Our Lady of Sorrows
Posted on 08/07/2006 12:10:17 PM PDT by NYer
Naturally, the film is in black white but is an absolute treasure. Enjoy!
I don't get EWTN.
Live telecasts are available online at their web site: http://www.ewtn.com
It's too bad Fulton Sheen, among others, saw that a bunch of things that were dropped from the Latin liturgy in his own lifetime.
The Maronite Church also uses this Anaphora. Do you also share the majestic Anaphora of Saint James?
The Prayer of Praise and Thanksgiving in the various anaphoras usually addresses God the Father as Creator and His work of creation. It goes on to describe how creation is responding in praise. Perhaps the most beautiful description of this symphony of cosmic worship is found in the Anaphora of Saint James which declares:
. . . The heights of Heaven and all its powers exalt You:
the sun, the moon and the whole choir of stars;
the earth, the seas and all that is in them;
the Heavenly Jerusalem, the Church of the firstborn, those whose names are written in Heaven;
the angels, archangels, dominions and thrones. . . .
"Holy, Holy, Holy"
Time to get out the spades and begin digging. That's just terrible. I recall visiting the web site of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. On it, they list the deceased sisters and there is one who holds notoriety for being the last nun buried in the habit of their order. No coincidence that the order has been shriveling like a dried up prune, ever since.
As for those magnificent vestments, I read somewhere that certain SSPX priests were able to salvage them from the dustbins of older churches and put them back into use. These are magnificent treasures that should be passed down from generation to generation. Rich brocades and fine silk. What a sin to bury them!
If either of you ever has the opportunity to do so, I would strongly encourage you to attend the only morning service offered at the Maronite Church on Good Friday.
The Maronite Church in its liturgy is fortunate in being the heir of at least two rich traditions, those of Edessa and Antioch. The Church of Edessa traces its origins to the preaching of the liturgical contributors including St. Ephrem and James of Saroug. The first Christian converts to the Church of Edessa included the earliest Jewish-Christians. Therefore, its liturgy is strongly influenced by the world-view of the Bible. As one of the oldest established churches, it developed its prayer forms before being influenced by Greek thought. Our Maronite liturgy today still has many hymns and prayers from St. Ephrem and James of Saroug. The Anaphora of the Apostles (also known as III Peter and by the Syriac word Sharrar), which the Maronite Church shares in common with the Church of Edessa, is the oldest Anaphora in the Catholic Church, and is still found in adapted form as the Anaphora of the Signing of the Chalice on Good Friday.
The Church of Antioch was the ancient See of Peter and developed its liturgy with influences from the Church of Jerusalem. The Maronite Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles represents the oldest tradition of the Church of Antioch. St. John Chrysostom took this Anaphora with him to Constantinople and became the basis of the Byzantine liturgy. As heir to the Patriarchate of Antioch, the Maronite Church represents the Antiochene liturgy in its fullness. Thus, the Maronite Church, in its prayer life, preserves the way of worship of the Apostles and their earliest disciples.
If they had only buried them. A priest who attended the seminary in the 70's told me that they dumped the most exquisite vestments in a dumpster (he and some other seminarians asked if they could have them and were told NO!) and then BURNED them!
One wonders how that beautiful altar was likely desecrated in keeping with the newchruch heresies.
I will keep that on my roster, NYer, thank you for the description of the Anaphoras, and for the Latin Mass link, once again. Someitme in the near future I want to see a Trad Mass in person.
Are you saying Bishop Sheen "saw that" things were dropped, or saw a bunch of things "that were" dropped? At any rate, we're getting some back.
I should be clear. The chasuble in question was a gaudy pink travesty for Gaudete Sunday that the brothers at St. Thomas U. had wanted to get rid of so they pawned it off on St. Annes, which is where I go. The Worship Director wanted to ditch it, but apparently the Pastor likes to wear it on that day. Last year he made a joke from the Ambo (very inappropriate) that the St. Thomas Frs. thought it was gay but that he was confident enough in his masculinity to wear it.
I thought at the time it must have been traditional to bury priests in them. I guess I'm wrong?
Gosh ... I really don't know. Some of these must have been quite elaborate and costly.
He was amazing. I heard that his show was the highest rated show on TV for years.
Apparently, it's been kept intact.
Historical Restoration work at Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago
Isn't that beautiful?? For ALL non-Catholic freepers, when you see an old time Cathedral in a city, pop-in and have a look around at the BEAUTY that lies within....you won't find better at any museum.
No, I mean he was a witness of the removal of these elements, not that he was in charge of it.
Hmm, that picture doesn't show the high altar (that would be a side altar at the far left of the photo), so Robert's question is still open.
Here's another video of the TLM to watch from somewhere in Europe. It's 64 minutes long and the chanting is beautiful. Take a look:
Ping to Carolina's video link in post #38.
PS - That video link is downloadable as a mp4 file. :-)
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