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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
OFFICIAL RELEASE OF THE HOLY SEE: Training DVDs for the TLM
Some people claim that even though the Holy Father issued Summorum Pontificum, no one is really supposed to actually use the older books. They have the same attitude about the TLM as they do about Gregorian chant: it should be … Read More
Why a priest won’t give “Communion blessings”
From a reader: The following was in our Parish Bulletin this week and is on our parish website… http://www.stanthonyofpadua-buffalo.org. Our parish has an EF Mass every Sunday and on Holy Days. Fr Secondo Casarotto is a great Pastor and we … Read More
Interesting letter from the PCED to a Brazilian questioner
From a reader I received a rather difficult to use transcript of a letter from the new de facto head of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, now under the guidance of Msgr. Guido Pozzo for His Eminence Card. Levada, Prefect … Read More
QUAERITUR: Rosary during Mass
From a reader: Is it okay to say the rosary at Low Mass? My Latin is proficient enough to the point where I’ve moved beyond having to rely on a missal. What would be the harm of saying a rosary … Read More
The question of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
I think you have all seen it happen. As the time for Holy Communion approaches, a small throng of EMHCs troop up into the sanctuary. On the blog Uncommon Sense there is a proposal, worth reading and passing around. I … Read More
QUAERITUR: licit use of languages for Mass
From a reader (edited): I am at the [organized thing for seminarians] for the summer and each Friday Holy Mass is celebrated in Spanish. In my estimation, about 20-40 out of 173 seminarians here this summer spoke spanish as their … Read More
QUAERITUR: relics and lost documents: what to do?
From a reader: I thought you would be just the one to ask… I have several first class relics without their "papers." Is there anyway these relics can be authenticated for public veneration? Perhaps someplace they can be sent to … Read More
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QUAERITUR: use of the traditional Rituale Romanum
From a seminarian: I’m a seminarian and have a few questions regarding blessings. A newly ordained priest, who is a friend of mine recently started using blessings from the 1964 Collectio Rituum. For example, he uses the Blessing for Water … Read More
QUAERITUR: Cassock for seminarian
From a reader: I have a friend entering the seminary soon and we are looking to get him a cassock. I searched high and low for the post from sometime ago about where the best place to get a cassock … Read More
Birmingham (AL-USA): TLM workshop for laypeople – 15 Aug
From a reader with my emphases and comments. On behalf of Una Voce Northern Alabama, I am pleased to announce our first ever diocesan-wide workshop for the laity: "Introduction to the Extraordinary Form." This free, daylong workshop will take place … Read More
