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Category Archives: Linking Back
15 September: Seven Sorrows of Mary – The “Our Lady of Sorrows Project”
Today, the day after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, is the Feast of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary. There is an analogous commemoration on Friday after 1st Passion Sunday. Some time ago, I wrote a … Read More
“They can always hurt you more.”
I was looking around on the blog for things I had written about Doctor of the Church St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Today is his feast. I found something I wrote in 2022 about the FACT that… “They can always hurt … Read More
Posted in Linking Back, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices
Tagged Fat Man's Rules
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An important topic revisited: Moral Injury
I had the occasion to repair some links in older posts about the topic of “moral injury”. It is an important topic. I’m glad the reader let me know. There will be some repetition, but I wanted to get them … Read More
2nd Joyful Mystery: The Visitation (Traditional observance 2 July)
In the traditional calendar, the Feast of the Visitation, 2 July, came at the end of the long-suppressed Octave of John the Baptist. In the Novus Ordo it now falls on 31 May, between the Annunciation and the Birth of … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z rants. Benediction using the humeral veil BUT… blessings at Communion time? Fathers! THINK!
At the table, the post about humeral veils came up. Just to review, the humeral veil used at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a sign that the priest himself is not imparting the blessing. The humeral veil hides and … Read More
OLDIE PODCAzT 59: St Leo the Great on Pentecost fasting; Benedict XVI’s Pentecost sermon
? [Because the player which is now the default is not very good (there’s no obvious control for speed or to download and you can’t even skip around) … HERE… you can download. I don’t want you to be forced … Read More
Posted in Classic Posts, Linking Back, Patristiblogging, PODCAzT, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Ember Days
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OLDIE PODCAzT: Wednesday in the Octave of Pentecost
For an explanation of what has happened to links on the blog, HERE Original Notes: This is the third PODCAzT for the Pentecost Octave. Today we learn about what Ember Day’s are, these beautiful days which helped Catholics for may … Read More
Posted in Classic Posts, Linking Back, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Patristiblogging, PODCAzT
Tagged Pentecost, podcast
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OLDIE PODCAzT: Tuesday in the Octave of Pentecost
For Monday’s, and an explanation of what has happened to links on the blog, HERE These are from 2008. ORIGINAL NOTES: Today is Tuesday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus … Read More
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Tagged John Paul II, Pentecost, podcast
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WDTPRS – Pentecost Monday: Feast of the Lacrimation of Paul VI.
Let’s have a look at the Collect for today’s Mass of Pentecost Monday. COLLECT (1962MR): Deus, qui Apostolis tuis Sanctum dedisti Spiritum: concede plebi tuae piae petitionis effectum; ut, quibus dedisti fidem, largiaris et pacem. I found this prayer in … Read More
OLDIE PODCAzT: Monday in the Octave of Pentecost
A long time ago, I made some podcasts for the Octave of Pentecost… some 18 years ago. They are listed on my old PODCAzT Page. However, since the last migration of the blog, all the links changed from wdtprs.com to … Read More
Posted in Linking Back, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Patristiblogging, PODCAzT
Tagged Pentecost, podcast
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