A Rite II version of the Office for the Dead is now available!

Presenting Evening Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer, arranged for remembering the deceased.

Image: HMML Rare Book and Manuscript Collection. (HMML 00003)

We are returning to activity, with new resources available now and more to come in the near future!

We are pleased to present this essay, which provides the most thorough commentary of an extinct part of Christian vesture written in modern times.

An update on current projects and timelines here at the Center.

A wonderful cathedral in Michigan’s Upper Penisula.

“The Anglican Cappa Magna”

The choir cope, or cloth cope, is a practical and beautiful garment of the English patrimony.

An obscure variant of the (in)famous Cappa Magna, worn by canons and other prelates.

A thorough and comprehensive look at the dress of Papal MCs, based off historical photographs and a wonderful text from 1800s.

A small set of unique altar cards, for the recitation of Evensong.

We are endeavoring to create a guide to celebrating Mass in the Tridentine tradition, according to the 1979 BCP.

A brief explantation of our new logo, and a briefer update on the near future of the site.

A very old and obscure piece of vesture indeed, the fur Almuce is worthy of attention. Image from the Morton Library.

A brief exploration of household shrines and altars, and a tour of the author’s personal example.

In colonial church architecture, the much misused concept noble simplicity finds a worthy form. Cover photo: Bruton Parish church by Gerhard Huber, CC BY-NC.

An examination of traditional but rarely seen elements of vesture for altar servers, including shoulder capes, sashes, and bows.

A reprint of an excellent old resource for liturgical art, although we differ with some of the authors viewpoints.

Welcome to the Laus Deo Center!