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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
VIDEO – Unboxing the newly reprinted Pre-55 Missal from the Benedictines of Norcia
I unbox – open the package – of the newly reprinted Pre-55 Missal from the Benedictines of Norcia which just arrived. The monks forewarned that they don’t have many at the time I made this video. They will eventually have … Read More
OLDIE PODCAzT 57: John Paul II on the unforgivable sin; Our Lady of Fatima and the vision of Hell
ORIGINAL NOTES Posted on 13 May 2008 Today is Tuesday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus Ordo as it is in the older, Traditional Roman Calendar. This is the second … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1372 – Confirmation
Saturday Vigil of Pentecost, at The Parish™, Card. Müller administered the Sacrament of Confirmation. Here are some moments. Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance (massively hiked … Read More
WDTPRS – Pentecost Monday: Feast of the Lacrimation of Paul VI.
Let’s have a look at the Collect for today’s Mass of Pentecost Monday. COLLECT (1962MR): Deus, qui Apostolis tuis Sanctum dedisti Spiritum: concede plebi tuae piae petitionis effectum; ut, quibus dedisti fidem, largiaris et pacem. I found this prayer in … Read More
OLDIE PODCAzT 56: Octaves – Fr. Z rants & Augustine on Pentecost
ORIGINAL NOTES: Today is Monday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus Ordo as it is in the older, Traditional Roman Calendar. I dig in to what a liturgical Octave, is … Read More
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News of the Church 14 – 8 June 2025
It’s 8 June 2025 and it is Pentecost Sunday, that beautiful feast traditionally decorated with liturgical treasures surpassing all others. Some time ago, I saw a movie called News of the World in which years after the Civil War a … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1372 – Happy Pentecost!
Getting ready for confirmations at The Parish™. Photos from The World’s Best Sacristan™. Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance, utilities, groceries, etc.. At no extra cost, … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes: Pentecost Sunday 2025
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 the Pentecost Sunday? Tell about … Read More
WDTPRS – Pentecost Sunday: Holy Church’s fabric, the warp and the weft
The Fiftieth Day Feast, Hebrew Shavuot or Greek Pentekosté, for the Jews commemorated the descent of God’s Law to Moses on Mount Sinai, wreathed in fire, fifty days after the Exodus. But Jewish feasts also looked forward even as they … Read More
OLDIE PODCAzT 87: Veni Sancte Spiritus – The Pentecost Sequence dissected
Hard to imagine… 16 years ago. Originally posted 3 June 2009 I started this one thinking that I could make a fast audio project and then move on. Ha! In this PODCAzT I dissect the Pentecost Sequence, Veni Sancte Spiritus, … Read More
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