Monthly Archives: December 2006

Here is the Collect for the 2nd Week of Advent. This prayer has its roots in Rotulus 19 published with the Veronese Sacramentary.  It is also in Gelasian Sacramentary.  It was not in any edition of the Missale Romanum before … Read More →

There is a little-known fact about the order of these ancient O Antiphons. This is not apparent in English, but it can be seen clearly in the official language of the Roman Catholic Church: Latin. The Latin versions of each … Read More →

Some time ago I made a little webpage about the O Antiphons. If there is any interest I could also do a Patristic O Antiphon Project as I did with the Mysteries of the Rosary.  Sound interesting?

Here is a story from Aci Prensa. They are reporting that the Motu Proprio might come after Christmas. Motu Proprio después de Navidad, Exhortación Apostólica en Enero REDACCIÓN CENTRAL, 14 Dic. 06 (ACI).- Fuentes cercanas al Vaticano informaron a ACI … Read More →

I reported the other day that the Holy Father would give links of the chain that bound St. Paul to the Orthodox Archbishop of Athens. Here is the speech, so far in the French version (which is the language it … Read More →

I know you have seen this already, but we should have some dicussion about it.  You know that right wing politics in France is tied to the older form of Mass is.  Now Italy? The story is from CWN.  If … Read More →

Here is the Collect for Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Advent. COLLECT:Omnipotens Deus, qui nos praecipisiter Christo Domino praeparare,concede propitius, ut nullis infirmitatibus fatigemur,qui caelestis medici consolantem praesentiam sustinemus.This prayer is ancient, from Rotulus 6 published with the Veronese … Read More →