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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
10 August: Wonderful Collect for St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence the deacon and martyr is beloved of the Romans. He has many churches in the City, which is a sign of how deeply he was venerated in centuries past. Today in the traditional form of the Roman Rite … Read More
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“The sky is crying…” – The Vigil and the Tears of St. Lawrence
The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the street. Thanks to flaming comet dust moving at 60km per second. Today is the Vigil of St. Lawrence, in the older, traditional Roman calendar, replete with purple vestments. Before our … Read More
UPDATE – VIDEO: Bishop Joaquim Mol of Brazil confirms girl and then denies her Communion because she is kneeling
UPDATE 9 Aug 23: When I first posted this, I didn’t make any comments. It was really late. HOWEVER, as someone on the combox points out, this jackass is distributing Communion on the hand BY INTINCTION. Watch the first part … Read More
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Meanwhile,… White to move and mate in 2. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Please give the Sisters a visit! Your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a … Read More
The Eucharist at WYD?
The Eucharist at World Youth Day. Lemme get this right. These boxes were acting as a tabernacle in public view, and for people to pray before? https://t.co/vgYHJefzWO — Joseph Shaw (@LMSChairman) August 6, 2023 Ciboria? …While thousands of young people … Read More
Connecting some dots
Michael Matt of The Remnant posted another video recently. He discussed, inter alia, Card. Dolan’s examination of conscience about how the Church handled the “lockdown” and also the infamous Pact of the Catacombs near the end of Vatican when a bunch … Read More
UPDATED – Church burned down on anniversary of SCOTUS Dobbs decision. HELP THEM! ACTION ITEM!
UPDATE: 8 August 23 I received word that investigators found that an accelerant was used. Therefore, this was arson. And to be clear this is a CATHOLIC Church of the Ordinariate of the Chair of Peter, set up under Benedict … Read More
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