Daily Archives: 14 July 2011

An afternoon refreshment break

Posted on 14 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have had a few lousy days, with hot and grubby work involving dust, sweat, lots of lifting and hauling, spiders and a few dead things I would rather not remember, missing one deadline and barely making another.  This afternoon … Continue reading →

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Gnothi seauton

Posted on 14 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

γνῶθι σεαυτόν!

Artist… know thyself.
It could be that this is actually a commentary on the quality of most modern art.

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Notitiae Responses online

Posted on 14 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend Jeffrey Tucker at The Chant Cafe has found something interesting.  There is an online database of responses given by the Holy See in Notitiae.
Here’s Mr. Tucker:
Steven van Roode drew my attention to a wonderful online database of Notitiae … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: The number of altar steps and validity of Mass.

Posted on 14 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
A few years ago some modifications were made at our church including raising the floor level of the sanctuary. As a consequence the three steps that used to lead up to the high altar are now just two … Continue reading →

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Capital suggestions of minuscule importance

Posted on 14 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I have noticed that when you cite documents you are inconsistent with how the titles are written.  For example, you wrote “Lumen gentium” with a small g, but “Redemptionis Sacramentum”.  What gives?  Typos?  You also stick superfluous apostrophes … Continue reading →

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Booz and the Reapers are also with you!

Posted on 14 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

More than once I have written about the origin and meaning of Dominus vobiscum and the response Et cum spiritu tuo and the new, corrected translation.   In my explanations I have written about a Biblical locus for consideration of … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: “our sacrifice” and “my sacrifice and yours”

Posted on 14 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader, edited:
I sometimes wonder about the part of the prayer of the priest at Mass which goes “Pray, Brethren, that our sacrifice will be acceptable to the Lord our God.” And to which the people respond (I am … Continue reading →

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Editions of the new, corrected Roman Missal – UPDATED & CORRECTED

Posted on 14 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Msgr. James Moroney on his blog Dignum et iustum has put together a handy page indicating the editions of the Roman Missal with the new, corrected ICEL translation.  These are the editions in the USA.  The UK editions are not … Continue reading →

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