Photo- and Videopost Catch-Up, October 2019

We are always happy to receive photos and videos of your liturgies, even when we haven’t specifically asked for them for a major feast. Here are a few items that have been sent in recently, and one (my apologies!) not so recently. I also include here a nice little documentary on the Usus Antiquior, featuring Cardinal Burke.

Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima - Trnava, Slovkia

In the city of Trnava, the traditional rite was introduced on the feast of Assumption of Our Lady, with a Solemn Mass celebrated in the presence of Archbishop Ján Orosch, and his vicar, Canon Róbert Kiss, by the private secretary and master of ceremonies of archdiocese Fr. Ľubomír Urbančok. More then 200 people partecipated; the regular celebration of the TLM is held every Sunday and holy day of obligation in this chapel within the archiepiscopal residence.

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Photopost Catch-up: August 2019

We are always glad to receive photos of your liturgies, even when we haven’t specifically asked for them for a major feast. Here are three sets from various events: Masses of Our Lady of Mt Carmel, a green Sunday celebrated in a Pugin church, and St John-Marie Vianney. We also have a few amices from our friends Fr Jeffery Keyes and the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa.

São João Del Rei – Minas Gerais, Brazil

Solemn Mass of Our Lady of Carmel, celebrated by His Excellency José Eudes, bishop of São João Del Rei.

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The Artists Are Still Working in the Sacristy

It’s been a while since we caught up with our friends Fr Jeffrey Keyes and the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa, with their always-popular amice tie designs. There doesn’t seem to be any danger of them running out of ideas; this is eighth such post in about 20 months. As we wrote in the first one, “the essence of the Liturgy is Sacred, Universal and Beautiful, and every beautiful thing, however small (and in this case, temporary) contributes to an atmosphere of prayer and reverence.” Thanks once again to Father Keyes for sending these in. Normally, I put these in chronological order, but there are two especially clever ones that deserve to go first.

August 6 - The Transfiguration. “And as (Peter) was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him.” (Matthew 17, 5)

August 18th - St Helena finding the True Cross (here done with the chasuble ties.)

May 21 - Mary, Mother of the Church

May 23 - Ember Wednesday of Pentecost

May 25 - One of the sisters renewed her vows.

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Easter Greetings from the Artists in the Sacristy

Time once again to catch up with some more of the ever-popular amice tie designs made by our friends of the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa. As always, our thanks to their chaplain, Fr Jeffrey Keyes, for sharing these with us.

February 1st - St Ignatius of Antioch, in reference to his words “I am the wheat of God, and let me be ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of Christ.”

Lent begins with a Cross

Feb. 22 - St Peter’s Chair; the Church built on the Rock of Peter 

February 24 - St Matthias. It was inevitable that they would move on to the chasuble ties.

March 19 - A lily for St Joseph

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Happy New Year from the Artists in the Sacristy

Before we get too much further into the new year, we should catch up with some things from the old year, some more of the ever-popular amice tie designs made by our friends of the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa. As always, our thanks to their chaplain, Fr Jeffrey Keyes, for sharing these with us.

Mother and child, for January 22nd, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade

A particularly clever one for the Third Sunday after Epiphany in the EF, in reference to the words of the Collect, “stretch forth the right hand of Thy majesty to protect us.”

Arrows for St Sebastian

Baby Jesus in the manger on Christmas

December 23rd, the O antiphon Clavis David, which makes for a nice little pun on Fr Keyes’ name.

St Andrew’s Cross

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The Artists in the Sacristy Have Been Busy

Our thanks once again to Fr Jeffrey Keyes and the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa at the Regina Pacis Convent in Santa Rosa, California, where Fr Keyes serves as chaplain, for these photos of the clever designs which the sister sacristans make with the amice ties when laying out the vestments for Mass.

