Category Archives: Parody Songs

My Favorite Things… revisited

Posted on 21 July 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Years ago, long before the existence of WDTPRS, the official WDTPRS Parodohymnist – in the dark days of seminary – worked up new words to a tune familiar to all.
To the Sound of Music tune "My Favorite Things":
Dalmatics on … Continue reading →

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The Very Model Of A Modern Seminarian

Posted on 4 July 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This comes from a seminarian reader.
Fr. Z:
Lot of things in the news, thought I’d send something light. I’m a seminarian and longtime reader of your blog. I … Continue reading →

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ACT XXIV, SCENE 13. On the eve of the health care battle.

Posted on 9 March 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A tip of the biretta o{]:¬)   to American Catholic who got this in turn from IowaHawk.
Enjoy! 
And remember!  Talk Like Shakespeare Day is coming up!

(with apologies to the Bard)
ACT XXIV, SCENE 13. On the … Continue reading →

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Aging Hippie Paradise

Posted on 31 January 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

No… this is not about the offices of the NCR.
It is actually about a rap music song.
I have always thought that rap did for music what S&M did for romance… but I digress.
I came by a rap song by a … Continue reading →

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O Come, O Come Liturgical Blue!

Posted on 9 December 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Over at NLM there is an interesting and serious post about Latin Rite blue vestments in Spain. 
There are some good photos over there (in which they specialize). 
For example:
H.E. Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez, bishop of Málaga, celebrating First Vespers … Continue reading →

Liturgical Blue ("Veni, Veni" parody) [ 4:38 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2346)
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WDTPRS POLL: Color of Advent Vestments – Wherein Fr. Z rants

Posted on 6 December 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is my annual rant on blue vestments for Advent (see the POLL results about that).
"But Father! But Father!", you might be saying.  "Aren’t the confused liberal dinosaurs dying off?  Aren’t blue vestments cliché?
Yes and yes.
Nevertheless, there are still some … Continue reading →

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PARODY SONG ALERT: Gather Us In

Posted on 10 November 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A facetious reader sent the following:
"Straight from the pages of Facebook and a group called SLAP (Survivors of Liturgical Abuse in Parishes)"
Gather Us In [...to the tune of, that is!]
Here in this place, our comfortable parish,All of the statues carried … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Advent wreaths and my annual rant on BLUE vestments

Posted on 24 November 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

About this time of year I start getting questions about advent wreaths.
For example, this came from a a reader today:
Dear Fr. Zuhlsdorf, Is it proper to use scented candles for the advent wreath?
Sure… if you want to deal with the smell.
I … Continue reading →

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TLM in Winchester Cathedral, UK! (PS: This is the Anglican Cathedral)

Posted on 20 May 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Just when the Catholic Cathedral in Cardiff hits the LMS from the blind side, over in Winchester, at the Anglican Cathedral, something very different is happening.
I got this e-mail from a kind reader:
It is reported that this is how the … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Sequences…. Should we stand or should we sit? [PARODY SONG ALERT]

Posted on 12 May 2008 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I got a question from a reader.  Perhaps you can chime in with answers.
I believe he is talking about the Novus Ordo.
Should the congregation STAND or SIT for the singing of the Sequence on Easter and Pentecost? At my church … Continue reading →

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