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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
QUAERITUR: How to get a people to return to Communion on the tongue?
From a priest (edited): During my retreat the subject of Communion in the hand while standing came up. We were told that we need to instill reverence. Our Lord is so mistreated today. One of the priests said there is … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The future and our choices
Tagged communion by intiction, Communion in the hand, GIRM 390, intinction, kneeling
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QUAERITUR: Another question about fasting before Communion.
From a reader: I’ve read past entries of yours in which you’ve commented on the particulars of the fast before the reception of Holy Communion, and there’s one aspect you haven’t covered yet to my knowledge. What if I’m in … Read More
QUAERITUR: My teen wants to attend the Extraordinary Form. How to ask the parish priest?
From a reader: My teen daughter loves Gregorian chant and has been asking me to take her to an Extraordinary Form Mass. We found out today that an associate pastor at a nearby parish has celebrated Extraordinary Form Masses in … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can’t attend Sunday Mass. Wherein Fr. Z gives a long, convoluted answer with lots of history and some Latin.
From a reader: I am currently in attendance at a law enforcement academy in order to become certified as a State Trooper. It runs until January of next year, is a live-in facility, and is structured in a very paramilitary … Read More
QUAERITUR: Beautiful, traditional sacramental documents or certificates
Once upon a time sacramental documents were lovely and theologically meaningful. Now, not so much. This is from a reader: I was wondering if you knew of where my fiancé and I could obtain a traditional catholic marriage certificate for … Read More
The Battle For Britain
Sirens are blaring. The low rumble of enemy bombers fills the night sky. The Blitz is on. I have to pull myself away from fighting for truth, justice and the American Way. Not since Lend Lease has it been so … Read More
So, a couple of lesbians walk into an Anglican church…
Over at CMR there is a story about how a couple of Lesbians brought a child to an Anglican vicar asking for baptism for the child. The Lesbians wanted to be, both of them, listed as “mother”. The vicar refused. … Read More
GUEST POST: First Extraordinary Form “Missa Cantata” or “Take the RED pill!”
I say, “Invite your friends to take the RED pill!“ From a happy reader: I attended my first EF High Mass yesterday in the Diocese of Trenton. I was left in a state of awe, really. And all I can … Read More
A teen talks about the Traditional Latin Mass – VIDEO
She is dead on about where the focus of the TLM is. She also gets that true liturgical worship is hard. Indirectly, she touches on the point I am constantly making about how Mass must bring about an encounter with … Read More
QUAERITUR: Extraordinary Ministers of Hospitality
From a reader: I read an article about an African Mass. Apparently the Mass is the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite with African inculturations. Included in the entry procession are Extraordinary Ministers of Hospitality. The article did not state … Read More
