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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Benedict XVI to Juventutem for Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage
During the Mass last night at Ss. Trinità and today at San Pietro, a little bit of Benedict XVI’s message was read to the pilgrims. The message was more or less complete depending on the language of translation. However, no … Read More
Rome – Day 5: Procession, Pontifical Mass at St Peter’s #SumPont2014
The Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage continues today with the procession to San Pietro from San Lorenzo in Damaso. Follow on Twitter #SumPont2014 Some images. Card. Burke did show, today. He did not have even the slightest hint of flu, Argentinian … Read More
ASK FATHER: The priest changes many things during Mass
From a reader… QUAERTUR: In my parish, the priest is a bit of a progressive type (he recommended Fishwrap as a good Catholic website). Anyway, just wondering whether it’s OK that he never says the Nicene Creed (it’s always the Apostle’s Creed), whether … Read More
ASK FATHER: Placement of choir
From a reader… QUAERITUR: What does the Church recommend IF there is NOT A LOFT? I am a music director at a small rural church and ONLY at Christmas and Easter do we have the choir come up during communion … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can’t get real baptism certificate! Wedding in six weeks!
From a reader… I was born in a town in the Jefferson City Archdiocese twenty-four years ago. However upon birth, I was helicoptered to Children’s hospital in the st. louis Archdiocese, due to complications. When I arrived at Children’s, I … Read More
Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus
A few people have mentioned that Card. Burke suggested praying devotions to the Holy Face of Jesus. I wrote to someone in Hong Kong (which I would like to visit), who put me on to a site dedicated to Devotion … Read More
ASK FATHER: Anointing in the Time of Ebola
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I´m writing from Spain where sadly, a nurse is extremely ill with Ebola virus. She was infected while treating a Spanish missionary who was brought back from Africa to get treated. My question is this: imagine … Read More
“Does it apply to murderers and pedophiles?”
There is a good post at Fr. Hunwicke’s place pertaining to the admittance of the civilly remarried to Holy Communion. With my emphases: Updating One gathers … as we grandly say in England … that brilliant ways are being mooted in Synodo … Read More
NEW STUFF! Glorious altar cards! 2015 ORDOs! Spanish/Latin Missalettes!
I have been wanting to post about a few useful items. Let’s start with what I received today. I have written in the past about the spiffy TLM travel altar cards from SPORCH. SPORCH is the Society for the Preservation of … Read More
Fr. Reader on ASK FATHER: Can I be godparent of the child of a Lutheran couple?: “Oh, yes, i agree to be the godfather, and I will make everything that is in my hands to make…”
