Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes

QUAERITUR: Recessional Hymn – to sing or not to sing?

Posted on 4 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a priest:
Last Sunday at the end of Mass the musicians chose a song that just wasn’t striking a chord with me. I couldn’t muster the energy required to pretend to be gleeful and sing along. As I looked at … Continue reading →

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GUEST POST: Gregorian Chant Will Save the World

Posted on 4 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Save The Liturgy – Save The Word has been a by word around this blog for a long time.
I saw this on the blog The Back Of The World:
Gregorian Chant Will Save the World
A few weeks ago, I was sitting … Continue reading →

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Of Latin and Sunday collections

Posted on 3 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I was alerted to an interesting point found in a parish bulletin.
Old Saint Mary’s in Cincinnati provides information about the weekly totals for the collections at Masses.  The totals for 26 May were interesting.  HERE

Given that the 11 o’clock is … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Is enduring a migraine a substitute for Friday penance?

Posted on 3 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Would enduring a headache or migraine constitute a proper substitute for a Friday penance?

I’ve seen in others how intense the suffering is.
Enduring any illness can be penitential. Suffering can be offered up for the good of one’s soul (and for other … Continue reading →

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External (TLM) Observance of Corpus Christi on Sunday… yes? no?

Posted on 2 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today I had qualms… qualms I say… about the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost for the traditional celebration of the Roman Rite.   Why?  ”External celebration”?
One of the long-time readers here posted in a comment (tossing some of my words back … Continue reading →

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BRICK BY BRICK: New TLM in a small town

Posted on 2 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Pope Benedict gave us a great gift in the provisions of Summorum Pontificum.
Get out there and USE THEM!
Now is not the time to fall back or hesitate or wring hands.
Organize! Stop whining! Make it happen!
From a reader:
The small town of … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Is Mass valid if the priest is in mortal sin?

Posted on 2 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Sometime ago, I was told by a priest that if the priest is in mortal sin, the mass (primarily Holy Communion) is still valid, his argument being that you wouldn’t know that he was in mortal sin. I was taught if … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis heard confessions in a parish before Mass

Posted on 1 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On several occasions Pope Francis has spoken about the importance of the Sacrament of Penance.
Remember: Our Lord Himself established the Sacrament of Penance.  This is the ordinary means by which JESUS desires you to ask for forgiveness of sins.
During Pope Francis … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Is a priest forbidden to be in the congregation?

Posted on 1 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Under another entry I posted an email from a priest about his experience of being in the congregation during the celebration of Mass according to the Novus Ordo, the Ordinary Form.  HERE
This raised, again in email, questions from priests about … Continue reading →

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Sobering photos

Posted on 30 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Sometimes when I hear talk, often vapid, about the New Evangelization, I cynically wonder when it was that we completed the Old Evangelization.
On the other hand, we are living in a post-Christian era, most of us in countries that were clearly … Continue reading →

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