Daily Archives: 7 December 2008

7 December 2008

“a winter’s afternoon”

Posted on 7 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Some help from the Laudator:
Donald Culross Peattie, An Almanac for Moderns (December 30):
It is a fine thing, of a winter’s afternoon, to be a man, a fortunate man, reading in an old Greek’s stately thoughts, out of a well bound … Continue reading →

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PODCAzT 76: An Advent hymn dissected “Verbum supernum prodiens”, with digressions

Posted on 7 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I decided during Advent to drill into the hymns in the Liturgia Horarum.  We continue our drilling with the hymn for the Office of Readings in the post-Conciliar Liturgia Horarum called Verbum supernum prodiens, with its unhappier variation … Continue reading →

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8 Dec – TLM ALERT: Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary, MD

Posted on 7 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a priest reader:
Attended [Mount St. Mary Seminary] open house festivities this evening, including Service of Lessons and Carols, at which Mount rector Msgr. Rohlfs announced the planned celebration of EF Mass tomorrow at 4:15 pm at the Chapel of … Continue reading →

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Posted on 7 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
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WDTPRS: 2nd Sunday of Advent – Super Oblata (2002MR)

Posted on 7 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is part of an article I wrote a few years back on the Super oblata, or Prayer over the gifts, in the 2002 Missale Romanum.

SUPER OBLATA – (2002MR):Placare, Domine, quaesumus,nostrae precibus humilitatis et hostiis,et, ubi nulla suppetunt suffragia … Continue reading →

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ISS TOOLBAG sighting, auroras and great BALLS of fire!

Posted on 7 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From the wonderful Space Weather:

AURORA WATCH: High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras tonight. … Continue reading →

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