Questions about liturgy: Blessing of the Chrism Oil

Apr 01, 2025 21:16

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Blessing of the Chrism Oil

Approximately 50,000 altar servers are expected to attend, accompanied by the President of CIM

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Questions about liturgy: Responsories in the Office of Readings

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Feb 11, 2025 15:22

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Vatican pronounces on the transfer of days of obligation for Mass in the liturgical calendar

This clarification addresses a recurring issue in the liturgical calendar known as «occurrentia festorum», which arises when two feast days fall on the same date. In such cases, the liturgical norms dictate that the celebration of higher precedence, according to the «Table of Liturgical Days», takes priority, while the other feast may be moved to a later date.

Feb 04, 2025 18:13

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Questions about liturgy: Terminology for Sacred Places

A series of attacks on Christian communities in December, including on Christmas day, left dozens dead, according to recent reports from local Church sources to Aid to the Church in Need.

Jan 23, 2025 08:20

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Questions about liturgy: Choirs in Entrance Processions

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Jan 13, 2025 17:21

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Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: Baptism, doubts and validity. Two burning and difficult questions

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Dec 20, 2024 18:30

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Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria, the land of Saint Augustine, according to local media: these are the dates given by the press

There is also a practical indication reinforcing the plausibility of the trip. The official calendar of Wednesday general audiences published by the Prefecture of the Papal Household does not list an audience for April 15

Pope Leo XIV to priests: no to homilies with Artificial Intelligence and the search for “likes” and “followers” on social media

The Pope also warned against a subtler distortion of priestly identity: the search for validation on social media platforms such as TikTok. The illusion, he suggested, is to believe that accumulating followers or “likes” means one is effectively evangelizing

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Pope Francis decrees that the liturgical feast of Mother Teresa of Calcutta be added to the Church’s universal calendar

Questions about liturgy: Responsories in the Office of Readings

Vatican pronounces on the transfer of days of obligation for Mass in the liturgical calendar

Questions about liturgy: Terminology for Sacred Places

Questions about liturgy: Choirs in Entrance Processions

Questions about liturgy: Baptism, doubts and validity. Two burning and difficult questions