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Monday and Thrsday morning, 11/9 and 12Kohen--Genesis 23:1-7Levi--vs. 8-12Yisra'el--vs. 13-16 Strday 11/14--Shabbat Parashat Chayyei SarahMORNING Kohen--Genesis 23:1-16Levi--23:17-24:9Shelishi--24:10-26Revi`i--24:27-52Chamishi--24:53-67Shishi--25:1-11Shevi`i--25:12-18Maftir--25:16-18Haftarah--I Kings 1:1-31 EVENING Kohen--Genesis 25:19-22Levi--vs. 23-26Yisra'el--25:27-26:5

Top Stories for Thursday, November 12th, 2009: Here is a choir- loft view of the altar at the Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul, Minn. On November 2, the parish commemorated All Souls Day with a Latin High Mass. The 1,200 Mass participants heard Mozart’s R­equiem sung by the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale, founded by the parish’s Msgr. Richard J. Schuler ( 1920- 2007) in 1956. Bishop- elect Paul Sirba of Duluth, Minn., a “ son of the parish,” concelebrated the Mass with Fr. John Ubel, pastor of St. Agnes. Fr. Ubel served as homilist. Fr. William Baer and...

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC LECTIONARY WEBSITE by Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.Lectionary StatisticsHow much of the Bible is included in the Lectionary for Mass? Not as much as you might think, yet far more than was included in the Roman Missal before the Second Vatican Council!The bishops assembled at Vatican II declared, "The treasures of the Bible are to be opened up more lavishly so that a richer fare may be provided for the faithful at the table of God's word. In this way the more significant part of the Sacred Scriptures will be read to the people over a fixed...

Monday and Thrsday morning, 11/2 and 5Kohen--Genesis 18:1-5Levi--vs. 6-8Yisra'el--vs. 9-14 Strday 11/7--Shabbat Parashat VaYera'MORNING Kohen--Genesis 18:1-14Levi--18:15-33Shelishi--19:1-20Revi`i--19:21-21:4Chamishi--21:5-21Shishi--21:22-34Shevi`i--22:1-24Maftir--22:20-24Haftarah--II Kings 4:1-37 EVENING Kohen--Genesis 23:1-7Levi--vs. 8-12Yisra'el--vs. 13-16

Following their exchange in July, author Moyra Doorly and Aidan Nichols discuss the merits of post-Vatican II liturgical reform Dear Fr Aidan, In your kind reply to my first letter you made the point that I was drawing "unnecessarily sharp" contrasts between a theology of "propitiation and supplication" on one hand, and teachings on the "fruits of Communion" on the other. But what I was trying to demonstrate is that the pre-Conciliar sources give ample teaching on both, whereas the documents of Vatican II ignore the theology of propitiation and supplication. Now, to me this represents a doctrinal discontinuity of...

Featured Term (selected at random): INEFFABLE That which is inexpressible. Only God is ultimately ineffable because only he cannot be fully comprehended by the finite mind. Since knowledge determines expression, the divine ineffability is a result of the divine incomprehensibility. In the words of St. Augustine, "More true than our speech about God is our thinking of Him, and more true than our thinking is His Being" (De Trinitate, VII, 4, 7). All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

Top Stories for Thursday, October 29th, 2009: The monastery of St. Thaddeus, according to tradition, was built by the Apostle St. Jude Thad­deus, “ the brother of the Lord” and the first missionary of the Armenians in 66 A. D. It is located in present- day Iran. According to the fifth- century Armenian chronicler Movses Khorenatsi, he is also buried here. If so, then this church is equal in rank with the Roman basilicas of Peter and Paul, the tomb in Compostela of the Apostle James, and the Madras cathedral of the Apostle Thomas, only much less known. It...

