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WDTPRS POLL: All-male sanctuary/altar service and vocations to the priesthood.
I have posted this poll before, but in light of another post, I thought I would revisit the question.
Please select a response and make comments on this subject in the combox, below.
And, yes, I know that some churches don’t even … Continue reading
Opus Bono Sacerdotii: Helping priests who have no one else
Opus Bono Sacerdotii (OBS) is a lay organization that assists Catholic priests having difficulties.
Their motto:
A Catholic Priest Needs Your Help Right Now!
From the website:
We turn no priests away who need our help when we can help them.
OBS has been a … Continue reading
Opus Bono Sacerdotii – help priests who have no where else to turn
I have posted before about the Opus Bono Sacerdotii. They help priests who have no one else to whom they can turn. I know the people who started this organization and I have the highest confidence in them. I have … Continue reading
A mordant look at the wrong notion of “active participation”
From the amusing Eye of the Tiber:
Culver City, CA––Parishioners of St. Raymond Catholic Church in Culver City, California were forced to jump into action during Mass early Monday morning when it appeared that only one priest would be available for the consecration. According … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Priest at Mass as mere “presider”?
From a reader:
I have attended a spiritual recollection of cathechesis assistants of ___. The augustinian frater who led the sessions concentrated on the Vatican II, said in his presentation about the SC constitution: “We all celebrate the Mass, the priest … Continue reading
Helping people help priests: Opus Bono Sacerdotii
For those of you who want to help priests who need help and don’t have anyone to turn to.
Opus Bono Sacerdotii.
Technorati Tags: Opus Bono Sacerdotii, priesthood, Priests
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood
Tagged Opus Bono Sacerdotii, priesthood, Priests
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A Prayer For Vocations
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Here is a prayer that perhaps parish priests will pick up and use at all Sunday and Holy Day Masses, perhaps immediately after the Gospel:
LEADER: Please kneel for our prayer for vocations.
ALL: O God, we … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Surprised by a Communion Service with a lay leader
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Whilst on holiday in Bournemouth, UK I called into one of the RC churches to say a few prayers. It seemed as though Mass was about to begin but, to my great shock, a lay woman went up … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Word and Communion services with a deacon permissible?
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We have a shortage of priests in our diocese in England, not so short that we can’t have Sunday Mass. but occasionally weekday Mass might not be available in a Parish. When are these services of Word and … Continue reading
Reason #5 for Summorum Pontificum: vocations to the priesthood
Yet another reason to thank Pope Benedict for Summorum Pontificum:
A long-time reader and participant (and donor) sent an alert about the following, with this comment:
Interesting that CNS included a segment on Tradition starting at 2:15, featuring one Michael Hendershott of … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Benedict XVI, Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, The future and our choices
Tagged Benedict XVI, Extraordinary Form, priesthood, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, TLM, traditional Latin Mass, vocations
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