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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
ASK FATHER: “Disposing” of the Eucharist and the Sacrarium
From a reader… It is my understanding that if a Communion host or the precious blood has to be disposed, it is to be poured into water to dissolve/mix with the water, then poured into a sacrarium or into the earth. My … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can the pastor force me, a priest, to wash women’s feet on Holy Thursday?
From a priest… QUAERITUR (edited): Emboldened by the Pope’s new legislation last year, my pastor is determined to force the small parish which I primarily serve in the cluster to introduce women into the Holy Thursday footwashing rite. [This old thing again… sigh.] … Read More
Tinkeritis: Screwing around with, screwing up, liturgical translations
You may have heard that there is an initiative underway to “review” or “study” vernacular translations of the texts of Mass and the norms according to which they are to be prepared as given in Liturgiam authenticam. This would be … Read More
Russian Orthodox now to celebrate more Western Saints including St. Patrick
Here is some interesting East and West, both-lungs news which is also seasonal. From blog Ad Orientem (excellent title): St. Patrick of Ireland and other Western saints officially added to Russian Orthodox Church calendar St. Patrick, the great enlightener of Ireland, … Read More
Posted in Both Lungs, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Russian Orthodox Church, St. Patrick
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WDTPRS – 2nd Sunday of Lent: purify your “spiritual view”
Here is the Collect of the 2nd Sunday of Lent, a new composition for the Novus Ordo based on a precedent in the Liber Mozarabicus Sacramentorum: Deus, qui nobis dilectum Filium tuum audire praecepisti, verbo tuo interius nos pascere digneris, ut, spiritali … Read More
Posted in LENT, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, WDTPRS
Tagged aspectus, gloria, GS 22, intuitus, LENT, Transfiguration
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Brick By Brick: a great East and West, “both lungs” development
Here’s some good news. A reader alerted me to a great East and West “both lungs” development. From The Sudbury Star in Ontario: Church revives Latin mass For a group of worshippers who gather at St. Michael’s Church in Coniston, … Read More
Posted in Both Lungs, Brick by Brick, Fr. Z KUDOS, Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged D. Sault Ste. Marie
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BRILLIANT by Mosebach: RETURN TO FORM – A CALL FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE ROMAN RITE
I have often lauded the important book by Martin Mosebach The Heresy of Formlessness. I warmly recommend it. US HERE – UK HERE As a matter of fact, it was first on my suggestions for Lenten reading. HERE First Things has published a … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "How To..." - Practical Notes, Benedict XVI, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liberals, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Si vis pacem para bellum!, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices
Tagged Martin Mosebach, Reform of the Reform, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
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35 Comments
TRIDUUM NOTE – How early can the Easter Vigil 2017 begin?
We are getting to that time of Lent when we should be thinking about the schedule for the Vigil of Easter. Here is an oldie but goodie. Updated for 2017. From a reader: QUAERITUR: There is a parish in our … Read More
TRIDUUM NOTE: Do you have a crotalus? How about two crotali?
Let’s think ahead to the Triduum. Traditionally, after the Gloria of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, the church’s bells are silenced and a wooden noise maker is used instead. The harsh sound is striking. The … Read More
Solemn ANATHEMA against heretics – Sunday of Orthodoxy
UPDATE 7 March: I received this note from an Archimandrite: Dear Father, I thought you might be interested in reading what the “Rite of Orthodoxy” actually says so please see the two following links: HERE and HERE ___ Originally Published … Read More
