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- monstrance on WDTPRS – 4th Sunday after Easter (Vetus Ordo): “[T]he smoke of Satan has entered into the temple of God”: “Values – An often used word by the modern day US demonic Democrat Party.”
- on WDTPRS – 4th Sunday after Easter (Vetus Ordo): “[T]he smoke of Satan has entered into the temple of God”: “Allan Bloom, In his “Closing of the American Mind,” has an interesting explanation of the term “values” and how it…”
- on WDTPRS – 4th Sunday after Easter (Vetus Ordo): “[T]he smoke of Satan has entered into the temple of God”: “O almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men: Grant unto thy people, that…”
- on WDTPRS – 4th Sunday after Easter (Vetus Ordo): “[T]he smoke of Satan has entered into the temple of God”: “Ut Oh…. With respect Fr Z. Sorry to be a Debbie downer but as a kid (14 years old) I…”
- on So very cool that it needs its own post! VOYAGER 1 is TALKING AGAIN!: “I love the News of the Church. I even go back and listen to them again. Well all of your…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 36 (-5): Sacristy secrets, music from nuns, and Fr. Z’s Kitchen (real “all’amatriciana”): “Love bucatini. My Sicilian Mother made many a great recipe. I have learned to reproduce many of them. In Gloucester…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 35 (-6): adventures in symmetry: “If I recall correctly, this is called rotational symmetry.”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 36 (-5): Sacristy secrets, music from nuns, and Fr. Z’s Kitchen (real “all’amatriciana”): “Dinner looks exceptional. Newfoundland has great history, you should go. Will be listening to the Sisters.”
- on So very cool that it needs its own post! VOYAGER 1 is TALKING AGAIN!: “I’ve heard it said there are as many galaxies as grains of sand. Here is interesting facts about our Milky…”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 36 (-5): Sacristy secrets, music from nuns, and Fr. Z’s Kitchen (real “all’amatriciana”): “Thanks for the all’amatriciana”
- on So very cool that it needs its own post! VOYAGER 1 is TALKING AGAIN!: “Thanks Father Z, cosmology lesson as only you can impart.”
- on ROME 24/4– Day 35 (-6): adventures in symmetry: “Hmmm. Those kind of tassels have always reminded me of fancy curtain tiebacks so I have avoided making them but…”
- on So very cool that it needs its own post! VOYAGER 1 is TALKING AGAIN!: “Fr.Z sez: …The Voyagers are destined—perhaps eternally—to wander the Milky Way and then become characters in Star Trek…. V’ger!! https://youtu.be/gxAaVqdz_Vk?t=96”
- on So very cool that it needs its own post! VOYAGER 1 is TALKING AGAIN!: “Being from Florida, I remember when both Voyagers launched – you could see them from our house. At that time,…”
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ROME 24/4– Day 36 (-5): Sacristy secrets, music from nuns, and Fr. Z’s Kitchen (real “all’amatriciana”)
At 06:12 the sun rose over Rome. It will set at 20:05. The Ave Maria Bell will ring – or ought to ring – at 20:15. This cycle lasts until 28th, a few more days. It is the Feast of … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z's Kitchen, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Benedictines of Mary Queen of Apostles, noad
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ASK FATHER: Kissing the priest’s hand in the Latin Mass v. the liturgical spirit of Judas. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Finally I got my first Latin Mass and it was wonderful. I want more more more and I can’t understand why the Pope doesn’t want us to have it. I know he doesn’t like things he … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 2nd Sunday after Easter (N.O. 3rd of Easter) 2024
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for the 2nd Sunday Sunday after … Read More
ROME 24/3– Day 16: Easter Friday (& Fr. Z’s Kitchen)
Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance (massively hiked for this new year of surprises), utilities, groceries, etc.. At no extra cost, you provide help for which I … Read More
ROME 24/3– Day 1: A casa
The 1st day of my Roman Sojourn. This morning the sun rose at 06:09 and it is set at 18:26. Still “daylight saving” here. The Ave Maria bell ought to ring at 18:45. WELCOME REGISTRANT: Patrick508 The airport was empty … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Laetare Sunday 4th of Lent 2024
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. It is the 4th Sunday of Lent., “Laetare”. The Roman Station is Holy Cross of Jerusalem. Was there a GOOD point made in … Read More
CLASSIC: Fr. Z’s Kitchen: fun new, old book and fun new, old post.