Monday and Thrsday morning, 10/26 and 29Kohen--Genesis 12:1-3Levi--vs. 4-9Yisra'el--vs. 10-13 Strday 10/31--Shabbat Parashat Lekh-LekhaMORNING Kohen--Genesis 12:1-13Levi--12:14-13:4Shelishi--13:5-18Revi`i--14:1-20Chamishi--14:21-15:6Shishi--15:7-17:6Shevi`i--17:7-27Maftir--17:24-27Haftarah--Isaiah 40:27-41:16 EVENING Kohen--Genesis 18:1-5Levi--vs. 6-8Yisra'el--vs. 9-14

Guest blogger Mantilla Amontillado, Ecclesiastical fashionista comments on the Anglican Ordinariate.Let me tell you something hon, I went to England one summer for to study the English you know? I was maybe seventeen and I go to this English Language School in Kent. It was really nice, and on Sunday I go into town to go to Mass with my friend Anna. So we find this nice old church and go to Mass and it is beautiful. The priest is very nice. He's wearing an old lace alb and fiddleback chasuble, maniple, the works. The deacon has on this beautiful...

Sunday 10/18--First Day Ro'sh Chodesh CheshvanKohen--Numbers 28:1-3Levi--vs. 3-5Shelishi--vs. 6-10Revi`i--vs. 11-15 Monday 10/19--Second Day Ro'sh Chodesh CheshvanKohen--Numbers 28:1-3Levi--vs. 3-5Shelishi--vs. 6-10Revi`i--vs. 11-15 Thrsday morning 10/22Kohen--Genesis 6:9-16Levi--vs. 17-19Yisra'el--vs. 20-22 Strday 10/24--Shabbat Parashat NoachMORNING Kohen--Genesis 6:9-22Levi--7:1-16Shelishi--7:17-8:14Revi`i--8:15-9:7Chamishi--9:8-17Shishi--9:18-10:32Shevi`i--11:1-32Maftir--11:29-32Haftarah--Isaiah 54:1-55:5 EVENING Kohen--Genesis 12:1-3Levi--vs. 4-9Yisra'el--vs. 10-13

The evil Vatican II; what is one to do? Every morning I walk into church—two days a week it's every evening—to prepare for the Divine Liturgy, I thank my lucky stars I'm in an Eastern Church; for Vatican II told us to return to our traditions. Apparently it told the Latins to turn away from them; and they've been trying to pick up the pieces ever since. Here at Priestly Pugilist, we've chronicled some of the more noteworthy attempts, primarily because, while Vatican II was clear about the equality of the Churches, practically speaking that message has fallen on deaf...

Featured Term (selected at random):ROMAN GRADUAL A liturgical book containing the choral parts of the Mass. It belongs logically together with the sacramentary and lectionary. It was revised and the new Gradual was authorized on June 24, 1972. All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

Monday and Thrsday mornings, 10/12 and 15Kohen--Genesis 1:1-5Levi--vs. 6-8Yisra'el--vs. 9-13 Strday 10/17--Shabbat Parashat Bere'shit/Machar ChodeshMORNING Kohen--Genesis 1:1-2:3Levi--2:4-19Shelishi--2:20-3:21Revi`i--3:22-4:18Chamishi--4:19-22Shishi--4:23-5:24Shevi`i--5:25-6:8Maftir--Genesis 6:5-8Haftarah--I Samuel 20:18-42 EVENING Kohen--Genesis 6:9-16Levi--vs. 17-19Yisra'el--vs. 20-22

What about Bad Music? by Dr. Jeff Mirus, October 9, 2009 It is a feature of human nature that all normal persons respond emotionally to music. For this reason, music is often described in emotional or quasi-emotional terms. It may be languorous or bombastic, martial or lyrical, peaceful or agitated, soothing or exciting, and so on. But in addition to the connection between music and human moods, music is also perceived as beautiful (or ugly) and the human intellect naturally wishes to understand those properties of music which, if properly manipulated, produce beauty. Finally, the essentially moral character of the...

