Daily Archives: 9 November 2008

QUAERITUR: Catafalque for Requiem in the Novus Ordo?

Posted on 9 November 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I am the chief sacristan in my home parish in a large Hispanic community last Sunday all souls day many parishioners came after mass to ask we did not have a false catafalque and recite the prayers of … Continue reading →

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UK: Masses for Card. Reginald Pole

Posted on 9 November 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A friend in England wrote with news:
A week Monday, 17th November, there are a number of Requiem Masses in the usus antiquior in England for the repose of the soul of the last Archbishop of Canterbury, Reginald Cardinal Pole, who … Continue reading →

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Fr. Z asks a favor on behalf of a fellow blogger

Posted on 9 November 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Everyone… please consider giving American Papist a lift today.
He is trying to win a college scholarship for bloggers, to pay his loans.
I think WDTPRSers could give him a boost.
This will cost you nothing but a few seconds of your time.
Go … Continue reading →

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“O ye lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever”

Posted on 9 November 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A moment for some perspective.
Carefully consider the photo to the right, from Astronomy Picture of the Day.

Explanation: What’s happening at the center of active galaxy 3C 75?
The two bright sources at the center of this composite x-ray (blue)/ radio … Continue reading →

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