Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box

QUAERITUR: incomplete vestment sets for TLM

From a priest reader (edited): With Lent about to begin I have a question regarding Laetare Sunday and what vestments I should wear for the TLM that day. I will be celebrating a Sung Mass in the EF for Laetare … Read More

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QUAERITUR: How do we make the Novus Ordo better?

From a reader: Fr. Z: I’m a Junior at ___ in the Television Department. I’ve stumbled upon your blog a few times, and I’ve noticed that you celebrate the Latin Mass. (Tridentine?) I have a question for you. I’ve witnessed … Read More

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QUAERITUR: confirmation robes

From a priest:  From amongst your readership, would anyone have an idea where to find/purchase traditional Confirmation robes similar to those in common usage before the Council? There are very few resources available online, and these tend to resemble the … Read More

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QUAERITUR: young people, music, Mass and entertainment

From a reader: In my experience when Masses are celebrated with a children’s choir or a teen band it seems that the focus of the Liturgy shifts from the Sacrifice of the Mass to the children that are singing or … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Easter Sunday Mass during two weeks early

From a reader: According to a good friend of mine at Notre Dame, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart will be celebrating Easter Mass two weeks before Easter, so that it can be taped and broadcast on NBC on Easter … Read More

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QUAERITUR: Chalice veil during a TLM

From a seminarian reader: I have a question regarding serving the extraordinary form of the Mass which I was hoping you would be so kind as to answer for me. Toward the end of the Mass, after communion, the missal has … Read More

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QUAERITUR: The A Word after Septuagesima

From a reader: The A word was uttered today at the local (n.o.) Mass this morning. Is the A only buried by traditional Catholics on Septuagesima Sunday?   (Or can I answer my own question – there is no more Septuagesima … Read More

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QUAERITUR: words of absolution

From a reader:       I know you are busy but I have a quick question regarding the valid words of absolution in the sacrament of penance.  If the priest says the whole formula starting with God the Father of Mercies, … Read More

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QUAERITUR: children at Mass

And now a reader is seeking to get me killed by asking about children at Mass. My wife and I recently attended a TLM for First Friday, and had an unpleasant experience before Mass. Our 1 year old daughter noticed … Read More

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QUAERITUR: non-concelebrating priests and Communion

From a priest reader: Except when the Archbishop (or another Bishop) is celebrating here at the parish I am not inclined to concelebrate. I prefer to attend in choir as does my associate when one or the other or a … Read More

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