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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
QUAERITUR: Gregorian Masses for the living?
From a priest reader: I have a question for you or your readers. Do you think that the Missae Gregorianae can be offered for the living? I have found this custom here in Barcelona, amongst some of the OF … Read More
QUAERITUR: When can I say a Requiem TLM?
From priest reader: I just started praying the usus antiquior low mass after a year of preparation (of latin and the rubrics). Question: When may I opt to say a missae defunctorum? When may I not? In other words, may … Read More
QUAERITUR: may a permanent deacon be a deacon for a TLM?
From a reader: As part of the changes recommended by the Second Vatican Council, Pope Paul VI brought back the permanent diaconate in 1967. For centuries prior to this change, the role of deacon was a transitional period for those … Read More
QUAERITUR: baptism during Sunday Mass… seemed incomplete
A question from a reader: I thank you for taking the time to read this. I have been a loyal daily reader of your blog for a long time now. My son was baptized in our parish church this … Read More
QUAERITUR: Solemn Pontifical Mass… proper terminology
From a reader in Japan… Dear Father Z, [I am] from Japan (therefore, I am sorry for my poor English).I thank God for your great blog. My faith grows up everyday by reading your blog. I have a question regarding … Read More
QUAERITUR: sanctuary invasion!
From a reader: My son served for Daily Mass yesterday, and we had an awkward moment. We’d like your advice on how to best handle this type of situation, should it ever happen again. I’ll set up the scene. … Read More
QUAERITUR: female servers for Extraordinary Form
From time to time the question of female servers for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite pops up in my inbox. Yes… Extraordinary Form or TLM At present, the 1983 Code of Canon Law is interpreted such that females … Read More
QUAERITUR: New Zealand – a Maori chant instead of consecration bells
From a reader: I was reading in the local Archdiocesan paper about a new development in the liturgy here in New Zealand. Instead of the use of bells at the time of consecration in some parishes (I know two) a … Read More
QUAERITUR: age for starting to train altar boys
An e-mail came with a question. It came without a subject in the subject line and I usually just delete them, but I opened this one. What is the "rule of thumb" ,age wise, for boys to start to train … Read More
QUAERITUR: extraordinary ministers and “approach the altar”
From a reader: I have a question about the Redemptionis Sacramentum requirement that the extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion do not "approach the altar" until after the priest’s Communion… What is meant by "approach the altar"? Does it mean they should … Read More
