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- JonPatrick on CQ CQ CQ – EWTN shut down its shortwave radio service on 31 October. Understandable, but I have some reservations.: “I am also nostalgic for the days of shortwave radio, back when I was in high school in the 1960s…”
- on ROME 26/10-11 – Day 33: All Souls: “If I remember correctly, the plaque on the USS Wisconsin dryly reports the aftermath of that hit with the phrase…”
- on ASK FATHER: “Why isn’t the Male Only Holy Orders a Dogma?”: “1. Vatican II serves as a foundational instruction to “listen to the voice of the spirit^tm”. Ok. So, “the people”…”
- on ROME 26/10-11 – Day 33: All Souls: “Father, piggy-backing on Robert’s question … I’ve often wondered: when you are “on leave” or just out-and-about, are you in…”
- on CQ CQ CQ – EWTN shut down its shortwave radio service on 31 October. Understandable, but I have some reservations.: “I was present at the inaugural dinner celebration for the shortwave station. It was amazing to see what was accomplished…”
- on ASK FATHER: “Is it proper to pray for the repose of souls who died before the Resurrection and the harrowing of Hell?”: “A soul, once in hell, can it ever be allowed into Heaven? [Never. For eternity.]”
- on CQ CQ CQ – EWTN shut down its shortwave radio service on 31 October. Understandable, but I have some reservations.: “Father’s point about …”independence from a local digital infrastructure…” is important. I have the same thoughts about libraries. Yes, physical…”
- on CQ CQ CQ – EWTN shut down its shortwave radio service on 31 October. Understandable, but I have some reservations.: “I used to spend nights listening to my Grundig shortwave radio, but most of the near stations are either in…”
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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
QUAERITUR: Tenebrae hearse
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! From a reader: Praised by Jesus Christ! Thank you for your blog. Our small parish needs to find a tennabrae hearse. I am searching on ebay and various church supply websites, but I need … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Gregorian chant, Latin, lauds, liturgy, Matins, nocturnes, Office, prayer, psalms, Tenebrae, Triduum
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13 Comments
“If I were the Devil…”
Liberals demand that you deny common sense and they reduce the supernatural to the natural. Paul Harvey on 13 October 1964 [wp_youtube]VatjpiaYqPM[/wp_youtube] The third session of Vatican II was going on when this was on air.
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Classic Posts, Clerical Sexual Abuse, Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Four Last Things, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The future and our choices
Tagged 13 October 1963, America, culture, devil, kulturkampf, Paul Harvey, politics, society, subversion, USA
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21 Comments
A priest does what the Council asked!
I have been griping that Latin is becoming isolated in the Extraordinary Form. It must not be. It must be used all the time, everywhere, in the Ordinary Form. The language of the Latin Church’s worship is Latin. What does … Read More
REVIEW: CTS DAILY MISSAL – People’s Edition
The nice people at Catholic Truth Society in England sent me their new People’s Edition of the Roman Missal for DAILY use. The have a Sunday Edition which I wrote about HERE. Buy here: USA link and UK link. Remember, this volume … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, REVIEWS
Tagged Catholic Truth Society, CTS, Daily Missal, hand missal
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13 Comments
QUAERITUR: Flowers and unveiling Mary’s statue on Annunciation, during Passiontide.
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! From a reader: Should everything remain veiled for the Feast of the Annunciation? Can we unveil Mary? Is it appropriate to have flowers on the altar? Passiontide is a heavy liturgical time, especially in the … Read More
“For the first time in almost 40 years I received Communion on the tongue …”
From a reader: For the first time in almost 40 years I received on the tongue at this evenings vigil Mass. I have been debating for a long time, due to your witness and also that of some faithful friends … Read More
QUAERITUR: The scheduling of Good Friday and Holy Thursday in the Extraordinary Form
I will let you liturgical experts and interested dabblers provide this good reader with some help. I may be missing something, but I can’t see much of a problem. You readers might see differently. From a reader: A question for … Read More
QUAERITUR: Color of vestments for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Can call on you knowledgeable readers to help this priest with a question? From a priest: I have looked everywhere for an answer to the question of the required (not just proper) color for exposition of the Blessed Sacrament during … Read More
Lex Orandi Lex Credendi Swag now available!
I finally received my Lex Orandi Lex Credendi car magnet (top) and semi-transparent (bottom) car window decal. Here they are with a 6 inch ruler for scale. They are 10″x 3″. The colors are great, very vivid! I put the … Read More
Five wounds inflicted on Christ’s Mystical Body through our liturgy
Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Kazakhstan gave a speech on 15 January 2012 in which he listed “five wounds” of the liturgical mystical body of Christ. His whole address is on Paix Liturgique. His basic premise is that the rupture in our liturgical … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The future and our choices
Tagged Bp. Schneider, Communion in the hand, continuity, five wounds, Latin, lay ministry, liturgy, offertory prayers, rupture, Sacrosanctum Concilium, versus populum, worship
61 Comments
61 Comments
JonPatrick on CQ CQ CQ – EWTN shut down its shortwave radio service on 31 October. Understandable, but I have some reservations.: “I am also nostalgic for the days of shortwave radio, back when I was in high school in the 1960s…”
