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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
What would 13th c. sacred chant sound like in Hagia Sophia? Find out!
I received various notes about a brief clip on NPR about the making of a recording of Byzantine chant in a virtual, digital, recreation of the interior Hagia Sophia. Somehow they were able to recreate a virtual interior of Hagia … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Arthur C. Clarke, byzantine, Hagia Sophia
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16 Comments
VIDEO: Building a new, traditional monastery in France!
I bring to your attention a lovely video about the new Benedictine monastery that is to be built for an international, English-speaking monastic community in the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon, France. They use the Traditional Rites! This is a very good … Read More
“Social Justice Warrior Therapist”
I picked this up from the Rush of Madison, the brilliant Vicki Mckenna of WIBA. I quote what she opined: “This parody is so accurate that I couldn’t even laugh. “Social Justice Warrior Therapist”” NB: There are a couple of … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can a bishop order Holy Water removed from churches? Wherein Fr. Z URGENTLY rants. ACTION ITEM FOR BISHOPS AND PRIESTS!!
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Can a bishop validly restrict or totally eliminate access to holy water during times of flu season or other sickness? Our local bishop just did this, and all of our holy water fonts were GONE this … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "How To..." - Practical Notes, ACTION ITEM!, ASK FATHER Question Box, Global Killer Asteroid Questions, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Save The Liturgy - Save The World, Semper Paratus, TEOTWAWKI, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged holy water, holy water fonts
16 Comments
16 Comments
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 1st Sunday of Lent 2020
Was there a good point made in the sermon you heard at the Mass that fulfilled your Sunday Obligation? What was it? There are a lot of people who don’t get many good points in the sermons they must endure. … Read More
Communion in the time of Coronavirus. Best Practices, Risk, and You.
My recent voyage to the Holy Land, with many Masses at holy sites and lots and lots of hand sanitizer, and my return home through the massive hub AMS and lots and lots of hand sanitizer, and catching up on … Read More
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Communion, coronavirus
26 Comments
26 Comments
Happy Bissextilis! (No, it’s not a Jesuit holiday.)
It is a Leap Year Day. In Latin this is bissextilis, and has nothing to do with prominent Jesuits and their abetters. When there isn’t a 29 February, the saints are observed on 28 February. For this intercalary day in the … Read More
27-28 Feb 2020 HOLY LAND TLM PILGRIMAGE – Day 6-7: The Dead Sea and the Holy Sepulcher
From way up in Jerusalem we zoomed way down past sea level to the lowest place on your planet, where the Jordan enters the Dead Sea. It was a short hike from there to the mountain where the Lord was … Read More
Fri 28 Feb (Thurs evening in USA!) – Mass for Benefactors at the Holy Sepulcher of Christ in Jerusalem
Tomorrow, Friday 28 Feb 2020, early our time in Jerusalem (evening on Thursday 27 Feb in the USA), we will rise and go to the beginning of the Via Dolorosa, the “Way of the Cross”. We are planning to begin … Read More
Pres. Trump’s Message for Ash Wednesday
Did you all see the Ash Wednesday Message from Pres. Trump? Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2020 Presidential Message on Ash Wednesday, 2020 Melania and I wish everyone observing Ash Wednesday a peaceful and prayerful … Read More
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