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- APX on 10 November – St Andrew Avellino (Vetus Ordo). Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Many priests live alone, with no one to notice if they fail to rise, suffer a fall, or become suddenly…”
- on 10 November – St Andrew Avellino (Vetus Ordo). Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Father, in case you haven’t already considered this, an iPhone might help you or another priest in that situation. “…”
- on 10 November – St Andrew Avellino (Vetus Ordo). Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “his Theatines maintain a minor seminary in the neighborhood under his patronage. i drove by it on the way to…”
- on WDTPRS – 9 November: Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran, Rome’s Cathedral: “Great stuff Fr Z….. are the doors to St John Lateran originally the doors from the Roman Curia in the…”
- on 10 November – St Andrew Avellino (Vetus Ordo). Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “As the demographic collapse accelerates, priests may find it prudent to live together in a central location with their deanery.…”
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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
#ASonnetADay – 82. “I grant thou wert not married to my Muse…”
#ASonnetADay – 82. “I grant thou wert not married to my Muse…” pic.twitter.com/IIZyc73VZM — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) November 6, 2020
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Canon Law changed – bishops will now need permission of Holy See to establish religious institutes
At vatican.va and National Catholic Register… Francis issued a Motu Proprio and changed 1983 CIC can. 579 “which concerns the erection of religious orders and congregations, referred to in Church law as institutes of consecrated life and societies of apostolic life.” VATICAN … Read More
Blue Angels getting a make over
Have you ever seen the US Navy’s Blue Angels? They won’t be the same again, after today. They are making a change! From the Navy Times: Blue Angels to make final flight in the legacy F/A/-18 Hornet as they transition … Read More
ASonnetADay – 81. “Or I shall live your epitaph to make…”
ASonnetADay – 81. “Or I shall live your epitaph to make…” pic.twitter.com/jxhmteVBZO — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) November 4, 2020
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The 2020 Election and MILITARY ABSENTEE BALLOTS – not counted yet
A Military Times (via Navy Times) – my emphases. There are still tens of thousands of military absentee ballots yet to be counted Could absentee ballots coming from military voters and U.S. citizens overseas still make a difference in this … Read More
News about a TMSM vestment project: Solemn Mass set in violet
Cheery news! I occasionally get checks from kind readers for the Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese of Madison, a 501(c)(3) organization of which I am the jefe. Even in this time of the Wuhan Devil, which has shut down … Read More
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ASK FATHER: Does the Sacrament of Anointing *always* forgive sins or are there conditions that must be met?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have received extreme unction four times since April. Does the Anointing *always* forgive sins or are there conditions that must be met. I’m worried now since through my own lack of planning COVID-19 and just … Read More
#ASonnetADay – 80. “O, how I faint when I of you do write…”
#ASonnetADay – 80. “O, how I faint when I of you do write…” pic.twitter.com/oP5bCXVVOU — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (@fatherz) November 4, 2020
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Notes about Holy Communion
I saw a very good post at Ann Barnhardt’s blog. HERE It is in no way polemical or political. It is, however, both timely and perennial. It is something that needs refreshing in the minds and hearts of many and … Read More
ASK FATHER: A priest complains about another priest’s form of absolution in his confession
From a priest reader… QUAERITUR: At the risk of testing your patience . . . is it valid if the Priest (after improvising the first half of the absolution formula) says: “I absolve you from all the sins of your … Read More
APX on 10 November – St Andrew Avellino (Vetus Ordo). Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Many priests live alone, with no one to notice if they fail to rise, suffer a fall, or become suddenly…”
