Tag Archives: Octave

QUAERITUR: Is it a sin to fast during the Easter Octave?

Posted on 5 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I listen to the Catholic Channel on Sirius/XM a lot and yesterday a priest who is usually fairly reliable made the comment that it is a sin to fast during the Octave of Easter. My wife started fasting … Continue reading →

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26 December: The Protomartyr and The Octave

Posted on 26 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In addition to Boxing Day it is the feast of St Stephen. His feast has been celebrated this day since the earliest centuries of the Church’s life.
We are also in the Octave of Christmas. Octaves are mysterious. For Holy Church … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS: Pentecost Tuesday – the protection of our hearts

Posted on 29 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

According to the older, traditional Roman calendar, today is Tuesday in the Octave of Pentecost.
The octave of Pentecost was lamentably killed off by the cutters and snippers of the Consilium in the post-Conciliar reform of the Roman liturgy.
Here is an … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS Easter Thursday – diversity and wholeness

Posted on 12 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Collect for the Ordinary Form and the Extraordinary Form caught my eye:
Deus, qui diversitatem gentium in confessione tui nominis adunasti,
da, ut renatis fonte baptismatis
una sit fides mentium et pietas actionum.
This is a modern tinkering with an ancient prayer. In … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS Easter Monday – Post Communion

Posted on 9 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Post Communion prayer for today’s Mass in the Ordinary Form caught my eye because of it’s interesting beginning.
Exuberet, quaesumus, Domine,
mentibus nostris paschalis gratia sacramenti,
ut, quos viam fecisti perpetuae salutis intrare,
donis tuis dignos efficias.
This prayer was pasted together from components … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS: Pentecost Monday – bondage to freedom, anxiety to peace

Posted on 13 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today is Pentecost Monday during the Octave of Pentecost.  It is also called Whit Monday, a reference to the white garments of the newly baptized.
We observe the Octave in the Traditional Roman calendar.  It was tragically … Continue reading →

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PASCHALCAzT 48: Easter Monday – Octaves explained

Posted on 25 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

These 5 minute daily podcasts are intended to give you a small boost every day and a little insight into Easter and its Octave.
Today is Monday in the Octave of Easter. Happy Easter to all!  The … Continue reading →

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PODCAzT 87: Veni Sancte Spiritus – The Pentecost Sequence dissected

Posted on 3 June 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I started this one thinking that I could make a fast audio project and then move on.  Ha!
In this PODCAzT I dissect the Pentecost Sequence, Veni Sancte Spiritus, also used during the Octave of Pentecost in the traditional Roman calendar.
I … Continue reading →

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