March 25th usually marks the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord, but that solemnity will be celebrated liturgically in the Catholic Church this year on March 31st, so that it will not conflict with the days of the Octave of Easter.
“Magical” chants win Austrian monks recording contract
Update (a few minutes later): This link will take you to an excerpt of their audition video, courtesy of the BBC.
Yahoo! News has a story about a dog that prays at Japanese Zen temple. Check it out, it has a cute picture.
The bean-counters have decreed that the little rovers that could, can’t. Needless to say, I think the U.S. government has its priorities screwed up.
Zenit interviews Meg Meeker: ZENIT - How Dads Can Help Raise Strong Daughters.
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Absolutely sickening: Easter Mass attack.
Update: More here.
Update (3:30 pm): Bond has been set. I looks to be serious money:
Bond was set at $35,000 for Donte D. Smith, 21 and $25,000 for the five others
Christus resurrexit!
Resurrexit sicut dixit, Alleluia!
Most blessed of all nights,
chosen by God to see Christ rising from the dead!
Of this night scripture says:
“The night will be clear as day:
it will become my light, my joy.”
The power of this holy night
dispels all evil, washes guilt away,
restores lost innocence, brings mourners joy;
it casts out hatred, brings us peace,
and humbles earthly pride.
Night truly blessed
when heaven is wedded to earth
and man is reconciled with God!
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The Associated Press and Rawstory are reporting that Pope Benedict presided over Good Friday mass at St. Peter’s Basilica.
Did you notice what detail is wrong with that story? That’s right. The Pope didn’t celebrate Mass today. That’s because, in accordance with the Church’s ancient tradition, Mass is not ever celebrated on Good Friday. Instead, the Lord’s passion is commemorated with a liturgical service that consists of the Liturgy of the Word (the passion), the Veneration of the Cross, and reception of Communion. There is no Liturgy of the Eucharist, and no Eucharistic Prayer. Therefore, there is no Mass.
Interestingly, the Good Friday service is actually part of a larger liturgy. This liturgy begins with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on the Evening of Holy Thursday, continues with the passion on Good Friday, and concludes with the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday Night/Easter Sunday morning. It begins on Holy Thursday with the Sign of the Cross and ends with the Blessing and Dismissal at the conclusion of the Easter Vigil. There is no concluding blessing at the end of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, nor at the end of the Good Friday service. There is no Sign of the Cross to begin the Good Friday Service or to begin the Easter Vigil.
The three services of the Triduum form a single liturgical unit.
I admit I’m not accustomed to fasting. I do it on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday …and that’s it. The Catholic rules for fasting aren’t particularly hard to do. And with the spare tire that I carry around anyway, I’m not even hungry here at the end of the day. But I don’t feel like I’ve got a lot of energy, though.
I hope you all found something spiritually edifying in the Good Friday photos I posted on my tumblelog, and something thought-provoking in the other posts!
