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The "sign of peace" during Mass in the Ordinary Form...
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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
- No, this would be a really bad idea. (3%, 511 Votes)
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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
GERMANY: Catastrophic! USA next? @USCCB bishops meeting and YOU. ACTION ITEM!
An image to consider. Two rays extending from the same point get farther and father apart the longer they extend. If the one ray is the trajectory of Christ’s true Church, then the other ray, that departs from it, … Read More
ASK FATHER: Some say Advent is not a penitential season.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I’m reaching out because I’m doing a bunch of research on Advent. I have been reading a number of things on Advent and about living liturgically in general and I’m trying to get a few things straight that I’m … Read More
ASK FATHER: If I am in the state of mortal sin, is there any point in praying?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Thank you for the good work you do through this blog. I check it once or twice daily, because I always look forward to your insightful and incisive commentary. May I ask: If I am in a state … Read More
ASK FATHER: “Properly blessed” devotional objects
From a reader… QUAERITUR: What does it mean for an article of devotion to be “properly blessed” as stated in the Enchiridion of Indulgences? Many of our sacramentals have been blessed by priests or deacons, and two by bishops (my … Read More
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Did you mention “catafalques”?
The other day I answered a reader’s question about Requiem Masses with absolution of the catafalque. Here are a three examples of of catafalques, which substitute for the the presence of the body of the deceased. This is the TMSM’s … Read More
ASK FATHER: What is All Souls Mass “with a Catafalque”?
First of all, don’t forget to get those indulgences! HERE Today is the Commemoration of All Souls, meaning, our liturgical remembrance of those souls now in the purifying state of Purgatory. Prayer for the dead is a work of mercy. You … Read More
ASK FATHER: TLM workshops for U.S. diocesan priests with no EF Mass experience and marginal Latin?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I spoke with our parish priest today and he is open to attending a Latin Mass Workshop. Will you please recommend a workshop(s) for a young, U.S. diocesan priest with no EF Mass experience and marginal … Read More
ASK FATHER: Priest attacked me for how I made my confession.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Today, I went for confession to the capuchins like I usually do. The priests there tend to be great confessors. However, today I had quite a bad experience. I confess in kind and number and I … Read More
All Saints 2017 – 1 Nov- Holy Day of Obligation – Deliberately ignore? Grave sin!
In these United States, be sure to check your parish schedules for Masses. Thursday 1 November 2017 is a Holy Day of OBLIGATION. For our part, there will be a Missa Cantata at St. Mary’s in Pine Bluff, WI, in the Extraordinary … Read More
ASK FATHER: Confessing remembered forgotten sins
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I tend to get very nervous in confession and I do better if I just stick to the script so to speak so I don’t start rambling. Is there a formula for confessing mortal sins that were forgotten … Read More
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