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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
ASK FATHER: Priest doesn’t purify vessels, leaves them overnight
From a reader… I am a university student who attends daily mass at the college parish. Every day, the priest does not purify the vessels, leaving them with the Sacred Species out for sometimes hours or all night after mass. … Read More
ASK FATHER: Hosts brought to altar at Communion, not before consecration
From a reader… Today at mass, after the priest had completed the Eucharistic Prayer, and we had moved past the Agnus Dei, one of the EMHCs noticed that the Chalices and Ciboriums with unconsecrated hosts (those meant for distribution to … Read More
ASK FATHER: Wedding of Catholics with a non-priest out in Mother Nature
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My son and fiancee are Catholics and considering having a non-priest perform the ceremony in the Outer Banks, NC. We have two family members saying that as Catholics, they can’t attend the wedding because it is outside of the … Read More
ASK FATHER: Only the Sorrowful Mysteries during Lent?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Someone told me that during the Lenten season, every day one would pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. True? The wonderful, indulgence-laden prayer of the Most Holy Rosary is prayed in different ways in different … Read More
ASK FATHER: “Disposing” of the Eucharist and the Sacrarium
From a reader… It is my understanding that if a Communion host or the precious blood has to be disposed, it is to be poured into water to dissolve/mix with the water, then poured into a sacrarium or into the earth. My … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can the pastor force me, a priest, to wash women’s feet on Holy Thursday?
From a priest… QUAERITUR (edited): Emboldened by the Pope’s new legislation last year, my pastor is determined to force the small parish which I primarily serve in the cluster to introduce women into the Holy Thursday footwashing rite. [This old thing again… sigh.] … Read More
ASK FATHER: Removing Holy Water during Lent
From a reader… I am currently serving at a parish as a transitional deacon. On Thursday I noticed along with the parishioners that the Holy Water was removed from the entrance of the church. They were looking all around for … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Liberals
Tagged holy water, holy water fonts, LENT
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ASK FATHER: Can a pastor forbid an assistant from using black vestments?
From a priest… QUAERITUR: Can a Pastor of a parish forbid a Parochial Vicar from wearing a black chasuble at funerals? I just heard of 2 pastors in [a large NE Archdiocese] who have forbidden their traditional-minded parochial vicars from wearing … Read More
ASK FATHER: If there is no other priest, does Father put ashes on himself? #ashtag
From a priest comes a good #ashtag question… QUAERITUR: A couple priests have asked me today, and I have no good answer – when a priest is offering Mass on Ash Wednesday without another priest present, or a deacon, does … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests
Tagged #ashtag, Ash Wednesday, ashes
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