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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
QUAERITUR: To whom should I write?
From a reader: I’m just returning from a confession where the priest used the words “He absolves” instead of “I absolve.” The priest was a Benedictine who is the pastor of a Diocesan parish. So do I write to the … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged confession, reconciliation, sacrament of penance
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QUAERITUR: Ember Days with the Novus Ordo
From a reader: I was wondering if you could help me out. Are Ember days optional in the Pauline Mass? I ask because a friend of mine says hat they have been done away with in the Pauline Mass because … Read More
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged calendar, Ember Days, Rogation Days
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6 Comments
QUAERITUR: Permanent deacons and the Roman collar.
I have had a number of questions from permanent deacons about the use of clerical dress, either in a liturgical setting or as street clothing. After consulting a trustworthy canonist, I will respond to them all here. In 2009, the … Read More
QUAERITUR: priest switches from incense censer to a bowl
From a reader: Our pastor has stopped using the traditional censer at Solemn Masses (of which he has very few –only the highest of feasts) in favor of using a free-standing incense bowl that he places in front of the … Read More
QUAERITUR: priest in track suit for sacraments
From a reader: Well.. a priest I know of, turned up late for a baptism and didn’t vest before baptising this baby, he stayed in the tracksuit he was wearing…and also he does not wear a stole while hearing confessions … Read More
QUAERITUR: confession during Mass, not just before
In a comment under another entry, a reader asked: I have been told by some older folks that this was a very common practice at all Masses in years past. Is this no longer allowed in the NO Mass? Did … Read More
QUAERITUR: Pastor changes the offertory. What do I do?
From a reader: How should I approach my pastor about liturgical abuses he has been committing? The recurring abuse has been his changing the Offertorium to “Lord, accept this bread and wine. It comes from the earth, and it comes … Read More
QUAERITUR: absolution without any confession
From a reader: There is a parish in our diocese that offers a rather unique penance service with no individual confession offered. A penance service is held and people simply file up in a line, say to the priest “I … Read More
If lay people “assist” at Mass, what does the priest do? Fr. Z rants.
A reader sent me a link to a blog I had never seen, Priest’s Secretary for an especially irritating entry. The entry wasn’t irritating because the blog itself is loony. Rather, the story recounted in the entry was loony, and … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged lay people, ministry, priesthood
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52 Comments
The perennial parish pop combo problem
I understand that if a President of the United States is reelected, all cabinet officers resign so that the President can be freer to choose new people. When the Pope dies, virtually all the offices of the Vatican dicasteries cease. … Read More
