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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
QUAERITUR: Elements of the Extraordinary Form in the Ordinary Form
From a reader: Can the Last Gospel and the prayers at the foot of the altar be a part of the Ordinary Form? Also, can the priest say, “May the body of Our Lord Jesus Christ preserve your soul unto … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The future and our choices
Tagged Communion, Extraordinary Form, Holy Communion, Last Gospel, liturgy, Mass, Ordinary Form, Prayers at the foot of the altar, The Body of Christ, worship
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83 Comments
QUAERITUR: SPIDER!
From a reader: I have a guilty conscience regarding the irreverence towards the Blessed Sacrament. I was alone during a middle of the night Holy Hour in our Adoration Chapel when I had a run in with a large and … Read More
NOTE TO READERS Re: Registration and Comments
Right now this blog is under siege by lots of spam and spammers trying to register and post their putrid slime. I have ratcheted up the drawbridge and have released the gators into the moat. I direct you once … Read More
Nifty video about Clear Creek Abbey in Oklahoma
There is a great 5 minute video about Clear Creek Abbey in Oklahoma. It is well worth your time. There is a brief, though annoying, ad before the video starts. Clear Creek Abbey Work Day from clearcreekabbey on GodTube.
QUAERITUR: Is absolution in Latin encouraged?
From a reader: I went to Confession the other day before a Tridentine Mass, and the confessor said the prayers of absolution in Latin. I know this is permitted, but is it encouraged in the same way as Latin in … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can a layperson expose the Blessed Sacrament?
From a reader: I have an adoration chapel nearby that presents the Blessed Sacrament in a beautiful tabernacle / monstrance with a hinged door that opens to showcase the Consecrated Host. It is behind a small altar on a raised, … Read More
“I collect books just as others store grain….”
From the Laudator comes something with which I can sympathize: Yuan Mei (1716–1797), Book Storage, tr. J.D.Schmidt: I collect books just as others store grain, And bitterly complain I don’t have enough granaries. In order to make space for a … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Just Too Cool, Poetry
Tagged bibliophiles, books, Laudator temporis acti, Yuan Mei
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27 Comments
More on concelebration
At NLM I saw another photo of my preferred style of concelebration.
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged concelebration
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12 Comments
FOLLOW UP: Blessing of Herbs and Flowers for Assumption – Your Reports
The other day I wrote about the special blessing for herbs and flowers in the Rituale Romanum for the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady. Someone sent a photo and text. Since you have mentioned a couple of times … Read More
