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Daily Archives: 19 December 2011
Another Minor Basilica in my native state
PRESS RELEASE: St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish Named a Minor Basilica by Vatican
Through the faculties granted by the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has declared that Saint Stanislaus Kostka Parish, … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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Winding down for a while?
I am getting a sense from traffic here that perhaps people are starting to wind down internet use as the final days before Christmas press on their schedules to get things done and travel. Students are perhaps leaving their dorms. … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
22 Comments
QUAERITUR: Can a priest act as a deacon in the Novus Ordo? Wherein Fr. Z confesses (and rants).
From a reader:
Does the [Novus Ordo] preclude the possibility of a priest serving as a deacon and not concelebrating?
From the Caeremoniale Episcoporum:
“22. Presbyteri, qui celebrationes episcopales participant, id solum quod ad presbyteros spectat agant; (SC n. 28) absentibus vero diaconis, … Continue reading
North Korea in Transition: This is a job for….
… the OCCUPIERS!
Yes, now that Dear Leader has transitioned to a new, and somewhat cooler style of leadership, I think there is a huge opportunity to make an impact on World Peace.
The Occupiers have been honing and honing and honing … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter fare, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged Dear Leader, North Korea, Occupiers, Occupy Wall Street
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The Feeder Feed: Death From Above edition
I haven’t been home much lately, and so I haven’t been able to post much about the activity at the feeder.
However, yesterday – I was without my camera – I was visited briefly by an American Bald Eagle! Very cool. … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, The Feeder Feed
Tagged Bald Eagle, Death From Above, hawk, Mourning Dove, Piine Siskin, Starship Troopers
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Decrees from Cong. for Causes of Saints
It is both inspiring and sobering to read of the decrees about heroic virtues and also about martyrdoms. Every single one of us are called to the former and some of us may be called to the later.
I … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged casues of saints, Cong. for Saints, decrees, heroic virtue, martydom, super virtutibus
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WDTPRS: Last Days of Advent: 19 December – mystery more than penance
Here is the Collect for 19 December in the 2002MR, during this period of intense preparation before Christmas:
COLLECT:
Deus, qui splendorem gloriae tuae
per sacrae Virginis partum mundo dignatus es revelare,
tribue, quaesumus, ut tantae incarnationis mysterium
et fidei integritate colamus,
et devoto semper obsequio … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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WDTPRS The O Antiphons: 19 December – root and branch
Here is the O Antiphon for 19 December: O Radix Jesse
Again O Lord is presented a the Liberator.
LATIN: O Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super quem continebunt reges os suum, quem gentes deprecabuntur: veni ad liberandum nos, iam … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENT, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged ADVENT, Antiphonae Maiores, O Antiphon, O Radix Jesse
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Experiment with iPhone app
I tried an interesting experiment last night with the Ustream app on my iPhone. I found, that I can – now – see the Z-Cam and hear Radio Sabina whereas I could not before, and there is a way also … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool
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