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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
ASK FATHER: Missa Sicca – “Dry Mass”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Father, what are your thoughts about Dry Masses or Missa Sicca? I found a Carthusian Breviary that there is an appendix for it, as well as Michael Lofton of Church Militant derived from it as well … Read More
Reader Feedback: PODCAzT resulted in new musical composition
This is very cool feedback. From a reader… Dear Father, I would like to thank you for your post “Digging into Vox Clara” [One of my old PODCAzTs – 077 08-12-16 – An Advent hymn dissected “Vox clara”, with digressions] from … Read More
Catholic Herald: Is there really an Old Mass revival?
From the UK’s best Catholic weekly the Catholic Herald, print edition (subscribe HERE). My emphases and comments. Is there really an Old Mass revival? Ten years ago Benedict XVI lifted restrictions on the Old Rite. So what had changed in Britain, … Read More
Brick by Brick in Minneapolis
From a reader comes this news… Father, Here are a few photos from last nights beautiful Confirmation and Mass in our Archdiocese. Last night it was very encouraging to see so much effort put forward by so many for the … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can demons enter a church during the Traditional Latin Mass?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: When I first read your post on how the laity’s deportment affects the priest’s soul, [HERE] I thought you were saying you’d been physically struck by the devil during Mass. When I went back to ascertain … Read More
The effect of lay participation on the souls of priests
Today during Mass I was struck hard with something, which reinforced an observation I read recently in an email. In effect, the priestly writer said that priests, who are under constant and insidious attacks by the Devil, are therefore also constantly at … Read More
REVIEW: A beautiful Catholic ABC Book for children
This morning after Holy Mass I was given a wonderful book. It’s a children’s book, but no matter: it’s a delightful reprint of an old ABC or Alphabet Book. It doesn’t get more Catholic than this! This would be a … Read More
OLDIE PODCAzT 87 (2009): The Pentecost Sequence dissected – Veni Sancte Spiritus
Here is an oldie PODCAzT made back in 2009. Tempus fugit. ___ I started this one thinking that I could make a fast audio project and then move on. Ha! In this PODCAzT I dissect the Pentecost Sequence, Veni Sancte … Read More
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WDTPRS – Pentecost (2002MR): Salvation selvage
This magnificent Sunday (which in the Roman Rite’s Extraordinary Form retains its Octave along with the special Communicantes and Hanc igitur) has in the Ordinary Form a Collect rooted in the ancient Gelasian Sacramentary. Deus, qui sacramento festivitatis hodiernae universam … Read More
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