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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
ASK FATHER: 8 December 2024 is Immaculate Conception but also the 2nd Sunday of Advent – What to do? – UPDATED
From a priest reader… This year the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 8 December, falls on the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Which has precedence? It is transferred in the Novus Ordo. Is it transferred in the Traditional Latin Mass? My initial reaction … Read More
10th birthday of the fantastic TLM book “Treasure and Tradition”!
From a reader who is the publisher of the fantastic Treasure and Tradition! A GREAT gift idea! Hello Father Z, Sorry for the late notice…I knew this was coming up, but I’ve been so busy that the actual day snuck … Read More
WDTPRS – 18 November: Dedication of the Basilicas of St. Peter and of St. Paul
An old photo for this blog, but a good one. Shot from my old apartment. In the traditional calendar, it is the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of St. Peter, in the Vatican, in 1626 and St. Paul, … Read More
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Thoughts about the Feast of the Dedication of a Church: “It is not the same thing to pray in private, or to pray in the sacred sanctuary and to take part in the rites of Catholic Liturgy.”
Today at Mass for this Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica I was struck by the beauty of the orations and imagery. First, there was the collect, which I mention elsewhere. The first reading is from the Book … Read More
WDTPRS – 31st Ordinary Sunday: Running and stumbling! Wherein Fr. Z rants.
At the end, I rant. The Collect for the 31st Ordinary Sunday, which was in the ancient Veronese Sacramentary, is also found in the Extraordinary Form on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost. Omnipotens et misericors Deus, de cuius munere venit, … Read More
1-8 November: Indulgences for Praying for the Dead – HOW TO!
While one of the corporal works of mercy is to bury the dead, one of the spiritual works of mercy is the pray for the dead. November is dedicated in a special way to this important work, the first 8 … Read More
Celebrating Palestrina at at Sacred Heart Church in Grand Rapids, MI in 2025 – world famous choirs
Any number of parishes could do something like this. Here is a parish that has done something! My friends at Sacred Heart in Grand Rapids, MI had a wonderful idea which they have executed expertly. They are celebrating in 5th … Read More
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Upcoming sacrilege in Atlanta and Communion in the hand. Musings.
LifeSite reports that some foolish group in Atlanta will hold a “black Mass” during which a sacred Host will be desecrated. The Archbishop of Atlanta has called for acts of penance, adoration and reparation. “Some” Catholic churches will have Mass … Read More
DIEBUS SALTEM DOMINICIS – 22nd Sunday after Pentecost: “Jesus paid the tax for our sins with the coin of His face.”
Something from 2022 for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost. It is yet relevant. A while ago, I ran into a claim that in the near future devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus would be more and more important. … Read More
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