Once I was a clever boy learning the arts of Oxford... is a quotation from the verses written by Bishop Richard Fleming (c.1385-1431) for his tomb in Lincoln Cathedral. Fleming, the founder of Lincoln College in Oxford, is the subject of my research for a D. Phil., and, like me, a son of the West Riding. I have remarked in the past that I have a deeply meaningful on-going relationship with a dead fifteenth century bishop... it was Fleming who, in effect, enabled me to come to Oxford and to learn its arts, and for that I am immensely grateful.


Saturday, 20 December 2025

The Traditional Ambrosian Rite


Rotate Cæli has a handsomely illustrated article about the celebration last Sunday of the first High Mass in the traditional Form of the Ambrosian Rite in nearly fifty years. This was part of the celebrations of the Jubilee Year and was celebrated at the Basilica of St Ambrose in Milan.

In addition to the fine photography there are some accompanying notes to explain the Ambrosian Rite and to put it in its historical and liturgical context.



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