A Treasure To Be Shared

The light doth now return. 'Tis the season of the Incarnate Word accompanied by the promise of His Second Coming. Here is a brief commentary on three chapters from a work of the English Patrimony. The chapters offer guidance on prayer in the Logos, the Eternal Word, embracing a chosen word, and, trusting in the need for grace, giving that word complete focus and pouring into it genuine intention, to allow in one's heart and mind space for God to speak and act and transform us, guiding us according to His divine will. The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds, and he will not be consoled until it reaches the Lord; he will not desist until the Most High visits him, and does justice for the righteous, and executes judgment. Sirach 35:17 Over the past few decades, many self-proclaimed gurus discovered the Cloud of Unknowing and have tried to reshape it into a Catholic take on Transcendental Meditation, such as Centering Prayer, or have infused it with elements of Buddhist mindfu...

DURANDUS | NLM Evensong is a liturgy of the Daily Office where psalms and other biblical passages are sung or said, usually close to sunset. The Latin word vesperas was rendered as aefensang  by Old English speakers, and this became "evensong" in modern English. https://singtheoffice.com/  | Music companion for chanting the Office. Variable audio support available. A very useful site! Structure The office of Vespers normally includes psalms, the Magnificat , a hymn, and other prayers. By the Early Middle Ages, it became common for secular clergy to combine Vespers and Compline . By the sixteenth century, worshippers in western Europe conceived 'evensong' as Vespers and Compline performed without break. Modern Byzantine services advertised as 'vespers' often similarly conclude with Compline . Background The Anglican archbishop Thomas Cranmer created choral evensong as a component of the Book of Common Prayer (1549) during the Edwardian Reformation, drawing on t...

After a Said Mass offering prayers for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee, a full house was treated to tea (of course!), delicious goodies, a children's choir presentation, two quizzes (for prizes!) about the Royal Family and the Commonwealth, and a singalong before Choral Evensong featuring the Magnificat by Farrant, and psalm settings by Amner, Aldrich, Nicholson and Davies. The anthem was Diffusa est gratia (Psalm 45:3) by Palestrina. The evening concluded with two verses of the Royal Anthem. Tea-timers were gifted a Jubilee pin! Many thanks to Father Kenyon and wife Elizabeth, all organizers, contributors and attendees for a lovely and fitting celebration! Click on Images to Enlarge Fr. Kenyon and parishioner Roy National Anthem (O Canada) The Blessing offered by Fr. Domotor of our host parish. Resident Beefeater

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 .