Thursday, May 31, 2012

Latin Starter Altar Cards For New Priests Just Released

Hello everyone. Today, I would like to announce the release of Starter Altar Cards for seminarians and new priests to celebrate High, Low, and Requiem Masses. A priest new to the Tridentine Rite made some cheat notes and asked us to design special sets that include them.

For High and Low Mass, we designed a set called "Blue," pictured above. This set includes a list of Kyries on the top left portion of the center card. Next, there are places on the center card that are underlined to cue the priest to bow. On the bottom of the center card, a list of elements immediately after communion is listed for easy reference. Lastly, diacritical marks have been added so that the new priest can be sure to pronounce the Latin words correctly.

Like most of our High and Low Mass altar card sets, the first part of the "Supplices" prayer is listed on the center card. (The remainder of the prayer is to be read from the altar missal.) Also, the Lavabo card contains the full text of the "Corpus tuum" prayer.

For Requiem Mass, we modified our "Formal Black" set to include cheat notes. This set includes the Kyries on the top left portion of the center card and the list of communion elements on the bottom. It also includes diacritical marks. This set of Requiem cards also includes the full text of the "Supplices" prayer on the center card and the "Corpus tuum" prayer on the Lavabo card.

These two sets are arguably the finest sets of altar cards available for seminarians and new priests thanks to the ingenuity of our customer who took the time to make his cheat notes and asked us to design these sets to his specs. For more information or to see our wide selection of Latin Mass cards, visit us online at our regular business website, Myriad Creative Concepts. These two sets are temporarily listed among our New Releases and will be on sale for a while.

Thanks for visiting.



Friday, May 18, 2012

Carmelite Rite Mass Celebrated

Hello everyone. Recently, we finished designing a set of altar cards for the Roman Catholic Carmelite Rite. Last night, on Ascension Thursday, the altar cards were used for the first time during a very special Carmelite High Mass. The following was posted online describing the Mass: 

Ascension Thursday, May 17, 2012

On Thursday, May 17, 2012 at St. Joseph's Church (416 3rd Street, Troy, New York) Father Romaeus Cooney O. Carm. used the historic Missale Carmelitarum for the the Feast of the Ascension.  This was a Missa Cantata according to the Rite of the Holy Sepulchre; the rite of mass proper to the Order of Carmelites.  This  form of the liturgy was not been celebrated publicly by any priest in the Order of Carmelites since adopting the Roman Liturgy in 1972.
  
The Carmelite Rite
From the very beginning of its existence Carmelite liturgy has been connected with the Rite of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. For centuries, in all the official documents, the Liturgy of the Carmelites was described as the "Rite of the brothers of our Blessed Lady of Mount Carmel according to the custom of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem". The Holy Sepulchre is important for Carmelites not because it was the site of burial for Jesus but because it was the place of the Resurrection. The Rite itself comes from France as it was brought to the Holy Land by French crusaders. There is also influence from the Augustinian tradition as the Canons of the Holy Sepulchre followed the Rule of St. Augustine.  It was this liturgy that the Carmelites took as the source of their inspiration. Different Carmelites who have studied our liturgy suggest that the Carmelites from the earliest times on Mount Carmel celebrated the Rite of the Holy Sepulchre. The first written proof of this is in our Constitutions of 1281 from the London General Chapter. These Constitutions are important for a number of reasons since they are the earliest Constitutions to survive. It is suggested that the Carmelites of that time formally adopted what was already their custom since the days on Mount Carmel. -Francis Kemsley O.Carm.
We celebrate this form of the Carmelite liturgy as part of the living tradition of the Church and the Order of Carmelites, in accordance with the Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum and the instruction Universae Ecclesiae (Ref, art.34).  It is our hope that this treasure of the Carmelite Order, and this historic liturgy of the Church will continue to nourish the lives of the faithful.
The Lord God lives,
in his presence I live."
Here is the link to the web page where you can view the pictures of taken during Mass. 


Wednesday, May 9, 2012

To Like or not to Like, that is the Question.

Hello everyone. As a newbie to Facebook, I must confess that I haven't been able to figure out the simplest thing about it: the "Like" button. So, if you notice that I don't seem to like anyone it is simply because I don't see Like buttons to click on!

This evening, someone "Liked" my company, Myriad Creative Concepts, and I found it frustrating that I couldn't figure out how to Like them back. I saw a button that says a million other people Like them but for the life of me, I couldn't see how I could make that a million + one. I thought, "a million people figured this out, why can't I? But, try as I might, I could not find that Like button anywhere.

The strange this is that I can Like a picture that they have or some post that they wrote. But, I can't like THEM. It's like telling a wife that you love her necklace but you never tell her that you love HER. We all know where that relationship would be going: "You only love me for my necklace. See ya. Adios, amigo. Here's the necklace that you love so much. I hope the two of you will be very happy together."

Maybe the Facebook gods just don't Like me or do not think that my Like is good enough for them? I don't know ... But, whatever the problem is, I hope I get this thing figured out before too many people think that I am snubbing them or something. I hope that for the time being they are just being polite and assuming that I will eventually start liking them back.

