The Roman Sacristan

aka The 2nd Sunday of Easter. The Divine Mercy with the Sacred Heart Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman...

"The Resurrection of Christ" by Peter Paul Rubens Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals ...

"Christ Risen" by Peter Paul Rubens Yes, I've been busy. Sorry, there isn't really a comparison. I just haven't been...

Don't forget to start your Divine Mercy Novena on Friday. And of course, please remember that you can obtain a plenary indulgence on Fri...

"The Last Supper" by Carl Heirich Bloch Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals Orémus. S...

Because sometimes you just need to see some surfing rats. RS

"Ecce Homo" by Antonio Ciseri Opening Exhortation Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals Fratres caríssimi, Postqua...

The TED Talks are always interesting and here's one that looks promising. At first this is odd for several reasons: First, I am actuall...

It shouldn't have to be said, but the reality is: IT DOES And what I mean is doing this before you actually start the liturgy so that y...

The New Liturgical Movement provided a link to pictures from the Funeral Mass of Dom Gerard Calvet, OSB, the eventual founder of the Tradit...

Maybe your parish needs an organist like this. RS

"The Raising of Lazarus" Basilica of San Benedetto, Norcia, Italy Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 200...

Basilica and Monastery of Saint Benedict in Norcia, Italy. The monastery of which I am a novice oblate is having it's annual summer voca...

I was just realizing that I'm getting older. One of the most memorable times of my life was the Spring semester of my sophomore year in...