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“This blog is like a fusion of the Baroque ‘salon’ with its well-tuned harpsichord around which polite society gathered for entertainment and edification and, on the other hand, a Wild West “saloon” with its out-of-tune piano and swinging doors, where everyone has a gun and something to say. Nevertheless, we try to point our discussions back to what it is to be Catholic in this increasingly difficult age, to love God, and how to get to heaven.” – Fr. Z
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Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on Daily … Catania Shot 1242 – Christmas cards!: “The Fischer Random “Freestyle” event continues in Germany. Magnus pasted Nodirbek from about move 3. Fabi and Gukesh had…”
L. on Look at these poor backwardists: “These Bishops say, “We must stamp out any hint of traditional religious practice. Well, except for the ‘Obey your Bishop’…”
NavyVet on Look at these poor backwardists: “Another great work of art is The Last Communion of St. Mary of Egypt by Marcantonio Franceschini. Kneeling, receiving on…”
rally1042 on Look at these poor backwardists: “Without questioning anyone’s beliefs, it is beyond any explanation that one who finds kneeling to receive the Body, Blood, Soul…”
Lurker 59 on Look at these poor backwardists: “There are also no pews. I wonder what attitudes would change if the pews were taken out to match the…”
Not on VIDEO: Can a bishop forbid Communion at a Communion rail? A canonist responds.: “My Wife, My Family and I stopped giong to the NO over 40 years ago. I know a lot of…”
Sportsfan on Daily Rome Shot 1241 – a lucky man: “Too bad there weren’t video cameras when something like this would have resulted in a Swiss guard skewering the guy…”
BeatifyStickler on Daily Rome Shot 1241 – a lucky man: “Poor bugger needs prayers a good punishment. Mental health, spiritual health in shambles.”
Archlaic on Daily Rome Shot 1241 – a lucky man: “I thought Annibale Bugnini was dead! (Alas, even after many hours I was unable to resist!)”
TonyO on VIDEO: Can a bishop forbid Communion at a Communion rail? A canonist responds.: “While I mainly agree with Fr. Pius Pietrzyk’s analysis of whether the bishop truly has the authority to tell a…”
A.S. Haley on ROME DAY 25/01 07: A martyr: “No one has responded to the chess problem yet, so I will offer my solution: 1. Nf6+ Kh8 2. Rg3xg7…”
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on Daily Rome Shot 1241 – a lucky man: “[NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.] In Germany, the…”
donato2 on Daily Rome Shot 1240: “The Rome picture looks like the Italian version of Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks.”
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“Until the Lord be pleased to settle, through the instrumentality of the princes of the Church and the lawful ministers of His justice, the trouble aroused by the pride of a few and the ignorance of some others, let us with the help of God endeavor with calm and humble patience to render love for hatred, to avoid disputes with the silly, to keep to the truth and not fight with the weapons of falsehood, and to beg of God at all times that in all our thoughts and desires, in all our words and actions, He may hold the first place who calls Himself the origin of all things.”
- Prosper of Aquitaine (+c.455), De gratia Dei et libero arbitrio contra Collatorem 22.61
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"But if, in any layman who is indeed imbued with literature, ignorance of the Latin language, which we can truly call the 'catholic' language, indicates a certain sluggishness in his love toward the Church, how much more fitting it is that each and every cleric should be adequately practiced and skilled in that language!" - Pius XI
"Let us realize that this remark of Cicero (Brutus 37, 140) can be in a certain way referred to [young lay people]: 'It is not so much a matter of distinction to know Latin as it is disgraceful not to know it.'" - St. John Paul II
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- “An enemy has done this.”
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- Look at these poor backwardists
- Daily Rome Shot 1241 – a lucky man
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- VIDEO: Can a bishop forbid Communion at a Communion rail? A canonist responds.
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- PENTIN on “Trump’s Early Decisions Expose Damage Caused by Vatican Complicity With Democrat-Run Globalism”
- ROME DAY 25/01 11: Time to go. My View For A While
- Hey Fathers! How about a clerical Guayabera shirt? (Tariff
- ROME DAY 25/01 10: Last meal out (and a tintinabular explication)
- ROME DAY 25/01 09: 1st meal out
- Notes about the Candlemas procession: the link between the Nativity and the Passion
- A Poetry ‘Encounter’ for Candlemas: “A Song For Simeon” by T.S. Eliot
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Candlemas / Purification (N.O. Presentation) 2025
- ROME DAY 25/01 08: Fractal
- St. Ignatius, martyr, and Bl. Ludovica, widow – Beauty, differently manifested
- ROME DAY 25/01 07: A martyr
- Fr. Charron on Mr. Lofton
- ACTION ITEM! 2-10 February – NOVENA to Immaculate Heart for FSSP for their Vatican “Visitation”
- ROME DAY 25/01 06: INTERNET
- “GO TO CONFESSION!” I always say. Another thing I say is that it is CRUEL to leave penitents in doubt.
- ROME DAY 25/01 05: a little discrepancy
- Another point of Catholic identity out with the bathwater?
