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- JonPatrick on Daily Rome Shot 1654: another jackass: ““The parish by my office has a congregation that is probably 60 percent Hispanic and while the one Spanish Mass…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1655: inconsistencies: “I keep seeing these posts of liturgical abuses in the NO. While these are all valid and quite frankly disturbing,…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1655: inconsistencies: “I don’t want the Novus Ordo anymore than Jacob wanted Leah.”
- on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “@Tomasthetorque As the saying (sort of) goes, wish in one hand and synodalize in the other, and see which fills…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1655: inconsistencies: “This really is a failure to understand that while all four-sided figures are quadrilaterals, some are rhombuses and some are…”
- on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “At the local FSSP parish, we were subjected to unseemly triumphalist crowing by the pastor. I’m having a difficult time…”
- on Card. Koch, Prefect for Christian Unity, makes observations about the SSPX: “@PostCatholic Points of Order. 1. The SSPX and those who go to their chapels are not “Lefebvrites”. Let’s refrain from…”
- on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “In today’s edition of Rod Dreher diary he has remarks that many of Father Z’s supporter might find interesting. He…”
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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
QUAERITUR: WDSC116RS?
I received a note from a reader: What does Sacrosanctum Concilium 116 really say? Ecclesia cantum gregorianum agnoscit ut liturgiae romanae proprium: qui ideo in actionibus liturgicis, ceteris paribus, principem locum obtineat. The sentence isn’t all that difficult, though you … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can pastors deny the use of the church to visiting priests/groups?
I got these questions via e-mail: I have a question dealing with the proper understanding of the Motu Propio Summorum Pontificum. A hypothetical diocese has a policy in which the Extraordinary Form is only allowed where explicitly permitted by the … Read More
QUAERITUR: TLM servers and kissing stuff
A question was received: Dear Fr. Z, I am an altar server at a TLM since last month. I read in a liturgical manual written by a priest of the FSSP that when the server handles the cruets to the … Read More
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged osculations, solita oscula, Trimeloni
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QUAERITUR: If priest denies Communion when I kneel
I got this by e-mail: Dear Father, Last week during a trip to ________, I went to the _______ Cathedral, and attempted to receive communion kneeling, but as I knelt the priest gave me a sigh, at first ignored me, … Read More
QUAERITUR: broadcast/recorded Mass when you can’t attend
I received a question by e-mail: Dear Father Z, It’s commonly accepted that shut-ins and invalids who are unable to go to church can fulfill their Sunday obligation by watching a live Mass on TV. It’s that "live" part that … Read More
QUAERITUR: Resources for explain Mass and things to children
I think you readers can help with this one. Dear Father Zuhlsdorf, I am a cradle Catholic with three children, we have a family rule that on the way home from Mass the children can ask me questions about … Read More
QUAERITUR: The “liturgist”
You know the jokes… What’s the difference between a liturgist and a terrorist? … or You find yourself with two terrorists and liturgist and only have two bullets in your gun…. So, today I received this question: Fr. Z, I … Read More
QUAERITUR: audibility of prayers during a TLM
I got this from a reader. Dear Father, I have always wondered about the sound during TLM’s. Now first off, I have only attended one low Mass. It was a beautiful experience, however I found myself wishing that I could … Read More
QUAERITUR: Before the Council we had the TLM, so why did things go wrong?
I received this from a reader. Good questions are raised in the wake of Summorum Pontificum and "Save the Liturgy Save the World", as well as "Say the Black Do the Red" and many other of the points I raise … Read More
QUAERITUR: Visiting priest and baptism with the OLD Rite
Here is a question from e-mail, useful for people and priests alike: Dear Fr. Z., We are expecting our 6th baby in August and I asked our "Sunday" priest if he would come up to do the baptism at our … Read More
JonPatrick on Daily Rome Shot 1654: another jackass: ““The parish by my office has a congregation that is probably 60 percent Hispanic and while the one Spanish Mass…”
