Daily Archives: 15 July 2012

Your Sunday Sermon Notes

Posted on 15 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Tell us some good point from the Sunday sermon you heard!
For my part, I was deeply struck by the end of the Gospel for today’s Mass for the Extraordinary Form, for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost:
Not everyone who says to … Continue reading →

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Douthat’s NYT Op-Ed: Can Liberal Christianity Be Saved?

Posted on 15 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From Hell’s Bible, aka The New York Times:
OP-ED COLUMNIST
Can Liberal Christianity Be Saved?  [In this case I am in favor of euthanasia.]
By ROSS DOUTHAT
IN 1998, John Shelby Spong, then the reliably controversial Episcopal bishop of Newark, […who, if I recall … Continue reading →

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GUEST ENTRY: Praying and vesting in armor before combat and before Holy Mass

Posted on 15 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

When a priest prepares for Holy Mass it is customary for him to say prayers as he dons each vestments. When putting on the amice, he lets it rest on the top of his head briefly and he says the … Continue reading →

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NEW: Recording of the “Internet Prayer” in NORWEGIAN!

Posted on 15 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Many years ago for those who are going to get online, the Oratio ante colligationem in interrete or Prayer Before Connecting to the Internet.
I was delighted to receive a recording of the prayer in Norwegian!
I have now collected 33 languages … Continue reading →

Internet Prayer in Norwegian [ 0:27 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (940)
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WDTPRS 7th Sunday after Pentecost – acts of faith

Posted on 15 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In the traditional Roman calendar this Sunday is the 7th Sunday after Pentecost.
Today’s Collect survived the cutting and pasting experts of the Consilium to live on as the Collect for the 9th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
COLLECT (1962MR):
Deus, cuius providentia … Continue reading →

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