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Monthly Archives: May 2006
21 May 2006
6th Sunday of Easter: Collect (1)
EXCERPT:
When we are at Mass, we as a Church do at the command of Christ what Christ commanded us to do: do this in memory (commemoratio) of me. Through Christ, who is Alpha and Omega, living and glorious yesterday, today and tomorrow (as the priest declares when preparing the Paschal candle at the Vigil and which burns in the sanctuary when this prayer is being sung), the Passion and Resurrection of the Lord are really and truly present sacramentally in the here and now even though they took place at a specific point in time many centuries ago. At Mass the Lord is not only risen, but He is also (sacramentally) rising: we receive the Dominus resurgens. Because Christ is the principle actor in the liturgical action, our liturgical commemoration is more than a simple “remembrance of things past.†The rising of the Lord (which some say is symbolized by the reuniting of the Body and Blood when the priest drops the small particle broken from the Host back into the chalice) means that we also, while we journey toward Him in this earthly life, are rising in Him. We are living in a state of “already but not yet.†We are risen, rising, and about to rise all at the same time. When we celebrate the Easter cycle of days commemorating these mysteries, in gratitude we seek to bring by the power of this Christ-informed faculty of “calling to mind†a new dimension to all that we do and say here and now. Our good works, performed by the baptized in charity and willed, conscience unity with Christ, are simultaneously our acts and His acts. Christian “commemoration†is enfleshed in many ways. So, placing ourselves at Christ’s service in the service of others (hopefully doing the same but most often not), we find a kind of freedom from past, present, and even the future that is not otherwise humanly attainable. Continue reading
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20 May 2006
CDWDS to USCCB… Come in, USCCB… Come in….
A letter of His Eminence Francis Card. Arinze to His Excellency Bishop Skylstad. My emphasis:
2 May 2006
The Most Reverend William Skylstad Bishop of Spokane President, United States Conference of Catholic BishopsProt. n. 499/06/L
Your Excellency,
With reference to the conversation … Continue reading
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An ecclesiastical obiter
By way of an obiter dictum it occurred to me opportune to make an observation about some ecclesiastical appointments I heard about recently.
Every once in a while a sequence of moves gives me the sense that something is … Continue reading
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From the year the City was pickled.. er um…. founded
In the grand Church of St. Augustine here in Roma, the attentive visitor will notice and read the inscription on the tomb of Onofrio Panvinio (1529 Verona – 1568 Palermo), Augustinian and scholar, admire (?) his countenance, and say a … Continue reading
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Saturday of the 5th Week of Easter
EXCERPT:
Do you see the connection to Thursday’s and Friday’s prayer? Thursday we also had justification language and yesterday we had in aptari the concept of being made fit, or suitable, or disposed for something. Latin capax in the first place concerns the physical volume of something, but by extension it is “capacious, susceptible, capable of, good, able, apt, fit forâ€Â. Here, capax has to do with the ability to receive something. In juridical language capax applies to the ability to inherit. Keep in mind that we are, in Christ, made by spiritual adoption co-heirs. In Christian texts capax comes to mean “capable†or “disposed†to receive spiritual realities, such as the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, or sacraments. Even today capax is used when conferring a sacrament provisionally on someone. For example, if a priest does not know for sure if a person has been validly baptized, he will confer the sacrament provisionally by saying, “si capax es, ego te baptizo… if you are capable (of receiving the sacrament) I baptize you…â€Â. Continue reading
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19 May 2006
A funeral which was just plain normal
I attended today the funeral of H.E. Mons. Raffaello Funghini (R.I.P!), who had been the Dean of the Rota here in Roma, and with whom I lived. He worked in the ambient of the Church’s juridical arm for nearly 50 … Continue reading
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Translation of the decision about Founder of Legionaries of Christ
Communication of the Holy See Press Office
In reference to the news in circulation about the person of the Founder of the Legionaries of Christ, Rev. Fr. Marciel Maciel Degollado, the Holy See Press Office communicates the following:
From 1998 onward, the … Continue reading
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Examining the draft translation of the GIRM
I found an interesting site. Someone took the time to examine carefully the draft translation of the GIRM way back when. Perpend:
Observations on the English Language Study Translation of the Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani … Continue reading
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Friday in the 5th Week of Easter
EXCERPT:
Holy Mass is a great source of strength for everything else which we do in the course of our (hopefully) busy lives. Being properly disposed at Holy Mass is the key. There is physical disposition (observing the Eucharistic fast, being suitably dressed, etc.) and spiritual disposition (being in the state of grace, paying attention, etc.). The impact of Holy Mass resounds through the rest of our week, or day in the case of you daily Mass participants. Continue reading
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18 May 2006
More fireworks shots
I don’t think I posted this one earlier. Enjoy! I think I might have the best place in Rome to watch the fireworks when they are near San Pietro. As a matter of fact, folks have come to sit in my bathroom for the view! Continue reading
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Another Roman Sunset
You’ve seen them before… shots of Roman evenings and sunsets. I guess I just can’t help myself. You can see the swallows swooping around as they love to do in the mornings and evenings.
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Thursday in the 5th Week of Easter
EXCERPT:
Spinning this out a little more, as an example I recall from Lutheran doctrine that a justified person remains forever a sinner because of concupiscence, which is not removed by baptism. Concupiscence describes the disordered desires and difficulty we have in controling our appetites we have because of the wounds to our will and intellect. The baptized person is described by Lutherans as simul justus et peccator … righteous and sinner at the same time. Continue reading
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17 May 2006
DaVinci Bomb
I hear the movie is risible.
This from the NY Daily News.
Some quotes:
Most offered only lukewarm praise or shrugs of indifference.
Others laughed or jeered at parts of the nearly 2-1/2-hour thriller and dumped on … Continue reading
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Wednesday in the 5th Week of Easter
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I think you should all organize Ad tuendam fidem anniversary parties for tomorrow, 18 May. Bring a questionable book and… well… have fun.
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16 May 2006
UPDATE: INTERNET PRAYER – Chinese (Mandarin)!
I am thrilled to report that a friend of mine has provided us with a version of The Internet Prayer in Mandarin Chinese. It took time and effort for him to put this together, so I would appreciate you’re saying … Continue reading
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