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excalibur on VIDEO – Unboxing the newly reprinted Pre-55 Missal from the Benedictines of Norcia: “@JonPatrick Pre-1955 Holy Week. https://romanseraphicbooks.com/products/hebdomada-sancta-2nd-edition”
Aliquis on Pentecost Wednesday: Peter’s shadow: “You may very well be right about this, Father, as Acts 2 just says they were gathered, not in which…”
ex seaxe on Pentecost Wednesday: Peter’s shadow: “Divine Worship: The Missal, for Catholics of Anglican heritage, does have the Ember Days. Those DW liturgies are a product…”
deaconjohn1987 on Pentecost Wednesday: Peter’s shadow: “That was beautifully written, Father, and gave me many thoughts about the descent of the Holy Ghost upon Mother Mary…”
optiksguy on VIDEO – Unboxing the newly reprinted Pre-55 Missal from the Benedictines of Norcia: “@JonPatrick, is the Father Lasance missal not pre-55?”
David on 7 July: CATHOLIC Mass at Canterbury Cathedral for the Feast of the Translation of the Relics of St. Thomas Beckett –: “There are of course many reasons to attend this Mass if one can. But not least among them is the…”
mcferran on VIDEO – Unboxing the newly reprinted Pre-55 Missal from the Benedictines of Norcia: “Is there any place where this missal may be licitly used in the judgement of the Dicastery for Divine Worship…”
WVC on VIDEO – Unboxing the newly reprinted Pre-55 Missal from the Benedictines of Norcia: “As soon as the monks have enough I will buy some for my pastor and parochial vicar and my sons…”
EAW on VIDEO – Unboxing the newly reprinted Pre-55 Missal from the Benedictines of Norcia: “I consider myself lucky to own a small (48o format) Missale Romanum, editio XVII (1933). It is very practical, it…”
JR on OLDIE PODCAzT 57: John Paul II on the unforgivable sin; Our Lady of Fatima and the vision of Hell: “If Wotylya is a saint, is the Koran he kissed a relic? What about the pagan items he wore during…”
JonPatrick on VIDEO – Unboxing the newly reprinted Pre-55 Missal from the Benedictines of Norcia: “I wish someone would publish a pre 1955 hand missal. Or even just the Holy Week portion, since our parish…”
excalibur on VIDEO – Unboxing the newly reprinted Pre-55 Missal from the Benedictines of Norcia: “I still have three of my late mother’s Missals, one is a pre-1955. Imprimatur, Francis Cardinal Spellman, September 15, 1950,…”
Venerator Sti Lot on News of the Church 14 – 8 June 2025: “Thanks for the Holy Grail article details! The years fly by – 2024 saw the 20th anniversary of Janice Bennett’s…”
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“Until the Lord be pleased to settle, through the instrumentality of the princes of the Church and the lawful ministers of His justice, the trouble aroused by the pride of a few and the ignorance of some others, let us with the help of God endeavor with calm and humble patience to render love for hatred, to avoid disputes with the silly, to keep to the truth and not fight with the weapons of falsehood, and to beg of God at all times that in all our thoughts and desires, in all our words and actions, He may hold the first place who calls Himself the origin of all things.”
- Prosper of Aquitaine (+c.455), De gratia Dei et libero arbitrio contra Collatorem 22.61
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"But if, in any layman who is indeed imbued with literature, ignorance of the Latin language, which we can truly call the 'catholic' language, indicates a certain sluggishness in his love toward the Church, how much more fitting it is that each and every cleric should be adequately practiced and skilled in that language!" - Pius XI
"Let us realize that this remark of Cicero (Brutus 37, 140) can be in a certain way referred to [young lay people]: 'It is not so much a matter of distinction to know Latin as it is disgraceful not to know it.'" - St. John Paul II
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Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
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Daily Archives: 19 October 2010
Jumping the gun a bit
This is a little premature, but the St. Louis newpaper had this on their site. NB: The names of the new cardinals won’t be announced for a few hours yet.
Archbp. Dolan reacts to anti-Catholic bigotry of Hell’s Bible
Archbishop Dolan of New York City (will he be named Cardinal tomorrow?) has observations about Hell’s Bible’s hatred for the Catholic Church. My emphases. More from the Times I know, I should drop it. “You just have to get used … Read More
Msgr. Loftus: Are you a scrub?
From His Hermeneuticalness: Fr Michael Clifton, long time pastor of the faithful, former archivist of Southwark, learned historian, kindly teacher of schoolboys (including me, nearly 40 years ago) cricket coach, model railway enthusiast, and warm friend and mentor of younger … Read More
QUAERITUR: Admitting RCIA candidates to Communion?
From a reader: I have a question that I cannot find a direct answer: Our pastor made the decision to allow non-Catholics in RCIA to receive Holy Communion. He stated that “Anyone who believed the Church’s teachings on the Mass … Read More
The Feeder Feed
I haven’t been able to post about the feeder for a while now. Here are a few shots from today. There are quite a few Robins around. They hang out around the trees with drying fruit, bushes with berries. Decisions. … Read More
The Bolletino slips on a Banana
His Hermeneuticalness posted about an amusing little something picked up by the gentlemanly Sandro Magister. Apparently during the Synod on the Middle East, a Chaldean bishop from Iran cited a work by the late Annibale Bugnini, who name shall live … Read More
The Somali altar dancer
This came via Patrick Madrid. A young Somali man had a little dance on the main altar of the Duomo in Florence, to the musical accompaniment of Michael Jackson’s Bad. Apparently the young fellow has a bit of a screw … Read More
Pueri Cantores in Ireland, and repercussion in Gregorian chant
I received a note from a friend about the Pueri Cantores convention in Ireland at Maynooth Seminary. There are some fine video available for your perusal on Gloria.TV. The chant is not perfect, but they will nevertheless convince you that … Read More
QUAERITUR: The canopy over the Holy Father’s chair
I was not able to see any of the canonization Mass on Sunday. Today, however, I received a question from a reader about the canopy over the Holy Father at his chair. Whilst watching some of the Ceremonies from the … Read More
QUAERITUR: non-Catholics reciting the Rosary
From a reader: Me and a group of my friends try to go weekly to a nearby nursing home to visit and pray with the people there. We usually go around the rooms asking if any of them want to … Read More
Consistory news coming soon
Last week I wrote: Could we hear the announcement of a consistory perhaps next Wednesday during the General Audience? The answer is: YES. I predict that tomorrow we will hear the announcement of the names of the new cardinals, made … Read More