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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
What the Bishop of Charlotte is doing – UPDATE
UPDATE: A commentator pointed out… The photo in that first Tweet is not from the Diocese of Charlotte, though it is related to altar rails. https://www.facebook.com/groups/preservationsummorumpontificum/posts/979114669745334/ Apparently, Bishop of Boise, Idaho, ordered the disuse of altar rails in 2023 and … Read More
LENTCAzT 2026 – 40: Palm Sunday – GO TO CONFESSION
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. We hear about St. John Lateran, the Roman Station. I rant for a little while. Yesterday’s podcast – HERE
ROME 26/3– Day 05: staying in
The sun was up before I was, at 05:58 and it will set before I will, though I’d rather like to beat it, at 18:33. The Ave Maria Bell is, as indicated in the curial calendar, now in its 1900 … Read More
LENTCAzT 2026 – 39: Saturday in Passiontide – POISON
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. We hear about St. John at the Latin Gate, the Roman Station. We spend time with Jesus going through His last days before the Passion. Yesterday’s podcast – … Read More
ROME 26/3– Day 04: cold and windy
This morning the sun broke the Roman horizon at 05:59. It will again break the horizon on the other side of the day at 18:32. 18:45 is the cycle right now for the Ave Maria Bell. I’ll explain it again … Read More
Update: working on the Mass Intention Request Form
The migration of the blog disturbed a few things, including my contact forms which I have been trying to fix. I think I have the Mass Intention Request Form working again. Someone used it recently, and the necessary information was … Read More
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Pope Leo’s admonition to French bishops about the TLM and Vatican II
the Cardinal Secretary of State Piero Parolin sent a note to the French bishops before their plenary meeting. It obviously conveys the desires of Leo XIV. One important remark sticks out, particularly in light of the upcoming June consistory: “May … Read More
LENTCAzT 2026 – 38: Friday in Passiontide – Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. We hear about Santo Stefano Rotondo, the Roman Station. We spend time looking at the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Mother of God and Coredemptrix. Yesterday’s podcast … Read More
ROME 26/3– Day 03: the color purple
You can see here the difference between the regular violet and the Roman shade. Just for a change of pace, I put it here… Sunrise was slate in Rome for 06:01 Sunset for 18:31 The Ave Maria Bell remains in … Read More
Pope Leo asks for generosity from bishops towards people who seek the TLM. I’ve seen this movie before.
Context: Far and wide we are getting reports of bishops celebrating Pontifical Masses, for example the latest in Holland by Card. Eyck. Also, on the horizon the SSPX will consecrate bishops with or without mandate of the Holy See. People … Read More
