Monthly Archives: May 2010

22 May 2010

Pentecost PODCAzTs

Here are some links to PODCAzT I made in the past having to do with Pentecost.
087 09-06-03 Veni Sancte Spiritus – The Pentecost Sequence dissected 061 08-05-17 Pope Leo I on a post-Pentecost weekday; Fr. Z rambles not quite aimlessly … Continue reading

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Sunday – Lapin au Saupiquet (Rabbit)

It is Saturday afternoon and preparation of my Sunday meal is underway.  I began yesterday evening.
Based on your feedback …

Lapin au Saupiquet – with the new book
384 49% of all votes

Coniglio in umido – from memory
156 20% of … Continue reading

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WDTPRS POLL & QUAERITUR: Do laypeople who use the older Breviary participate in the Church’s prayer?

There is a WDTPRS POLL at the bottom of this entry!
From a reader:
Summorum Pontificum art. 9 sec. 3 explicitly grants ordained clerics the faculty to use the Roman Breviary in force in 1962, but makes no mention of the laity … Continue reading

Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, POLLS, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM | Tagged , , , , | 58 Comments

Philadelphia: Pentecost TLM and Churching of Women

From a reader:
There will be two events of note in the coming week at Philadelphia.
This Sunday (Pentecost), before the 12 noon Missa Cantata, there will be a traditional Churching of Women with a recently delivered mother in the parish. This … Continue reading

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PRAYERCAzT: 1st Vespers of Pentecost (BrevRom & LitHor)

For the tired brethren bound to say the office…
No frills 1st Vespers for Pentecost Sunday with both the older, traditional Breviarium Romanum and also the newer Liturgia Horarum.  The exception is that with the later, the Liturgia Horarum, I sing … Continue reading

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, PRAYERCAzT: What Does The (Latin) Prayer Really Sound L, SESSIUNCULA | Tagged , | 9 Comments

21 May 2010

Martyrdom is actual

Be sure to check out Sancte Pater for a moving entry about the Catholic pastoral workers and missionaries who were killed during the year of Our Lord 2009.

Posted in SESSIUNCULA | 8 Comments

PODCAzT 102: Exploring the new English translation of the Roman Canon; voicemail

UPDATE: 25 May 2306 GMT:
I have received word from a couple people via email that in my reading of the new translation of the Roman Canon I omitted the name of St. Anastasia, which surprises me.  This was an odd … Continue reading

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, 04 (2003/04): EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS, Our Catholic Identity, PODCAzT, PRAYERCAzT: What Does The (Latin) Prayer Really Sound L, WDTPRS | Tagged | 27 Comments

Prayer request: seminarian with cancer

WDTPRSers… perhaps in your goodness, you would again think to ask God for a miracle in this concrete case of urgent need.
In your charity will you please pray for a blogger, naval officer, seminarian Philip Gerard Johnson.  He has been … Continue reading

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Is it just me, or is this a little creepy?

Did you see this?
The new mascots for the London Olympics.
Wenlock, left, the London 2012 Olympic mascot, and Mandeville, the Paraolympic mascot.

Technorati Tags: London, olympics

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Bp. Tobin (D. Providence) on the new translation of the Roman Missal

We are readying ourselves in the Church in the English speaking world for the reception and implementation of the new translation of the Roman Missal.
This new translation will, in my opinion, be an effective tool in the arduous … Continue reading

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QUAERITUR: does the Seal of confession apply also to the penitent?

From a reader:
Except when he translates for or overhears another person’s confession, is a layman ever bound–like the priest–by the seal of Confession, such that he cannot mention either what he confessed or what he was told?  I was not … Continue reading

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20 May 2010

What to do? Sunday Supper – 2

Starting to think about Sunday dinner.
The last time I consulted you I made Boeuf à la bourguignonne.
I am inclined toward rabbit this time….
I usually make Italian coniglio in umido (and here).  This involves lots of olives and white wine … Continue reading

Posted in Fr. Z's Kitchen, SESSIUNCULA | Tagged , | 78 Comments

Prayer request of Mulier Fortis!

URGENT
Mulier Fortis, an English school teacher, has an job interview which may in part depend on her pronunciation of Eyjafjallajokull.
It also involves tomato soup and cardboard.
Oh! Help!

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Fr. Wissman in Bolivar, MO calls Pope Benedict, bishops, faithful, “faithless and hypocritical”, “whitewashed sepulchers”

Long-time readers of WDTPRS may remember that we have on at least two other occasions looked at the musing of Fr. Pat Wissman, pastor of St. Catherine Mission in Bolivar, MO in the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau.  Fr. Wissman wrote … Continue reading

Posted in Our Catholic Identity, Pope of Christian Unity, SESSIUNCULA, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, Throwing a Nutty | Tagged , | 96 Comments

WDTPRS Skype voicemail fixed… sort of

I have solved my skype voicemail problems …. at least in part.
I can receive my voice on only one of the computers on the network, the one that runs the Z-Cam no less.
Therefore, I can from time to time shut … Continue reading

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