All about Good Friday.
About the Way of the Cross.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Fifth Sorrowful Mystery
Today is Good Friday.
The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery:
The Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
From Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber's "Rosary Sonatas":
The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery:
The Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
From Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber's "Rosary Sonatas":
Friday, April 15, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Laetare Sunday
Today is the 4th Sunday of Advent, sometimes called Laetare Sunday because the entrance chant or introit of the mass begins with the word Laetare which means "rejoice".
Today's readings from mass.
A bit about Laetare Sunday from the old Catholic Encyclopedia and from Wikipedia. It's roughly mid-way between Ash Wednsday and Easter. In a way it's like the church stops to take a breath on it's journey towards Easter Sunday.
Traditionally, on this Sunday priests can wear pink, excuse me, rose vestments at mass.
The introit that gives the day it's name is from Isaiah 66:10,11 and Psalm 121(122):
"Rejoice, 0 Jerusalem; and gather round, all you who love her;
rejoice in gladness, after having been in sorrow; exult and be
replenished with the consolation flowing from her motherly
bosom. jr. I rejoiced when it was said unto me: "Let us go to the
house of the Lord."
Personally, I'm really fond of todays gradual, or chant between the readings. You will almost never hear it sung outside the old traditional Latin mass (Extraordinary Form) because it the Ordinary Form it's place is usually taken by the Responsorial Psalm from the lectionary for Mass. I happen to like responsorial psalms, I think they were a good idea, but I also really like this chant, it's one of my favorites. It's also taken from Psalm 121(122) and called Laetatus Sum:
"I rejoiced when it was said unto me: "Let us go to the house of
the Lord." ,. Let peace reign within your walls, and abundance in
your towers."
Today's readings from mass.
A bit about Laetare Sunday from the old Catholic Encyclopedia and from Wikipedia. It's roughly mid-way between Ash Wednsday and Easter. In a way it's like the church stops to take a breath on it's journey towards Easter Sunday.
Traditionally, on this Sunday priests can wear pink, excuse me, rose vestments at mass.
The introit that gives the day it's name is from Isaiah 66:10,11 and Psalm 121(122):
"Rejoice, 0 Jerusalem; and gather round, all you who love her;
rejoice in gladness, after having been in sorrow; exult and be
replenished with the consolation flowing from her motherly
bosom. jr. I rejoiced when it was said unto me: "Let us go to the
house of the Lord."
Personally, I'm really fond of todays gradual, or chant between the readings. You will almost never hear it sung outside the old traditional Latin mass (Extraordinary Form) because it the Ordinary Form it's place is usually taken by the Responsorial Psalm from the lectionary for Mass. I happen to like responsorial psalms, I think they were a good idea, but I also really like this chant, it's one of my favorites. It's also taken from Psalm 121(122) and called Laetatus Sum:
"I rejoiced when it was said unto me: "Let us go to the house of
the Lord." ,. Let peace reign within your walls, and abundance in
your towers."
Friday, April 1, 2011
Second Sorrowful Mystery
Today is a First Friday.
Second Sorrowful Mystery
The Scourging at the Pillar
From Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber's "Rosary Sonatas":
Second Sorrowful Mystery
The Scourging at the Pillar
From Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber's "Rosary Sonatas":
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