New Liturgical Movement

The following is taken from the entry on All Souls’ Day in William Durandus’  Rationale Divinorum Officiorum (7.35), the Summa Theologiae of medieval liturgical commentaries. This is one of the longest sections of the seventh book, which covers the Sanctoral cycle, and is being presented in several parts over the course of this month especially dedicated to prayer for the dead; ...

Applications for Summer 2027 at the Catholic Institute of Sacred Music (CISM) are now open. CISM offers a rich learning experience for parish and school musicians who want to immerse themselves in the beauty, truth, and holiness of the Church’s sacred music and liturgy. The Institute offers a daily schedule of sung liturgies on campus and opportunities for private prayer, a worl...

The publisher of NLM and president of our parent organization, the Church Music Association of America, Fr Robert Pasley, is encouraging all our viewers to participate in the CMAA’s effort to promote the use of Gregorian chant, and join the new CMAA Groups initiative. Please share this message with anyone you think might be interested!

A friend shared with me some thoughts about the question of laity imitating the priest in the orans posture, which was once very popular among the faithful, has died down somewhat over the years, and has recently been clamped down on by the Archbishop of Portland. Here’s what he wrote:Since we have “orans posture discourse” making the rounds yet again, I thought I’d offer some r...

Didacus of Alcalá (1400-63) came from a poor but pious family in Spain. He is known to us today as a saint from the (communal) Franciscan Order, his first aspirations were to be a hermit. He embraced the hermit’s life as a child, placing himself under the spiritual guidance of a hermit who lived not far away. And when he was old enough, he became a wandering hermit. Portrait of...