Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J. will preach the 2009 Advent Mission at St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT. on November 30, December 1, 2, and 3 at 7:30 pm. The topic will be “The Priesthood, Faith and Hope.” The evening will include adoration, benediction and confessions. On Wednesday night there will also be a Traditional Mass at […]

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For the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, there will be a Missa Cantata at the Church of the Holy Innocents, 128 W. 37th Street (37th St. & Broadway), New York, New York, on Saturday, November 21st, at 1 PM.

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We conclude our survey of the reredos (Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque) by turning to perhaps the most popular master of the large altarpiece in Germany: Tilman Riemenschneider (1460-1531). He lived and worked in and around the city of Wuerzburg in the region of Franconia and brought the art of the German reredos to rare perfection. […]

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The St. Cecilia Society at St. Mary Church will present its annual benefit St. Cecilia’s Day Concert on Friday, 20 November 2009 at 7:30 P.M. The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum, under the direction of David Hughes, will sing polyphony of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance: anonymous (XIV C.): Messe de Tournai (excerpts)Josquin: Missa L’homme […]

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Fr. Wilson will celebrate a Requiem Mass at St. Matthias Church, 58-15 Catalpa Ave, Ridgewood NY 11385 (718.821.6447) at 7 pm on November 11th, 2009. A reader of our blog sends this information about the music: The Mass setting is by Giovanni Francesco Anerio. Born into a musical Italian family, Anerio served as a singer […]

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A supreme master of the art of the altarpiece was Michael Pacher (around 1430 to 1498). Born in what is now called South Tyrol, he did most of his work there and in the vicinity of Salzburg. He created a number of the large, movable altarpieces typical of late Gothic German art, and was skilled […]

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A memorable pontifical requiem mass was celebrated this evening at the Church of the Holy Innocents in Manhattan, sponsored by the parish and the Confraternity of the Sacred Heart. David Adam smith led the choir ansd schola in a supernal rendering of Victoria’s Requiem. An elaborate catafalque had been erected that was blessed at the […]

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In our first installment we covered the altarpiece in Spain. I am of the opinion, however, the the art of the reredos, retable or altarpiece reached its peak in the former lands of the Holy Roman Empire – Germany, Austria, South Tirol etc. Here we can find magnificent examples from the late Gothic through to […]

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The parish of St. Mary’s Norwalk, like so many others, is pursuing a restoration of the original splendor of their church – particularly the sanctuary. Moreover, some churches of newer construction are recreating the beauty of tradition where it had never previously existed at all. A key feature of most such restorations is the construction […]

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The New York Purgatorial Society will hold its annual Solemn Requiem Mass on Thursday, November 5th, 2009, at 6:15pm at Saint Agnes Church in Manhattan. The Saint Agnes Choir will sing the Missa pro defunctis a 4 of Tomas Luis de Victoria.

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