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Category Archives: Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Wherein Fr. Z rants. Benediction using the humeral veil BUT… blessings at Communion time? Fathers! THINK!
At the table, the post about humeral veils came up. Just to review, the humeral veil used at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a sign that the priest himself is not imparting the blessing. The humeral veil hides and … Read More
ASK FATHER: “Ghost” or “Spirit”, which is it? Wherein Fr. Z Rants.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Something I’ve wondered about for a while. Old books and hymns have Holy Ghost and new ones have Holy Spirit. I know they are the same third person of the Trinity, but what’s going on with … Read More
Thoughts about the collision of the Holy See and the SSPX. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
I have had emails asking about my thoughts and predictions for the SSPX and Holy See debacle. Firstly, I am deeply saddened. I worked in the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” from its early years. I saw the birth and growth … Read More
WDTPRS – 5th Sunday after Easter (V.O.): Liturgical goop. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
I am going to drag you – again – through my standard and sustained rant about liturgy, punctuated by Latin vocabulary and Neoplatonism. Consider this a different sort of “food post”. I will apply what I rant about to the … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can the “Dies Irae” be used in the Novus Ordo Requiem Mass? Wherein Fr. Z rants.
From a priest… I think… QUAERITUR: Preparing for a funeral Mass in the near future; Is it permissible to chant the Dies Irae sequence in a Latin requiem Mass using the ordinary form? Didn’t see it anywhere in the copy … Read More
Vigil of Epiphany – The 1937 Missale Romanum Mass readings. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
In some places where the pre-1955 Missale Romanum is being used (recently reprinted by the monks of Norcia – unboxing video HERE), for Mass the formulary for the Vigil of Epiphany is used with violet vestments. Already by the 1962 … Read More
CHRISTMASCAzT 2025 – 30 – St. Thomas Becket – Wherein Fr. Z rants
A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for the Octave of Christmas. I rant for a while about St. Thomas of Canterbury, and Church and State and … shepherds. Yesterday’s podcast HERE.
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Tagged ADVENT, ADVENTCAzT, podcast, PODCAzT
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ASK FATHER: Why do the TLM Gospels switch between “Ierusalem” and “Ierosolyma”? Wherein Fr. Z drills and then rants. – UPDATED
UPDATE 15 Dec: Follow up question below. From a priest reader… QUAERITUR: Why do the TLM Gospels switch between “Ierusalem” and “Ierosolyma” as in today’s “Ierosolymis” when referring to Jerusalem? Father has been observant! Good question. Indeed, this week the … Read More
An image drawn by a Cistercian nun provokes thoughts about the Immaculate Conception and the Tears of Eve. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Today on Twitter I ran across an image HERE made by a Cistercian Trappist Sister of Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey They have an online store for the support of their community HERE which includes prints of the image … Read More
Note from a reader: first confession in 19 years! Wherein Fr. Z rants.
I nag you to… GO TO CONFESSION! I received a note today which made my day. Father Z, Today, on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, I went to Adoration and Confession. It was my first time going … Read More
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