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Monthly Archives: March 2010
WDTPRS – Wednesday 3rd Week of Lent – Prayer over the people (2002MR)
A great new feature of the 2002 Missale Romanum in Latin is that for Lent the "Prayer over the people" or Oratio super populum has been revived as an option. Priests can use this prayer NOW at the end of … Read More
“Omnium in mentem” English translation by a reader
A reader has offered the following. Canonists will be interested: I recently translated Pope Benedict’s revisions to the Code of Canon Law, which he made this past December in the document Omnium in mentem. It appears that there is still … Read More
Card. Levada’s speech in Canada on Anglicanorum coetibus
I am starting a lot of entries with anecdotes these days about old Vatican days. I was speaking one day, some time ago, to high official involved in the Vatican’s efforts for Christian unity. I pushed him, hard, on a … Read More
ACT XXIV, SCENE 13. On the eve of the health care battle.
A tip of the biretta o{]:¬) to American Catholic who got this in turn from IowaHawk. Enjoy! And remember! Talk Like Shakespeare Day is coming up! (with apologies to the Bard) ACT XXIV, SCENE 13. On the eve of … Read More
The terms we use for liturgy make a difference
Once upon a time… … I stopped to visit my old chief and friend His Eminence Augustine Card. Mayer at his residence. Sister said that he still had a guest with him, but they should be done soon. I waited … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged sacred music, terminology, William Mahrt
31 Comments
31 Comments
WDTPRS Tuesday 3rd Week of Lent – Prayer over the people (2002MR)
A great new feature of the 2002 Missale Romanum in Latin is that for Lent the "Prayer over the people" or Oratio super populum has been revived as an option. Priests can use this prayer NOW at the end of … Read More
Posted in LENT, WDTPRS
Tagged Oratio super populum
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NCReg: Normalizing the Extraordinary Form
From the NCR that’s actually Catholic, the National Catholic Register, comes this on the increasingly wide-spread use of the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. My emphases and comments. Normalizing the Extraordinary FormPriests Are Free to Celebrate the Traditional Latin … Read More
QUAERITUR: priest consecrates more Hosts during Communion
From a reader: At a Mass in our Diocese this past Sunday, the priest was running very low on consecrated hosts. Even after breaking some of the hosts in order to distribute more, it was clear that there would not … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Communion, consecration, de defectibus
37 Comments
37 Comments
MOBILE USERS – UPDATE
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TO ARMS! Denver priest attacked for being obedient: POLL ALERT!!
THIS IS A WDTPRS POLL ALERT! I will have actions items for you, below. ___ UPDATE 9 March 1850 GMT: Archbishop Chaput chimes in more directly. ___ There is a real kerfuffle going on in Boulder, CO, in the Archdiocese … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, POLLS, SESSIUNCULA, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged Denver, Fr. Breslin, lesbian, poll
135 Comments
135 Comments
Ages on I am not making this up. Could it explain about clerics from a certain country?: “A clown mass of another sort.”
