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- Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ASK FATHER: During Covid, the Bishop anointed my niece by means of a Q-tip. Valid?: “WVC: “whatever goes” land? I don’t know how to answer that, other than to say that changes which cause confusion…”
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- on ASK FATHER: During Covid, the Bishop anointed my niece by means of a Q-tip. Valid?: “I thought about this before in regards to ordination. Does the glove change the laying of hands?”
- on ASK FATHER: During Covid, the Bishop anointed my niece by means of a Q-tip. Valid?: “Without questioning the validity of using the Q-Tip or the Church being able to change how the sacraments are administered,…”
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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
QUAERITUR: School principal orders girl not to wear a chapel veil during Mass
From a reader: My daughter attending Catholic school at our novus parish determined after reading 1 Corinthians that she should be wearing a chapel veil at Mass. She began wearing it at Sunday Mass two months ago. However, when she … Read More
Feedback from a reader about “Laundering Liturgical Linens”
From a reader: Thank you for recommending the little book “Laundering Liturgical Linens“. It has been a great help to me as a new sacristan with almost no training. This past Sunday I asked our priest if he would like … Read More
BUGINICARE DEVELOPMENTS
Back in 2009 I posted about: BUGNINICARE UNIVERSAL SPIRITUAL-CARE REFORM FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH (Socialized Worship) Taking his cue from post-war European national health care programs, Annibale Bugnini, assisted by a small circle of spiritual-care specialists and church policy makers, … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can parishes stop baptizing during Lent?
From a reader: Our pastor has a policy of no infant baptism during Lent. We have baby due prior to Ash Wednesday and would like to baptize son after. I am under impression canon law mandates infant baptism soon after … Read More
You can suggest names for the new cathedral in the Diocese of Orange, California.
You have heard that the Diocese of Orange (in California) acquired for their new cathedral the well-known “Crystal Cathedral” which was a protestant mega-church. Think what you want about the building, it’s done now. It may be that some surprisingly … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can I, a priest, while camping, reserve a Host for adoration after Mass?
From a priest: Thanks for all your work with your blog and for promoting the TLM. Thanks to your promotion, I attended a TLM workshop last summer in Nebraska with the FSSP and have since offered the TLM several times … Read More
ACTION ITEM! POLL ALERT! Should priests be able to change the words of Mass when they want to?
Do you remember this story from a couple days back? HERE. Review: A priest was changing the words of Mass. He was corrected on more than one occasion by the bishop. The priest, having refused to change, offered his resignation … Read More
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Another angle on kneeling for Communion
Michael Voris, of RealCatholicTV, has an interesting observation about something he saw in Nigeria compared to common practice in the USA. [wp_youtube]zjxuxyFbndA[/wp_youtube]
Triumph in Miami
On 2 February, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, there was a Pontifical Mass in Miami, celebrated by His Excellency Most Rev. Thomas Wenski. Before I get to the liturgical eye-candy and some commentary on the … Read More
QUAERITUR: Priest changes “many” to “all” in the consecration.
From a priest: I was concelebrating a Mass last week (N.O., in English) and the principal celebrant substituted the word ‘all’ for ‘many’ at the consecration. I gather he does this at every Mass he offers. Does that change render … Read More
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ASK FATHER: During Covid, the Bishop anointed my niece by means of a Q-tip. Valid?: “WVC: “whatever goes” land? I don’t know how to answer that, other than to say that changes which cause confusion…”
