New Missal Resource for Catholic Kids
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Monday, August 29, 2011
Have you read Daria’s article about the upcoming changes to the language we use in the Mass? If you read all the way to the end, you will see that we grown ups have many resources for learning more about these changes and preparing for them.
But how can we best prepare our children for changes in the Mass? A great book to use is The Mass Explained for Kids (scroll down), upcoming from Pauline Books.... READ MORE
When You Can't Go
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Tuesday, April 19, 2011
I’m enjoying reading the answers to Rachel’s question about your favorite Holy Week observances. But it is also making me a little wistful.
When I was a kid the Triduum seemed like an interminable parade of long, boring services. As an adult I’ve learned to love the sorrow and glory of this week’s liturgies, and I look forward to them every year.
This year I will be missing out. After a serious chat... READ MORE
Commemorating the Visit
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, January 06, 2011
After all the excitement of this Christmas season, Camilla seemed surprised when I told her we would put out shoes for the Wise Men to fill. Yet another treat? Will these thrills never end?
Some people put out shoes on St. Nicholas Day but at my house, growing up, we always left them by the door on the evening of January 5th, the eve of Epiphany. We left lettuce or hay in the shoes for the Magi’s... READ MORE
Mass Changes
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Friday, May 21, 2010
Are you aware that a new translation of the Mass is soon to be implemented?
The Holy See has approved a new version of the Roman Missal, and after a period of study, preparation and catechesis to get us used to it, the bishops hope to implement it sometime late next year.
Bishop Tobin of Rhode Island has a nice column summarizing the changes and preparing us for what to expect.
For liturgists and... READ MORE
Mass Distraction
Posted by AGroup in Faith on Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Q: “I have four children ages four and under. I desire to attend daily mass, but my one year old is very noisy. Is it wrong for me to sit in the narthex for the entire Mass and then go forward to receive communion? I make a habit of participating even if I am in not in the actual sanctuary, ie…kneeling, sitting, standing, saying all of the responses. I just can’t seem to justify taking my noisy child... READ MORE
Advent Ends on a High Note
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Tuesday, December 22, 2009
When I was a kid we always looked forward to December 17th and the start of the “O Antiphons” during Evening Prayer. The antiphons are read from December 17th through the 23rd, and are the source of Advent’s best-known hymn, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”
During my childhood the antiphons’ main appeal to me was the fact that they indicated Christmas was near. But they’re beautiful, and I wanted to know more. I went looking and found this excellent article by Fr. William Saunders: “What are the ‘O Antiphons’?”
As Fr. Saunders mentions, the origin of the antiphons is not known, but it seems likely that they were used in the sixth century, and probably earlier. They have quite a long history!
Fr. Saunders also outlines the biblical basis for the antiphons, and you can read the original Latin text of each one, plus an English translation, in the Wikipedia article.
Here Comes the Groom?
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Marriage on Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Do you have a wedding on your calendar this spring or summer? Chances are, we’ll all have the joy of watching at least a few friends or family members enter the Sacrament of Matrimony together in the next several weeks. Weddings are always such a wonderful reminder to treasure our own marriage vows!
A press release this week from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops caught my eye this... READ MORE
The Liturgical Roots of the Christmas Cookie
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Saturday, December 20, 2008
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger writes in The Blessing of Christmas: Meditations for the Season
“Even a custom like Christmas baking, apparently such an external activity, has its roots in the Church’s Advent liturgy, which makes its own the glorious words of the Old Testament in these days of the declining year: “In that day, the mountains will drip sweetness, and the rivers will flow with milk and honey.”... READ MORE
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