Monday 10/5--First Day Chol HaMo`ed SukkotKohen--Numbers 29:17-19Levi--vs. 20-22Shelishi--vs. 23-25Revi`i--vs. 17-22 Tusday 10/6--Second Day Chol HaMo`ed SukkotKohen--Numbers 29:20-22Levi--vs. 23-25Shelishi--vs. 26-28Revi`i--vs. 20-25 Wdnsday 10/7--Third Day Chol HaMo`ed SukkotKohen--Numbers 29:23-25Levi--vs. 26-28Shelishi--vs. 29-31Revi`i--vs. 23-28 Thrsday 10/8--Fourth Day Chol HaMo`ed SukkotKohen--Numbers 29:26-28Levi--vs. 29-31Shelishi--vs. 32-34Revi`i--vs. 26-31 Frday 10/9--Hosha`-na' Rabba'/Fifth Day Chol HaMo`ed SukkotKohen--Numbers 29:26-28Levi--vs. 29-31Shelishi--vs. 32-34Revi`i--vs. 29-34 Strday 10/10--Shemini `AtzeretMORNING Megillah--Qohelet (Ecclesiastes); Chapter 12, verse 13 is repeated at the end.Kohen--Deuteronomy 14:22-29Levi--15:1-18Shelishi15:19-23Revi`i--16:1-3Chamishi--16:4-8Shishi--16:9-12Shevi`i--16:13-17Maftir--Numbers 29:35-30:1Haftarah--I Kings 8:54-9:1 EVENING Kohen--Deuteronomy 33:1-7Levi--vs. 8-12Yisra'el--vs. 13-17 Night of Strday 10/10--Leyl Simchat TorahKohen--Deuteronomy 33:1-7Levi--vs. 8-12Yisra'el--vs. 13-17 Sunday 10/11--Yom Simchat TorahKohen--Deuteronomy 33:1-7Levi--vs. 8-12Shelishi--vs. 13-17Revi`i--vs. 18-21Chamishi--vs. 22-26Chatan HaTorah--Deuteronomy 33:27-34:12Chatan Bere'shit--Genesis 1:1-2:3Maftir--Numbers 29:35-30:1Haftarah--Joshua 1:1-18

Monday 9/28--Yom KippurMORNING Kohen--Leviticus 16:1-6Levi--vs. 7-11Shelishi--vs. 12-17Revi`i--vs. 18-24Chamishi--vs. 25-30Shishi--vs.31-34Maftir--Numbers 29:7-11Haftarah--Isaiah 57:14-58:14 EVENING Kohen--Leviticus 18:1-5Levi--vs. 6-21Yisra'el/Maftir--vs. 22-30Haftarah--The Book of Jonah; Micah 7:18-20 Thrsday morning 10/1Kohen--Deuteronomy 33:1-7Levi--vs. 8-12Yisra'el--vs. 13-17 Strday 10/3--First Day of SukkotMORNING Kohen--Leviticus 22:26-33Levi--23:1-3Shelishi--vs. 4-8Revi`i--vs. 9-14Chamishi--vs. 15-22Shishi--vs. 23-32Shevi`i--vs. 33-44Maftir--Numbers 29:12-16Haftarah--Zechariah 14:1-21 EVENING Kohen--Deuteronomy 33:1-7Levi--vs. 8-12Yisra'el--vs. 13-17 Sunday 10/4--Second Day of SukkotKohen--Leviticus 22:26-23:3Levi--vs. 4-14Shelishi--vs. 15-22Revi`i--vs. 23-32Chamishi--vs. 33-44Maftir--Numbers 29:12-16Haftarah--I Kings 8:2-21

Monday 9/21--Tzom GedalyahuMORNING Kohen--Exodus 32:11-14Levi--Exodus 34:1-3Yisra'el--Exodus 34:4-10 EVENING Kohen--Exodus 32:11-14Levi--Exodus 34:1-3Yisra'el/Maftir--Exodus 34:4-10Haftarah--Isaiah 55:6-56:8 Thrsday morning 9/24Kohen--Deuteronomy 32:1-3Levi--vs. 4-6Yisra'el--vs. 7-12 Strday 9/26--Shabbat Shuvah/Parashat Ha'azinu MORNING Kohen--Deuteronomy 32:1-6Levi--vs. 7-12Shelishi--vs. 13-18Revi`i--vs. 19-28Chamishi--vs. 29-39Shishi--vs. 40-43Shevi`i--vs. 44-52Maftir--vs. 48:52Haftarah--Hosea 14:2-10: Joel 2:11-27; Micah 7:18-20 (with some variation) EVENING Kohen--Deuteronomy 33:1-7Levi--vs. 8-12Yisra'el--vs. 13-17

