Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Speaking in Latin!

I'll be in Mobile, AL from August 5 to August 11 at the Cenaculum Familiae Sancti Hieronymi. I wish to extend the invitation to come to all of you. During the Cenaculum the Latin language is not only the official language of worship but also of conversation. Don't let that scare you! Everybody is welcome, there are several families with little children, and the level of Latin goes from minimal to excellent. Yes, it's a very family-friendly event. Last year it was in Tampa, FL and here is a slide show:


Boy, we had such a great time! Every day we had Mass (1962 Missal), Office, Rosary, etc. We even had a couple of sung Masses! We had lessons about various topics of Catholic interest, we solved puzzles, played word games, and had interesting conversations! We went on a trip to visit Tampa and St. Petersburg!

This year the Cenaculum is going to be in a wonderful place: the Visitation Monastery of Mobile and here's photo of the chapel, dedicated to the Sacred Heart:
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Cost is only $295, which includes room and board. Can you believe it? Cur cunctaris? Veni ad Cenaculum! (What are you waiting for? Come to the Cenaculum!)

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Video of Tenebrae 2008

Here is a video of Tenebrae of Maundy Thursday



I made the video by editing with Cinelerra the tracks kindly provided by George and James. This is my first attempt with a software that seems to have innumerable features!

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Video of Vespers of All Saints

Here's a video of Vespers of All Saints 2007 uploaded on our YouTube page:


Friday, April 4, 2008

Gregorian Easter Vespers

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The Brothers of the Little Oratory

&
CHORUS BREVIARII SAN DIEGO

SUNDAY, 20 APRIL, 2008
15:00

GREGORIAN EASTER VESPERS

Fr. Reginald Defour, C.S.S.P., Hebdomadary

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St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
1638 Polk Ave. San Diego, CA 92103

(Intersection of Park Blvd and Washington St.,
Normal Heights, San Diego
Off-street parking beside church)




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For further information see our blogs at:

sandiegooratorians.blogspot.com
chorusbreviarii.blogspot.com

Or call John Polhamus at: 858 997 8636

Friday, March 21, 2008

Video of the November Pontifical Requiem

The first, preliminary video of the November Pontifical Requiem the Brothers of the Little Oratory and Chorus Breviarii served for is out on YouTube

8th Annual Tenebrae a Great Success

The 8th Annual Tenebrae was a great success, with somewhere between 50 and 100 in attendance. The ad hoc Tomas Luis de Victoria Choir sang that composer's first Lamentation of Jeremias, then the second and third in settings by Tudor era composer Robert White (d.1574). In addition they offered the antiphon "Christus factus est" by Mexican baroque composer Francisco Lopez Capillas, and the "Miserere" of Hernando Franco, both chapelmasters at the Cathedral in Mexico City. The "fragor et strepitus" or beating of the choirbooks (and anything else to hand) in the darkened church, and in simulation of the earthquake which marked the moment of our Lord's death on the Cross, provided an always alien and unexpected dramatic note to conclude the proceedings.
Read it all at The Brothers of the Little Oratory blog.

Monday, March 17, 2008

8th Annual Gregorian Tenebrae

~ The Brothers of the Little Oratory ~
~ & CHORUS BREVIARII SAN DIEGO ~

WEDNESDAY, 19 MARCH, 2008
19:00

8th ANNUAL
GREGORIAN TENEBRAE
Office of Matins and Lauds (First Office hours)
of Holy Thursday
Fr. Reginald Defour, C.S.S.P., Hebdomadary

Polyphonic music to include:
``Lamentations of Jeremias''
by T.L. Victoria (i), and Robert White (II & III) (d. 1574)
Antiphon “Christus factus est
by Francisco Lopez Capillas (1608-1674),
& Psalm 50 “Miserere mei, Deus
by Hernando Franco (1532–1585)


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St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
1638 Polk Ave. San Diego, CA 92103

(Intersection of Park Blvd and Washington St.,
Normal Heights, San Diego
Off-street parking beside church)




_____________________


For further information see our blogs at:

www.sandiegooratorians.blogspot.com
www.chorusbreviarii.blogspot.com

Or call John Polhamus at: 858 997 8636