SSG | Society of St Gregory

Happy feast day!

by Site Admin | 3 Sep 2024 | Liturgy, SSG

A happy feast day and every blessing on this patronal feast of St Gregory the Great to all SSG members and followers of our website. “For, as on the festival of Saint Gregory, you bid your Church rejoice, so, too, you strengthen her by the example of his holy...

Season of creation

by Site Admin | 28 Aug 2024 | Liturgy, Resources, SSG

Sunday 1 September is the beginning of the Season of Creation which continues until the feast of St Francis of Assisi on 4 October. In a joint statement, Pope Francis, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Justin Welby, write, “Future generations will...

Universalis

by Site Admin | 9 Aug 2024 | Liturgy, Resources, SSG

The Universalis app, which provides the full texts of readings and prayers for Mass and the Divine Office on each day of the year, has now made available the new lectionary translation (from the English Standard Version Catholic Edition [ESV-CE] with the Abbey...

New feast day

by Site Admin | 19 Jul 2024 | Holy See, Liturgy, SSG

The Holy See has granted permission for Our Lady of Walsingham to be celebrated as a new Feast in the dioceses of England, starting this year on 24 September. Cardinal…

Sounding awesome!

by Kim Edgar | 10 Jul 2024 | Liturgy, Music, Resources, Review, SSG

How to Make your Choir Sound Awesome: the Ultimate Vocal Warm-up Book
Warm-ups are the focus here. As the authors state, they are an…

Music & Liturgy July 2024

by Site Admin | 6 Jul 2024 | Liturgy, Music, Resources, Review, SSG

The latest edition (July 2024) of Music & Liturgy, the journal of the Society of St Gregory, has arrived. As well as the liturgy planner which runs until the feast of Christ the King, there are articles by Brian Ching CSC on the crucifix in the worship space,...