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QUAERITUR: English translation of Breviary to fulfill duty of saying the Office

Posted on 11 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a seminarian:
Just wondering if the new Latin / English Breviaries put out by Baronius Press fulfill the canonical objection of priests?
Particularly, can a priest say the English translation and fulfill his obligation? I am currently a seminarian and find … Continue reading →

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Card. Ranjith works personally to improve liturgical worship in his diocese

Posted on 3 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I desire to redirect you to our friends at Rorate who have presented some exquisite reflections and directives from His Eminence Malcolm Card. Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo.  May he be emulated far and wide.
You may remember that last year Card. Ranjith … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS: Palm Sunday – an example so perfect that it has the power to transform us

Posted on 1 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week.  The Sacred Triduum (triduum from tres dies – “three day space”) were once days of obligation when people were freed from servile work so that they could attend the liturgies, once celebrated … 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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WDTPRS Wednesday 5th Week of Lent: “a gracious hearing when they cry out to you”

Posted on 28 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Please use the sharing buttons!Fr. Bugnini’s cutters and pasters, the experts of the Consilium, drew today’s Collect out of a prayer in the ancient Gelasian Sacramentary for the Saturday (Feria VII, yes, 7th – unusual to our eyes ) of the Fifth Week … 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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QUAERITUR: Latin Liturgy of the Hours – Vatican Press or Midwest Theological Forum?

Posted on 23 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a clerical reader:
I was wondering about different editions of the same Liturgia Horarum; I want to get the most recent editio tipico (2000 not 1962) but which is the best edition?
I found two editions online but I cannot really … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Held-held devices in church or during Adoration of the Bl. Sacrament

Posted on 21 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
With technology: iPads, iPods, iphones, Kindles, etc. I have noticed people listening to, I presume, music in the adoration chapel. Being humans, this sensual stimulation can bring us into deeper prayer.. is this appropriate to do during adoration? … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Tenebrae hearse

Posted on 20 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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From a reader:
Praised by Jesus Christ! Thank you for your blog. Our small parish needs to find a tennabrae hearse. I am searching on ebay and various church supply websites, but I need your expert … Continue reading →

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Of penance and preparation and pilgrimage

Posted on 16 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

We are headed into a time of true spiritual warfare.  The signs of this are thick in the air about us now.
We would do well to get ourselves ready.  We need good examinations of conscience, good confessions, good Communions - always GOOD Communions. … Continue reading →

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