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- on ASK FATHER: How do priests who dislike Communion on the hand cope with the obligation to do it? Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Father, does the same concept apply for the laity who are opposed to receiving Communion from a lay person? I…”
- on ASK FATHER: How do priests who dislike Communion on the hand cope with the obligation to do it? Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Since coming back to the Vetus Ordo, I have seen two priests handle Communion without taking excessive time for Communion…”
- on ASK FATHER: How do priests who dislike Communion on the hand cope with the obligation to do it? Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “The 1st Step: Stop using laity to distribute Holy Communion. The extra time it takes for the clergy to distribute…”
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Monthly Archives: March 2006
1st Sunday of Lent – POST COMMUNION
EXCERPT:
The origin of the Oratio super populum is quite complex and hard to pin down. Turning to Fr. Joseph A. Jungmann’s monumental two volume The Mass of the Roman Rite: Its Origins and Development we find a history of this prayer at the beginning of the section concerning the close of the Mass (II, pp. 427ff). Something Jungmann emphasizes that caught my attention is the fact that we are at a “frontier†moment, the threshold of the sacred precinct of the church and the world. When properly formed we want the influence of our intimate contact with the divine to carry over into the outside world. Read More
1st Sunday of Lent – COLLECT (1)
EXCERPT:
We are asked to participate actively and fully in the whole liturgical year. Our lives must take on the qualities of the entire presentation of the mysteries of our salvation, from Creation to Second Coming. In other words, we are not to be active participants at Sunday Mass only. At the end of Mass the priest or deacon commands, Ite, Missa est… “GO! You are dismissed!†This is stern sounding compared to the warm and fuzzy end of Mass we sometimes experience. But the starkness and force of the Latin indicates we are being sent out with urgency into the world, back to our Christian work. Read More
Saturday after Ash Wednesday
EXCERPT:
When the hand of the priest is extended over us in the confessional, we are sheltered from the attacks of hell, the hideous heat that would consume us, the eternal bondage to the enemy which would for ever separate us from God’s sight. When was the last time you sought out the right hand of God in the context of the confessional? How long has it been since, after confession all your mortal sins in both number and kind, you have heard the words, “Deus Pater misericordiarum… God the Father of mercies…” Read More
Can a US bishop censor a priest? The Law.
EXCERPT:
NCCB Complementary Norm for Canon 831 §2:
“The National Conference of Catholic Bishops, in accord with the prescriptions of canon 831 §2, hereby decrees that, provided no harm to the Church could result from their presence, clerics and members of religious institutes may participate in radio and television programs which treat of Catholic doctrine and morals. A cleric or religious who regularly takes part in such programs must be qualified by his or her knowledge of the subject and the teaching of the magisterium, and must obtain the permission of either his or her proper diocesan bishop or the diocesan bishop of the place where the radio or television program is originally broadcast. In the case of members of religious institutes, permission of the competent superior is also required.†Read More
Friday after Ash Wednesday
EXCERPT:
Whew! This is like doing Latin crunches: One is a piece of cake, but do enough of them and you really start feeling which muscles are getting the work.
What would ICEL do? I don’t have the ICEL text with me right, so I will guess:
EXTREME LAME DUCK ICELese
God,
you are very nice.
Keep up the good work.
Be a friend and help us
to think and do nice things too. Read More
“Embarassing the angels”
Peggy Noonan has a very good piece on The Wall Street Journal’s very own OpinionJournal.com. It can serve as a point for your lenten reflection on your own perception and interaction with the world around you. Quote: "Lent began yesterday, … Read More
Thursday after Ash Wednesday
EXCERPT:
The highest form of active participation is the reception of Holy Communion in the state of grace following a willed, active receptivity to what has been carried out in the sacred action of the Mass. Christ is the ACTOR par excellence in the Mass. In the actions of the priest, Christ is acting as the Head of the Body. In the actions and receptivity of the congregation, Christ is in action as the Body, responding to and being directed by the Head. Both together form Christ, Christus Totus, raising sacrifice on high to the Father. Our participation then must be first and foremost active receptivity so that we have what is good to give back to God. Read More
More on Cardinal Zen of Hong Kong
If anyone thought that newly nominated Card. Zen, Bishop of Hong Kong, was going to be less outspoken, here is his latest. From an AP story: "Hong Kong’s newly appointed cardinal said Tuesday that China’s communist government needs to overcome … Read More
Lost in the mail?
So, here we are at Lent again. Some forty days from now Lent will come to an end. I can hardly wait to read the official greetings and well wishes from different Islamic communities for our conclusion of the holy … Read More
Is the Pope no longer Patriarch of the West?
An article by Luigi Accattoli in the Italian daily Corriere della Sera reports a change in the Holy See’s official year book for 2006 the Annuario Pontificio. Among the various titles attributed to the Pope, one has been dropped: Patriarch … Read More
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ASK FATHER: How do priests who dislike Communion on the hand cope with the obligation to do it? Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Orual says: I want to be sure I’m doing the right thing It seems to me that, by the way…”
