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Monthly Archives: December 2011
22 December 2011
WDTPRS: Last Days of Advent: 22 December – God gazes upon man, fallen into death
We are closing in on our goal. Let’s look at the Collect for 22 December in the 2002MR. The Roman Station today is the Basilica of the Twelve Apostles.
In the last days before Christmas, many of our Collects have been … Continue reading
WDTPRS The O Antiphons: 22 December – O Rex Gentium
A continuation of our look at the O Antiphons for these last few days before Christmas…
LATIN: O Rex gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum: veni, et salva hominem, quem de limo formasti.
ENGLISH: O … Continue reading
21 December 2011
REVIEW: FSSP TLM ORDO
The nice people at the Fraternity of St. Peter’s offices sent me a copy of their Ordo.
I looked at the Angelus Press Ordo recently and posted about it.
My initial observations about the FSSP Ordo are a) the FSSP is in … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiae unitatem, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, REVIEWS, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, Universae Ecclesiae
Tagged FSSP, Ordo
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WDTPRS: Last Days of Advent: 21 December – “majesty which transforms us”
Here is the Collect for 21 December. Remember, that in the Novus Ordo, the Last Days of Advent, from 17-24 December, shift in focus in the Collects to images of light and glory, moving the listener to attend to the … Continue reading
WDTPRS The O Antiphons: 21 December – O Oriens
LATIN: O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol iustitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris et umbra mortis.
ENGLISH: O dawn of the east, brightness of light eternal, and sun of justice: … Continue reading
20 December 2011
WDTPRS: Last Days of Advent: 20 December – “ineffable Word”
Today’s Collect, as we move solemnly through the last days of Advent, once again underscores the dimension of the mystery of the approach Feast more than it emphasizes the penitential spirit we adopt during this season.
As with the other Collects … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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Why I still have this blog: a reader’s testimony
Here is one of the reasons why I still have this blog:
I found your site early this year while searching for information on the new translation. Well, it was a real eye opener. I don’t want to make this long … Continue reading
WDTPRS The O Antiphons: 20 December – O Clavis David -
We continue our look at the O Antiphons with today’s O Clavis David
LATIN: O clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel: qui aperis, et nemo claudit; claudis, et nemo aperit: veni, et educ vinctum de domo carceris, sedentem in tenebris.
ENGLISH: O … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENT, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, WDTPRS
Tagged Antiphonae Maiores, O Antiphons
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Christians are “evil” if they resist the redefinition of marriage
I guess the next time I head across the pond to England (after Christmas, by the way, if everything works out the way I hope – blognic?) and have the chance to make supper for priest friends, I won’t be … Continue reading
It’s a “chalice”… an ineffable chalice!
Before its implementation… and after… some people whined that the new, corrected translation is tooo haaard. How could anyone be expected to understand words like “ineffable… consubstantial… dew…” or “chalice”.
A reader sent me this:
Apparently a brewery thinks beer drinkers can … Continue reading
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
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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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