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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
QUAERITUR: How do I tactfully tell Father things I don’t like about him?
From a reader: We have a new priest in my parish. Not a new priest but new to us. He is an adult who had a career before becoming a priest. He also has a child from a marriage (divorced … Read More
QUAERITUR: Limit on number of statues permitted in church? Wherein Fr. Z rants.
From a reader: Is there a limit to number of statues permitted in a church or chapel? Yes! The first law that governs the number of statues in a church is the law of physics whereby it is evident that … Read More
7 Sept – Day of Prayer & Fasting: What Did The Pope Really Say? Fr. Z offers suggestions.
From a reader: The Holy Father has declared that next Saturday, September 7th, will be a day of prayer and fast for peace, for the whole Church. Do you think that, particularly as far as fast is concerned, that means … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can you confess in Latin?
From a reader: I know that the use of Latin is good for large international Masses (and for parish Masses, too…!), but what if, say, a priest and penitent didn’t speak the same language? Could a confession be made in … Read More
QUAERITUR: Women should cover their heads, not just in church, but all the time?
From a reader: I am a traditional Catholic woman (attend an ICKSP oratory) and always cover my hair when in a church. I was taught that 1 Corinthians 11 is referring to women covering their hair in church only, which … Read More
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Tagged chapel veils, head coverings
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QUAERITUR: The GIRM is silent about a couple things. Fr. Z says “So what?!”
From a reader: #1: Some persons make the Sign of the Cross when the priest closes the Act of Penitence (‘May Almighty God have mercy on us . . . ‘), but this is not mentioned in the GIRM. Is … Read More
Question for Readers: Again about Spanish resources for the Traditional Roman Rite
I posted HERE a question about Spanish language resources for the older forms of the Roman Rite. A priest reader has written to ask if there is a Latin/Spanish version of a condensed Roman Ritual along the lines of the old … Read More
QUAERITUR: Electronic devices during Mass
From a reader: I attend the Extraodinary Form regularly. I noticed yesterday a man using a tablet as his Missal. I’m not sure what to think about this. My own thought is that a tablet also can (and does) display … Read More
HELP FROM READERS: Spanish language TLM/Extraordinary Form resources
From a reader: Do you know if there is something similar (and of the same quality) to the “St. Edmund Campion Missal & Hymnal for the Traditional Latin Mass”, but in Spanish? Anyone and everyone?
QUAERITUR: Tabernacle v. Monstrance and the presence people
From a reader: Why is it inappropriate to leave the Blessed Sacrament alone when exposed in a monstrance (e.g. Adoration Chapels must have at least one adorer at all times), but appropriate to do so when it is replaced in … Read More
