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"The Vatican Rag" takes musical inspiration from ragtime pieces such as "Spaghetti Rag" (1910) and "The Varsity Drag" (1927).[1] [2] A spoken introduction describes the song as a response to the "Vatican II" council—which, among other things, broadened the range of music that could be used in services—and humorously proposes this rag as a more accessible alternative to traditional ...
The month he wrote the hymn, August, 1929, coincides with the conclusion of a small chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Fátima that Lopes Vieira had built in the house. [2] The original version of the Avé de Fátima , sent to José Alves Correia da Silva , Bishop of Leiria, was set to a tune by Francisco de Lacerda .
[14] Philip Jenkins discusses the sketch as an important sign of a growing willingness in the popular media of the 1970s and 1980s to criticize the Catholic Church, saying that "Catholic attitudes toward sex and contraception are ruthlessly parodied" in the song, proving that "Catholicism was available as a legitimate subject of serious fiction."
27 September: Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest – memorial; 28 September: Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr – optional memorial; 28 September: Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs – optional memorial; 29 September: Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels – feast; 30 September: Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church – memorial
The Feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary is an optional memorial celebrated in the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church on 12 September. It has been a universal Roman Rite feast since 1684, when Pope Innocent XI included it in the General Roman Calendar to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Vienna in 1683. [1]
Liturgical music originated as a part of religious ceremony, and includes a number of traditions, both ancient and modern.Liturgical music is well known as a part of Catholic Mass, the Anglican Holy Communion service (or Eucharist) and Evensong, the Lutheran Divine Service, the Orthodox liturgy, and other Christian services, including the Divine Office.
1 September: St. Giles Abbot, and commemoration of the Holy Twelve Brothers martyrs. 2 September: 3 September: 4 September: 5 September: 6 September: 7 September: 8 September: Nativity of Blessed Mary, Double, and commemoration of St. Adrian martyr in private Masses. 9 September: Of the Octave of Saint Mary and commemoration of St. Gorgonius ...
The Magnificat on the wall of the Church of the Visitation. According to Saint Augustine, it was Saint Ambrose who, in the 4th century, introduced the use of hymns outside the liturgy of the Western Church. [14] By the 8th century, popular hymns such as Ave Maris Stella had appeared as plainsong in Vespers and many other hymns were later based ...