Welcome
The Society of Saint Gregory is the national society for liturgy and music in the Roman Catholic Church in the UK.
Founded in 1929, the Society of St Gregory has played an important role in the liturgical reform and continues to do so by promoting the study and understanding of the liturgy and resourcing and encouraging good pastoral practice in the public worship of the Catholic Church.
The Society’s interests and activities encompass music and composition, the ministry of readers, presiding at liturgy, liturgy with children and young people in schools and parishes, and Christian art and architecture.
Taking Liturgy Seriously 3
An online course from the Society of St Gregory
In January 2025, the Society of St Gregory begins the third Taking Liturgy Seriously online course.
This year, the focus will be on liturgical spirituality, taking its inspiration from Pope Francis’ letter on liturgical formation, Desiderio Desideravi: “‘I would like this letter to help us to rekindle our wonder for the beauty of the truth of the Christian celebration.” (n.62)
The aim of the course is to enable personal reflection on what it means to be a member of the worshipping community, how others are worshipping with you, and how ministering in all its forms is a part of our own worship and prayer. It will develop a clear understanding of how the Church’s liturgy expresses her theology and spirituality.
The course will run online (Zoom) and comprise six modules of three consecutive Thursday evenings from January to November 2025 at 7.30 to 8.45pm.
News, views and reviews from the liturgical world . . .
New lectionary
Bishop Hugh Gilbert, President of the Scottish Bishops' Conference and a member of the Dicastery for Divine Worship, speaks on the new translation of the scriptures, the English Standard Version...
New Rieger organ
For all those organ enthusiasts out there, this video by Balint Karosi gives an extraordinary introduction to the new Rieger instrument at the Musikkittalo in Helsinki. Parish organists may have...
Young Conducting Scholarships
Sing for Pleasure has opened applications for its Young Conducting Scholarship 2024-25. This specially designed, year-long programme offers promising young musicians, ages 18-25, funded places on...
Composers’ group
The Composers' Group next meets online on Saturday 14th September at 2pm. All involved in writing music or texts for the liturgy, from beginners to advanced, are welcome. The session lasts no...
Schweitzer 2025
2025 marks the 150th anniversary of Albert Schweitzer's birth and the 60th anniversary of his death. Various events are planned to mark this important occasion in organ musicianship. More...
Happy feast day!
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...
Season of creation
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...
Hodder Sunday Missal
Hodder & Stoughton are publishing a people's Sunday Missal with the new ESV-CE translation of scripture and the Abbey psalms. Hardback versions are available in blue or red covers at £18.99 or...
Alternative psalm versions
The Australian Bishops' Conference has decided that musical settings of the psalms which use translations other than those approved for the Lectionary may be used. At their May 2024 meeting, the...
Universalis
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...
New feast day
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!
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…