Daily Archives: 17 December 2008

QUAERITUR: SSPX wedding

Posted on 17 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
My cousin is soon to be married in a SSPX church, a church which his family has been attending for twenty years, since he was in fourth grade. I read on a Catholic website that such a wedding … Continue reading →

Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box | 134 Comments

Is it just me….

Posted on 17 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

… or are things very slow on the Catholic blogosphere today? 
Very slow on Twitter also, or so it seems.

Posted in SESSIUNCULA | 29 Comments

ante diem xvi kalendas januarias

Posted on 17 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

With the help of rogueclassicism:
ante diem xvi kalendas januarias
Saturnalia (day 1) — major, popular festival in honour of Saturn with banquets, the wearing of soft caps (pilei), and general good cheer. Shops and schools were closed, gambling was legally … Continue reading →

Posted in SESSIUNCULA | 11 Comments

Where some of you are

Posted on 17 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is a snapshot from the last few minutes of where people are (more or less) when they log in.  These are approximations and I edited out "unknown" and "United States", etc.
Washington, District of… Stockton-on-Tees Toronto, Ontario Utica, Michigan Pompano … Continue reading →

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Signs of Pelagianism

Posted on 17 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend Fr. Ray Blake, the distinguished pastor of St. Mary Magdalene in Brighton has a good commentary on his blog today.

Pelagianism: I hate it, but it is very British. It is really a variant of Arianism which … Continue reading →

Posted in Mail from priests | 26 Comments

A purpose of Summorum Pontificum

Posted on 17 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There is a wonderful phrase in Latin…
Repetita iuvant.
The Pertinacious Papist has a good reminder:
Una Voce America’s Nota (No 39, Fall 2008) carries the following brief excerpt from the address of Pope Benedict XVI to the Bishops of France on the … Continue reading →

Posted in SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM | 9 Comments

“In rigorous hours…”

Posted on 17 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

 
With a tip of the biretta to the Laudator….
Robert Louis Stevenson, Winter:
    In rigorous hours, when down the iron lane    The redbreast looks in vain    For hips and haws,    Lo, shining flowers upon my window-pane    The silver pencil of the … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: servers sitting on steps during TLM

Posted on 17 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Have you any information regarding alter servers sitting on the steps of the sanctuary during a TLM Mass? This is occurring in a local parish during the times when the celebrant sits (while the choir sings the Creed … Continue reading →

Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box | 19 Comments

WDTPRS: Last Days of Advent: 17 December

Posted on 17 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

We have come to the last days of the Church’s preparation for the feast of the Nativity of the Lord.
COLLECT: Deus, humanae conditor et redemptor naturae, qui Verbum tuum in utero perpetuae virginitatis carnem assumere voluisti, … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS: O Antiphons – 17 December

Posted on 17 December 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On December 17th we enter into that final stretch of our Advent preparation. In the Church’s solemn prayer of the hours, at Vespers, the great "O Antiphons" are sung. Today we have the first.
Years ago, I made a little … Continue reading →

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