Monthly Archives: May 2008

This note has come in: SALINAS — After an absence of forty years, the Traditional Latin Mass according to the Roman Missal of 1962 returns to Mission San Juan Bautista on the Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul, Sunday, … Read More →

I am mourning the loss of the KC church signs blog. Pretty fun, creative stuff.

Take this onto the streets! At least that is what one priest is doing. I got this from a reader: You have mentioned my pastor, Rev. Fr. Gerard Saguto, FSSP, a couple of times on WDTPRS: here and here.  Fr. … Read More →

Remember the Potato Head Puppet Mass perpetrated by Call To Action in California?  Go here, but not on full stomach.  And to think a bishop was involved. BUT WAIT!   THERE’s MORE! I had mentioned in that entry about the Call … Read More →

Over time I have developed some ideas which guide most of what I post here regarding liturgy, liturgical translation, use of the older form of Mass, etc. Let’s review some of the aphorisms and basic starting points I use here … Read More →

Quantum potes tantum aude This is a line in the sequence Lauda Sion, composed by St. Thomas Aquinas for the Feast of Corpus Christi. “However so much as you are capable of doing, dare to do that much.” More smoothly, … Read More →

This is in from CWN.  I think it is interesting in light of discussion on this blog about Catholics seeking out the Orthodox in times of serious spiritual necessity and how that might be a model for how we think … Read More →

… down time.

I have been alerted to these videos from gloria.tv of His Excellency Most Rev. Malcolm Ranjith, Secretary of the Cong. for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments. The videos, here and here, have been edited a little.  And the … Read More →

Biretta tip to the Cafeteria for this one: The Last Doughboy From MSNBC Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last known living American-born veteran of World War I, was honored Sunday at the Liberty Memorial during Memorial Day weekend celebrations. "I had … Read More →

There are still problems with the comments. Yes, I am getting your e-mails that you can see the anti-spam word.  I know also that there is a long long delay for the comments to appear. I can’t fix this myself … Read More →

Here is a snap of just a few places where readers are right now, but I have just included the non-USA locations. Pieve Di Soligo, Veneto Polska, Wloclawek London, London, City of Kreuztal, Nordrhein-Wes… Toronto, Ontario Hamilton, Ontario Brighton, East … Read More →

I put together three WDTPRS articles I wrote about the prayers for the Feast of Corpus Christi. It is longish but there may be some useful bits.What Does the Prayer Really Say?  The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ … Read More →

I have the impression that the Enemy has been attacking this blog for the last couple days.

If readers in different countries could record this prayer in their native tongue and send me the audio file (mp3), I could post them.  Especially welcome would be Chinese, in the various forms, Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu, Hakka, etc.  Find links … Read More →

You are a really diverse gnad this morning, I must say! Here is a snapshot of the last few minutes.  Locations are approximate and not everyone shows up in a precise place.  Sometimes I just see "unknown" or "United States". … Read More →