Adoremus Bulletin

1 week ago | adoremus.org | Mike Schramm

It may have felt like a long Lent this past year. Maybe it feels like a long Lent every year. Fortunately, for Catholics it is always a longer Easter season. The reason for this 50-day season is to commemorate the big events after the Resurrection of Jesus, including the Ascension 40 days from Easter and the descent of the Holy Spirit 50 days after Easter.

3 weeks ago | adoremus.org | Brant Pitre

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “the Eucharist is ‘the source and summit of the Christian life” (CCC, 1324). Yet, when it comes to the words and actions that make up the liturgy of the Mass, most Catholics know what to do—what to say, when to sit, stand, or kneel—but not necessarily why. Likewise, many are familiar with the sacred furnishings of a church building—the altar, the ambo, the tabernacle—but not necessarily what these signs mean and where they come from.

2 months ago | adoremus.org | Joseph O'Brien

2025 marks the 25th anniversary of the English translation of Joseph Ratzinger’s landmark book, The Spirit of the Liturgy. To celebrate this significant work and its impact on the life of the Church, the Society for Catholic Liturgy will dedicate its 2025 annual conference to this topic and the liturgical legacy of Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI. In preparation for the conference, we are hosting a year long series of talks based on the 12 chapters of the book.

2 months ago | adoremus.org | USCCB Committee |Joseph O'Brien

Join the Society for Catholic Liturgy’s 2025 conference, “The Spirit of the Liturgy at 25: The Liturgical Legacy of Joseph Ratzinger—Benedict XVI,” from September 25-26 at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. If you wish to present a paper, proposals are due April 1, 2025. Find more information about the conference and paper proposals at https://liturgysociety.org/page/Conference.

2 months ago | adoremus.org | USCCB Committee |Joseph O'Brien |Aaron Williams

Editor’s note: The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy not only called for the reform and renewal of the Church’s liturgical books, but also allowed for their translation into vernacular languages. While most of the Latin typical editions have been revised by now, bringing them into a “form that both testifies to the stability achieved and is worthy of the mysteries being celebrated” (Vicesimus quintus annus, 20) is an ongoing task being taken up by bishops’ conferences.