Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box

QUAERITUR: The colors of altar boy cassocks

Posted on 20 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Is there any significance between altar boys who wear black cassocks as opposed to those who wear red ones in the TLM?
No, there is no significance.  This is a matter of aesthetics.   Back in the day colored … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Wives of deacons aren’t deacons too, are they?

Posted on 19 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Over Mother’s Day weekend I attended mass at a church I do not usually attend. I noticed their bulletin listed a “Deaconite Couple.” Is that allowed? Women aren’t allowed to be deacons are they? This church is very … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Getting married on a Friday. Must I abstain from meat? Fr. Z includes a brief rant.

Posted on 16 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
im getting married on friday may 31st the day after Corpus Christi.
can i eat meat at the reception or do i need a dispensation?
All Fridays, except for liturgical Solemnities, are days of penance even if one is doing … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Why won’t the bishop let a priest come to say the TLM?

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Can my Bishop refuse to allow a priest from another diocese to say the TLM in our parish? Our priest needs someone to cover the Latin Mass during the summer and a priest from an another diocese volunteered … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: I found a Host at my mother’s house. Wherein Fr. Z rants a little.

Posted on 13 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
While visiting my parents’ home (they are not Catholic; I am a convert), I was invited up to look at something on Mom’s prayer table.
I forget what it was … but out of the corner of my eye, … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: People who walk away with Hosts

Posted on 11 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
twice in a month I have seen two examples of people receiving the Body of Christ but not consuming it in my diocese. Thankfully both Priests were strict in how they dealt with this. In the first instance, … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Ember Days during Octave of Pentecost… penitential?

Posted on 9 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a priest:
For those that follow the 1962 calendar or simply follow the traditional penitential days, are the ember days in the octave of Pentecost days of fast? It would seem not since the octave days, similar to Easter, are … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: What to do with occult objects?

Posted on 9 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
When you discover you have an occult or new age object in your house, do you burn it or do you douse it with Holy Water and throw it away? I know you are busy, but a response … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Sister starts Mass and Father shows up around the Offertory

Posted on 6 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I generally like one question at a time, but this was so… bizzare that it needs more attention.
From a reader:
This weekend, Father was having a series of talks during his Masses which spanned about fifteen minutes, and so he was late … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: I’ve tried to get an imprimatur for my book several times

Posted on 6 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I’ve tried to get an imprimatur from my Bishop several times but I haven’t received a response. I am publishing a devotional with reflections on the Old Testament. Is it sinful for me to publish it without an … Continue reading →

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