Daily Archives: 27 April 2008

The Armchair Liturgist: Marian Hymns Next Month

Thanks to an early Easter, the Sundays of May all hit major feast days, at least in those places that transfer the observance of the Ascension to the following Sunday. A parishioner asked me about Marian hymns for next month. … Continue reading

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HCWEOM 26-41: Holy Communion Outside of Mass: The Long Rite

These sixteen sections give the “red and the black” for the first choice, the so-called “Long Rite.” Section 26 reads: 26. This rite is to be used chiefly when Mass is not celeĀ­brated or when communion is not distributed at … Continue reading

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