Tag Archives: penance

Friday Lenten Penance on 25 March – Annunciation

Posted on 24 March 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Those who are bound by the law are to do penance on Fridays of Lent.
However, tomorrow, Friday is 25 March, the Solemnity (in the post-Conciliar calendar) of the Annunciation.
Please attend to can. 1251.
Can.  1251 Abstinence from meat, or from some … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS Friday of the 1st Week of Lent (2002MR)

Posted on 18 March 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In the ancient Gelasian Sacramentary today’s Collect was used on the Friday after Quinquagesima. I assume it was dragged into Lent because of the themes present in the vocabulary.
However, the redactors of the Novus Ordo made a substitution. … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Feast days during Lent, or “plenus uenter facile de ieiuniis disputat”

Posted on 14 March 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
This year, the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary falls on a Friday.  In the Extraordinary Form, it’s a first class feast.  Meat would normally, therefore, be allowed (despite the Friday).
However, in the universal calendar (ordinary form), it’s … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: I haven’t been to confession for 10 years! I don’t know what to do!

Posted on 29 January 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I haven’t been to Confession in 10 years, and I’ve only gone three times back when I was still in grade school. It’s possible I wasn’t catechized in the sacrament properly because I don’t recall requiring the Act … Continue reading →

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Holy Father in spontaneous sermon to Pont. Biblical Commission – great stuff

Posted on 15 April 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Holy Father gave a spontaneous sermon to members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission today during a Mass (ad orientem in the Pauline Chapel) for their meeting.
I wish he would do this more often.Audio here (from sometime poster here Chris … Continue reading →

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Soul Wow

Posted on 6 February 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You all know that annoying "Shamwow" commercial?
This is fun.
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Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession

Posted on 27 January 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

As a follow up to the dynamic discussion HERE, I thought it a good idea to repost my tips for making a good confession so that you can have them in hand, before Lent begins and you can make a … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: about what a priest said for absolution

Posted on 6 January 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
This past weekend I went to a nearby church for confession.  When I was done confessing, the priest didn’t start out with the customary "God the Father of mercies…"  He went into an alternate prayer that concluded with: … Continue reading →

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Kicking it up a notch: our Catholic identity – Fr. Z rants

Posted on 23 April 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A reader alerted me to a letter of His Excellency Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon, Bishop of Steubenville about Friday penance.
This is post on the website of the Diocese of Steubenville and the letter was to be read before or … Continue reading →

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