Daily Archives: 24 September 2008

A shot in the sacristy

Posted on 24 September 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Our friend John Sonnen of Orbis Catholicus shot a photo in the sacristy of Ss. Trinita dei Pelegrini of me with an old friend in Rome, Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro, who runs the Rome office of HLI. 
This was last week … Continue reading →

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A Seven Dials break

Posted on 24 September 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

If any of you are near Seven Dials, I’ll spend a few minutes at The Crown. There is good Internet access here and Chinese food close at hand.

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Glorious hours

Posted on 24 September 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have just emerged from the National Gallery! Glorious hours! What a place. I learned a great deal and saw many paintings well known to me over the years.
These visits have been wonderful reminders of the passage … Continue reading →

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The Lamb and Flag

Posted on 24 September 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The names of pubs often reveal England’s particularly Catholic roots. Today I met the splendid Anna Arco for lunch at the Lamb and Flag near Leicester Square. I was tempted to go to Chinatown again… but it was … Continue reading →

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How St. Padre Pio received the stigmata

Posted on 24 September 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is a fascinating story posted on ZENIT.
Everyone should read it closely.
The Secret Story of Padre Pio’s Stigmata
Volume Reveals Report of Vatican Investigator
By Mirko Testa
ROME, SEPT. 22, 2008 (Zenit.org).- A volume detailing the report of a Vatican investigator into Padre … Continue reading →

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EMBER DAY AWARENESS … DAY

Posted on 24 September 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Dear Fr. Z, [Wednesday] is the beginning of the September Ember Days, and I am helping spread the word that this year, on the heels of the first anniversary of the motu proprio, we traditional Catholics should unite to … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: “biretiquette” for the Novus Ordo

Posted on 24 September 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Thank you for the wonderful blog, I check it several times a day.  I have a question about the use of the Biretta in the Novus Ordo.  When can it be worn at Mass?  I wear it in … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Deacons, blessings and the older Roman Ritual

Posted on 24 September 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
The Code of Canon Law (1169.3) restricts deacons to only giving blessings expressly permitted by law. The current Book of Blessings reserves very few blessing to priests only. My question: what blessings, if any, would a deacon be … Continue reading →

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