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- Lurker 59 on The 6 SSPX Bishops excommunicated. Priests are in schism. Marriages invalid. Absolutions invalid. Lay faithful warned against schism and excommunication.: “@Rob83 There is the apostolic mandate, which belongs to the episcopate and entails sacramental validity, and the papal mandate –…”
- on The DDF’s procedures for “reconciling” both clerics and lay people from the SSPX: “@Ben “ne quis eam a reliquo sacro doctrinae Ecclesiae patrimonio disiungat” seems to me to be a perfectly good qualifier…”
- on What constitutes “formal adherence” to schism? It is NOT merely attending Masses. There’s more to it.: “Throughout all of this, my thoughts keep turning to Novatian. Different argument perhaps, but rhyming situation. Don’t jump off the…”
- on The DDF’s procedures for “reconciling” both clerics and lay people from the SSPX: “This is rather more than I expected. Putting the bishops in front of a firing squad was presumed. If you…”
- on What constitutes “formal adherence” to schism? It is NOT merely attending Masses. There’s more to it.: “Yubbly, Validity of the Novus Ordo is the deal breaker.”
- on The 6 SSPX Bishops excommunicated. Priests are in schism. Marriages invalid. Absolutions invalid. Lay faithful warned against schism and excommunication.: “The only issue is whether the papal mandate is a legitimate exercise of papal authority, and whether conditions exist to…”
- on What constitutes “formal adherence” to schism? It is NOT merely attending Masses. There’s more to it.: “@Yubbly, I had exactly the same thought, what if the SSPX en masse said ok, here are our adherence and…”
- on The DDF’s procedures for “reconciling” both clerics and lay people from the SSPX: “Dear Fr Kelly Thanks for your explanations – lack of transparency is a real issue here. Dear Fr Reader Maybe…”
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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
QUAERITUR: Can bishops use gloves, buskins in Novus Ordo?
From a reader: I saw a picture that His Eminence Nicholas Cardinal Cheong Jin-suk, Archbishop of Seoul, wore pontifical gloves in Solemn Masses. Even though some mainland China bishops are wearing gloves as well, not only the celebrant but all … Read More
QUAERITUR: beautiful sacrament certificates
Not too long ago I visited Loome’s Theological Booksellers in Stillwater, MN. What a place. While I was there I saw many framed sacramental certificates from yesteryear… beautiful things, colored and pious and important. It occurred to me then that … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can I attend homosexual couple’s “baby shower”
From a reader: My wife and I are working hard to follow Church teachings and obey our Lord. I have not been able to find a local priest that is orthodox in Church teachings. We therefore hope you can help … Read More
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, Our Catholic Identity
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QUAERITUR: shirt collar showing over cassock collar
From a reader: Should altar servers (who wear cassocks) have “street clothes” sticking up over the collar of their cassock? I would argue that according to GIRM 336 that if clothes must be covered when wearing an alb, then it … Read More
QUAERITUR: candle ceremony during All Souls Mass
From a reader: Our parish has a long standing tradition of remembering the souls of parishioners and/or family members who passed away during the last calendar year. During the All Souls Day Mass family members of the deceased process one … Read More
QUAERITUR: Use of the amice with the surplice
From a reader: Is it appropriate to wear an amice, when wearing a cope and surplice? Under usual circumstances, such as Benediction, the priest or deacon will not use the amice with the surplice and cope. However, an assistant priest … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged amice, cope, surplice
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6 Comments
QUAERITUR: Removal of Bl. Sacrament for a concert in church
A reader asks: Is there anything in Canon Law or else in pronouncements of the SRC or CDW regarding removing the Blessed Sacrament from a church whilst it is being used for a concert or similar event? In particular, if … Read More
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Tagged Concerts in Churches
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5 Comments
QUAERITUR: May black vestments be use in the Ordinary Form?
From a reader: May a priest wear black vestments for a funeral mass in the Novus Ordo? Yes! Without question, yes! Black is a legitimate liturgical color and may be used for Masses for the Dead, All Souls, funerals, graveside … Read More
QUAERITUR: Extraordinary ministers and hand cleanser (Fr. Z rants)
From a reader: The EM’s at our parish, upon strolling up to the altar without genuflecting, or even bowing, proceed to clean their hands with a bottle of Purell, which they pass among themselves. They repeat this act after they … Read More
QUAERITUR: Why call bishops “Monsignor”?
From a reader: Why do people sometimes refer to Bishops as a “Msgr. [name]”? I’ve seen this occasionally, and never understood why. It seems the most logical way to do it would be “Bp. Name”, or “The Most Rev. Bp. … Read More
Lurker 59 on The 6 SSPX Bishops excommunicated. Priests are in schism. Marriages invalid. Absolutions invalid. Lay faithful warned against schism and excommunication.: “@Rob83 There is the apostolic mandate, which belongs to the episcopate and entails sacramental validity, and the papal mandate –…”