I ran across this post from the past and had to share it again. Fun. From November 2020. The other day a friend of mine was driving through town on his way to his ancestral place and he dropped by … Read More
ASK FATHER: Chess? You are a heretic! A Council denier!
From a reader… QUAERITUR: You have a lot of stuff about chess on your Catholic blog. But chess is not a Catholic game. It was condemned by the Church. Why do you have so much about something that was condemned? … Read More
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
PLEASE use the sharing buttons! Thanks! This time of year, close to Christmas, is a time of joy. Not everyone, however, has joyful news. Some experience serious challenges. In your charity would you please take a moment look at the … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Sexagesima (N.O.: 5th Ord) 2024
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. It is the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time in the Novus Ordo and Sexagesima Sunday in the Vetus Ordo. The Roman Station … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Holy Family (N.O. Transferred Epiphany) 2023
It’s Sunday and in the Vetus Ordo the Feast of the Holy Family. In the Novus it’s – in most placed – transferred Epiphany. Tomorrow is the last day of the Novus Ordo Christmas cycle, Baptism of the Lord. In the Vetus … Read More
ROME SHOT 902 – Wherein Fr. Z rants
One more day until EPIPHANY. In some places the big gift giving day, for obvious reasons. Please remember me when shopping online. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance (massively hiked for this new year of surprises), utilities, groceries, … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Sunday in the Octave of Christmas (N.O. Holy Family) 2023
It’s the Sunday in the Octave of Christmas and, in the Novus Ordo, Feast of the Holy Family. It’s the last day of the calendar year and the 1st anniversary of the death of Benedict XVI. Was there a GOOD … Read More
WDTPRS – 6th Sunday remaining after Epiphany: Wherein Fr. Z rants about authentic “active participation” at Mass
As we approach the end of another liturgical year, an odd thing happens in the Church’s traditional, pre-Conciliar calendar. The Sundays left over after Epiphany, after Christmas, are finally dusted off and prayed until the liturgical year is concluded. This has … Read More
Pause. Ask your guardian angel to guard you. Done? Bp. Strickland. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Pause for a moment, now, and ask your guardian angel to guard you. Don’t be flowery. Ask. We have all read with unsurprised shock the announcement in today’s Bollettino, ironically under “rinuncie e nomine… resignations and appointments”. Sollevamento del Vescovo di … Read More
Posted in Si vis pacem para bellum!, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Bp. Strickland, cancelled
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ROME 23/10 – Day 34: IMPROVISE – ADAPT – OVERCOME
The Roman rising of the sun was at 06:42. The Roman setting of the same will be at 19:05. The Ave Maria bell is still on the 17:30 cycle. Welcome registrant: Angela61 It is a 1st Friday. Yesterday was NOT … Read More
ROME 23/10 – Day 20: Emotional roller coaster day
Today when the sun rose at 07:26 … well… more on that later. It will set at 18:24. The Ave Maria bell won’t ring, though it should now at 18:30. New cycle. In the Vetus it is the Feast of … Read More
ROME 23/10 – Day 09: Lunch with a friend and some gallows humor
Fiery Helios drew his chariot above the Roman horizon at 07:13 and it will soon set at 18:41. The Ave Maria bell should ring at 19:00. It is the Feast of St. John Leonardi. Invoke him the next time they … Read More
UPDATED: My View For Awhile: Rome-ward – CANCELLED and REBOOKED
I’m at JFK waiting for the redeye to Rome. The food in the club was remarkably good. Too bad they are gutting the FF program. Prayers downloaded. Gotta catch up. The lines for the flight to Sao Paolo were stretched … Read More
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
PLEASE use the sharing buttons! Thanks! In your charity would you please take a moment look at the requests and to pray for the people about whom you read? Continued from THESE. Let’s remember all who are ill, who will … Read More
monstrance on WDTPRS – 4th Sunday after Easter (Vetus Ordo): “[T]he smoke of Satan has entered into the temple of God”: “Values – An often used word by the modern day US demonic Democrat Party.”
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