Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Tempe, AZ Blog - Liturgy and Worship Reflections

Talking to whom?

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700

At the Mass, there are many things said or read throughout the Mass, but around 70% of everything that is said is not being said to us in the pews. So to whom are these words being addressed?

Sacred Music (Excerpts)

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700

The sixth chapter of the Second Vatican Council's Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium (SC) is dedicated to sacred music. The document states that: "The musical tradition of the universal Church is a treasure of inestimable value, greater even than that of any other art. The main reason for this pre-eminence is that, as sacred song united to the words, it forms a necessary or integral part of the solemn liturgy“(SC,, 112).

Triumph of Christ

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Throughout lands of the former Roman Empire, one will encounter triumphal arches: a very large stone archway supported by two massive stone piers, sometimes with two accompanying smaller archways on each side of the center large one, with a passageway running through it below the arch, but not made for the purpose of supporting any structure above it crossing the passageway.