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- CasaSanBruno on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “Ubi caritas…. So much mercy since 2013.”
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “Maybe the organizers can offer to bring their boyfriends.”
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “Boy, certain folks REALLY hate Pope Benedict XVI… They must try to erase anything to do with Summorum Pontificum.”
- on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “They really do hate us. Where is our Holy Father in this? Is he knowingly allowing this cruelty? I can’t…”
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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
ASK FATHER: After Benediction why were the “Divine Praises” not in Latin?
The other day I posted a video of the final Benediction after our Corpus Christi procession. A reader asked in a comment: QUAERITUR: Father why were the Divine Praises sung in Italian and not Latin? I gave a very short … Read More
Brooklyn 26/6 – Day 1: catching up
Back in Rome the sun rose at 5:32 and it will set at 10:47. The Ave Maria Bell doesn’t ring for the Curia at 21:00. However, here in Brooklyn, the sun came up at 5:24 and it will set at … Read More
ROME 26/6 – Day 76: Brooklyn Bound
The sun rises in a little while as I write, at 5:33. It will set at 20:46 over Rome, far behind me as I wing across the Atlantic. I won’t hear the Ave Maria Bell in the Curia (and noone … Read More
ROME 26/6 – Day 74-75: Last Day
For mt final full day for this sojourn the sun rose upon Rome at 5:33. It will set at 20:46. It is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, but in many places Corpus Christi has been transferred. Since Corpus Christi was … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Corpus Christi (transferred)
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for this Sunday, more than likely … Read More
ASK FATHER: Why did dioceses stop using the word, “the” before words like “priesthood”, “Eucharist, or “Church?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Do you have any insight into why Dioceses stopped using the word, “the” before words such as “priesthood”, “Eucharist, or “Church”, etc? It irritates me, as well as makes me cringe when I read phrases such … Read More
ROME 26/6 – Day 72: hot (Novena Day 3)
On this First Friday of June the sun broke the plain at 5:33. Not that long ago as I write, it sank again below at 20:44. The Ave Maria Bell is in the 21:00 cycle still. But we know the … Read More
ROME 26/6 – Day 71: Real Corpus Christi (Novena Day 2)
It was 26 minutes to 0600 when the sun rose in Rome. It was 16 minutes to 2100 when the sun set. The Curia is still in the 21:oo cycle for the Ave Maria Bell. Today is the real Feast … Read More
I am not making this up. Could it explain about clerics from a certain country?
Here’s the caption (I was sent this via Instagram): This Sunday, at the Children’s Pentecost Mass, we all received the fruits of the Holy Spirit together. We discovered what the Spirit gives us in each of these fruits: love, joy, … Read More
ROME 26/6 – Day 69-70: Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus – DAY 1
At 5:34 the sun rose upon the Eternal City At 20:43 we shall wave the sun farewell for another night. Ave Maria for the Curia is in the 21:00 cycle. It is the feast of the great St. Charles Lwanga. … Read More
CasaSanBruno on Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 2026… *sigh*… Vatican Bars Annual TLM Pilgrimage from ENTERING St. Peter’s Basilica: “Ubi caritas…. So much mercy since 2013.”
