Christmas Treasures
Dig up this treasure, dust it off, and let it shine until it is put back in its proper place in the liturgy.
The Chanted Word: Christmas Mass during the Night 2021
In many Western Christian traditions Midnight Mass is the first liturgy of Christmastide that is celebrated on the night of Christmas Eve, traditionally beginning at midnight when Christmas Eve gives way to Christmas Day. This popular Christmas custom is a jubilant celebration of the Mass or Service of Worship in honor of the Nativity of Jesus.
FEAR NOT with Christopher Hodkinson
ChantWorks presents Fear Not. Host Linda Hoffman speaks with Christopher Hodkinson, Director of Music for Wyoming Catholic College.
A Meditation on Three Christmas Songs
Away in a Manger In Luke’s gospel, the angel appears to the shepherds and announces that a Savior has been born, and that they will find him wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger. Why did the angel appear to the shepherds, and why did he bother to mention...
FEAR NOT with Tanner Kalina
ChantWorks presents Fear Not. Host Linda Hoffman speaks with Tanner Kalina, FOCUS missionary.
The Chanted Word: Feast of Christ the King
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, commonly referred to as the Feast of Christ the King, Christ the King Sunday of Reign of Christ Sunday, is a relatively recent addition to the Western liturgical calendar, instituted in 1925 by Pope Pius XI for the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. In 1970 its Roman Rite observance was moved to the final Sunday of Ordinary Time.
It’s OK to Be a Liturgy Nerd
There is hardly anything quite as exciting as reading liturgical instructions.
FEAR NOT with Rexphil Rallanka
ChantWorks presents Fear Not. Host Linda Hoffman speaks with Rexphil Rallanka, Director of Music, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
The Chanted Word: Dies Irae
The awe-inspiring hymn, Dies Irae, means “Day of Wrath.” This meditation depicts the Last Judgment when Christ will return in glory. It is a perfect meditation not only for All Souls Day, but throughout the month of November, when Catholics remember the dead.
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