In Roman Catholicism, the practice of Gregorian Masses is an ancient tradition in which it is believed that a continuous series of thirty consecutive Masses said in thirty days for the soul of a deceased person will release them from the punishments of Purgatory. Belief in the efficacy of the Gregorian Masses is based on a private revelation made to Pope Gregory the Great.
the practice of GregorianMasses is an ancient tradition in which it is believed that a continuous series of thirty consecutive Masses said in thirty days...
23rd by one day in leap years; masses celebrated according to the previous calendar still reflect this delay. Gregorian years are identified by consecutive...
Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song in Latin (and occasionally Greek) of the...
which is offered exclusively at the SHF chapel. SHF also offers Masses and GregorianMasses, using the traditional Latin Mass, for the faithful who request...
"Viderunt omnes" is a Gregorian chant based on Psalm XCVII (98), sung as the gradual at the Masses of Christmas Day and historically on its octave, the...
by an indult; black remains the normal color of all Requiem Masses, including Funeral Masses. Violet, a color of penance, was also allowed by indult, since...
of Gregorian chant settings for the Ordinary of the Mass. It contains eighteen Masses (each consisting of the Kyrie, Gloria [excluded from Masses intended...
material that is found in her Revelations, such as the celebration of GregorianMasses for the departed, reflects the devotions approved by the Catholic Church...
most important are the three known by the names Leonine, Gelasian, and Gregorian. The "Leonine Sacramentary" is the oldest. Only one manuscript of it is...
(p. 367; Rheinau and S. Gallen MSS.). The Gregorian Sacramentary, too, has a large collection of such Masses and the name "Missa votiva" (e.g., Patrologia...
death certificate was forged. His family even commissioned thirty GregorianMasses for his soul. The Spanish authorities believed that he had faked his...
The Liber Usualis (Usual book) is a book of commonly used Gregorian chants in the Catholic tradition, compiled by the monks of the Abbey of Solesmes in...
date from the time of the papacy of Pope Vitalian in the 7th century. Gregorian chant is the main tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic...
forms of late medieval piety are the Fifteen Joys of Mary and the 30 GregorianMasses. James France: The Heritage of Saint Bernard in Medieval Art. In: Brian...
the saints, or for Masses for particular circumstances (e.g., funeral Masses, Masses for the celebration of Confirmation, Masses for peace, to begin...
Golden Sequence, is a sequence prescribed in the Roman Liturgy for the Masses of Pentecost and/or its octave, exclusive of the following Sunday. It is...
for instituting the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregorian mission, to convert the then largely pagan Anglo-Saxons to Christianity...
out of the church. The text of the In paradisum — with or without the Gregorian melody itself — is sometimes included in musical settings of the Requiem...
attributed to Pope Celestine I (422–432). Pope Gregory I (590–604), after whom Gregorian chant is named, composed several antiphons for singing with the Entrance...
the Gregorian repertory. In the Beneventan rite, the Proper of the Mass included an Ingressa, Alleluia, Offertory, Communion, and in six extant Masses, a...
polychoral composition. In typical 18th century to 21st century oratorios and masses, 'chorus' or 'choir' implies that there is more than one singer per part...
from Gregorian chant to contemporary madrigals, but always maintained an expressive and reverent character in the final product. Several of his masses are...
the Gregorian Sacramentary for papal use, which was adapted for the Carolingian empire. The "Gelasian Sacramentary" comprises the pre-Gregorian three...
Roman Rite Traditional Roman Rite Classical Roman Rite Tridentine Rite Gregorian Rite To distinguish it from the Mass of Paul VI, the older Roman Rite...
the year 1298 in the Solar Hijri calendar (corresponding to 1919 in the Gregorian calendar), and the name of the nation. A version of this tricolor flag...