The sacramentary of St. Gelasius has neither Mass nor Office of preparation for Christmas; the first we meet with are in the Gregorian sacramentary, and, as we just observed, these Masses are five ...

The blessing of holy water usually takes place on Sunday, in keeping with the rite given in the Sacramentary. But when the blessing of water takes place outside Mass, the rite given here may be ...

Pope Gregory I (440-461) composed a sacramentary that contained the ordination prayer for a woman deacon, identical to the prayer for a male deacon. At the request of Emperor Charlemagne, Pope Adrian ...

Built around the Abbey of Gellone, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the town is part of the pilgrimage route of St. James' Way to Santiago de Compostela. Its narrow main street is lined with sun ...