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Monthly Archives: March 2011
GOP 2012 hopefuls on what they are giving up for Lent
With a biretta tip to Catholic Culture o{]:¬) I saw this in the Daily Caller: GOP 2012 hopefuls on what they are giving up for Lent By Chris Moody – The Daily Caller The 40-day period of sacrifice before Easter … Read More
RECENT POSTS OF INTEREST
Recent posts of interest: WDTPRS – Thursday after Ash Wednesday – “Prayer over the People” (2002MR) QUAERITUR: Deacons and blessings with the traditional Roman Ritual WDTPRS – Thursday after Ash Wednesday – God crowns His own merits in us Say … Read More
QUAERITUR: Deacons and blessings with the traditional Roman Ritual
From a deacon reader: I very much enjoy your blog! You have written much on the power and effectiveness of Holy Water blessed according to the old rite (which includes salt) [NB: I don’t believe I have ever written that … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged blessings, Roman Ritual
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33 Comments
WDTPRS – Thursday after Ash Wednesday – God crowns His own merits in us
Where does today’s Collect come from? It is present in the Hadrianum and Paduense manuscripts of the so-called “Gregorian Sacramentary“. “But Father! But Father!”, I am sure you say all the time. “What on earth is that?”. The Roman usage … Read More
Say The Black – Do The Red
I had this from a priest friend who is a military chaplain: A blessed Lent “in capite jejunii” to you! I thought you might enjoy this. The Vicar General of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, in his latest letter, … Read More
QUAERITUR: Rattlers in the sanctuary!
From a reader: Our priest and I have recently come into a point of contention. While preparing for the Triduum liturgies, he has denied the use of the crotalus on Maundy Thursday, citing that the General Instruction no longer calls … Read More
Dumb liberal idea #3464 = Reason #583739 for Summorum Pontificum: Removing Holy Water during Lent
If there are any priests out there who remove Holy Water from the stoops in church for Lent… KNOCK IT OFF! And if you, dear readers, go into a church and you see this idiocy… for the love of God, … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged holy water, LENT, sand
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81 Comments
ASH WEDNESDAY (2002MR) – NEW! PRAYER OVER THE PEOPLE!
I was delighted that in the 2002 Missale the tradition of the “Prayer over the people” was revived in Lent. This is an important custom. Now that we have the new, corrected translation on the way, we can look at … Read More
WDTPRS – Ash Wednesday (2002MR) – BATTLE!
The Roman Station for Ash Wednesday is Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill. The Collect in the 2002 Missale Romanum, is an ancient prayer found in the Gelasian Sacramentary for the Vigil of Pentecost. It is also among the prayers … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can religious read their Office with the older books?
From a religious: When the motu proprio came out in 2007, it gave permission for clerics to use the older breviary to fulfill their obligation. I belong to the OCDS and many of our members wondered if we could pray … Read More
