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QUAERITUR: Getting married on a Friday. Must I abstain from meat? Fr. Z includes a brief rant.
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
Tulips
Not quite like my view of a couple years ago…
At that time our frequent contributor “Andrew” wrote:
Quemadmodum vero tulipae, quae sub vesperam ingruentem se claudunt, sole illustri panduntur; ita virtus et eruditio, post Dei benedictionem, floret laetius.
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Fr. Z’s Day Off
With the exception of a few great days in Boston, the three weeks or so have been less than optimal.
Isn’t it amazing how much smaller your world becomes when you are ill? And how quickly?
Yesterday, finally feeling better after the … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter fare, O'Brian Tags, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged monkey attacks, shooting, SPTDV
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Of Holy Cards, Magazines, and Your Donations
I received a note from folks who are putting out the “Magnificat” style magazine but for the Traditional Roman Rite, Laudamus Te. They have put their project on hold for a bit as they work through translations and so forth. … Continue reading
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Tagged holy cards, Laudamus Te, Undoer of Knots
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QUAERITUR: Eucharistic fast… AFTER Communion? Wherein Fr. Z rants.
From a reader:
I heard recently that there is a rule that after receiving Holy Communion, a person should not eat for fifteen minutes (I think because that’s how long the Body of Christ is in us after Communion).
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My view for a while
With regret, leaving Boston.
It was a great trip. Thanks to everyone, especially my kind host at Harvard.
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“Mr. Jesuit”
I spent some time today with students at Boston College (which for a fan of Golden Gopher hockey took some doing).
Among the many interesting things I saw and heard about was a statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola, variously described … Continue reading
A day can hardly be better than this!
Yesterday I was able to spend the whole day with students from Harvard, Boston College, Oxford and Princeton, in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and then at Fenway Park for a ball game.
What a great day. Wonderful company. … Continue reading
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Getting Hammered in Boston!
Not from the day’s revelries.
I promised to post an image from the Museum of St. Margaret beating the Devil with a hammer. A bit fuzzy…but hey!
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