Category Archives: Brick by Brick

Brick by brick in Virginia

Posted on 6 February 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I am hearing about this sort of thing all over the place.
The first Traditional Latin Mass by this priest at this parish drew
120 people!
This text is from the bulletin of St. Francis Church in Purceville, VA:
About 120 came to celebrate … Continue reading →

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Who cares what libs think? Boldly recover and use great traditional items and vesture of yore.

Posted on 14 January 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At the newish blog LAJ, Shawn Tribe has a good post about boldness in regard to some traditional vesture and other items of yore.
In the 60s Paul VI abolished quite a lot of good things. That was a mistake. However, … Continue reading →

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A new year, a new membership – LMS @latinmassuk

Posted on 1 January 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

When I find an organization or cause that I like or that I use, I try to support it.
For example, I really like Our Lady of Hope Clinic, about which I have written. I like Team Rubicon.
I really like the … Continue reading →

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ACTION ITEM! 100 Cassocks for 100 Seminarians

Posted on 8 November 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You know about the BIRETTAS FOR SEMINARIANS PROJECT.  I reminded you of it the other day.
I had a note from a seminarian in these USA:
First, I wanted to thank you on behalf of my seminarian brothers and myself for all that … Continue reading →

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Wherein Fr. Z responds to Fr. H’s “brick by brick” comment

Posted on 6 September 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This from the inimitable Fr. Hunwicke at his always gratifying page with my Usual Treatment™:
How to introduce the Vetus Ordo to a country church overnight
“For weeks before my induction I had been in the parish seeing people in their homes and … Continue reading →

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Wherein Fr. Z endorses Fr. Cipolla’s call to ACTION!

Posted on 14 July 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Though some of the Rorate folks have waged a bit of a war on me, I have tried occasionally to acknowledge their good contributions.  I was sent a link to one contribution which I would like to endorse.
Fr. Richard Cipolla, pastor … Continue reading →

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Brick by Brick in San Francisco

Posted on 9 July 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The newly ordained are celebrating their First Masses.
I had a note about the First Mass of a new young priest in San Francisco.
Congratulations to Fr. Alvin Yu.  Here he is at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, where he grew up. … Continue reading →

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Brick by Brick in Victoria

Posted on 8 June 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This is good news for the Diocese of Victoria… Canada, not Texas.
Cathedral site HERE

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It’s confirmed: Never give up! Never surrender!

Posted on 19 May 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At RenewAmerica, Matt C. Abbot posted about an encouraging event: confirmations conferred in the Extraordinary Form.  The account is a good read.  It included the following with my emphases and comments:
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I discovered the Latin Mass in my early adulthood and attended occasionally. … Continue reading →

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European Parliament now has … *gasp*… a TLM!

Posted on 16 May 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I picked this up at Agenda Europe.
NEW: Traditional Latin Mass at the European Parliament
Thanks to the initiative of a Polish MEP, former Sejm Marshal Marek Jurek, there is now a Catholic Mass in the so-called “extraordinary rite” (i.e. the rite that … Continue reading →

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