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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
22 February 2012
Vespers with no frills
For the Feast of the Cathedra of Peter with a commemoration of Ash Wednesday from the Breviarium Romanum, Vespers in Latin comes straight at ya’ without any bells or whistles.
The meter of the hymn is interesting.
Quodcumque in orbe nexibus revinxeris,
Erit … Continue reading
WDTPRS – Ash Wednesday (2002MR) – WAR!
The Roman Station for Ash Wednesday is Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill.
The Collect in the 2002 Missale Romanum, is an ancient prayer found in the Gelasian Sacramentary for the Vigil of Pentecost. It is also among the prayers for … Continue reading
Posted in LENT, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Ash Wednesday, Church Militant, discipline, LENT, religion, soldiers, spiritual combat
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George Weigel offers a suggestion to liturgically narcissistic priests for Lent
At the site of First Things, there is a piece by George Weigel which includes a rather spiffy idea.
He relates a recent experience of a priest screwing around with the texts of Mass and then continues:
Bad habits built up over … Continue reading
21 February 2012
Diocese of Venice, Florida promotes Sacrament of Penance during Lent
WDTPRS kudos go out to His Excellency Most Rev. Frank Dewayne, Bishop of Venice in Florida for a diocese-wide effort, called “The Light Is On” campaign, to get people to go to confession during Lent.
The diocese has bought time on … Continue reading
20 February 2012
This Lent brings a new, old Roman tradition for Mass: the Oratio super populum
Now that the new, corrected translation is in force in most places, you will notice with the beginning of Lent something new that is really something old: the Oratio super populum… the Prayer over the people at the end of … Continue reading
19 February 2012
Brick by brick in Trenton
A friend sent photos of what may have been the first Solemn Mass in Trenton for… well.. since… you know.
I’m told that some 650 people attended the Solemn Mass at the Church of St. Anthony in Hamilton, NJ. The … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Purifying fingers after handling the Eucharist… not.
From a reader:
I went to a well said Latin low Mass this morning. The celebrant and a deacon gave communion to the faithful. The celebrant followed the rubrics after communion to consume the sacred particles and rinse his fingers. … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Ashes, Very Small Children, and You – An annual discussion.
From a priest:
Reverend and Dear Father,
Ash Wednesday is soon to be upon us, and I am faced with the situation I am often faced with: whether to impose ashes on cute, angel-faced infants.
It never fails that, as the faithful come … Continue reading
Feast of the Chair of Peter – transferred
The Feast of the Chair of Peter was transferred in the Vatican Basilica to today. It is normally on 22 February. This year the Feast, important in the Vatican Basilica for obvious reasons, would conflict with Ash Wednesday.
A … Continue reading
18 February 2012
QUAERITUR: Priest walking around outside the confessional, able to see penitents.
From a reader:
I went to make confession at a local parish, but saw the priest walking around near the confessional. Since it’s not a priest I wanted to make my confession to, I left to go to another church. On … Continue reading
17 February 2012
QUAERITUR: What to expect for first Extraordinary Form Mass?
UPDATE 18 Feb 17:58 GMT:
I received this from the person whose question sparked this entry:
I’m the guy who left a question about what to expect a few days back.
Turns out, I did go to the Extraordinary Form this morning. As … Continue reading
15 February 2012
QUAERITUR: School principal orders girl not to wear a chapel veil during Mass
From a reader:
My daughter attending Catholic school at our novus parish determined after reading 1 Corinthians that she should be wearing a chapel veil at Mass. She began wearing it at Sunday Mass two months ago. However, when she tried … Continue reading
14 February 2012
Feedback from a reader about “Laundering Liturgical Linens”
From a reader:
Thank you for recommending the little book “Laundering Liturgical Linens“. It has been a great help to me as a new sacristan with almost no training.
This past Sunday I asked our priest if he would like to do … Continue reading
12 February 2012
BUGINICARE DEVELOPMENTS
Back in 2009 I posted about:
BUGNINICARE
UNIVERSAL SPIRITUAL-CARE REFORM FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
(Socialized Worship)
Taking his cue from post-war European national health care programs, Annibale Bugnini, assisted by a small circle of spiritual-care specialists and church policy makers, spearheaded a massive … Continue reading
9 February 2012
QUAERITUR: Can parishes stop baptizing during Lent?
From a reader:
Our pastor has a policy of no infant baptism during Lent. We have baby due prior to Ash Wednesday and would like to baptize son after.
I am under impression canon law mandates infant baptism soon after birth.
Can this … Continue reading
