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Tag Archives: stole
27 January 2012
QUAERITUR: Kissing the priest’s stole after receiving absolution
From a reader:
I’ve encountered the custom of the penitent kissing the sole of the priest after he is given absolution. I have been unable to find any information about the origins or the application of this practice.
I have heard of … Continue reading
13 January 2012
QUAERITUR: Priesthood ordination customs
From a seminarian:
As ordination season is fast approaching, I am hoping you can enlighten me concerning a custom relating to priestly ordinations which has become a topic of discussion among seminarians of late. Specifically, I am wondering whether you … Continue reading
23 October 2011
QUAERITUR: Gift for a priest: reversible stole
From a reader:
My friend’s ordination is coming up in a number of months, and I’d like to get him something meaningful and useful. I’m a little short on money, so I have to start planning and saving now.
He’s traditionally-minded (fully … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Just Too Cool
Tagged gifts, stole
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1 January 2011
QUAERITUR: Stole over chasuble, or “What part of ‘extirpetur’ does Your Excellency not understand?”
A reader asked:
Can/Should the stole be worn outside the chasuble by the celebrant
during Mass?
No.
This was obviously asked because some priest out there is wearing his stole over the chasuble. And I’ll bet all the money in my pocket it is … Continue reading
26 October 2010
QUAERITUR: confessor without a stole, outside a confessional
From a reader:
Today I was reading “Pardon and Peace” by Fr. Randolph, and he writes “Church law requires that confessions should normally be heard in a proper confessional” and that for hearing confessions “a priest should always wear a purple … Continue reading
30 September 2010
QUAERITUR: crossing stole and using maniple in Novus Ordo
From a priest reader:
I try to bring into the Novus Ordo as many elements from the old rite as I can, where permitted.
My question is: is it licit for a priest celebrating Mass according to the new rite to cross … Continue reading
21 September 2010
So a Pope and an Anglican Archbishop walk into an Abbey…
The other day when Benedict XVI was at Westminster Abbey, together with Anglican Archbp. Williams for an Anglican service, I just about sprayed my Mystic Monk Coffee on the screen when I heard that the Holy Father chose to … Continue reading
Posted in Pope of Christian Unity, The Drill
Tagged Archbp. Williams, Leo XIII, stole, Westminster Abbey
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