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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Indulgences, blessings for a priest’s First Mass – ATTENTION BISHOPS & ORDINANDS! ACTION ITEM!
Here is something useful from Ed “the academic” Peters. NOTE TO BISHOPS and ORDINANDS: It would be great were you to make this known to people before the opportunity has passed! Consider putting a note about this things in the … Read More
QUAERITUR: How should a bishop carry the crosier?
From a reader: Buona Pasqua!!! [Altrettanto!] I want to ask about the way of bishop’s staff. many people(liturgy experts) said, only the ordinary could turn the tip(i don’t know how to call it exactly) of staff to the congregation. Other … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged AAS, baculum, crosier, crozier, fern, fiddleback, fiddlehead, staff
31 Comments
31 Comments
A priest asks about exorcisms
From a priest: I am a young priest in the Diocese of ….. A number of months ago you posted from a conference on exorcism you attended in Tulsa. In one of those posts you said something to the effect … Read More
Just TOO COOOOOL!
At the blog Laetificat, run by a sharp gal in Madison (who comments here), there are some marvelous images juxtaposed. First, pictures by kids from last Palm Sunday. Go there for the back story. Some of Matisse to this… Oh … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Bp. Morlino, D. Madison, ex ore infantium, Palm Sunday
29 Comments
29 Comments
CNN insinuates that Archbp. Vigneron “dialed back” his words about promoters of same-sex marriage and Holy Communion
There is a deeply flawed, perhaps even mendacious, piece on CNN about Archbishop Vigneron’s comments about Catholics who promote same-sex marriage and reception of Holy Communion. I posted about that HERE. The CNN article suggests, implies, hints, that the Archdiocese … Read More
HELP! A liturgy nerd is building a digital-calendar-generator for the TLM
Can you brilliant liturgy nerds help this… liturgy nerd cum computer geek? Thanks! From a reader: Hi father Z! I have spent the last two weeks constructing a digital-calendar-generator for the TLM/-62 (in Swedish, with celebrations according to the calendar … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged liturgy, TLM
20 Comments
20 Comments
The Patristic Rosary Project Revisited – Annunciation
Some years ago, I posted a series of entries here wherein I looked at the mysteries of the Rosary through some quotations by Fathers of the Church. Here is what I wrote about the Annunciation. _________ Because October is dedicated … Read More
READER FEEDBACK: Going to confession and first Traditional Latin Mass
From a reader down-under: Thank you for the work you do as I have learnt much from your blog. I have been to Confession twice recently, having put it off until the constant encouragement from you helped me to go. … Read More
Archbp. Vigneron: Catholics who push same-sex marriage should not receive Communion
A regular commentator here, the distinguish canonist Ed Peters, was quoted in an interesting article in the Detroit Free Press. Archbp. Vigneron made a clear statement about receiving Holy Communion if you advocate same-sex marriage. This is in the Freep: … Read More
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