Monday and Thrsday mornings, 9/14 and 17Kohen--Deuteronomy 32:1-3Levi--vs. 4-6Yisra'el--vs. 7-12 Strday 9/19--First Day Ro'sh HaShanah 5770MORNING Kohen--Genesis 21:1-4Levi--vs. 5-8Shelishi--vs. 9-12Revi`i--vs. 13-17Chamishi--vs. 18-21Shishi--vs. 22-27Shevi`i--vs. 28-34Maftir--Numbers 29:1-6Haftarah--I Samuel 1:1-2:10 EVENING Kohen--Deuteronomy 32:1-3Levi--vs. 4-6Yisra'el--vs. 7-12 Sunday 9/20--Second Day Ro'sh HaShanahKohen--Genesis 22:1-3Levi--vs. 4-8Shelishi--vs. 9-14Revi`i--vs. 15-19Chamishi--vs. 20-24Maftir--Numbers 29:1-6Haftarah--Jeremiah 31: 1-19 (2-20 in some Bibles)

Monday and Thrsday mornings, 9/7 and 10Kohen--Deuteronomy 29:9-11Levi--vs. 12-14Yisra'el--vs. 15-28 Strday 9/12--Shabbat Parashat Nitztzavim-VaYelekhMORNING Kohen--Deuteronomy 29:9-28Levi--30:1-6Shelishi--30:7-14Revi`i--30:15-31:6Chamishi--31:7-13Shishi--31:14-19Shevi`i--31:20-30Maftir--31:28-30Haftarah--Isaiah 61:10-63:9 EVENING Kohen--Deuteronomy 32:1-3Levi--vs. 4-6Yisra'el--vs. 7-12

Joseph Shaw has posted on his blog (Oxford Events -- The Weblog of the LMS Chairman) a series of reports on the residential Priest Training course on the Traditional Roman Rite that was held last August 24-28, 2009 in London Colney. This was the fourth such conference organized by the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales in three years, and among the students were two priests from Africa. By the end of the conference, seven priests had managed to say their first-ever Traditional Latin Masses. The London Colney conference is the fourth residential Priest Training course the LMS has...

From ciNews: Secular songs to be banned at cathedral ceremonies. Songs that are not religious in nature will no longer be allowed at ceremonies in St. Aidan’s Cathedral in Enniscorthy. The cathedral’s authorities, who are concerned at an increase in the use of such songs, in particular during wedding and funeral liturgies, have told parishioners that pop music and folk songs will no longer permitted. The authorities feel that although pop or folk songs involved may well be beautiful, they do not respect the sacred character of the liturgy. Curate Fr. Richard Lawless said he and his colleagues were very...

Monday and Thrsday mornings, 8/31 and 9/3Kohen--Deuteronomy 26:1-3Levi--vs. 4-11Yisra'el--vs. 12-15 Strday 9/5--Shabbat Parashat Ki-Tavo'MORNING Kohen--Deuteronomy 26:1-11Levi--26:12-15Shelishi--26:16-19Revi`i--27:1-10Chamishi--27:11-28:6Shishi--28:7-69Shevi`i--29:1-8Maftir--29:6-8Haftarah--Isaiah 60:1-22 EVENING Kohen--Deuteronomy 29:9-11Levi--vs. 12-14Yisra'el--vs. 15-28

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Monday and Thrsday mornings, 8/24 and 27Kohen--Deuteronomy 21:10-14Levi--vs. 15-17Yisra'el--vs. 18-21 Strday 8/29--Shabbat Parashat Ki-Tetze'MORNING Kohen--Deuteronomy 21:10-21Levi--21:22-22:7Shelishi--22:8-23:7Revi`i--23:8-24Chamishi--23:25-24:4Shishi--24:5-13Shevi`i--24:14-25:19Maftir--25:17-19Haftarah--Isaiah 54:1-10 EVENING Kohen--Deuteronomy 26:1-3Levi--vs. 4-11Yisra'el--vs. 12-15

Boredom during the liturgy is something all Catholics have felt from time to time, and it's never justifiable. No matter how mundane the architecture, how dull the homily, or how bad the music, what's taking place on the altar is a miraculous sacrifice that gives us the grace for salvation. That reality should be enough to keep our attention.   And yet boredom is a reality that good liturgy can help fight. Many parishes try to do so by inventing every manner of new enticement: brighter and larger banners, forced attempts to create an upbeat environment of friendliness and...

