Adoremus Bulletin

Adoremus Bulletin was established in 1995 by a trio of individuals: two priests and a laywoman. The founders include Jesuit Father Joseph Fessio, who also started Ignatius Press; Father Jerry Pokorsky, who is a co-founder of Credo, a group of priests dedicated to ensuring an accurate translation of the liturgy; and Helen Hull Hitchcock, a writer, editor, and dedicated Catholic advocate, known for founding Women of Faith and Family.

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Telos as Old as Time: How Liturgy Anticipates Humanity’s Natural End in God

6 days ago | adoremus.org | Mike Schramm

No spoilers! What is your favorite movie? How was the ending? Have you ever had a movie you enjoyed until the ending? Whether we like it or not, so much of a story is dependent on the ending because that is what ties together everything that precedes it. The ending orders everything that comes before it. Even when you did not yet know what the ending to your favorite movie was, you knew everything you were experiencing was moving toward it; thus, you had so much emotional energy invested in the end.
The Ongoing Passage of Mystery: From the Passover to Pentecost

1 month 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.
The Jewish Roots of the Catholic Altar: The Bronze Altar (Part I)

1 month 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.
This Thursday: “The Reservation of the Blessed Sacrament” – Joseph Ratzinger's Spirit of the Liturgy at 25! – A Public Lecture by Rev. James Bradley, JCD - Adoremus

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.
Call for Papers—Conference on Ratzinger’s The Spirit of the Liturgy - Adoremus

Mar 24, 2025 | 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.
Liturgical Books Currently in Use

Mar 13, 2025 | 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.
St. Teresa of Calcutta Newest Optional Memorial on Church Calendar

Mar 13, 2025 | adoremus.org | Joseph O'Brien |USCCB Committee

Pope Francis has added the September 5 feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta to the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar as an optional memorial.
Message of the Holy Father on the Occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Death of Dom Prosper Guéranger

Mar 13, 2025 | adoremus.org | Joseph O'Brien |USCCB Committee

To the Very Reverend Father Dom Geoffroy Kemlin, Abbot of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes and President of the Congregation of Solesmes OSB:As you celebrate this year the 150th anniversary of the death of your founder, Dom Prosper Guéranger, I am pleased to join in your thanksgiving. I wish to express my encouragement and my affectionate closeness to those who have committed their lives in the wake of this servant of the Church, or who are working to make his life and work better known.
This Thursday: "The Altar and the Direction of Liturgical Prayer" – Joseph Ratzinger's Spirit of the Liturgy at 25! – A Public Lecture by Rev. Ryan Ruiz, SLD - Adoremus

Mar 4, 2025 | adoremus.org | Jeremy J. Priest |USCCB Committee |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.
Revised Papal Funeral Rites Issued

Jan 13, 2025 | adoremus.org | Andrea Gagliarducci

Pope Francis, who turned 88 on December 17, now knows exactly what his eventual funeral will be like. The specific details are laid out in the second edition of the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis, which was produced by the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff and released to the public on November 19. Pope Francis, who approved the revised rites in April, received the first copy of the printed volume on November 4, according to Vatican News.