) O Wisdom. You came forth from the mouth of the Most High and reaching from beginning to end, You ordered all things mightily and sweetly. Come and teach us the way of prudence!
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• Gospel for Friday, 3rd Week in Advent

  
  Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam — Authority: 141
  From: Matthew 1:18-25The Virginal Conception of Jesus, and His Birth[18] Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; [19] and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to ...
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• Original blessing - an Advent promise

  
  Of life, laughter and liturgy . . . — Authority: 132
  We met to pray, rejoice celebrate and lament together last night for an advent service on the theme of original blessing. Children painted stars on bands of papers with the word blessing in many languages. Terry Macarthur led out singing and music in wonderful ways and Theo Gill preached a funny and profound ...
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• Weve Waited Long Enough

  
  Acts of the Apostasy — Authority: 542
  Liturgical liberals are all beside themselves because of the new English translation of the Roman Missal, and they launched an on-line petition to delay its implementation, called "What If We Just Said Wait?" I blogged about it here, at "What If We Just Said Shut Up?" Well, now we have a way to respond: "Weve ...
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• Patience in a Time of Distraction – Advent Reflection by Thomas Turner

  
  Godspace — Authority: 516
  This morning’s Advent reflection comes from Thomas Turner the Senior Editor, Literary Arts of  GENERATE Magazine . Thomas blogs at   EverydayLiturgy.com . He is also on the ministry team at  The Plant , a community cultivating love, truth, and compassion in Mahwah, New Jersey. This is the time of year ...
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• “The Missal’s Image of God”

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 139
  A few months ago a friend sent me this video link of the most recent (Sept 2009) Godfrey Diekmann lecture at St John’s University . It features Msgr Bruce Harbert of ICEL presenting on the new translation with a response from Rev. Carl P. Daw. The presentation is lengthy, but it’s neat to see the ICEL head guy ...
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• Petition Supporting the New Translation

  
  Adoro te Devote — Authority: 422
  This comes to us from Fr. Cory Sticha at Omne Quod Spirat, Laude Dominum! : In the liturgical circles of the Blogosphere, there has been much discussion over the "What if We Just Said Wait?" petition. (No, Im not linking to it. Youll have to find it yourself if you want to sign. I do not wish to encourage ...
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• We now pray the "O" Antiphons

  
  Vivificat! — Authority: 126
  (This sketch of the Seven Antiphons courtesy of Fr. Maurice Gilbert and Sandro Magister of Chiesa.Com ) Theyre sung one per day, at the Magnificat during vespers. They are very ancient, and extraordinarily rich in references to the prophecies of the Messiah. Their initials form an acrostic. Here they are in ...
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