Monthly Archives: March 2011

Reason #64675 for the new, corrected translation.

I am not making this up. Here is the Post Communion for the 3rd Sunday of Lent in the Ordinary Form, the 2002MR, a new composition for the 1970MR based on a prayer in the Veronese Sacramentary. LATIN (2002 Missale … Read More

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WDTPRS 3rd Sunday of Lent – We are not in our Lenten discipline alone.

Our prayer, taken from the ancient Gelasian Sacramentary for Saturday of the 4th week of Lent COLLECT – LATIN TEXT (2002MR): Deus, omnium misericordiarum et totius bonitatis auctor, qui peccatorum remedia in ieiuniis, orationibus et eleemosynis demonstrasti, hanc humilitatis nostrae … Read More

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The Feeder Feed: “Is it spring yet?” edition

The Finches are changing their colors, the Nuthatches and Chickadees aren’t chummy anymore, I have spotted Robins so I know that spring is here.  No really.   It is.  That’s what I keep telling myself. That’s why there are icicles still … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Different methods of Stations of the Cross, indulgences

From a reader: I went to a church for Mass and Stations on my way home from work. My home parish uses the stations in the way of St. Alphonsus, but the stations at the church I visited left me … Read More

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Summorum Pontificum, Latin, liberals, TLMs, seminarians, Magic Circles and an Instruction

From Damian Thompson’s blog comes a piece about Latin, seminarians, the Extraordinary Form and liberal enemies of all of the above, with my emphases and comments.  Edited. […] In contrast, the proposal to teach all seminarians to celebrate the Tridentine … Read More

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Catholic Herald DIGITAL: discount until 30 March – only £10 ($16)

I always look at The Catholic Herald, the UK’s best Catholic weekly. As a matter of of fact, I not only look at it, I now write for it too!  That’s new since last I told you about the discount … Read More

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Vingt ans après

Twenty years ago today, I was into the office rather early.  The “office” I am talking about are the offices of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” on the ground floor of the Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio. Being the first one in, … Read More

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Should you ever advise someone not to become a Catholic?

From the UK’s best Catholic weekly, the Catholic Herald, comes this… with a quote from one of WDTPRS’s favorites… sorry, favourites, His Hermeneuticalness. Archbishop Antonio Mennini, Apostolic Nuncio to Britain, says in an interview with the Herald this week that … Read More

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What will the art in the CTS Roman Missal be like?

On the site of the Catholic Truth Society, UK publisher of the new Roman Missal with the new, corrected ICEL translation, there are some images of … images in the new book. A sample.

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Confraternity of Catholic Clergy in the UK!

I am delighted to relate to the readership that there is now a Confraternity of Catholic Clergy in the UK.  The British Province of St. Pope Gregory the Great. I am sure they chose Gregory the Great (+604) because he … Read More

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25 March surprise!

Today is of course the day we celebrate the “fullness of time”. In the fullness of time, the Eternal Word, the Second Person, took our humanity into an indestructible bond with His divinity. Today is the Feast of the Annunciation.  … Read More

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LENTCAzT 17: Friday of the 2nd Week of Lent

These 5 minute daily podcasts for Lent are intended to give you a small boost every day, a little encouragement in your own use of this holy season. Yes, this is the Feast of the Annunciation.  But this is a … Read More

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WDTPRS Thursday in the 2nd Week of Lent (2002MR) – steadfastness and the human heart

In the older, pre-conciliar Missal, today’s Collect was used on Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Lent as an Oratio super populum or “Prayer over the people” which followed the Post Communions of the Mass. As such, take note that … Read More

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Friday Lenten Penance on 25 March – Annunciation

Those who are bound by the law are to do penance on Fridays of Lent. However, tomorrow, Friday is 25 March, the Solemnity (in the post-Conciliar calendar) of the Annunciation. Please attend to can. 1251. Can.  1251 Abstinence from meat, … Read More

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About the upcoming Instruction on Summorum Pontificum

There was a great deal of anxiety poured out by traditionalists over reports that an upcoming Instruction on Summorum Pontificum might erode Pope Benedict’s own provisions.  I was skeptical about that and cautioned calm and  the action of prayer for … Read More

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Joseph Ratzinger and Hans Kung: compare and contrast

Be sure to check out the latest by my friend Samuel Gregg who writes for Acton Institute.  Mr. Gregg has a fine comparison of  Papa Joseph Ratzinger and Fr. Hans Kung, sparked by the coincidental release of their respective new … Read More

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Damian Thompson on birettas

From Damian Thompson‘s blog: Bring back the biretta: why hatless priests should reclaim their heritage By Damian Thompson Religion Last updated: March 24th, 2011 Here is a splendid new blog devoted entirely to the subject of birettas – a wonderful … Read More

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A pair of pair of cuff links

As I was looking for more information on the so-called “Augustinian biretta” (which seems to be a lot taller than a Roman biretta), on Dieter Philippi’s site I ran across papal cuff links worn by Benedict XVI. “Hmmm…”, quoth I.  … Read More

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“Two hours on my knees and I should never think of it again.”

A question to you knowledgeable readers. St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, is known to have said something about how he would accept the suppression of the Jesuits.  The quote is something like: “Two hours on my knees … Read More

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Harvard – 25 March (Annunciation) – TLM

From reader: The Harvard Knights of Columbus and the Harvard Latin Mass Society invite you to celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Friday, March 25th, 2011, at 5:15pm. Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the … Read More

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