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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Rite of Exorcism approved in English
On Aleteia I saw a story about the approval by the US bishops, meeting in plenary sessions now, of the English translation of the more recent, 1999 (revised 2004) rite of Exorcism. 179 to 5 It is of vital importance … Read More
GUEST POST: Response to claim that Communion on tongue will spread influenza (and whatever else)
Appended below is letter by longtime Fr. Z’s Blog reader and participant to the pastor of the reader’s parish. It seems that in Sunday’s parish bulletin the pastor alleged that priests touch communicants’ tongues when people insist on receiving on … Read More
ASK FATHER: Hand positions during Mass
From a reader… QUAERITUR: How should a layman position his hands when praying the Mass? It might come as a surprise that, for centuries, there were scant rubrical directions for the posture of the faithful at Holy Mass. Unlike the … Read More
MADISON All Souls Evening – Pontifical Requiem at the Throne
It is All Souls and we are getting ready for a Pontifical Requiem at the Throne, tonight at 7 pm at the Bishop O’Connor Center in Madison, WI. His Excellency Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino will be the celebrant. The … Read More
GERMANY: Where the weird stuff comes from
Why is it that truly weird stuff comes into the Church from Germany? I think it may be because of a) the Church Tax and b) that Rahner won in German speaking countries. Here is an example of how weird … Read More
Orthodox Church to be re-built at World Trade Center
Here is a video which is a digital “tour” of the future St. Nicholas [Orthodox] National Shrine to be built at the site of the World Trade Center in New York City. The video is pretty cool. I am not hot … Read More
ACTION ITEM! All Souls’ Day Indulgences.
From the Handbook of Indulgences Visiting a Church or an Oratory on All Souls Day A plenary (“full”) indulgence, which is applicable only to the souls in Purgatory is granted to the Christian faithful who devoutly visit a church or … Read More
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