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Hot on the heels of this news about permanent deacons and the Latin rite comes another news nugget, this from a British paper, about training seminarians in the old rite: Seminaries throughout the Catholic world will have to teach candidates how to celebrate the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass, it emerged last weekend. A letter from…

The Anchoress just posted a lovely rendition of Ave Verum. Ironically, the version by Mozart was ringing in my ears yesterday morning: our choir sang it during communion at the 11:30 mass. Here’s a gorgeous recording I found on YouTube.

A reader sent me a note today from — of all places — New Zealand. He runs a spirituality website that is now devoting some time and attention to that precious prayer of the church, the Liturgy of the Hours. He asked if I’d be kind enough to link to him. I’m delighted to oblige.…

The Vatican is trying to correct the impression in some quarters that the pope is eager to turn back the clock to the days before Vatican II. Catholic News Service reports: Pope Benedict XVI has no intention of launching a liturgical “return to the past” but would like to recover some important elements that have…
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