Monday morning 8/17Kohen--Deuteronomy 16:18-20Levi--16:21-17:10Yisra'el--17:11-13 Thrsday 8/20--First Day Ro'sh Chodesh 'ElulKohen--Numbers 28:1-3Levi--vs. 3-5Shelishi--vs. 6-10Revi`i--vs. 11-15 Frday 8/21--Second Day Ro'sh Chodesh 'ElulKohen--Numbers 28:1-3Levi--vs. 3-5Shelishi--vs. 6-10Revi`i--vs. 11-15 Strday 8/22--Shabbat Parashat ShofetimMORNING Kohen--Deuteronomy 16:18-17:13Levi--17:14-20Shelishi--18:1-5Revi`i--18:6-13Chamishi--18:14-19:13Shishi--19:14-20:9Shevi`i--20:10-21:9Maftir--21:7-9Haftarah--Isaiah 51:12-52:12 EVENING Kohen--Deuteronomy 21:10-14Levi--vs. 15-17Yisra'el--vs. 18-21

Once again, the Catholic world has been rocked by yet more allegations of sexual impropriety by Legionnaires of Christ founder, the late Fr. Marcial Maciel. It seems the now-disgraced founder-cum-pervert fathered more children than previously suspected; the latest claimants to his paternity purport to have evidence that the late Pope John Paul II knew of Maciel's sexual dilettantes, and turned a blind eye to them. (If true, it would confirm the prior journalistic scholarship of author Jason Berry.) The allegations highlight what for all too many Catholics is the elephant-in-the-room when discussing the ills which beset the modern Church: the...

Monday and Thrsday mornings, 8/10 and 13Kohen--Deuteronomy 11:26-31Levi--11:32-12:5Yisra'el--12:6-10 Strday 8/15--Shabbat Parashat Re'ehMORNING Kohen--Deuteronomy 11:26-12:10Levi--12:11-28Shelishi--12:29-13:19Revi`i--14:1-21Chamishi--14:22-29Shishi--15:1-18Shevi`i--15:19-16:17Maftir--16:13-17Haftarah--Isaiah 54:11-55:5 EVENING Kohen--Deuteronomy 16:18-20Levi--16:21-17:10Yisra'el--17:11-13

"Whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and of the Blood of the Lord... For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the Body of the Lord" - 1 Corinthians 11:27,28 Pope Benedict to Catholics: Kneel and Receive on the Tongue Only Pope Benedict XVI does not want the faithful receiving Communion in their hand nor does he want them standing to receive Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. According to Vatican liturgist, Monsignor Guido Marini, the pope is trying to set...

Monday and Thrsday mornings, 8/3 and 6Kohen--Deuteronomy 7:12-21Levi--7:22-8:3Yisra'el--8:4-10 Strday 8/8--Shabbat Parashat `EikevMORNING Kohen--Deuteronomy 7:12-8:10Levi--8:11-9:3Shelishi--9:4-29Revi`i--10:1-11Chamishi--10:12-11:9Shishi--11:10-21Shevi`i--11:22-25Maftir--11:22-25Haftarah--Isaiah 49:14-51:3 EVENING Kohen--Deuteronomy 11:26-31Levi--11:32-12:5Yisra'el--12:6-10

Monday morning 7/27Kohen--Deuteronomy 3:23-25Levi--3:26-4:4Yisra'el--4:5-8 Night of Wdnsday, 7/29--Leyl Tish`ah Be'AvMegillat 'Eikhah (The Lamentations of Jeremiah; 5:21 is repeated) Thrsday 7/30--Tish`ah Be'AvMORNING Kohen--Deuteronomy 4:25-29Levi--vs. 30-35Yisra'el/Maftir--vs. 36-40Haftarah--Jeremiah 8:13-9:23 EVENING Kohen--Exodus 32:11-14Levi--Exodus 34:1-3Yisra'el/Maftir--Exodus 34:4-10Haftarah--Isaiah 55:6-56:8 Strday 8/1--Shabbat Nachamu/Shabbat Parashat Va'EtchannanMORNING Kohen--Deuteronomy 3:23-4:4Levi--4:5-40Shelishi--4:41-49Revi`i--5:1-21Chamishi--5:22-6:3Shishi--6:4-25Shevi`i--7:1-11Maftir--7:9-11Haftarah--Isaiah 40:1-26 EVENING Kohen--Deuteronomy 7:12-21Levi--7:22-8:3Yisra'el--8:4-10

