Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. once wrote, “Whatever else the Mass is, it is meant by Christ to be a prayer, in fact, the most sublime prayer that a creature can make to the Creator and the one most pleasing to God.” This is first of all the prayer of Christ in which the...
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One of the changes in the liturgy that took place after the Second Vatican Council is the use of the vernacular instead of Latin in the liturgy. Many people believe that this was a requirement since Latin almost completely disappeared, but Vatican II actually said that Latin is to remain the official language of...
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The great “O Antiphons” have enchanted millions of Catholics each Advent since the early middle ages. Historically, starting on December 17th and continuing during the last seven days of Advent, the O Antiphons were sung during Vespers along with Mary’s great prayer, the Magnificat. Each antiphon begins with a title for Christ drawn from...
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The Second Vatican Council Fathers wrote in the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (1965), “Mother Church earnestly desires that all the faithful should be led to that fully conscious, and active participation in liturgical celebrations which is demanded by the very...
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