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AmericanPapist : Reactions to Pope Benedict's Speech to U.S. Bishops ("In a phrase, it's turning heads") AmericanPapist : President Bush to Pope: "Awesome Speech your Holiness" The New Liturgical Movement : More from Washington Papal Vespers The New Liturgical Movement : The Catholic Songbook for All Time (the Graduale Romanum or Roman Gradual) The New Liturgical Movement : Two Gregorian Concerts in Washington, This Weekend Whispers in the Loggia : Pope Takes the Field

Courtesy of USCCB Papal Visit Site Thursday, April 17 8 a.m. - Pre-Mass Activities 10 a.m. - Mass begins Nationals Park 4:45 p.m. - Address to Catholic Educators The Catholic University of America 6:15 p.m. - Interreligious Gathering Pope John Paul II Cultural Center

Update from Rocco, Part II: Whispers in the Loggia : Address of Pope Benedict to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (in addition, three questions were also asked of the Holy Father which he answered at some length ) The New Liturgical Movement : Music for Vespers at the Shrine (good reviews!) AmericanPapist : Videos and Photos from the Visit to the Shrine

Yesterday, I posted a link to an article on The New Liturgical Movement with comments on the Liturgy by Fr. Mitch Pacwa. Fr. Pacwa noted that he celebrates the Maronite Divine Liturgy but not the Extraordinary Form of the Latin Missal due to his facility in Aramaic. That brought some questions. I asked my friend, Carolyn, to kindly assist in explaining the Eastern Catholic Churches. Here is her post: Although it is not widely known in our Western world, the Catholic Church is actually a communion of Churches. According to the Constitution on the Church of the Second Vatican Council, Lumen Gentium, the Catholic Church is understood to be "a corporate body of Churches," united with the Pope of Rome, who serves as the guardian of unity (LG, no. 23). At present there are 22 Churches that comprise the Catholic Church. The new Code of Canon Law, promulgated by Pope John Paul II, uses the phrase "autonomous ritual Churches" to describe these various Churches (canon

Fr. Zuhlsdorf of What Does the Prayer Really Say has a nice commentary on the Holy Father's talk from the White House this morning . He also has some links to several fine "Podcasts" for those interested.

Excellent site with current updates and schedules .

Charlotte Was Both : Music in the WaPo (the liturgical music featured at Masses - something initially brought up by Jeffrey Tucker often - gets a major story!) The New Liturgical Movement : Washington Post on the Music Wars The New Liturgical Movement : Requiem Mass (Usus Antiquior) at the Cathedral in Siena The Black Biretta : Vatican Soil: the Embassy of the Holy See (a.k.a. Apostolic Nunciature) First Things: On the Square - Who Will Save Catholic Schools?

AmericanPapist : Vital info for the DC Papal Mass on Thursday WDTPRS : John Allen's transcript of the Pope's presser on the airplane Whispers in the Loggia : Wednesday on the Pope Trail Whispers in the Loggia : At the Pope's Mission, Might Ain't Right

Rocco Palmo of Whispers in the Loggia has a really nice story about the trans-Atlantic flight and the "press conference" which took place . The National Catholic Reporter's, John Allen, has a full transcript which he has posted (link in the Whispers link). One comment made is of interest to readers in the Archdiocese of Baltimore: Benedict XVI: My trip has basically two objectives. The first is a visit to the church in America, in the United States, and naturally also the entire country. There’s a particular motive, which is that 200 years ago the Archdiocese of Baltimore was elevated as a metropolitan archdiocese, and at the same moment two or three other dioceses were created … Philadelphia, Boston, Louisville. It’s a great jubilee for the church in the United States. It’s a moment of reflection on the past, but also on the future, on how to respond to the great challenges of our time that will present themselves in the future. Read more here .

The schedule for Wednesday is courtesy of EWTN which will cover most of the Holy Father's appearances live on TV and on Radio : THE WHITE HOUSE Pope Benedict XVI is received by President and Mrs. Bush at a White House welcoming ceremony, followed by a private meeting between the President and the Pope, and the dignitaries of the two states. Wednesday, April 16, 10:00 AM Eastern Encore April 16, 2PM & 9PM. ADDRESS TO THE BISHOPS OF THE UNITED STATES Pope Benedict XVI gathers with the 350 bishops of the United States for a prayer service and address at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. Wednesday, April 16, 5:00 PM Eastern Encore April 16, 11:30PM. April 17, 4AM.