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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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- on ROME 26/5– Day 61: initial notes on the encyclical: “Black to move and mate in 4 1) … Rxg2+ 2) Kh1 (forced) Rxh2+ 3) Kxh2 (or *1 Kg1 )…”
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Category Archives: WDTPRS
WDTPRS: Septuagesima Sunday
The Collect of the Mass for Septuagesima Sunday is bracing. It has a different feel than many of our Sunday orations. Bl. Ildefonso Schuster observes, that this prayer “betrays the deep affliction which weighed on the soul of St. Gregory … Read More
WDTPRS – 3rd Sunday after Epiphany: Shelter from the attacks of Hell
ALERT: A small percentage of orations from our Roman heritage survived the the scissors and paste-pots of Bugnini and his merry band of experts in the Consilium. This is one of them. Today’s Collect was in the ancient Veronese and … Read More
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WDTPRS: a “liturgical unicorn” – 2nd Sunday after Epiphany (N.O.: 2nd Ordinary)
Media lies and political collaboration Mass psychosis formation Suppression of freedoms Snuggling with Communism Open persecution of traditional Catholics Anarchy in the streets Active promotion of homosexualism Cancel culture in the Church Obsession with process Prelates of pornotheology celebrated, promoted, … Read More
WDTPRS – Baptism of the Lord (Double Dipping)
On the SIXTH of January, Epiphany, we prayed liturgically with the three mysteries of the Lord’s life revealing Him as divine: the adoration of Jesus by the Magi, the changing water to wine at Cana, and His baptism by John in … Read More
WDTPRS – Epiphany Collect: transformed by the beauty of Your sublime glory
In the ancient Western Church and in the East, Epiphany was more important than the relative latecomer Christmas. Epiphany is from the Greek word for a divine “manifestation” or “revelation”. There are many “epiphanies” of God in the Scripture. Think, … Read More
ASK FATHER: What’s the difference between the “rejoice” of “Laetare” Sunday of Lent and “Gaudete” Sunday of Advent?
From a reader… QUAERITUR What is the difference between gaudete and laetare? Gaudete seems to be 2nd person plural imperative, while laetare looks like an infinitive. Both mean “rejoice” but is there a subtle theological difference in meaning? Laetare Sunday … Read More
WDTPRS – 24th and Last Sunday after Pentecost: Like lightning in the East
This is the Last Sunday of the liturgical year. The last part of the liturgical year thematically dovetails with the first part of the new liturgical year. Advent was once longer, so the overlap of reflection on the End Times across … Read More
WDTPRS – 20th WEEK after Pentecost: Quiet is a hallmark of the holy.
This year, 2025, the 20th Sunday after Pentecost gave way to the Feast of Christ the King, since it was the last Sunday of October. Hence, we don’t get to hear the Collect until a day during the week when … Read More
C.Makeron on YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS: “Intentions of and reparation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, and the Chaste…”