But, that brings me to the next Facebook dilemma that I have been having: "Search." That's right, another basic thing about Facebook that a gazillion other people have no problems with but stymies me. For some reason, my Search bar is buried deep in the Admin panel and when I type a company name in there, it lies and tries to tell me that the company or person is not on Facebook. I can type my own name in there sometimes and it doesn't even see me!

I don't know. I think that Facebook is highly over-rated. To Like Facebook or not is definitely the question.

So, for anyone reading this that CAN see Like buttons and you happen to Like Myriad Creative Concepts, please don't expect me to reciprocate until I can hire a computer geek to show me how to do it. Maybe I can email a picture of a Like button as an attachment to you. I guess that would be better than nothing, eh?

Sigh. Thanks for visiting. :)

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Carmelite Rite Altar Cards Updated

Hello everyone. Today, I would like to announce the release of our newly designed side cards for the Carmelite Rite Latin High Mass. Last week, we released the center card and with today's release, a full set of three altar cards are now available. This design has been named, "Shield," after the picture on the center card, "Shield of Carmel of the Ancient Observance."

Like the center card, the side cards include diacritical marks to assure the proper pronunciation of the Latin words. Since these cards are placed at the sides of the altar, we made the print a bit larger so that they can be easily read from a distance. The Last Gospel card includes a picture of "Our Lady of Mount Carmel."

For more information about these Carmelite Rite Latin High Mass Altar Cards, visit us online at our regular business website, Myriad Creative Concepts.

Thanks for visiting.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Prayers After Low Mass Latin / English W / Diacritical Marks Just Released

Hello everyone. Today, I would like to announce the release of our latest Latin Mass card, "Prayers After Low Mass Latin / English." This card is special because it has both translations on one page in two columns for easy reference. It also has diacritical marks for the Latin words so that priests learning to speak Latin can be assured that they are pronouncing the words properly.

Letter size. Available laminated or as a print to be laminated or framed.

For more information or to place an order, please visit us online at our regular business website, Myriad Creative Concepts.

At Myriad, we offer a wide selection of altar cards and other Mass cards for the Roman Catholic Extraordinary Form Latin Mass as well as several English cards. If you do not see what you need among our listings, simply contact us and we may be able to custom-design for you.

Thanks for visiting.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Dominican Rite Prayers At The Foot Of The Altar Just Released

Hello everyone. Today, I would like to announce the release of our newly designed Roman Catholic Dominican Rite Latin Mass card, "Prayers At The Foot Of The Altar." A Dominican priest helped us design this card and many others.
These Prayers At The Foot Of The Altar have both Latin and English translations with diacritical marks. Diacritical marks assure the proper pronunciation of the Latin words. Its graphics are simple with the Seal of the Dominican Order placed prominently on the top. Letter size. Available as a print to be laminated or framed and also available laminated.
For more information or to place an order, visit us online at our regular business website, Myriad Creative Concepts.
Thanks for visiting.

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Dominican Rite Vesting Prayers Just Released

Hello everyone. Today, I would like to announce the release of our newly designed Roman Catholic Dominican Rite Latin Mass card, "Vesting Prayers." A veteran Dominican priest helped us to design this card and graciously proofread it to be sure that it is accurate to the letter.

These Vesting Prayers have both Latin and English translations with diacritical marks. Diacritical marks assure the proper pronunciation of the Latin words. Its graphics are simple with the Seal of the Dominican Order placed prominently on the top. Letter size. Available as a print to be laminated or framed and also available laminated.

For more information or to place an order, visit us online at our regular business website, Myriad Creative Concepts.

Thanks for visiting.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Rest In Peace Thomas Kinkade

This post has nothing to do with Myriad. It is just a little something that has been on my mind.

Thomas Kinkade, an important and controversial American painter, died last week facing bankruptcy and struggling with alcholism. Kinkade made a small fortune making art that appealed to the common folk. Critics loathed his paintings that were an endless stream of the same general nostalgic theme. It must have been hard on him to paint day after day knowing that he was considered a joke in the art world.



An example of his work is pictured above, overlaid with a cheezy rain effect and a strange frame that someone thought was a good thing to do for some reason. But, you get the idea. It is kind of a forced Norman Rockwell style of pining for the good old days or a bad night at a Rodney Dangerfield concert where the audience just laughs to try to be polite.

Thomas Kinkade was popular among the masses and made a fortune cranking out his paintings-by-formula. A lot of people loved his work and those paintings are hanging on a lot of living room walls. Personally, I kind of see him as a contemporary version of those guys that used to make velvet paintings of Elvis. But, if you think about it, a hundred years from now just about everything that we think is "it" now - will be considered just as cheezy as Kinkade's art.

No, you weren't a Rembrandt, Van Gogh or an Edward  Hopper. But, you brightened a lot of people's lives for a long time and that is worth being proud of. There's a lot to be said for the cheezy side of Americana: 50's sci-fi movies; Buster Keaton slapstick; Robin Williams as Mork; and the self-proclaimed "Painter Of Light," Thomas Kinkade. In the end, we make our contribution one way or another. Thank you for yours, Mr. Kinkade.