A Treasure To Be Shared

Photo by S.M.E. In the midst of the world's insanity, the Christian finds authentic identity in Christ Jesus, discovers and produces beauty, maintains hope and goodness, and extends Jesus' truth and love to the lost and confused. Believe Jesus. Trust in Jesus. Jesus is Who He says He is. The Church is the bride of Christ. Her teaching is the teaching of Jesus Christ. Jesus founded one Church - the Catholic Church. He founded it upon Peter. Jesus established the priesthood to " do this ". What is 'this'? 'This' refers to the Mass that Jesus instituted that Holy Thursday night. Priests are ordained to 'do this', i.e., celebrate the Mass. The Mass is the action of Jesus. Jesus is really present during the Mass: in the person of the priest; in Holy Scripture, the word of God; in the assembled congregation; and most sublimely in the Holy Eucharist - Jesus Christ: Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity - that we receive during communion. Ther...

Photo by S.M.E. I left the Lord at the edge of my folly And walked until hope wasted away; Drifting by those sadly familiar places, Among the weathered and tethered faces, Seeking a path to freedom And coveting a life No common man could give, I fought to live Among the nomads, the wearied souls; Bleary-eyed and beaten, I sought a rare gold, And, made cold by the search, I turned around to see that God was exactly where I left Him waiting for me. W14SEPT2019C

Jackson & Ryan Architects / Our Lady of Walsingham, Houston, TX / rood screen Claudio Salvucci writes at the Liturgical Arts Journal : The Ordinariate's appeal to modern Catholics is not because the latter have been captivated by the Prayer of Humble Access or the Collect for Purity, but because they intuitively recognize and resonate with its Anglophone traditionalism. They are attracted not so much by the Anglo-Catholic distinctives, but the Anglo-Catholic retention of what used to be a common heritage of liturgical English. And, of course, a once-common liturgical ethic as well. So it is very meet and right that English speakers look to the Ordinariate as a model for how an English liturgy should look and sound. With regards to the last sentence, the author has hit the nail on the head. Regarding the opening sentence, this is one convert to the Ordinariate experience who was and remains captivated by the Prayer of Humble Access and the Collect for Purity. ...

http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2019/09/ordinariate-celebrations-of-our-lady-of.html#.XXySyShKhhE The New Liturgical Movement has the story at the above link. A snippet: September 15th marks the patronal feast day of Our Lady of Sorrows for the Ordinariate Community of Our Lady and St John in Louisville, Kentucky. The community will celebrate the feast with a Choral Evensong on September 14th at 6:30 pm at St Martin of Tours Catholic Church. [...]. The feast of Our Lady of Sorrows will be observed on September 15th with a Procession and Holy Mass, beginning at 3:00 pm, and featuring music by J.G. Rheinberger and Healey Willan .

The Comfy Words, or Comfortable Words, at first sound like they might be syrupy new age maxims aimed at helping people avoid the need to face reality, and to amend their lives. Far from it! The Comfortable Words are a beautiful part of the Anglican Patrimony now preserved in the Personal Ordinariates. Below is an essay from an Anglican source that well summarizes this beautiful part of the legacy we have inherited and preserved in Divine Worship. To quote the author of the essay below: The next time we hear those Comfortable Words may we thank God in our hearts for his lovingkindness in forgiving our sins and putting away his wrath. The Comfortable Words   by William J. Martin God-Almighty At every celebration of the sacred liturgy just after the absolution we hear the famous Comfortable Words (BCP, p. 76). This portion of the liturgy, which is unique to the Anglican tradition, reads, Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all who truly...

If you haven't already heard, the Anglicanorum Coetibus Society has published on its excellent website the date and registration information for the forthcoming Conference. www.acsociety.org/conference To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI's apostolic constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus, creating personal ordinariates for Catholics of the Anglican patrimony, the Anglicanorum Coetibus Society is pleased to present our 2019 Conference on the Anglican Tradition in the Catholic Church, taking place in Toronto, Canada.  Sessions will be hosted at St. Michael's Choir School, and will feature speakers like writer David Warren and a keynote address by Fr. Christopher Phillips , the first Anglican priest to be received and ordained under the Pastoral Provision and the founding pastor of the first Anglican Use parish.  The conference will be anchored by three solemn choral liturgies, taking place at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica of the Archdioces...