Tag Archives: Christ the King

PODCAzT 134: Christ the King, the Collect, and a listener’s question

Posted on 25 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is a little offering about the Collect for the Solemnity of Christ the King, as it is today in the post-Conciliar, Ordinary Form, calendar.  I use some material I wrote for the best Catholic weekly in the UK, The … Continue reading →

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Of processions, flower girls, quzzing altar boys, and the use of the biretta outside

Posted on 25 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In some places it is customary to have a procession for the Feast of Christ the King.  In the older, traditional, Roman calendar, this Sunday (the last of October) is the Feast of Christ the King.
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Concerning the end of the liturgical year and turning toward the new

Posted on 18 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In the newer, post-Conciliar calendar we are focused on the end times in the Feast of Christ the King. In the older, traditional calendar there is no special festal liturgy for this Sunday. This is a poignant way … Continue reading →

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Solemnity of Christ the King: “to sum up…”

Posted on 20 November 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

We have come back to the last Sunday of the liturgical year.  In the post-Conciliar calendar of the Roman Church this is the Solemnity of Christ the King.  In the older calendar, this is celebrated (with a rather different meaning) … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS: Christ the King (1962MR) – “no hugs and fluffy lambs”

Posted on 30 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Each year Holy Church presents to us the history of salvation, from Creation to the Lord’s Coming (His First and also His Final Coming).  At this time of year, as we move in the Northern Hemisphere into the … Continue reading →

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