What Is the Liturgy of the Hours?The Liturgy of the Hours is a small but bulky and intimidating-looking red-bound prayer book with lots of confusing multicolored ribbons. It is that, but of course it's much more.Schorn, Joel
Liturgy The word “liturgy” means “the work of the people,” or so I’ve been taught. When faced with a Sunday bulletin with lots of blank spaces to be filled, it certainly feels like the work of the pastor. So in the sub-pages are prayers and litanies that I’ve written. I’m...
A rosary service is a group prayer and a customary part of a Catholic vigil before a funeral. Depending on the parish, it can also take place weekly or monthly, especially during the seasons of Advent and Lent. 1Content of the Rosary Service The rosary is a prayer based on the Gospels ...
A ceremony in which the actions and wording follow a prescribed form and order. Rite Rite The liturgy or practice of a branch of the Christian church. Ritual The body of ceremonies or rites used in a place of worship or by an organization According to Catholic ritual. Rite A religious cust...
“We cannot absolutely condemn or forbid the legitimate right and form of the Latin liturgy,” Mueller said. “According to his character, I think (Leo) is able to speak with people and to find a very good solution that is good for everybody.” And also, it seems that Leo XIV, while...
Ampeater Music is a website devoted to bridging the gap between unsigned (or just plain underexposed) artists and music lovers everywhere. Every day we feature a different artist on what we call The Ampeater Review. Each fea
The Diaconate is one of the three Major Orders in the Catholic Church. The first deacons were ordained by the Apostles in Acts of the Apostles chapter 6. The ministry of the deacon in the Roman Catholic Church is described as one of service in three areas: the Word, the Liturgy and ...
—“God save Franz the Emperor.” No one who hears it would ever suspect that this light-hearted tune contains such an ambitious message. But there it is. Haydn was a devout Catholic, and a devoted subject of the crown, and at the end of his life one of the things he was proudest ...
You are the great pride of Israel! You are the great boast of our nation! 10By your own hand you have done all this. You have done good things for Israel, and God is pleased with them. May the Almighty Lord bless you forever!” ...
The collect ( KOL-ekt) is a short general prayer of a particular structure used in Christian liturgy. Collects appear in the liturgies of Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Methodist, Lutheran, and Presbyterian churches, among others (in those of Eastern Christianity the Greek term [déesis] ...