Daily Archives: 19 March 2008

S. St. Paul, MN – St. Augustine’s Church: Triduum – 1962 Missale Romanum

Posted on 19 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Sacred Triduum will be celebrated with the 1962 Missale Romanum at St. Augustine’s in South St. Paul, MN.
Holy Thursday – 8:00 pmGood Friday – 7:30 pmVigil of Easter – 11:00 om 
I think because the priests for St. Augustine also staff … Continue reading →

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Marshalling his energies….

Posted on 19 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict will reduce his activity at this week’s Good Friday procession by watching most of the service from a vantage point instead of walking around Rome’s ancient Colosseum, a spokesman said on Tuesday. [Entirely understandable.  … Continue reading →

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Thanks to you all for the 2008 Catholic Blog Awards

Posted on 19 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The results are in for the 2008 Catholic Blog Awards.
Thank you!
How did WDTPRS do?

Best Apologetic Blog – 1st
Best Blog by Clergy/Religious/Seminarian – 1st
Best Designed Catholic Blog – 3rd
Best Group Blog – N/A
Best Individual Catholic Blog – 1st
Best Insider News Catholic … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS reboot

Posted on 19 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

We rebooted the server.
Are we faster?

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Catholic Herald: Arco on the theological value of Benedict XVI’s vestment statements

Posted on 19 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The insightful Anna Arco has a good article in The Catholic Herald, WDTPRS’s favorite Catholic newspaper of the UK.
You will like this, I think, unless you … well… you’ll see what I mean.
My emphases and comments.
Benedict XVI proclaims … Continue reading →

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Another Black/Red variation! ROLF!

Posted on 19 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

  I tip my black biretta  o{]:¬)   to The Black Biretta who presents another set of helpful texts.  One has a variation on Say The Black – Do The Red
 

 
ROFL!!  When Fr. Triglio is made … Continue reading →

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Sports on Good Friday… anyone else irritated?

Posted on 19 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I don’t especially follow college basketball, but I do follow the Men’s Hockey team of my less than "Alma" Mater the University of Minnesota.
The WCHA/NCAA scheduled playoffs during the Triduum.
Grrr….
In this day and age of DVR’s this is not so … Continue reading →

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Question from a reader: commentaries on the beatitudes

Posted on 19 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Let’s get everyone in on this.
Here is a question from a reader:
Do you know of any particular good commentaries on the beatitudes, especially what is means to be poor in spirit? 
I imagine that in your lenten reading, some … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Wine in the chalice but no water – invalid?

Posted on 19 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A United States Marine writes with a query:
Father – at a recent Mass I noticed that the priest forgot to mix a small amount of water with the wine just before consecration, as is usual.  Did this invalidate the … Continue reading →

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Kenya: Card. Arinze on inculturation

Posted on 19 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Our friend Fr. Blake has a good piece about Card. Arinze, Cardinal Bishop of Velletri-Segni (oh yah… and also Prefect of the CDWDS) about inculturation.
Be sure to check out Fr. Blake’s page.
Emphases and comments mine.

Cardinal Francis Arinze, … Continue reading →

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