St Jean Marie Vianney, the Curé d’Ars

St Theresa Benedicta of the Cross (feast on August 9)

For St Clare, a monstrance, in reference to the miracle by which she defended Assisi from a Saracen attack by bringing the Blessed Sacrament to the place where they were scaling the city walls. As she raised It on high, the soldiers fell off the ladder and away from the wall as if dazzled.

Fr Keyes’ birthday, August 17

Pope St Pius X

A rose for St Rose of Lima

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Catching Up With the Artists in the Sacristy Again

In January, we published several photos sent in by Fr Jeffrey Keyes, who serves as chaplain to the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa at the Regina Pacis Convent in Santa Rosa, California. They show a nice thing which their sacristans often do when laying out the vestments for Mass, namely, making designs out of the ties of the amice, most of which refer in some way to the feast or liturgical season. Just a little thing, but, as Father wrote on his blog, “the essence of the Liturgy is Sacred, Universal and Beautiful,” and every beautiful thing, however small (and in this case, temporary) contributes to an atmosphere of prayer and reverence. The post was extremely popular, as were the follow-ups in February and April, and since you seem to really like them, here are several more from the last few months. This one from Friday of Easter week is particularly impressive.

This morning, a Votive Mass of the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary, for the sisters retreat day.

Yesterday, the Franciscan feast of Our Lady of the Angels, the church of the Portiuncula.

St Elizabeth of Portugal

Mary Help of Christians

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Catching Up With the Artists in the Sacristy

Back in January, we ran a post of photos sent by Fr Jeffrey Keyes, who serves as chaplain to the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa at the Regina Pacis Convent in Santa Rosa, California. They show a nice thing which their sacristans do each morning when laying out the Mass vestments, namely, making designs out of the ties of the amice. Just a small thing, but, as Father writes on his blog, “the essence of the Sacred Liturgy is Sacred, Universal and Beautiful,” and every beautiful thing, however small (and in this case, temporary) contributes to an atmosphere of prayer and reverence. The post was extremely popular, as was the follow-up in February, and since you seem to really like them, here are several more from the last two months. The last one  was sent to Fr Keyes from a church in Missouri which picked up the idea from the sisters.

St Peter’s Chair

St Polycarp (poly = many, carp = fish... get it?) 

INRI

St Joseph

Just a regular Lenten feria

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More Art from the Sacristy

Last month, I published some photographs taken by Fr Jeffrey Keyes of the clever designs made with the ties of his amice by the sacristan of the convent where he says Mass. (This is at the Regina Pacis Convent of the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa, in Santa Rosa, California.) Judging from the viewing statistics, which went through the roof, you really liked them, so here are several more. As I said previously, Sister is a true artist in her field, and with an authentic Catholic liturgical spirit, makes different designs depending on the liturgical season or feast day.

The keys of St Peter for the Feast of St Peter’s Chair

A sword, the emblem of St Paul, for the feast of his Conversion.

A crosier for the bishops Ss Timothy and Titus

A chalice and host for the feast of St Ignatius of Antioch, in reference to his famous words about the true presence his description of the Sacrament as “the medicine of immortality.”

On the feast of St Josephine Bakhita on February 8th, the Lamb of God, sitting on the book with the seven seals. (Apocalypse 5, 1)

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Sacristy Art: It’s the Little Things...

Fr Jeffrey Keyes, who serves as chaplain to the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa at the Regina Pacis Convent in Santa Rosa, California, sent in these photos of something which their sacristan does each morning when laying out the Mass vestments. Just a small thing, but as Father writes on his blog, “the essence of the Sacred Liturgy is Sacred, Universal and Beautiful,” and every beautiful thing, however small (and in this case, temporary) contributes to an atmosphere of prayer and reverence.

I have seen this done before, but never anything more complicated than a capital M for Mary; this sister is a true artist in her field, and with an authentic Catholic liturgical spirit, makes different designs depending on the liturgical season or feast day.

The Baptism of the Lord

Epiphany

Christmas

Advent

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