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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
QUAERITUR: substituting for a subdeacon
From a seminarian reader, rewritten for anonymity: I was told that having a layman (including a seminarian/acolyte) serve as a sub-deacon constitutes an abuse. Sed contra, the FSSP regularly has seminarian sub-deacons. Do you know of any official documents which … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Classic Posts, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Solemn Mass, subdeacon, TLM
41 Comments
41 Comments
QUAERITUR: I was supposed to love the TLM, but I hated it!
From a reader with my emphases and comments: I’ve been following your blog quite attentively for a few months now and all my reading convinced me that I needed to give the Extraordinary Form of the Mass a try ASAP. … Read More
QUAERITUR: a proper genuflection
From a reader: I happened to note in O’Connell, II, 1940, p. 23: "… the Celebrant, when genuflecting at the foot of the altar (especially when genuflecting on the step), must not turn sideways, but directly face the tabernacle." … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can I attend an SSPX ordination
From a reader (edited): I wanted to ask you about attendance at relative’s ordination. My relative is going to be ordained a priest for the SSPX. We have not gone to the weddings which have been in the … Read More
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged attendance, ordination, SSPX, wedding
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QUAERITUR: Communion in time of epidemic
From a reader in Mexico City on the Swine Flu outbreak. My emphases and comments. As you are probably aware by now, there is a very serious influenza (also called swine flu) outbreak in Mexico City, since yesterday we are … Read More
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Communion in the hand, disease, epidemic, flu, Mexico
58 Comments
58 Comments
Feast of St. Mark: procession and litany
From a reader: How many parishes observed this feast day of St. Mark with the traditional procession chanting the litany of the saints? Ours followed a sung ad orientem Novus Ordo Mass with incense and Kyrie (Gr.), Sanctus, Mysterium Fidei, … Read More
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged liber usualis, litany, procession, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
34 Comments
34 Comments
QUAERUNTUR: some questions about Mass
From a reader, some questions. I usually don’t like to tackle more than one question at a time, because multiple questions make subsequent moderation to difficult. So, I will be brief. Is it permissible for the following; 1. At the … Read More
QUAERITUR: Justify ad orientem worship in light of GIRM 299
From a reader: I’m a student at ___, studying Psychology and Theology. First off, IMy name’s __, and I’d like to thank you for your blog. I’ve learned a lot that I’ve been able to share with my friends about … Read More
QUAERITUR: choosing not to go to Sunday Mass if it is not a TLM
From a reader: Recently, after reading this post on traditional Catholicism, I posted the link on Facebook and got into a debate with a few friends of mine. Basically, it boiled down to the following three questions: [there were three … Read More
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QUAERITUR: moving up the age of (Latin Rite) confirmation
From a reader: A bit related to your post about seeking Confirmation from another diocese, I was wondering what you thought of seeking out the sacrament of Confirmation for my children before they receive Holy Communion for the first time. … Read More
ProfessorCover on REMINDER: “The Life of Little Saint Placid”: “Wow!”
