Daily Archives: 20 March 2008

Benedict XVI: Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Posted on 20 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Mass is in his Cathedral, St. John Lateran.

Preaching from his cathedra:

The viri selecti are getting ready.

The Holy Father, girded, on his way:
 
Washing feet 
 
 
 

Just a good shot!
 

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How WDTPRS deals with anger? Fun!

Posted on 20 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Tonight all across the world people will, alas, take note that some priests and bishop have decided to wash the feet of women during the Holy Thursday Mass. 
They do this even though they shouldn’t and, probably, know they shouldn’t.
Pretty … Continue reading →

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Times: Vatican tones down Good Friday service to avoid upsetting China

Posted on 20 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From The Times Online we read:
Vatican tones down Good Friday service to avoid upsetting ChinaRichard Owen of The Times in Rome
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, the Archbishop of Hong Kong and a noted critic of Beijing, has "toned down" his meditations … Continue reading →

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Keep your ears for the Holy Father’s Thursday sermons

Posted on 20 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Keep your eyes peeled for English translations of the Holy Father’s sermons for the Chrism Mass and the Mass of the Lord’s Supper.
Wow.
Today is too high impact for me to work through a translation.
In the EWTN coverage there was a … Continue reading →

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EWTN coverage of Holy Father’s Chrism Mass

Posted on 20 March 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I watched through the EWTN coverage of the the Holy Father’s Chrism Mass and I have some observations.
It could be that the comments of Sandro Magister (and perhaps even on this humble blog) had a bit of an effect.  The … Continue reading →

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