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- NB on THE FIFTH CONJURATION – A Scene in Blank Verse after the Manner of Christopher Marlowe: ““I plead the Fifth, and shall not answer thee.” It reads like a bad Responsorial Psalm.”
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- on Daily Rome Shot 1671: “WVC: Your solution is the same as mine except you have the notation inverted. Since black has the first move…”
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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
QUAERITUR: Distance of a priest’s valid consecration
From a reader: Dear Father – Like yourself I am not a fan of concelebration, but I would like to ask two questions. These questions came about in one of those after dinner discussions which come under the heading of … Read More
QUAERITUR: Indulgences for 1st Blessings by priests… again
From a reader about to be ordained: About a month ago you blogged that new priest blessings don’t specifically have indulgences attached to them and recommended future ordinands ask their bishop to send a letter to the apostolic penitentiary so … Read More
QUAERITUR: Does registering in a parish mean anything?
From a reader: What does canon law say about becoming a member of a parish outside of the geographical jurisdiction of the parish closest to you? For example: Joining another parish farther away from you, but in your diocese, because … Read More
QUAERITUR: Are gold vestments permitted?
From a reader: Is gold a licit primary color for chasubles? I’ve seen it for many Eucharist-themed vestments, but I don’t know if that’s allowed or recommended. Yes. Gold is allowed in the Latin Church as a primary color for … Read More
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Tagged chasuble, gold, liturgical colors, vestments
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QUAERITUR: Mass during space travel
From a reader: Could you hypothetically foresee Rome allowing Masses to be celebrated extra-terrestrially? While it might seem more possible on the Moon or a planet, what about zero-gravity where things can’t be poured and other difficulties would arise? We apply the … Read More
QUAERITUR: Recessional Hymn – to sing or not to sing?
From a priest: Last Sunday at the end of Mass the musicians chose a song that just wasn’t striking a chord with me. I couldn’t muster the energy required to pretend to be gleeful and sing along. As I looked … Read More
QUAERITUR: Is enduring a migraine a substitute for Friday penance?
From a reader: Would enduring a headache or migraine constitute a proper substitute for a Friday penance? I’ve seen in others how intense the suffering is. Enduring any illness can be penitential. Suffering can be offered up for the good of one’s soul … Read More
External (TLM) Observance of Corpus Christi on Sunday… yes? no?
Today I had qualms… qualms I say… about the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost for the traditional celebration of the Roman Rite. Why? “External celebration”? One of the long-time readers here posted in a comment (tossing some of my words … Read More
QUAERITUR: Is Mass valid if the priest is in mortal sin?
From a reader: Sometime ago, I was told by a priest that if the priest is in mortal sin, the mass (primarily Holy Communion) is still valid, his argument being that you wouldn’t know that he was in mortal sin. I was … Read More
QUAERITUR: Is a priest forbidden to be in the congregation?
Under another entry I posted an email from a priest about his experience of being in the congregation during the celebration of Mass according to the Novus Ordo, the Ordinary Form. HERE This raised, again in email, questions from priests … Read More
NB on THE FIFTH CONJURATION – A Scene in Blank Verse after the Manner of Christopher Marlowe: ““I plead the Fifth, and shall not answer thee.” It reads like a bad Responsorial Psalm.”