CHICAGO — At a gathering of Church composers and musicians recently, Msgr. Anthony Sherman asked how many people had looked at the revised order of the Mass. Almost everyone raised a hand.Msgr. Sherman, the executive director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Divine Worship, might have predicted the reaction during his breakout session at the National Association of Pastoral Musicians Convention in Chicago. After all, new Mass texts require new music — and pastoral musicians are preparing to provide it. “Given that music is integral to the celebration of liturgy, composers will have an important role to...

As an American arrived in the Vatican post that'll oversee the English-speaking church's global transition to the controversial new rendering of the Roman Missal, the US bishops did their part to keep the process moving, approving each of the four action-items on the new text presented last month in San Antonio... albeit on mail ballot given the meeting's "inconclusive vote" from the floor: The translation of the Order of Mass II (of the Roman Missal) received 191 votes in favor, 25 against and five abstentions. The translation of the Masses and Prayers for Various Needs and Intentions passed by...

Monday morning 7/20Kohen--Deuteronomy 1:1-3Levi--vs. 4-7Yisra'el-- vs. 8-11 Wdnsday 7/22--Ro'sh Chodesh 'AvKohen--Numbers 28:1-3Levi--vs. 3-5Shelishi--vs. 6-10Revi`i--vs. 11-15 Thrsday morning 7/23Kohen--Deuteronomy 1:1-3Levi--vs. 4-7Yisra'el-- vs. 8-11 Strday 7/25--Shabbat Chazon/Shabbat Parashat DevarimMORNING Kohen--Deuteronomy 1:1-10Levi--1:11-21Shelishi--1:22-38Revi`i--1:39-2:1Chamishi--2:2-30Shishi--2:31-3:14Shevi`i--3:15-22Maftir--3:20-22Haftarah--Isaiah 1:1-27 EVENING Kohen--Deuteronomy 3:23-25Levi--3:26-4:4Yisra'el--4:5-8

Monday and Thrsday mornings, 7/13 and 7/16Kohen--Numbers 30:2-9Levi--vs. 10-13Yisra'el--vs. 14-17 Strday 7/18--Shabbat Parashat Mattot-Mas`eyMORNING Kohen--Numbers 30:2-31:12Levi--31:13:-54Shelishi--32:1-19Revi`i--32:20-33:49Chamishi--33:50-34:15Shishi--34:16-35:8Shevi`i--35:9-36:13Maftir--36:11-13Haftarah--Jeremiah 2:4-28; 3:4; 4:1,2 EVENING Kohen--Deuteronomy 1:1-3Levi--vs. 4-7Yisra'el--vs. 8-11

Monday morning 7/6Kohen--Numbers 25:10-12Levi--25:13-15Yisra'el--25:16-26:4 Thursday 7/9--Shiv`ah `Asar beTammuzMORNING Kohen--Exodus 32:11-14Levi--Exodus 34:1-3Yisra'el--Exodus 34:4-10 EVENING Kohen--Exodus 32:11-14Levi--Exodus 34:1-3Yisra'el/Maftir--Exodus 34:4-10Haftarah--Isaiah 55:6-56:8 Strday 7/11--Shabbat Parashat PinechasMORNING Kohen--Numbers 25:10-26:4Levi--26:5-51Shelishi--26:52-27:5Revi`i--27:6-23Chamishi--28:1-15Shishi--28:16-29:11Shevi`i--29:12-30:1Maftir--29:35-30:1Haftarah--Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 EVENING Kohen--Numbers 30:2-9Levi--vs. 10-13Yisra'el--vs. 14-17

