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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Some things about St. Agnes
Today is the feast of St. Agnes, to whom I am particularly indebted for reasons many of you can guess. Many saints have their feast day on their dies natalis, their "birthday into heaven". The day St. Agnes was martyred … Read More
Vatican Radio interviews Msgr. Guido Marini, who explains many interesting things
Vatican Radti interviewed the present papal Master of Ceremonies, Msgr. Guido Marini. He discussed ad orientem worship, Summorum Pontificum, the use of old vestments, continuity, active participation, etc. Here is part of it. You can hear the whole 20 minute … Read More
COBH, Ireland: Bp. Magee to celebrate TLM in St. Colman’s Cathedral
A friend send an e-mail and asked me to post this: Dear Fr, Could you please mount the following piece of information on your blog: "St. Colman’s Society for Catholic Liturgy is pleased to announce that the Most Reverend John … Read More
WDTPRS: Septuagesima
The following is my article for the weekly newspaper The Wanderer. Some of you who are more recent readers of this blog may not know that for years I have written a column in The Wanderer about liturgical translations. I … Read More
Papa Day in Rome: 200,000 for the Angelus
Some 200,000 people came to St. Peter’s Square to show prayerful support for the Roman Pontiff in the wake of the debacle at La Sapienza University. The crowds, from all over Italy, extended about half way down the Via della … Read More
Abortion hurts women
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The Bonfire on ad orientem worship
At the Bonfire, Fr. Fox is picking up on the ad orientem dimension of the new reform of the liturgy Pope Benedict is using as part of his "Marshall Plan". I was interested to see Fr. Fox speak about this … Read More
Send a SMS or e-mail of solidarity to the Holy Father via Vatican Radio
Vatican Radio has a phone number to which you can send an SMS in support of Pope Benedict after La Sapienza. They also have an e-mail. For the SMS: Outside Italy: +393351243317 (or also – from the USA – 01139393351243317) … Read More
ASIA NEWS: Chinese Catholics in Hebei also to rally in spirit for the Pope on Sunday
From Asia News, a piece about the Sunday Angelus, "rally" called by Card. Ruini in the wake of the La Sapienza debacle in prayerful (not "political" support of Pope Benedict. In Italy and in the world, millions tomorrow will pray … Read More
Catholic Herald: Alcuin Reid on what the Pope is doing with ad orientem worship
The Catholic Herald has been busy. In addition to their piece on a new generation of solid and clear Catholics and liturgical reform and another item on Summorum Pontificum there is also an op-ed by Alcuin Reid, a very sensible … Read More
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