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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
Traditionis custodes: Separate But Unequal
Art. 3. The bishop of the diocese in which until now there exist one or more groups that celebrate according to the Missal antecedent to the reform of 1970: § 2. is to designate one or more locations where the … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Religious Liberty, Traditionis custodes
Tagged segregation, Traditionis custodes
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Day 2: St. Ann Novena – “Heavily laden with the weight of my troubles,…”
Share and re-tweet, please. 17 July through 26 July, Ann’s feast day in both traditional and post-Conciliar calendars, we can pray a NOVENA to the grandmother of God, the mother of Mary. Here is one novena prayer to St Ann. There are … Read More
VIDEO: Measured remarks from a convert about “Traditionis custodes”
Brian Holdsworth, a convert who was involved in a strikingly liberal parish for a long while, eventually began a family and started thinking in a new way about the Faith. He made the entirely reasonable and predictable move to the … Read More
Posted in SSPX, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, Traditionis custodes
Tagged Traditionis custodes
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18 Comments
“Terror is nothing more than speedy, severe and inflexible justice; it is thus an emanation of virtue.”
Happy Feast of Blessed Teresa of St. Augustine and Companions, the Martyrs of Compiègne. Carmelites. In 1794, the Place de la Nation on the east side of Paris was called the Place du Trône-Renversé… Toppled Throne Square. In 1792 a … Read More
A quick review of 16 July
I know that it can be perilous to line historical events up on a certain day and ponder their meaning, but – given the special circumstances – let’s do it anyway. Firstly, 16 July. In 1945 the first nuclear weapon … Read More
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Tagged 16 July, Traditionis custodes
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Day 1: St. Ann Novena
Share and re-tweet, please. 17 July through 26 July, Ann’s feast day in both traditional and post-Conciliar calendars, we can pray a NOVENA to the grandmother of God, the mother of Mary. Here is one novena prayer to St Ann. There are … Read More
ACTION ITEM! PRAY! NOVENA to St. Ann – 17-16 July. WHO WILL JOIN ME?
Today I have often thought of the late, great “Extraordinary Ordinary”, Bp. Robert Morlino, Bishop of Madison, who died in November 2018. After Summorum Pontificum Bp. Morlino embraced the Church’s traditional liturgical worship and responded to requests with fatherly generosity … Read More
Archd. NEWARK – 18 July ’21: Celebration of O.L. of Mt. Carmel with PONTIFICAL SOLEMM MASS (TLM)
If I am not mistaken, this is Bp. Serratelli’s home parish. Also Bp. DiMarzio. Fitting. I participated in this one year. It was fantastic.
Analogies usually limp, but they are still helpful
I saw today sometime, I don’t recall where exactly for it has been busy day, that Joseph Ratzinger referred to the Church’s care of her sacred liturgical worship as like to tending a garden. I like the analogy. We prepare … Read More
READER REACTION: “My first inclination is, ‘Really? On the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel?'”
From a reader… A couple of thoughts on this great Feast of Our Lady (sigh) ….. My first inclination is, “Really?” On the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel? It seems so disrespectful to co-opt her Feast day in … Read More
Greg Hlatky on Some notes for your Sunday Mass in the Vetus and the Novus Ordo: ““By pursuing perfection we will achieve excellence.” – Vince Lombardi”
