Tag Archives: devotion

REVIEW: St. Edmund Campion Missal & Hymnal for the Traditional Latin Mass – WOW!

Posted on 26 February 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

One of the fruits of Benedict XVI’s pontificate has been the freeing of the older form of Holy Mass. His Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum was like an “emancipation proclamation”. Slowly but surely the use of the older Roman forms is … Continue reading →

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What happened to popular devotions and piety? A Cardinal opines.

Posted on 9 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

During the Year of Faith we should work to revive popular piety and communual devotions.
A friend in Rome, Fabricius Magnus, sent me the following:
Sandro Magister has an article related to the pope’s visit to Loreto and reports of a conference … Continue reading →

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AUDIO: Stations of the Cross – NEW VERSION – Bl. John Henry Newman

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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I have had two versions of the Via Crucis, or Stations of the Cross available in audio files, one by St. Alphonsus Liguori and the other by Pope Benedict in 2005.  For these click HERE.
I … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Stations of the Cross during Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Posted on 29 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
In recent days, I have heard it said a couple of times that praying the Stations of the Cross (in common) during Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is not allowed. Is that true? Where is such a directive … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS Tuesday 5th Week of Lent: bittersweet

Posted on 27 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In the Tridentinum and in the 1962 Roman Missal this prayer is listed for Tuesday after Passion Sunday as the Oratio super populum.  It also has roots in the Gelasian.
COLLECT
Da nobis, quaesumus, Domine,
perseverantem in tua voluntate famulatum,
ut in diebus nostris
et merito et numero populus tibi serviens … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS 4th Sunday after Pentecost (1962MR): Our great Captain

Posted on 8 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today’s prayer is found in ancient sacramentaries, such as the Veronese and the “Hadrian” version of the Gregorian, and the so-called Gelasian.  It is unchanged in the “Tridentine” form of the Missale Romanum as my trusty copy of the 1570MR … Continue reading →

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June and the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Do not be afraid to be pious

Posted on 1 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Just a reminder that the month of June is traditionally dedicated to foster devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
You might give consideration to what you may do in your own devotional practices.
Don’t be afraid to be pious.
We lose nothing … Continue reading →

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