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- WVC on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “@monstrance My diocesan TLM had a huge upsurge in attendance last Sunday, and most of the folks were coming from…”
- on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “@prayfatima Christ also said, “Get behind me, Satan” to Peter, and excoriated the religious leaders of his time, the Pharisees,…”
- on Card. Koch, Prefect for Christian Unity, makes observations about the SSPX: “I don’t have strong opinions here and I’m genuinely curious. I’ve attended some indult (as they then were termed) liturgies…”
- on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “@haydn seeker In a black mass it is also Our Lord on the altar. Just because He is present 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.: “I note that the DDF’s explanation includes a pathway for an SSPX priest to return to the arms of the…”
- on My View For Awhile: Westward: “That’s a long drive I’m familiar with. We used to have a second home in Deep Creek Lake, in the…”
- on The Bishop of Salt Lake City reduces priests celebrating the TLM, despite conversions of Mormons: “@FrReader, I think, given your comments on Tradition, perhaps you would find an essay by the libertarian (for lack of…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1654: another jackass: “The priest dancing reminds me about ten years ago I attended a Spanish Mass at the parish close to my…”
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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
QUAERITUR: Why would someone under 60 want to attend the TLM?
From a reader: Dear Father, I have been asked by several people in my parish "Why in the world would anyone under 60 want to attend [that] Mass?!". Some of these very same people are fast approaching that age. I … Read More
QUAERITUR: Are bishops obliged to establish “personal parishes”?
From a reader: Dear Father Z: Some people in Glasgow are considering asking Archbishop Conti for a personal parish. They are going to get some names of people who want one – a petition – and present them to His … Read More
QUAERITUR: Black pall for caskets in the Novus Ordo?
A question via e-mail: With the common occurrence of white vestments at funerals and a corresponding color funeral pall, I wondered about the practice of a black funeral pall for the OF. While black vestments can be used for funerals … Read More
QUAERITUR: Assistant priest puts an amice over the surplice
This comes via Facebook from a priest reader: What can you tell me about the use of the amice over the surplice for deacon chaplains and Assisting Priests? The AP at my first Mass wore the amice that way. There … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can the TLM be offered ‘versus populum’?
From Facebook: Dear Fr. Z, The priest that celebrates de EF in Buenos Aires, has decided today to do it versus populum quoting a work of Card. Ratzinger that says that the cross must be the focal point or liturgical … Read More
QUAERITUR: We have two TLM places – should we push for more?
From a reader: My wife and I are recent converts. Our family is increasingly drawn to the beauty and transcendence of the EF. I have approached our parochial vicar and gently inquired about the possibility of having a EF mass. … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can traditional baptisms be done in English (by priests who don’t know Latin)
A question from a reader: Fr. Z, Thanks for your great blog. Our strongly orthodox priest at first declined to baptize our expected baby using the E.F. because of his lack of ability in Latin. He said he would check … Read More
QUAERITUR: A priest asks “Day off: Do I need pastor’s permission to say the TLM?”
A question from a priest: I have been moved to [a] parish where I have every third week without a daily mass. I would like to say a low mass on these days, but I’m sure I will get resistance … Read More
QUAERITUR: In what color are priests to be buried?
From a priest: Fr. Z. Do you know what the traditional color chasuble is for priests to be buried in (i.e. not necessarily what is done now, but what was most often done in the past)? I need to write … Read More
QUAERITUR: the seventh candle
I had a note from a priest with a question: Dear Father, I have had a TLM at my Parish, which I celebrate, every Sunday since last November and is going great. But my question is about what I see in … Read More
WVC on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “@monstrance My diocesan TLM had a huge upsurge in attendance last Sunday, and most of the folks were coming from…”
