Copyright Education and Church Music
When I started my work in Church music in 1976 in Busby, AB, it really was the Wild West. We photocopied music and made duo-tang hymnals with words-only versions of […]
Tag Archives: Glenn Byer
Corpus Christi Customs & Traditions
Everyone loves a parade. If you search the world, you will find Eucharistic processions of almost every description to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. In […]
The Novena to the Holy Spirit
A novena—a prayer lasting nine days—seems odd at first; the number nine is not widely used in the Bible. It may be that the custom of novenas actually grew out […]
The Via Lucis
The Via Lucis, or Way of Light, is a newer devotion in the Church that works like the Stations of the Cross, except that it celebrates the resurrection appearances of Jesus. […]
The Blessing of Lambs on the Feast of St. Agnes
On the feast of St. Agnes there is an interesting blessing celebrated at the church of the saint on Piazza Navona in Rome. Two lambs are blessed, and when they […]
Of Violets and Roses
The liturgical colour in some churches will change to rose from violet this weekend. It is Gaudete Sunday—Rejoice Sunday. Knowing what is going on with these colours can help us […]
A New Look for Living with Christ
What a difference a word can make! The move from two sizes of Living with Christ – the Large size and the Regular size – to one Essential Edition has been a […]
Happy All Saints’ Day!
Having a feast for all the Saints is probably one of the most humble, practical, and happy things we can do as a Church. It is an act of humility […]
Cosmas and Damian
The Saints of God Cosmas and Damian were denounced in the persecution of Diocletian the Emperor. That much is sure. What follows almost sounds like a Monty Python sketch: They […]
St. Joseph and the Eucharistic Prayer
Adding Saint Joseph to the other three main Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite is part of a new development in devotion to the husband of the Blessed Virgin. I […]
