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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
The Advent Vespers Hymn – ‘Conditor alme siderum’ or ‘Creator alme siderum’
At Vespers during Advent we priests recite (or ought to) a hymn entitled Conditor alme siderum. This is perhaps from the late 6th or early 7th c. In Pope Urban VIII’s revision of the hymns of the Roman Breviary in … Read More
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Daily Rome Shot 1187
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Why was Gregorian Chant suppressed even though the Council commanded that it be used?
Because the Devil hates Latin and Gregorian chant. From the “Map Psalter” – England (1262-1300) Those who suppressed Latin and Gregorian chant were doing the work of the Enemy. They were willing or unwitting (maybe witless) agents.
Daily Rome Shot 1186 – amazing
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Notre-Dame de Paris
Notre Dame in Paris has been spiffed up. Who can ever shed from memory the images of the fire? A great deal of hard and meticulous work has gone into restoring this amazing place, much of it dedicated to other … Read More
Getting things wrong and then getting it right
I thought you all might like to know about this, posted by Fishwrap. Fishwrap chose to use a photo of Bp. Baron for this. There is no perfect way of selecting bishops. Even Jesus got it wrong one out of 12 … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1185 – Downs and ups and gratitude
From during my last Roman Sojourn… not turkey, but at least it’s poultry. And, true “thanksgiving”, though in a muted mode. It heralds a Requiem I’ll say today. Speaking of Requiems, you might in your goodness, please pray for the … Read More
ASK FATHER: What if Father misses with water during one of the three pours during a Baptism.
From a priest reader… Thank you for your post: HERE (very helpful; answered a question of mine some time ago). I have had some discussions with some of our Priests regarding Baptism. Here’s a scenario that came up: Many times, baby … Read More
Surprise! I found them. Sorry about that.
I have been wondering why I hadn’t seen “Ask Father” questions for a while. Then I discovered that an old email filter had decided to work and was funneling questions into an old folder I had made to make it … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1184 – Pippo Bbono! – UPDATED
Photo from Fr. JJ. Pippo Bbono! Welcome Registrant: aburch Reminder about this new and useful book. Peter teases out 10 objections to the Vetus Ordo in favor of the Novus. Turned Around: Replying to the Most Common Objections Against the … Read More
