Fantastic! I could spend days in St Martha's, having done some liturgical sewing and repairing myself. But nothing like this with such antiquity. This is very hard and skilled work that they are doing here. And you are right - painstaking painting for sure for that Missal, but is sure was worth it! Thanks so much for sharing. And your new book looks very interesting, too.
I know of a traditional priest with tens of old Roman Missals, dating as far back as 1501. He also has a few missals which date immediately after the promulgation of the Missale Romanum by St. Pope Pius V. As you note in this post, the level of care and detail with which the sacred words on the page were adorned is truly appropriate for the prayers we send to Almighty God in the Mass. Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and these sacred objects (the missals as well as the vestments) were crafted by men and women who feared God and loved Him.
Yes! (Can you tell me by private message who this priest is? I'd love to go and visit him someday and see his collection...)
When you contrast the way missals used to be made with the extremely ugly and cheap missals produced from the 1960s onwards, you can see a drop-off in seriousness, in gravitas, in reverence, in consciousness of what these books are, and what a privilege they enjoy to sit upon the altar and contain the holy words. But that's hardly surprising, when the liturgy was being yanked around and changed practically on a yearly basis; as some wag once said, we should get rid of books and just have 3-ring binders for the monthly updates.
Be good if you could do a post on St Padre Pio and the new mass. I’ve read conflicting accounts as far as how far he went. It would be interesting to learn where he “drew the line” I understand ad orientem was not the line but perhaps something else was or would’ve been?
He hated the liturgical reform and wrote to Paul VI to ask permission not to follow certain aspects of it. He was ordered by his superiors to offer versus populum. I consider it a great mercy of Providence that he died in 1968, before the imposition of the new Mass, although doubtless he would have obtained an indult to continue with the old Ordo Missae.
A few months ago St. Mary's on Broadway, in Providence, Rhode Island, acquired, by Will of a parishioner, an Altar Missal, a well as vestments that date back to the 16th(?) century. They are as stunning as you picture in this piece. God is, indeed, with us. Thank You, Lord. Blessed be God, now and forever.
Absolutely gorgeous!!!! Thank you so much for sharing all these incredible photos and details!
Fantastic! I could spend days in St Martha's, having done some liturgical sewing and repairing myself. But nothing like this with such antiquity. This is very hard and skilled work that they are doing here. And you are right - painstaking painting for sure for that Missal, but is sure was worth it! Thanks so much for sharing. And your new book looks very interesting, too.
I know of a traditional priest with tens of old Roman Missals, dating as far back as 1501. He also has a few missals which date immediately after the promulgation of the Missale Romanum by St. Pope Pius V. As you note in this post, the level of care and detail with which the sacred words on the page were adorned is truly appropriate for the prayers we send to Almighty God in the Mass. Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and these sacred objects (the missals as well as the vestments) were crafted by men and women who feared God and loved Him.
Yes! (Can you tell me by private message who this priest is? I'd love to go and visit him someday and see his collection...)
When you contrast the way missals used to be made with the extremely ugly and cheap missals produced from the 1960s onwards, you can see a drop-off in seriousness, in gravitas, in reverence, in consciousness of what these books are, and what a privilege they enjoy to sit upon the altar and contain the holy words. But that's hardly surprising, when the liturgy was being yanked around and changed practically on a yearly basis; as some wag once said, we should get rid of books and just have 3-ring binders for the monthly updates.
Be good if you could do a post on St Padre Pio and the new mass. I’ve read conflicting accounts as far as how far he went. It would be interesting to learn where he “drew the line” I understand ad orientem was not the line but perhaps something else was or would’ve been?
He hated the liturgical reform and wrote to Paul VI to ask permission not to follow certain aspects of it. He was ordered by his superiors to offer versus populum. I consider it a great mercy of Providence that he died in 1968, before the imposition of the new Mass, although doubtless he would have obtained an indult to continue with the old Ordo Missae.
Here's an interesting article:
https://unamsanctamcatholicam.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-obedience-of-st-padre-pio.html
A few months ago St. Mary's on Broadway, in Providence, Rhode Island, acquired, by Will of a parishioner, an Altar Missal, a well as vestments that date back to the 16th(?) century. They are as stunning as you picture in this piece. God is, indeed, with us. Thank You, Lord. Blessed be God, now and forever.
Wow, that's amazing! I hope someday I will be able to visit and see these things.
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Thank you for bringing this piece to us. Each and every photographed piece is a worthy offering to Almighty God.
Thank you for this. I had no idea that Saint John Cantius has such treasures.
My budget can't keep up with your writing. :-)
Thanks so much for that. Unbelievable!