Monday and Thrsday mornings, 6/29 and 7/2Kohen--Numbers 19:1-6Levi--vs. 7-9Yisra'el--vs. 10-17 Strday 7/4--Shabbat Parashat Chuqqat-BalaqMORNING Kohen--Numbers 19:1-20:6Levi--20:7-21Shelishi--20:22-21:20Revi`i--21:21-22:12Chamishi--22:13-38Shishi--22:39-23:26Shevi`i--23:27-25:9Maftir--25:7-9Haftarah--Micah 5:6-6:8 EVENING Kohen--Numbers 25:10-12Levi--25:13-15Yisra'el--25:16-26:4

A Swiss bishop sounds off about Vatican II A reader sent me the following from the website of the Diocese of Basel, Switzerland. His Excellency Most Rev. Kurt Koch has weighed in with comments in a rather highly amped German-language speaking environment. As you know there is a lot of tension right now in the German-speaking areas over traditional expressions of Catholicism. This is from the July 2009 monthly newsletter to the priests of the Diocese of Basel with my emphases and comments.

Catholics are humbled by the stories of former Anglicans who were faced with a decision and stepped out in faith to join the Catholic Church, said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston. "The Catholic Church understands and appreciates the sacrifices made by former Anglican clergy and laity who have made the journey as individuals or as communities to full communion with the Catholic Church," he said June 12. "Truly, Rome is home and a place of abiding in our pilgrimage to the father," noted the cardinal in a keynote address at the 2009 Anglican Use Conference in Houston. The June...

Monday 6/22--First Day Ro'sh Chodesh TammuzKohen--Numbers 28:1-3Levi--vs. 3-5Shelishi--vs. 6-10Revi`i--vs. 11-15 Tusday 6/23--Second Day Ro'sh Chodesh TammuzKohen--Numbers 28:1-3Levi--vs. 3-5Shelishi--vs. 6-10Revi`i--vs. 11-15 Thrsday morning 6/25Kohen--Numbers 16:1-3Levi--vs. 4-7Yisra'el--vs. 8-13 Strday 6/27--Shabbat Parashat QorachMORNING Kohen--Numbers 16:1-13Levi--16:14-19Shelishi--16:20-17:8Revi`i--17:9-15Chamishi--17:16-24Shishi--17:25-18:20Shevi`i--18:21-32Maftir--18:30-32Haftarah--I Samuel 11:14-12:22 EVENING Kohen--Numbers 19:1-6Levi--vs. 7-9Yisra'el--vs. 10-17

An ultraconservative group plans to ordain 13 Roman Catholic priests in Minnesota — even though their elevations likely won't be recognized by the Vatican. The St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, part of the Society of St. Pius X, will host the ordinations of 12 U.S.-based priests and another from France in Winona on Friday. The Vatican says ordinations by the society aren't legitimate, even though Pope Benedict XVI recently lifted the excommunications of its leaders. The society was founded by those opposed to the liberalizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council and especially its outreach to Jews and other religions. The...

The New Missal - Historic Moment in Liturgical Renewal t | t | t | tby Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli, S.T.D., S.S.L., D.D In May 2002, the publication of the Missale Romanum marked an historic moment in the life of the Church in our day. It gave an impetus to the great liturgical renewal set in motion when Vatican II issued Sacrosanctum Concilium as its first document. With Vatican II, began … the great work of renewal of the liturgical books of the Roman Rite. [This] … work … included their translation into vernacular languages, with the purpose of bringing...

Fr. Agustine Di Noia O.P. / Pope Benedict XVI Vatican City, Jun 16, 2009 / 10:16 am (CNA).- This morning, the Vatican announced a significant change by Pope Benedict at the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, the body charged with overseeing the liturgy. The American priest, Fr. Agustine Di Noia O.P., was appointed by the Pope to be the secretary of the Congregation and raised to the level of archbishop.Pope Benedict's appointment of a native English speaker will prove to be valuable as the Congregation prepares to approve and introduce a new English translation of...

To some Catholics, U.S. bishops have chartered the correct course by focusing on liturgical matters at their three-day spring meeting, which begins today in San Antonio. More than 150 bishops from across the nation will fine-tune the English translation of the Mass to conform more closely to its Latin original. They'll seek more effective ways to spread their stated-but-little-known ministry goals. And they'll approve a new Mass of Thanksgiving. But to others, the bishops' agenda is off base and might add to their perceived ineffectual leadership in dealing with the foremost Catholic university. About 80 of roughly 200 bishops condemned...

