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Category Archives: Events
NYC EXILE – DAY 3: Of Solemn Mass and Spanish Rice
A ghost was lain in Newark today. In the magnificent Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, which once Episcopalians were permitted to use to celebrate and raise John Shelby Spong, there was a Solemn Mass in the Roman Rite after … Read More
Fr. John E. Halborg, RIP – Requiem Mass – Manhattan, NYC, Holy Innocents 12 April
I have a soft spot for priests who were Lutheran converts who say the Traditional Latin Mass of the Roman Rite. Hence, I ask your prayers for one. Fr. John E. Halborg died recently. I knew him only slightly. He … Read More
Posted in Events, Mail from priests, PRAYER REQUEST, Priests and Priesthood, Urgent Prayer Requests
Tagged Fr. Halborg, Holy Innocents
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National Catholic Prayer Breakfast confirms a big guest speaker in addition to Card. Sarah!
This year on 17 May the 12th National Catholic Prayer Breakfast will be held in Washington DC. The keynote speaker is the great Robert Card. Sarah, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship. A special guest speaker has also been … Read More
TENEBRAE – Where? When?
We must all work in a concerted effort to revive the singing of all of Tenebrae, whole and entire, from the older, traditional Office. Not some truncated version of ditties and so forth, as if it were Advent Lessons and … Read More
BELATED: 3rd Anniversary of Election of Pope Francis
One of you readers – only one – seemed perplexed that I mentioned the 3rd anniversary of Pope Benedict announcing his resignation and the 3rd anniversary of the actual abdication of the papacy, but I didn’t write about the 3rd … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Events, Francis, Lighter fare
Tagged Benedict XVI, Benedict XVI's resignation, papal election, Pope Francis
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11 Comments
Pi Day!
One of our priest readers wrote to remind me that today is π DAY! Happy ? Day, everyone. How will you celebrate this august occasion? BTW.. it isn’t as ?-y as last year, 2015. This year we have to round … Read More
12-13 March USA: Spring Forward tonight! #dst change
Readers in these USA, remember to change your clocks tonight when you turn in. Don’t be out of synch with Sunday Mass.
“Month’s Mind” TLM Requiem (Missa Cantata) for Justice Antonin Scalia.
I received a note that there will be a Sung Requiem Mass in the traditional form of the Roman Rite for the one month mark for the repose of the soul of Justice Antonin Scalia on Saturday 12 March at … Read More
Juventutem has a new President
I had an email from Juventutem (too bad about that J) saying that Hungary’s Bertalan Kiss, has become the President of Fœderatio Internationalis Juventutem. HERE In addition to co-founding and leading the annual Hungarian pilgrimage, Peregrinatio Fidei, since 2012, Bertalan … Read More
Posted in Events, Fr. Z KUDOS, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged Juventutem, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
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