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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
“The Belt of the Mother of God”
Here is a fascinating post from the Director of SPUC, Mr. John Smeaton. Check out the very first part: Vladamir Putin turns to Mary to halt Russia’s population decline Under the headline “Mother of God’s Belt comes to Russia to … Read More
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Your Good News and Sunday Sermon Notes
Do you have any good news for us? Was there some particularly good point in the Sunday sermon you heard?
Typo on the first day in the Catholic Book Publishing Company edition
From a priest reader: The Roman Missal for the Catholic Book Publishing Company (large edition) has a typo on the First Sunday of Advent. The Introit adds a word that should not be there: “Nor let “not” my enemies exult … Read More
WDTPRS – 1st Sunday of Advent – SUPER OBLATA (2002MR): thresholds
Today’s Ordinary Form Super Oblata prayer, the prayer over the offerings during the Offertory, is found in the ancient Veronese Sacramentary amidst prayers for the month of July. SUPER OBLATA – (2002MR): Suscipe, quaesumus, Domine, munera quae de tuis offerimus … Read More
RECENT POSTS and THANKS
Many thanks go out to all who have been so helpful and generous with donations and items from the wish lists. Each time something arrives it is a shot in the arm. On Monday, 28 November, I will say another … Read More
NPR on the new, corrected translation
From National Public Radio: New Catholic Mass Already Causing A Stir by Barbara Bradley Hagerty November 25, 2011 This weekend, Catholics may experience a little surprise when they attend Mass. [Not if they have been going to Mass regularly. They … Read More
WDTPRS EXCLUSIVE! ZUHLIO RETURNS!
Some of you may recall waaay back when I posted a song by the famous rapper “Zuhlio”. I hadn’t had any previous acquaintance with Zuhlio before that, but since then I have stayed in touch. He had retired and was … Read More
REVIEW: Roman Missal from the Catholic Truth Society (UK) – spiffing!
At long last I received my new altar edition of the Roman Missal by the Catholic Truth Society in England. The book was ridiculously held up in customs. I have looked virtually all the new missals. I really like this … Read More
Reader challenge: craft a response
From a readerette (as is): I am a lady of an age group that never was allowed on the alter. I always love to see the little server girls and so wish it had been allowed in my day. I … Read More
When Paul VI meets Sci-Fi
A reader alerted me to this from the blog Canterbury Tales: “In his 1969 motu proprio Mysterii Paschalis, Pope Paul VI made three changes. First, he moved the feast to its current place – the Sunday before Advent. Second, he … Read More
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on Some notes for your Sunday Mass in the Vetus and the Novus Ordo: “moon1234: We have to understand something about the Lord’s parables. The parable, or Hebrew mashal is an allegorical lesson of…”
