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Category Archives: GO TO CONFESSION
IMPORTANT about the Confessional, Your Phone, and … Who Knows?
At the National Catholic Register there is a story about how the Bishop of Lincoln has told priests, “NO PHONES in the Confessional”. HERE Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, formalized a new policy this year banning … Read More
ASK FATHER: “I absolve you of your sins, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit”… invalid?
From a cleric reader… QUAERITUR: I was wondering if I received valid absolution. The priest in confession said the entire formula correctly but at the very end he said “I absolve you of your sins, the Father, the Son and … Read More
R.I.P. Giancarlo
I asked several times for prayers for a friend and archconfrere in Rome, Giancarlo. He suffered from the complications of a terrible congenital malady of the liver. Giancarlo passed away a few minutes ago. He had received the last rites. … Read More
I’ve got a Secret… from the Votive Mass for the Sick
Lately I have almost every day been adding orations from the Votive Mass “pro infirmis” during my celebration of Holy Mass. The orations from that Mass are poignant. Here is the Secret: Deus, cuius nutibus vitae nostrae momenta decurrunt: suscipe … Read More
About the Apostolic Pardon given to the dying. Wherein Fr. Z informs and admonishes!
Looking back at some posts, I found this which (though from happier days in 2021, despite everything) bears repeating. Two recent email exchanges brought up the importance of the Apostolic Pardon (AP). It is also sometimes called the Apostolic Blessing. The AP … Read More
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Tagged Apostolic Pardon, indulgences
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Daily Rome Shot 1045 – Wherein Fr. Z rants about confession times.
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Daily Rome Shot 1013 – JASMINE REPORT! (Brooklyn 24/4– Day 4)
Here is your Roman JASMINE REPORT! (No, not the Jesuit.) Thanks to The World’s Best Sacristan™. *sigh* I should’ve stayed a few more days. Welcome registrants: IzaJanina Spartan76 yorkvilleguy Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. … Read More
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ROME 24/4– Day 39 & 40 (-2 & -1): An ACTION ITEM!
Sunrise today was at 0606 and the Tramonta will be at 20:09. Today the Ave Maria bell changed to the 20:30 cycle yesterday, 28 April. Circumstances didn’t allow me to post. Welcome registrants: Madeleine Therese Gemma_Marie Wally54 Thanks you NE … Read More
On Divine Mercy Sunday a sobering thought from a Pope about that terrible day
“Divine Mercy! Rah, rah, rah!” Right? Right. However… We have come to Low Sunday, Dominica in albis, the Octave of Easter. I reviewed something of what Fathers of the Church had to say about our Gospel passage on this famous … Read More
excalibur on YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS: “Personal intentions.”
