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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
“Let y’all know!” The sung announcement of 2014’s liturgical dates
I saw something helpful at New Liturgical Movement. Someone posted a printable image of the Noveritis (“Let y’all know”) in Gregorian chant notation for the singing of the liturgical dates for 2014 which takes place at Epiphany after the Gospel. They … Read More
Reason #7566 for Summorum Pontificum – POLL
Well… not quite, as it turns out. But, hey! For your consideration. I dunno, people. I just don’t get this. UPDATE: The color is off. The dark that looks black should be purple. I have another photo of these in … Read More
ASK FATHER: Father coughed so I didn’t go to Communion.
From a reader. QUAERITUR: Shortly before the consecration on Sunday, the priest had a fit of coughing, and coughed into his right hand. What should he have done? I was worried about the transmission of germs, and did not go … Read More
Friday Penance, the Octave of Christmas, and You
We are in the Octave of Christmas, that stoppage of liturgical time when we can rest in place and contemplate the mystery of the Incarnation from various angles. During the Octave of Easter, we are not obliged to do penance … Read More
Your Christmas Sermon Notes (Fr. Z’s included)
Was there a good point or two that you heard in the sermon for your Christmas Mass? Let us know! Here is one Christmas sermon that I heard… well… heard and also personally delivered. Merry Christmas!
Card. Meisner cites Pope Francis: No Communion for divorced, remarried
A reader sent the following. Cardinal Meisner of Cologne gave an interview to Deutschlandrundfunk. You might be interested in this interview with Cardinal Meisner: In his third answer, he says the following (it’s my translation in English, probably very bad): “At … Read More
QUAERITUR: Bp. Jenky (D. Peoria) requests… Rogation Days?
From a reader: Bishop Jenky (Diocese of Peoria) has just announced that he is petitioning the Congregation for Divine Worship to allow for Rogation Days to be added to the liturgical calendar for the Church of Peoria. (Letter of announcement available on … Read More
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Bp. Jenky, D. Peoria, Rogation Days
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Proper “clericalism” defined and defended
It is time to fight back. Over at The Liturgy Guy there is a good post about clericalism. First, let me say that there is a good clericalism and a bad. The worst clericalism that we see is of pandemic … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Be The Maquis, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Self-absorbed Promethean Neopelagians, The Drill, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged America Magazine, clericalism, Daniel P. Horan OFM, priesthood, priestly identity
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45 Comments
QUAERITUR: Father had an iPad in the confessional!
From a reader: My daughter came home from confession last night and said Fr. M was using his Ipad during her confession. She was behind the wall/grate but you can easily see through it. She also heard him whispering while … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can I change my voice to fool the confessor?
From a reader: I have a problem. Whenever I go to confession (traditional screened booth), my confessors can recognize my voice, and sometimes indicate that they know it’s me. I abhor this with a deep purple abhorrence, and am now really self-conscious … Read More
