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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
QUAERITUR: Confessions on Good Friday
Every year I get e-mails about priests who will not hear confessions during the Triduum, especially on Good Friday. They say the directions in the Missal forbid confessions. Wrong. Some priests, liturgical experts, and even diocesan liturgy offices wrongly claim … Read More
QUAERITUR: Passion (during Mass) in… What the…!
From a reader: As announced at 1 of the Parishes in DBQ, IA last Sunday: "The Passion will be proclaimed in mime at the 4:15 Saturday Mass and 9:30 Sunday Mass." Do I even have to ask the obvious question? In … Read More
QUAERITUR: How early can the Easter Vigil begin?
From a reader: There is a parish in our diocese that is advertising (in the bulletin and even in the diocesan paper) a 4:00 p.m. Easter Vigil. Are there ANY circumstances which allow for such an exception to the rule … Read More
QUAERITUR: Latin examination of conscience
From a reader: I am looking for "examen conscientiae" in Latin, but I cannot find anything suitable for la layperson. The only one I found so far is in the book "Manuale sacerdotum" by Joseph Schneider (availabe in Google Books), … Read More
QUAERITUR: Music just not right for Mass. What to do?
From a reader: The director of music (and Liturgy, sigh) at our parish, a woman with an incredible voice, learned a contemporary song several years ago which she and a male member of the choir sing together whenever possible. If … Read More
QUAERITUR: Good Friday – plain Cross or Crucifix
From a reader: I need some help. For years I remember my parish using a beautiful Crucifix for Veneration on Good Friday (nearly 6 ft. tall and everything). I am now Liturgist there, working alongside a … pastor who insists … Read More
QUAERITUR: When should the lights go on at the Easter Vigil?
From a priest reader: During the Easter Vigil in the ordinary form, when are the lights of the church supposed to be turned on? Ourcustom has been to turn the lights on after the third "Christ our Light"; the rubrics … Read More
QUAERITUR: “I forgive” instead of “I absolve”
From a reader: I have a question about confession, …. When I went this morning, the priest heard my sins and then said, "I forgive you your sins in the name of…" instead of the usual "I absolve you from … Read More
QUAERITUR: liturgical purple
A reader sends: I know you have made the explanation clear for the true liturgical color of "rose," but could you please give a brief lesson on the true liturgical color of "violet"? It seems when the seasons of Advent … Read More
QUAERITUR: more than one TLM on Sundays and feasts
A received a question from a reader about the number of TLMs which can be celebrated in a parish on a Sunday or feast. In order to preserve anonymity, I will simply rephrase it. Context: A parish where the TLM … Read More
