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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Banning kneeling violates religious freedom
At HPR Fr. Regis Scalon, OFM.Cap. has a good piece which might be sent to ever parish priest who seeks to force people not to kneel during Mass. Here is the introductory section: Kneeling Ban: Good Liturgy or Loss of … Read More
WDTPRS 8th Sunday after Pentecost (1962MR): Being even more ourselves.
In the Extraordinary Form, Sunday’s Collect is from the ancient Veronese Sacramentary and the Gelasian and the so-called Gregorian. It survived the liturgical tailors with their scissors and thread to live on in the post-Conciliar Missale Romanum on Thursday of the 1st week of Lent. However, there is … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, WDTPRS
Tagged dante, Epimenides of Knossos, St. Augustine
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ASK FATHER: “Custom” and liturgical abuses (e.g., glass chalices)
From a reader… QUAERITUR: What constitutes a custom? My friend appealed to custom when saying that we are allowed to use glass chalices, but I don’t think that applies here. So when can argue for something from a custom? Using glass chalices … Read More
ASK FATHER: When you remember, past, forgotten sins?
From a reader… I’m a convert to the Church, so I have a large span of my life with sins that I’m not entirely sure of. I confessed a series of sins (all of the same kind) as doubtful, but then a while … Read More
Happy Anniversary ‘Quo primum’!
Today is the anniversary of the Apostolic Constitution Quo primum of St. Pius V, by which – following on the workd of the Council of Trent – the saintly Pope promulgated the Missale Romanum in 1570. Quo primum set the … Read More
Of doilies, germs, and typographical symblos
From a reader… Just when you have just about seen it all. Went to mass in small town. • All altar girls • Processing the servers, choir, emhc’s, lectionary, etc. • Alb and stole only for the priest (it was … Read More
WDTPRS: 7th Sunday after Pentecost – acts of faith
In the traditional Roman calendar this Sunday is the 7th Sunday after Pentecost. Today’s Collect survived the cutting and pasting experts of the Consilium to live on as the Collect for the 9th Sunday of Ordinary Time. COLLECT (1962MR): Deus, … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, WDTPRS
Tagged Act of Faith, dispositio, Faith, fallo, fides
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BOLIVIA: Holy Communion from paper bags at papal mega-Mass?
For the most part, in recent times I have tuned out from the papal mega-Masses. However, I saw a report that at the mega-Mass in Bolivia, Holy Communion was distributed from paper bags. I was ready to believe that, since the … Read More
Posted in Francis, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, You must be joking!
Tagged Bolivia, mega-Masses
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46 Comments
ASK FATHER: Is it wrong or illicit to go to a different diocese to be confirmed?
From a reader… Is it wrong or illicit to go to a different diocese to be confirmed? Does an Ordinary have the right to confirm his subjects? Does the Bishop of another diocese have to have permission to confirm someone … Read More
