Asceticism and Sacred Music make huge comebacks in the Church – and in various sectors are usually followed by Sacred Architecture & Sacred Art Restoration
New Liturgical Movement: Monks of Norcia Sign with Recording Label
http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2015/03/monks-of-norcia-sign-with-recording.html#.VRME9eFmqq8
Chart-topping Benedictine nuns to drop new album for Easter :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)
Samples of the Nun’s Easter at Ephesus that followed their sorrowful Lenten journey can be found here in a completely different context
( * It must be difficult to practice in advance out of season chants when you are livings out the chant in prayer life in another season…they must be spiritual masters*)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/benedictines-mary-queen-apostles/id575743999
ICKSP Has made available free and published the Sacred Music & Gregorian Chant, Propers of Mass in adobe acrobat pdf format for Holy Week !
http://www.institute-christ-king.org/latin-mass-resources/sacred-music/
Compare to the sung parts of the Mass even prior to the existence of the Franciscans ! and on close inspection you will find them to be so close it’s scary !
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/monastic-chant-12th-13th-century/id586066289
On the Restoration of Sacred Music – same line of thought but with an added wealth of resources
Articles on Sacred Architecture and Art restoration
http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/ArticleText/ArticleIndex/42
The role of the Faithful on ‘the promoting and the honoring’ of Sacred Architecture & Sacred Music & Art
http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/ArticleText/ArticleIndex/41
Also do not forget the Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius and their associates – Now completely dedicated to restoration of the Sacred
http://www.sanctamissa.org/workshops/
http://www.canons-regular.org/
Take heart the Church will survive this Pontificate and these seemingly multiplying off the rails Bishophric administrations. They are of an age, an ideology and a school of thought that is coming to an end
Passiontide 2015 – Photos from around the loop
