Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box

I got this urgent question by e-mail: Fr. Z –  I am a transitional Deacon preparing for Ordination and First Mass on June 28 and 29 respectively.  I would like my friend, who is an installed acolyte and fellow seminarian … Read More →

From a reader: Today, during Holy Mass, I went to confession. The priest told me to say my Act of contrition, then he would absolve me. So, as I started to say it, he began to whisper something in Latin. … Read More →

I received a question from a reader…. a very long, convoluted question (please keep them short or I just can’t wade through them), and so I edited it: Dear Fr. Z,                In my home parish we are trying to get … Read More →

I got this question: Fr. Z, I would be very interested to hear what you and/or your readers would have to say to this question. In our diocese, a priest recently stated in a public forum that "Pope Benedict is … Read More →

I received this question: For the funeral of a cleric, I know that the body is dressed in the liturgical vesture proper to their order and rank.  Does this include a particular color for the vestments or is it what … Read More →

I got this via e-mail: A friend of mine … wants to know if there is a Latin version of the Fatima prayers, specifically the one say during the Rosary: "O my Jesus, forgive us our sins. . ."   Can … Read More →

I received the following: What is/are the proper way/s to dispose of Sacred Chrism.  Is it only to be burned or, like many other things, can it be buried and thus "returned" to the earth? The very best way would … Read More →

I get lots of questions via e-mail.  Among them, I am asked to translate things, either into English from Latin or into Latin. I don’t really do that. "But Father!  But Father!", you surely are saying, "You’re Latin is so … Read More →