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ThePapalCount on Daily Rome Shot 51FrZ another photo from historic and beautiful Rome. This photo is taken on the street behind Piazza Navona. Behind the...
Julia_Augusta on ASK FATHER: Why isn’t there a paper book with the Sunday propers in Latin and English?I’ve had the Lasance missal for a few years. It’s small, portable but has tiny print. I use it not...
APX on ASK FATHER: Why isn’t there a paper book with the Sunday propers in Latin and English?I inherited my grandma’s which was rather interesting because it came in a box, which had other interesting old time...
jhayes on ASK FATHER: Why isn’t there a paper book with the Sunday propers in Latin and English?The first two Missals listed (Angelus Press, Baronius Press) are the 1962 text approved by Summorum Pontificum. The third (FSSP,...
Jack in NH on ASK FATHER: Why isn’t there a paper book with the Sunday propers in Latin and English?They’re out there, but a tad hard to find. Bought mine in a thrift shop. Printed in 1936, in Belgium,...
xavier on Question for readers: book searchFather I found this article about the original French book http://motupropriochicoutimi.over-blog.com/article-26463557.html It's been out of print in Quebec do it...
kurtmasur on Another sign of the timesSo if I understand correctly, they are thinking about cancelling the private Masses that go on in the early morning...
moon1234 on ASK FATHER: Why isn’t there a paper book with the Sunday propers in Latin and English?My preference for a hand missal is the the 1964 St. Joseph Daily missal. It has the propers in "Modern"...
Bret Ramsey on 14 January – Festum Asinorum #FeastoftheAss Day!I thought this was an interesting historical side note which happened on this very day in 1870. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-appearance-of-the-democratic-donkey
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WVC on ASK FATHER: Help for a blind priest who wants to learn the Traditional Latin Mass – UPDATED@Torpedo1 - Thanks for the info. Watching folks reading braille is like magic to me. Human ingenuity and determination are...
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Gab on Daily Rome Shot 50There is so much going on in this beautiful picture, I wish I knew which church it is.
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Monthly Archives: November 2018
ASK FATHER: Recourse to the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Recently, our stable group of roughly 50 people took the extraordinary step of asking our bishop for a regular celebration of the EF, having already spoken to the pastor of the parish. He responded in the negative. How do … Continue reading
An important moment for the US Church in the USA, in light of The Present Crisis.
I will keep saying it. The passing and replacement of Bp. Robert Morlino is an important moment for the Church in the USA, particularly in light of The Present Crisis. The Diocese of Madison has a page with links to … Continue reading
Posted in The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Bp. Robert Morlino
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ASK FATHER: Communion, kneeling on the tongue
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I regularly receive Holy Communion kneeling (on the floor) at my OF-only parish. My pastor has asked me a few times not to do that, though not forcefully – he’s never unkind about it or actually telling me to … Continue reading
4 Dec: @BishopMorlino funeral broadcast on EWTN
The passing of Bp. Morlino – and the naming of his successor – is an important moment for the Church in the USA, particularly in light of The Present Crisis. There has been quite a bit of even international coverage … Continue reading
Posted in The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Bp. Robert Morlino, EWTN
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Italian Press on the Extraordinary Ordinary @BishopMorlino
I keep coming back to the passing of Bp. Morlino, and not merely because of my personal connection. The passing of Bp. Morlino – and the naming of his successor – is an important moment for the Church in the … Continue reading
@SSPXEN Tribute to @BishopMorlino of @MadisonDiocese
This was gracious. From the US site of the SSPX. Bp. Robert Morlino, Brave Defender of the Traditional Mass, Passes Away Bishop Morlino of the Madison, WI diocese, passed away Saturday evening last, after a sudden “cardiac event,” shocking traditionally-minded … Continue reading
@Bishop Morlino and his hope for a @MadisonDiocese Cathedral
The funeral for Bp. Morlino will be on 4 December. He will be buried immediately after the funeral in Madison’s Resurrection cemetery. It was Bp. Morlino’s desire to provide the city and diocese with a new Cathedral church once again, … Continue reading
Wherein Fr. Z offers a cautionary tale to those who struggle with liturgical conundra.
The site of the CMAA, Musica Sacra Forum, published response to the 29 – yes, twenty-nine – dubia submitted to the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”. The questioner is a Polish priest, I assume young, working on a doctorate. Folks, I get it. … Continue reading
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Si vis pacem para bellum!
Tagged dubia, PCED, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
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The Oath: Every Bishops’ Aaron and Hur
Consider what is entrusted to a bishop. Consider how he, like everyone else, struggles with the world, the flesh and the Devil. Consider that, though fortified with the graces of the sacrament of orders and defended by the holy angels, … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Hard-Identity Catholicism, The Drill
Tagged bishops, oath
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Thoughts, deeds for @BishopMorlino. Your feedback, homework!
I am deeply moved by all the emails I have received after the too early passing of Bp. Robert Morlino of Madison, the Extraordinary Ordinary (the ExO). People have written from all over the world. They sense that this is … Continue reading
Two stories about a great bishop
Two recent pieces about the late, great Extraordinary Ordinary, Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison, tell you a great deal about the man, who was misunderstood by many – purposely in the case of quite a few. First, there is … Continue reading
Funeral and TLM Requiem for @BishopMorlino of @MadisonDiocese
I received the following: The Funeral Arrangements for Bishop Morlino are as follows: – A Prayer Vigil, with opportunity for visitation, will be held Monday, December 3rd, at the O’Donnell Chapel at Holy Name Heights, 702 S. High Point Rd., … Continue reading
ESOLEN: 50 Years of Effete and Infertile Liturgical Culture Is Enough
Anthony Esolen, author of the new book Nostalgia (BUY IT NOW! US HERE – UK HERE) has a column describing the dangerous roll of the dice it is to find a place to go to Sunday Mass when away from home … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Training classes on Sundays
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I need to take various training courses (ie: first aid, CPR and AED training, as well as Suicide Intervention training, etc) to meet the qualifications for more gainful employment. It used to be they would hire you and pay … Continue reading
A sample of notes from readers about Bp. Morlino
The death of Bp. Morlino of Madison has had the effect of demonstrating that he truly deserved the nickname The Extraordinary Ordinary. I have received a flood of emails and text messages from all over the world expressing sorrow at … Continue reading
Large Asteroid in 2023, etc.
As we await word of the successor to the Extraordinary Ordinary, we have some related news. From Inquisitr: Large Asteroid Packing 50 Megatons Of Force Might Come Crashing Down On Earth In 2023 — And That’s Not All While the … Continue reading
“No man can by force of will say that three times three is not nine.”
Fr George Rutler, pastor of St. Michael’s in Manhattan first-rate thinker, issues a weekly, Sunday essay as a “Pastor’s Page”. This week’s column for the Novus Ordo Feast of Christ the King opens and closes with a deep incision and … Continue reading
STIR UP SUNDAY 2018 – Christmas Puddings, Explosions, and You
The last Sunday before the new year is Stir Up Sunday. This is the day on which many will prepare their traditional English Christmas Pudding. The “stir up” comes from the first words of the traditional Collect at Mass of … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Just Too Cool
Tagged Christmas Pudding, Stir Up Sunday
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