Pope Benedict on Saturday said that the ancient living treasure of the traditions of the Eastern Churches enriches the universal Church and could never be understood simply as objects to be passively…
Tag: liturgy
Follow the link in the title to a short documentary on PBS in the USA for Western Easter, introducing the music of the Byzantine tradition from Holy Cross Antiochian parish, Linthicum, Maryland.
Fairouz, the legendary Lebanese singer, singing the 15th Antiphon at Matins of Good Friday in 1965 at a church in Beirut in Lebanon: Today he who hung the earth upon the waters…
English Catholics will recognise the melody of this hymn, to which we sing the poignant penitential and Passiontide hymn, God of Mercy and Compassion. It is a French traditional tune (Au sang…
NEW RELEASE: Cappella Romana have now released their highly anticipated double-CD of the Divine Liturgy in English set to Byzantine Chant. A male ensemble led by Alexander Lingas chants the service’s hymns,…
Here is the link to OL XII – Feast Days of the Eastern Churches
Here is the link for OL Europe East II – Liturgical Worship of the Eastern Church
On Saturday 11 March, Westminster Cathedral invited the Syriac Orthodox community in London to celebrate Saturday Vespers and Resurrection Vigil of Sunday as an ecumenical Lenten celebration. Pictured is Mor Athanasius, the…
Lecture reproduced by kind permission of Professor Nicholas Lossky and the Very Revd Colin Slee, Dean of Southwark. Fr Deacon Nicholas was delivered the Lecture at the November 2005 celebration at Southwark Anglican…
Here is the link to OL IX, USA West – Liturgy as a Foundation for Dialogue.