Monthly Archives: December 2006

4th Sunday of Advent: POST COMMUNION (2)

Posted on 24 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

EXCERPT:
Advent’s final days have come. The first candles on our Advent wreaths are now very small. From 17 December to Christmas Eve the haunting “O Antiphons” are sung for Vespers. They express our longing for the Coming of the Lord: “O come! O come!.. to teach us… redeem us… deliver us… ransom us… free us… enlighten us… save us… save us….” While we enjoy the season of preparation, let us not forget also to do some penance so that our Christmas joy is that much sweeter. Please accept my prayerful best wishes to you and yours for a very Merry Christmas.
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Fox News on “Tridentine” Mass

Posted on 23 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I understand that there may be a short feature on the Fox News Channel about the "Tridentine" Mass, during the Fox Report starting 7 p.m. EST.
Be sure to post reports here. 

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Last Days of Advent: 23 December

Posted on 23 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is the first prayer for the Mass of 23 December, the last full day of Advent before the Vigil of Christmas. It is also Ember Saturday and the Roman Station is St. Peter’s Basilica.
COLLECT: Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, nativitatem … Continue reading →

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In the bleak midwinter at the Sabine Farm

Posted on 23 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

It is bleak midwinter here at The Sabine Farm.  It is snowing now – huge featherlike slowmotion snow.  
I have music on fit for the season. I was working on the text of a sermon I will need to … Continue reading →

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Can SSPXers attend approved “Tridentine” Masses?

Posted on 22 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On the question of whether the SSPX is schismatic or not (some say yes – that would be the late Pope) I found this on the SSPX website. It concerns whether or not people who follow the priests of … Continue reading →

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Holy Father’s Christmas address to Roman Curia

Posted on 22 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The text of the Pope’s annual address to members of the Curia is out, in Italian. I won’t do a translation, but I can let you know what is going on for the most part.
The Pope looks at the … Continue reading →

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Caption request

Posted on 22 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
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The sort of person who is happy only when he is unhappy

Posted on 22 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Over at Rorate, we have a report of the SSPX bishop Bernard Fellay making a speech in Argentina. You can get more of the speech at Rorate but here is something that interested me (emphasis mine).
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Last Days of Advent: 22 December

Posted on 22 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is the Collect for today’s Mass on 22 December.  The Roman Station today is the Basilica of the Twelve Apostles.
COLLECT: Deus, qui, hominem delapsum in mortem conspiciens, Unigeniti tui adventu redimere voluisti, praesta, quaesumus, ut, qui humili … Continue reading →

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WSJ ass. editor against blogs!!

Posted on 22 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have been catching up on my reading after my travels across the Pond and down to Florida.  I found this wonderful piece by the ass. editor of The Wall Street Journal.  It is about how awful blogs are.  Here … Continue reading →

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