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Monthly Archives: August 2007
INDONESIA: Priests Asked Not To Refuse Providing Pre-Vatican II Latin Mass
There is a fascinating piece of UCANews out of Indonesia about the older form of Mass. My emphases and comments. INDONESIA Priests Asked Not To Refuse Providing Pre-Vatican II Latin Mass DENPASAR, Indonesia (UCAN) — The bishops’ liturgical commission has … Read More
PODCAzT 42: St. Augustine on St. Lawrence and how to be a Christian
Here is a fast, patristiblogger PODCAzT inspired by the second selection from today’s Office of Readings on this feast of St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr in Rome. We hear St. Augustine of Hippo’s sermo 304, preached probably in Hippo Regius … Read More
NCR’s John Allen on the older Mass and Jewish-Catholic relations
My friend Mr. John Allen, the well-balanced nearly ubiquitous former Rome correspondent for the über-lefty National Catholic Reporter has a blurb in his weekly notes about Jewish reactions to the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. This Motu Proprio derestricts the older … Read More
St. Augustine on St. Lawrence, deacon
St. Augustine of Hippo preached various sermons on St. Lawrence. Here is one the bishop preached around A.D. 401. It might not be quite what you expect, however! It sure wasn’t what Augustine himself expected! Put yourself in the cathedral … Read More
PODCAzT 41: Ratzinger on liturgical silence; silent Eucharist Prayer
Today’s PODCAzT brings us back to my little project of drilling down into certain questions the older form of Mass might excite in the minds of those unfamiliar with it. Before, we used Joseph Ratzinger’s book, The Spirit of … Read More
“…the parish is planning to institute a mid-Mass picnic…”
Summer time brings out the tasteless in some church goers. It is hard to fathom why they think the way they dress is appropriate for Mass. Weddings can be the worst for this. So, I tip my biretta to Happy … Read More
REVIEW: Caveat emptor! A Missal on sale advertised as “1962”
Some years ago a very kind person gave me an edition of a reprinted Missale Romanum supposed to be the 1962 edition. It even has 1962 printed on the cover, as the photo shows here. This is NOT an edition … Read More
What’s up at Ave Maria University and the Motu Proprio
You all remember the dust up last year over the presence of Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ, at Ave Maria University. Controversy swirls around the place. It seems, sadly, that people can’t get on the same page there. What is happening … Read More
Q: “Can I go to Mass at an SSPX chapel?”
I got a question via e-mail: If, on a given day, I have access to Mass at a Novus Ordo Church, but am attached to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, assuming I have no access to a Mass offered … Read More
Eugene on The Old Guardian Angel Prayer…: “The Italian version I learned as a little boy in Italy and is still in use today is an exact…”
