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Monthly Archives: January 2010
QUAERITUR: Papal blessing at 1st Masses of newly ordained
From a seminarian: I understand that in a rescript issued from the Holy See, on November 5, 1964, Paul VI granted the newly-ordained priest the privilege of offering a papal blessing on the occasion of his first Masses. Is … Read More
Catholics and CINO politicians
In the wake of the stunning defeat of a dem in the Massachusetts election, there is a hard-hitting entry on SERVIAM today. What Can Brown Do For You? Scratch Another Pro Abortion CINO! The victory by Scott Brown in Massachusetts tonight … Read More
Hymns versus the actual antiphons designated for Mass in the Roman Rite
There has been some discussion here of late about the Introit v. hymn debate, as well as the general issue of the use of hymns at Mass instead of the actual antiphons designated by Holy Church for use each day. … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged antiphons, GIA, Graduale Romanum, hymns, worship
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25 March: Pontifical TLM “at the throne” in NYC
I had this nice piece of news in my mailbox today: His Eminence Edward Card. Egan,Archbishop Emeritus of New York, accepted the invitation of the Agnus Dei Council of the Knights of Columbus in New York City to celebrate a … Read More
QUAERITUR: Mass obligation and SSPX chapels
From a reader: Does a Mass heard in a SSPX chapel fulfill the Sunday Mass obligation? Perhaps you have answered this question before. If so, I missed it. The 1983 Code of Canon Law, can. 1248 says: 1. "The precept … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged can. 1248, Mass Obligation, SSPX
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“Secret” meeting of delegations of Holy See and SSPX
In an earlier report, we were given to believe that perhaps there would not be another meeting of the and CDF SSPX delegations for a while. However, Petrus has a bit of news in Italian. The upshot is that i.Media … Read More
Washington, D.C. – TLM info around Roe v Wade anniversary
I received this from a reader: Father Z — this may be of use for visitors to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life. I imagine there will be several other TLMs by out-of-town priests. If you know of any priest … Read More
VatRadio: Crd. Schönborn apologizes for Medjugorje controversy
At Catholic Light we find a translation from German of the Vatican Radio coverage about Vienna’s Cardinal Schönborn who causes a dust up by his visit to the highly controversial Medjugorje. The German-language service of Vatican Radio has an article … Read More
Video about how to serve Mass
In this day of desktop publishing… gosh, even that is a dated term now… and the ability to produce polished videos from your laptop from things you shoot from your mobile phone, we have an obligation to use the tools … Read More
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