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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
QUAERITUR: priest adds a word to words of absolution
From a reader: Father, i went to confession this afternoon and instead of the usual “I absolve you from your sins…” the priest said instead, “I now absolve you from your sins…”. Was my confession valid? Yes, it was valid. … Read More
QUAERITUR: confessor without a stole, outside a confessional
From a reader: Today I was reading “Pardon and Peace” by Fr. Randolph, and he writes “Church law requires that confessions should normally be heard in a proper confessional” and that for hearing confessions “a priest should always wear a … Read More
QUAERITUR: taking a chalice home to pray for vocations
From a reader: There is a “program” at Church, where a family takes the Chalice Home with them to pray for an increase in vocations. Now, our parish is supposed to be the most conservative in the area, and our … Read More
QUAERITUR: Sunday obligation and Communion service
From a reader: Recently a friend of mine went to what he thought was Mass, but actually turned out to be a eucharistic service on a Sunday. He says the ordinary priest was absent but another person (assuming a priest … Read More
QUAERITUR: Indulgences for the dead and visiting a cemetery
From a reader: Your recent answer to a question about prayers and Masses for non-Catholic departed brings to mind a question some friends and I were deliberating over. With regard to the indulgences we can gain for the departed during … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged All Souls, cemetery, indulgence, Purgatory
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21 Comments
QUAERITUR: Can non-Catholics be saved?
From a reader: Can non-Catholics who die outside formal union with the Church be saved? I’ve had the statements of the Council of Florence pointed to as proof to interpret extra ecclesiam nulla salus. This seems to contradict what’s said … Read More
QUAERITUR: homemade marriage vows
From a reader: I recently attended a Catholic wedding between two Catholics. During the ceremony, I believe the couple did the declaration of intentions according to the Rite of Marriage. When it came to the wedding vows, instead of using … Read More
QUAERITUR: Old Rituale Romanum and “churching” of women
From a deacon: May God Bless you for your work. I will be traveling home for Thanksgiving break to Baptize my twin brother’s newborn son. He and his wife are faithful, traditional Catholics. I was wondering if it is still … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged Book of Blessings, churching
16 Comments
16 Comments
QUAERITUR: Masses for dead Protestants
From a reader: I was reading your post regarding “Masses for things instead of for people”. I remeber reading The Prophecies of Anne Catherine Emmerich, and reading this: ‘more Protestant souls stayed in Purgatory the longest not because they were … Read More
QUAERITUR: Late evening Sunday Masses
From a reader: Several churches in my area hold Sunday Mass in the evening, in addition to in the morning. Is it permissible to attend these Masses if we cannot make morning Mass, or is it even permissible to hold … Read More