Monday and Thrsday mornings, 6/15 and 6/18Kohen--Numbers 13:1-3Levi--vs. 4-16Yisra'el--vs. 17-20 Strday 6/20--Shabbat Parashat Shelach-LekhaMORNING Kohen--Numbers 13:1-20Levi--13:21-14:7Shelishi--14:8-25Revi`i--14:26-15:7Chamishi--15:8-16Shishi--15:17-26Shevi`i--15:27-41Maftir--15:37-41Haftarah--Joshua 2:1-24 EVENING Kohen--Numbers 16:1-3Levi--vs. 4-7Yisra'el--vs. 8-13

In the last few decades, the matter of the right way to celebrate the Liturgy has increasingly become one of the points around which much of the controversy has centred concerning the Second Vatican Council, about how it should be evaluated, and about its reception in the life of the Church. There are the relentless supporters of reform, for whom the fact that, under certain conditions, the celebration of the Eucharist in accordance with the most recent edition of the missal before the Council–that of 1962–has once more been permitted represents an intolerable fall from grace. At the same time,...

Monday and Thrsday mornings 6/8 and 11Kohen--Numbers 8:1-4Levi--vs. 5-9Yisra'el--vs. 10-14 Strday 6/13--Shabbat Parashat Beha`alotkhaMORNING Kohen--Numbers 8:1-14Levi--8:15-26Shelishi--9:1-14Revi`i--9:15-10:10Chamishi--10:11-34Shishi--10:35-11:29Shevi`i--11:30-12:16Maftir--12:14-16Haftarah--Zechariah 2:14-4:7 EVENING Kohen--Numbers 13:1-3Levi--vs. 4-16Yisra'el--vs. 17-20

Monday and Thrsday mornings, 6/1 and 4Kohen--Numbers 4:21-24Levi--vs.25-28Yisra'el--vs.29-37 Strday 6/6--Shabbat Parashat Naso'MORNING Kohen--Numbers 4:21-37Levi--4:38-49Shelishi--5:1-10Revi`i--5:11-6:27Chamishi--7:1-41Shishi--7:42-71Shevi`i--7:72-89Maftir--7:87-89Haftarah--Judges 13:2-25 EVENING Kohen--Numbers 8:1-4Levi--vs. 5-9Yisra'el--vs. 10-14

Sunday morning 5/24--Ro'sh Chodesh SivanKohen--Numbers 28:1-3Levi--vs. 3-5Shelishi--vs. 6-10Revi`i--vs. 11-15 Monday and Thrsday mornings, 5/25 and 28Kohen--Numbers 4:21-24Levi--vs.25-28Yisra'el--vs.29-37 Frday 5/29--First Day Shavu`ot Kohen--Exodus 19:1-6Levi--19:7-13Shelishi--19:14-19Revi`i--19:20-20:17Chamishi--20:18-26Maftir--Numbers 28:26-31Haftarah--Ezekiel 1:1-28; 3:12 Strday 5/30--Second Day of Shavu`otMORNING Megillah--The Book of RuthKohen--Deuteronomy 14:22-29Levi--15:1-18Shelishi--15:19-23Revi`i--16:1-3Chamishi--16:4-8Shishi--16:9-12Shevi`i--16:13-17Maftir--Numbers 28:26-31Haftarah--Habakkuk 2:20-3:19* *A liturgical poem, Yetziv Pitgam (found in most prayerbooks), is inserted in the Haftarah reading between 3:1 and 3:2. EVENING Kohen--Numbers 4:21-24Levi--vs.25-28Yisra'el--vs.29-37

Monday and Thrsday mornings, 5/18 and 5/21Kohen--Numbers 1:1-4Levi--vs. 5-16Yisra'el--vs. 17-19 Strday 5/23--Shabbat Parashat BeMidbar/Machar ChodeshMORNING Kohen--Numbers 1:1-19Levi--1:20-54Shelishi--2:1-34Revi`i--3:1-13Chamishi--3:14-39Shishi--3:40-51Shevi`i--4:1-20Maftir--4:17-20Haftarah--I Samuel 20:18-42 EVENING Kohen--Numbers 4:21-24Levi--vs.25-28Yisra'el--vs.29-37