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The Twelth Sunday after Pentecost: A Case Study in the Unity of the Propers

Latin Mass Project - March 01, 2017 03:27 ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
In 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 establi...

The Unity and Theme of the Mass Propers - LMP007

Latin Mass Project - March 01, 2017 01:47 ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Your 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 i...

Different Types of Masses - LMP006

Latin Mass Project - August 18, 2016 01:10 ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Your 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" (lou...

The Structure of the Traditional Latin Mass - LMP005

Latin Mass Project - June 05, 2016 18:06 ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Your 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 ...

Sacred Music Part II-- Antiphonality and the Chants of the Mass LMP004

Latin Mass Project - May 21, 2016 00:29 ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Your 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 su...

Sacred Music Part I - LMP003

Latin Mass Project - May 07, 2016 08:52 ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Your 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 secul...

Sacramentality & the Cosmic Liturgy -- the Body in Divine Worship - LMP002

Latin Mass Project - April 26, 2016 19:31 ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Your 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 ...

What is the Mass -- A Sacrifice More Pleasing than Sin Displeases - LMP001

Latin Mass Project - April 20, 2016 00:53 ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Your 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, th...