Details: The Oxford Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga (or Oxford Oratory for short) is the Catholic parish church for the centre of Oxford, England. It is located at 25 Woodstock Road, next to Somerville College. The church is served by the Congregation of the Oratory. St Aloysius' was...
Details This is an image of the Strasbourg crypt of Notre Dame cathedral, Requiem mass in memory of King Louis XVI and the martyrs of the French Revolution January 19, 2013. Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, or Cathédrale de Strasbourg,...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! A chalice veil is a square piece of fabric made of the same material and color as the priest's vestments. It is used to cover the chalice and paren while they sit upon the...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! Solemn Mass (also known as a Solemn High Mass), is the full ceremonial form of the Tridentine Mass, celebrated by a priest with a deacon and a subdeacon, requiring most of the parts of the Mass...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! Solemn Mass (also known as a Solemn High Mass), is the full ceremonial form of the Tridentine Mass, celebrated by a priest with a deacon and a subdeacon, requiring most of the parts of the Mass...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! All Souls' Day, also known as the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed and the Day of the Dead, is a day of prayer and remembrance for the souls of those who have died, which...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, commonly referred to as the Feast of Christ the King, Christ the King Sunday of Reign of Christ Sunday, is a relatively recent addition to...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! All Souls' Day, also known as the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed and the Day of the Dead, is a day of prayer and remembrance for the souls of those who have died, which...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! The Chrism Mass is a religious service held in Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism, and Anglicanism. The Chrism Mass is one of the most solemn and important liturgies of the Church year. Holy Thursday is the usual day...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! The Latin Mass wedding Mass (one of many votive Masses) is called Missa pro sponso et sponsa, or the Mass for the Groom and Bride. It is optional, and preceded by the Rite of Marriage. The...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! The Chrism Mass is a religious service held in Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism, and Anglicanism. The Chrism Mass is one of the most solemn and important liturgies of the Church year. Holy Thursday is the usual day...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! The Chrism Mass is a religious service held in Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism, and Anglicanism. The Chrism Mass is one of the most solemn and important liturgies of the Church year. Holy Thursday is the usual day...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! The Abbey of Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonnement du Barroux, founded in the 20th century, is an abbey of Benedictine nuns located in Barroux in the French department of Vaucluse. The monastery has about thirty nuns. Source [https:...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! In Eastern and Western Christian liturgical practice, the elevation is a ritual raising of the consecrated elements of bread and wine during the celebration of the Eucharist. The term is applied especially to that by which,...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! The Feast of Corpus Christi (Ecclesiastical Latin: Dies Sanctissimi Corporis et Sanguinis Domini Iesu Christi, lit. 'Day of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ the Lord'), also known as the Solemnity...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! "A chasuble is the sleeveless outer vestment worn by the celebrant at Mass. Its color is prescribed according to the seasons of the Church or the particular feast being celebrated. It is typically made of...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! The Greek word stole means garment. The stole is a long band of silk of the same width and color as the maniple, but three times its length. The priest wears it around the neck and...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! In the Roman Missal we find the instruction, “In the Dioceses of the United States, the practice of covering crosses and images throughout the church from [the fifth] Sunday [of Lent] may be observed. Crosses remain...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a Catholic liturgy. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell,...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a Catholic liturgy. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell,...
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! The Tridentine Mass, also known as the Traditional Latin Mass or Traditional Rite, is the Roman Rite Mass of the Catholic Church which appears in typical editions of the Roman Missal published from 1570 to 1962....
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! In this photo, Fraternity of Saint Peter priests at Saint Benedict Parish in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA are blessing a statue of Saint Benedict which is stationed in front of the parish. The Priestly Fraternity of St....
Please Subscribe or Donate [https://sdcason.com/donate] to Help Keep This Site Free! A Holy Week procession is a public ritual march of clergy and penitents which takes place during Holy Week in Christian countries, especially those with a Catholic culture. Various images of the saints, especially the Virgin...
Candlemas (also spelled Candlemass), also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Feast of the Holy Encounter, is a Christian Holy Day commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple. It is based upon the...
