...Neither do I. ;) For all those wondering, no, I'm not dead. It's just that real life is a very harsh taskmaster and has been gi...

According to Wikipedia : The Stowe Missal is a missal written in Latin and Gaelic which was transcribed at Lorrha Monastery in the ninth ...

Beneventan chant is a liturgical plainchant repertory of the Catholic Church, used primarily in the orbit of the southern Italian ecclesias...

The Latin text of the pre-Conciliar Mass according to the Ambrosian Rite now has its own page .

A little something I just wanted to introduce. The video shows the chanting of the Gospel. Note the Ambrosian form of the thurible (no to...

A Roman citizen of no obscure station, having ordered one of his slaves to be put to death, delivered him to his fellow-slaves to be led aw...

Joseph Caiaphas, the Jewish high priest between AD 18-37, best known for his role during the trial of Jesus of Nazareth. Nothing is known ab...

As you can see, I've slightly retitled my blog to Ἔλεον Εἰρήνης, Sacrificium Laudis . This is a slight reference to the Divine Liturgy o...

Ever heard the claim: " Pope Gregory the Great came up with Gregorian chant "? For centuries, it has become common wisdom that t...

Dominica in Palmis ( De Passione Domini ) Three of the earliest Roman liturgical books, the Gelasian Sacramentary (7th c.), and both the ...

The Jesus incident certainly was not the last event in Pilate's career.

Later, on another occasion: After this he raised another disturbance, by expending that sacred treasure which is called korbonas upon aqu...

A belated Happy Easter to one and all! Christ is Risen! Sorry again for the (usual) silence here in this blog. To make some amends: we...

As you probably have heard, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake has hit Japan. Thankfully no one in my family got injured, though we really need all...

In my humble opinion, one of the miracles of Jesus' birth that many people often overlook nowadays is a rather 'mundane' one: th...