- But people who want the TLM must be suppressed…
- “I asked the new Chinese AI “DEEPSEEK”, about the priest’s posture during the consecration in the Traditional Latin Mass. It’s Reply….”
- 28 January – SECOND St. Agnes
Let us pray…
Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
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Category Archives: ¡Hagan lío!
ACTION ITEM! Help the distribution of a beautiful TLM book at the exorbitantly expensive Eucharistic Congress ¡Hagan lío!
You may know the STUNNING book from St. Augustine Academy Press, Treasure and Tradition: The Ultimate Guide to the Latin Mass. HERE The creators of this book had it translated into several language and were distributing it outside of the … Read More
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Pentecost Saturday: Wherein Fr. Z rants
Pentecost Saturday Today the Season of Easter comes to an end. The cycle that started with pre-Lent Sunday’s is over. Being an Ember Saturday, there would be a vigil in the night in preparation for ordinations to the priesthood at … Read More
Magnificent new altar of the Fraternity of St. Vincent Ferrier, of Chémeré-le-Roi, France, a traditional group of Dominicans.
As Christmas approaches, it seems strange to write that we have need of some good news! Good news has come, however, from the Fraternity of St. Vincent Ferrier, of Chémeré-le-Roi, France, a traditional group of Dominicans. They recently completed a … Read More
Another reason why the TLM cannot be killed off. Boys.
At Aleteia, which I also never look at, there is a piece very much worth reading from top to bottom. I’m glad a friend alerted me to this. A man with sons set them to a hard task. He muses … Read More
Sometimes you’ve just had enough of the stupid
Yup. Nice tackle. Holding? Nah. I hope her whole community is like this. Yup.
4-7 October: Pachamama Atonement Days – ACTION ITEMS!
It’s the anniversary of the demonic pagan worship in the Vatican Gardens (4 Oct). The demonic bowl was placed on the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica on 7 Oct. As a priest friend of mine wrote about “atonement” days. … Read More
14 September: Exaltation of the Cross and Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Today, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, is also the anniversary of the 2007 Summorum Pontificum going into effect. This Motu Proprio – the Emancipation Proclamation for the faithful who desire the Vetus Ordo – was a keystone … Read More
A message from Bp. Strickland
Bp. Strickland, by all accounts, spends a good portion of time before the Blessed Sacrament every day. For any who may be concerned, be assured I am Jesus Strong! Pray for Pope Francis and Christ’s Bride the Church, she has … Read More
Like the little pieces of a mosaic…
Sometimes pieces, tid-bits of news, fall together in such a way that they seem to reveal a larger picture or presaging something not yet seen on the horizon. For example, in an exchange of texts today with a notable Catholic … Read More
How I feel right now… renewed.
I posted this four years ago and I have not changed my position. No. Way. The. Enemy. Wins.
This might provoke a Snicker or two.
I admit that when I saw this I thought, “Nahhhh… no one could be that crass, even with Novus Ordo shenanigans. It has to be an AI image.” Nope. Oaf for a Day! Why, one asks, is the Bishop of … Read More
ACTION ITEM! New Roman vestments for the parish – UPDATES – Starting to collect the pledges.
UPDATE 22 May 2023 I had an additional consultation with the pastor and the sacristan at the parish and we decided that 7 red sets would be best. I have sent out emails to some (not all) of you who … Read More
13 May 609: Dedication of the Roman Pantheon as “Santa Maria ad martyres”. Boniface IV’s exorcism of the temple, screaming of the demons.
Dear readers, this is the sort of thing that Popes do! They fight against the forces of Hell and they work for the salvation of souls. For example, when the ancient obelisk that was in the Circus of Caligula off … Read More
If a NUKE can be gentle, this is it. VIDEO: A Bishop addresses the present crisis. ¡Hagan lío!
This is amazing. Watch every minute. It is part ONE. No other explanation? No. Just WATCH it.
Ever the optimist. Fr. Z’s first rants of the year.
This year 1 January, the Octave of Christmas or the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God fell on a Sunday. All Sundays are Holy Days of Obligation. Next year, 2024, 1 January falls on a Monday. That means that, … Read More
VIDEO: London Rosary Crusade of Reparation 2022
A friend in London sent this video of procession with the Rosary, Rosary Crusade of Reparation. He wrote: It’s held each year on the Saturday after the feast of the Holy Rosary, and the March starts at Westminster Cathedral and … Read More
VIDEO about the Chartres Pilgrimage: Guardians of Tradition
For the second time today I choked up a little. The first time was this morning during Mass. The profundity of the moment, place, act smothered me and I could barely breathe. Let not the partaking of Thy Body, O … Read More
Card. Koch: German Synod (“spazieren gehen zusammen”) is doing what some Christians did along with Nazism in order to change the Church’s teaching
It seems that Swiss Card. Koch has raised his concerns about the Germans “Synodal (“walking together”) Way”. In doing so, he has incurred the wrath of German bishops and others who have sent him, and the organizers of an event … Read More
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