Monthly Archives: June 2021

ASK FATHER: Ought we import elements of the Traditional Latin Mass into the Novus Ordo?

From a priest reader…. QUAERITUR: As both the Extraordinary and the Ordinary Forms of the Mass have their own respective set of rubrics (the former being more detailed than the latter), my question relates to those priests celebrating both forms: … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Priest removes maniple and chasuble before preaching

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Dear Father, I am about Duck Duck go’d out on this and still can not find any answers.  I attend weekly mass at an institute of Christ the King oratory and in our mass’s after the … Read More

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The question of “two Popes” bothers a lot of people. Some thoughts.

Today, the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, is also the 70th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s ordination to the priesthood. It seems a propitious a day to deal with questions that pepper my inbox.  Questions about Benedict’s resignation. The … Read More

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WDTPRS – Sts Peter & Paul – Collect (2002MR): “holy and venerable joy”

The Collect for the Novus Ordo of the Mass forf the Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul is in part inspired by that of the parallel prayer in the 1962 Missale Romanum.  It a new creation, though not entirely new. COLLECT: … Read More

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ASK FATHER: How to participate at Mass with a fussy baby? Wherein Fr. Z lays down principles.

This is a terrific question, equally applicable to the Traditional Latin Mass, Novus Ordo, Divine Liturgy… From a “Young TLM Dad”… QUAERITUR: Hello Father, Since starting to attend the TLM on a more regular basis I noticed that mine, and … Read More

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About the Apostolic Pardon given to the dying. Where Fr. Z admonishes you!

Two recent email exchanges brought up the importance of the Apostolic Pardon (AP).  It is also sometimes called the Apostolic Blessing. The AP is a special indulgence given by a priest to a person who is dying which remits all … Read More

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WDTPRS: 5th Sunday after Pentecost – Snatched up into invisible love

This Sunday’s prayer is at least as old as the Gelasian Sacramentary.  It has survived the post-Conciliar revisions to live again on the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time.  The version in the Novus Ordo, however, adds a comma after ut. COLLECT – (1962 Missale Romanum): … Read More

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“Perdonamose!” St. John’s Birthday Feast, Midsummer Snails, and You.

I’m on the road, so here is something from last year. Your planet once again is whirling its way towards your solstices, Summer in the North and Winter in the South.  Since the emphasis in Western Civilization has been northern, … Read More

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My View For Awhile: Knoxville’s Cathedral

In Knoxville they recently built a new Cathedral dedicated to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. I’ll let photos speak for themselves.

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DEVELOPMENT re: St Peter’s TLM Suppression. This could say something about rumored attack on Summorum Pontificum

BLURF ALERT Bottom line… if there were serious talk in the Curia about suppressing Summorum, this news militates against it. This is like clock work.  I’m trying to get on the road and this pops up.   So, without access to my laptop, … Read More

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22 June (Novus Ordo): St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More

In the Church’s traditional calendar St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More have their  feasts on 9 July.  More was martyred on 6 July and Fisher on 22 June.  In the Novus Ordo calendar they are celebrated today, together. Pope … Read More

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