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- AngelaM on IMPORTANT expert canonical exam of the DDF SSPX Decree: It does NOT excommunicate SSPX priests or faithful who attend Masses, or change the practical canonical position of faithful seeking SSPX sacraments.: “Thankful for this post Father. Honest, truthful, and with charity. And thank you for the corrections made to folks above…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 6th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 14th Ordinary) 2026: “SSPX priory in Sanford was filled, as usual, for 9:30am High Mass. Father noted how amazing the Encone ceremony and…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1654: another jackass: “I wonder if that gentle prelate who offered a Mass for and with sodomites would be willing to “reach out”…”
- on The DDF’s procedures for “reconciling” both clerics and lay people from the SSPX: “@WVC I hope our gracious host allows me a longish reply, cause it seems this is an example of ‘it…”
- on IMPORTANT expert canonical exam of the DDF SSPX Decree: It does NOT excommunicate SSPX priests or faithful who attend Masses, or change the practical canonical position of faithful seeking SSPX sacraments.: ““So, you are of the mind that the present powers that be don’t have to follow the law in order…”
- on The DDF’s procedures for “reconciling” both clerics and lay people from the SSPX: “Venerator Sti Lot, Yeah, it does make one wonder. But I think – though I can claim no special expertise…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1654: another jackass: “Tell me again why we need *extraordinary* ministers of communion because otherwise Mass would go too long, and yet we…”
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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
QUAERITUR: Communion for a non-celebrating priest
From a priest reader: Perhaps you or your readers could help me with a question regarding communion etiquette for priests in the Ordinary Form of the Mass. When a priest is in attendance at a mass and not concelebrating, should … Read More
QUAERITUR: Should I stand or should I kneel?
From a reader: I am a bit of an amateur rubricist (God help us all), and know the rules in the Ordinary Form. The bishops of the United States, under the permission of the Holy See, have mandated kneeling during … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged Canon, consecration, kneeling
31 Comments
31 Comments
QUAERITUR: Communion in the time of Swine Flu
I haven’t been hearing too much about Swine Flu these days… but I suppose it is still around. This question is from a reader: I attended an Ordination Mass at ___ in ___ this past Saturday. Prior to Communion, the … Read More
QUAERITUR: Latin version of a Spiritual Communion prayer
I need help from readers for a question sent via e-mail. I cannot find my copy of The Raccolta with Latin and English texts of prayers which at one time had been conceded indulgences. Someone asked my for a Latin … Read More
QUAERITUR: taking Communion with Precious Blood out to the sick
From a priest reader: Have you ever come across a vessel designed for bringing the Precious Blood to the sick? I have a parishioner to whom I regularly bring communion, but she is now on an absolutely no gluten diet, … Read More
QUAERITUR: a bunch of stuff
From a reader many questions. General Tip: If you hope for a serious answer, send one question. After that I start to lose attention and get silly. Thanks you for your website. It’s the third thing I read every evening. … Read More
QUAERITUR: Ascension Thursday Sunday… what to do?
From a priest reader: I am facing a dilemma. I live in a part of the country which does not observe the Ascension in a biblical manner – that is, forty days after the resurrection. Instead, we observe something that … Read More
QUAERITUR: priests extending hands at the time of ordination
From a priest reader: Fr. Z, Easter Greetings in the Lord. I am writing with a question for you, or any other knowledgeable priest, to answer. Last spring I attended two priestly ordinations. The first was in the extraordinary form, … Read More
QUAERITUR: What do you mean by “liturgy” in need of “reform”?
From a reader: On your take on notredame you kept refering to the "liturgy". In the present catholic church there are 2 different liturgies: the novus ordo and the tridentine. What liturgy are you refering to that needs reforming. The … Read More
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged continuity, Fever Swamp, liturgy, reform, rupture, worship
125 Comments
125 Comments
QUAERITUR: What office to say on Ascension Thursday
From a reader: I generally go to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass on Sundays but pray the Liturgy of the Hours. I live in Los Angeles, CA, one of the areas where Ascension Thursday is moved to Sunday in … Read More
AngelaM on IMPORTANT expert canonical exam of the DDF SSPX Decree: It does NOT excommunicate SSPX priests or faithful who attend Masses, or change the practical canonical position of faithful seeking SSPX sacraments.: “Thankful for this post Father. Honest, truthful, and with charity. And thank you for the corrections made to folks above…”
