Latin Mass Project
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The Twelth Sunday after Pentecost: A Case Study in the Unity of the Propers
March 01, 2017 03:27In Episode 07, we talked about the unity of the texts of the Mass. A reflection I wrote on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost, provides a splendid example of a Mass with a unified theme. By the parable of the Good Samaritan, the Church raises before our eyes Christ, the new Moses, who establishes the true and perfect worship that has power to save us from sin and Satan. Jesus: New Moses in the Parable of the Good Samaritan "He went over to him," we read of the Good Samaritan, "and pour...
The Unity and Theme of the Mass Propers - LMP007
March 01, 2017 01:47Your browser does not support the audio element. Podcast (30m26s): Play in new window | Download NOTE: In another post, we have given the 12th Sunday After Pentecost as a case study in the unity of the Propers. The Unity of the Propers Masses sometimes are called by the first word of the introit. So, for instance, the third Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete and the fourth of Lent Laetare, and the Sunday after Easter is often called Quasimodo Sunday. Each one of these are named after...
Different Types of Masses - LMP006
August 18, 2016 01:10Your browser does not support the audio element. Podcast (22m03s): Play in new window | Download Sung and Spoken Masses There are two basic forms of the Latin Mass: the Sung Mass and the Spoken Mass. The Sung Mass is also known as the High Mass, because the priest sings in a "high" (loud) voice, and the Spoken Mass is also known as the Low Mass, because the priest speaks in a low (soft) voice. This distinction is the most fundamental, but it is not the only distinction we can make r...
The Structure of the Traditional Latin Mass - LMP005
June 05, 2016 18:06Your browser does not support the audio element. Podcast (15m57s): Play in new window | Download The Two "Dismissals" In looking at the broader structure of the Latin Mass, we can see that there are two basic parts that, historically, correspond to a rather practical reality. As we noted in episode 1, the word "Mass" comes from "missa," which essentially means "the dismissal," Originally, one would go "ad missam," or "to the dismissal," that is, "up to" one of two moments in the Mass as ...
Sacred Music Part II-- Antiphonality and the Chants of the Mass LMP004
May 21, 2016 00:29Your browser does not support the audio element. Podcast (20m52s): Play in new window | Download Proper and Ordinary Sung Texts There are, in fact, 10 texts in a Sunday Mass that are sung by the people and the choir. Five of these texts change from week to week, and these are called the sung propers or the proper chants, five remain the same, and these are called the ordinary chants. The proper chants are: The Introit The Gradual The Alleluia (or tract in Lent) The Offertory The ...
Sacred Music Part I - LMP003
May 07, 2016 08:52Your browser does not support the audio element. Podcast (21m07s): Play in new window | Download Sacred Music Part I: Chant and Instruments Singing the Mass vs. Singing at Mass Sacred music by its very nature is music that is set apart for the sacred liturgy. It is different from secular (worldly) music. We speak of sacred and profane music. The word profane does not mean wicked, sinful, or evil; rather, it means, literally "outside the temple" (from the Latin fanum, temple). ...
Sacramentality & the Cosmic Liturgy -- the Body in Divine Worship - LMP002
April 26, 2016 19:31Your browser does not support the audio element. Podcast (17m21s): Play in new window | Download The Drama of the Mass: Written into Church Buildings Episode one concluded with a brief mention of the role of drama in the Mass. The Mass is that sacramental (or mysterious) sacrifice Jesus that breaks down the divisions between God and man by pleasing the Father so much, through the obedience of His Son on the altar, that it more than makes up for the debt of sin. Since this is not a ...
What is the Mass -- A Sacrifice More Pleasing than Sin Displeases - LMP001
April 20, 2016 00:53Your browser does not support the audio element. Podcast (19m04s): Play in new window | Download The Latin Mass Project Inspired by a talk on the history and prayers of the Traditional Latin Mass, also called the Tridentine Mass, Gregorian Mass, the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, the usus antiquior, etc. etc., the Latin Mass Project aims to provide a series of reflections on the history, spirituality, and text of the ancient Roman Mass. What is the Mass The word missa comes ...