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Category Archives: WDTPRS
WDTPRS – Pentecost (2002MR): Salvation selvage
This magnificent Sunday (which in the Roman Rite’s Extraordinary Form retains its Octave along with the special Communicantes and Hanc igitur) has in the Ordinary Form a Collect rooted in the ancient Gelasian Sacramentary. Deus, qui sacramento festivitatis hodiernae universam … Read More
WDTPRS – 7th Sunday of Easter: Ascended but still present
I won’t acknowledge Ascension Thursday Sunday. Yesterday was the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord and Sunday is, in the Ordinary Form, the 7th Sunday of Easter. Let’s look at the Collect for the 7th Sunday of Easter. Supplicationibus … Read More
Vigil of Ascension Thursday
Here is something I wrote a loooong time ago – 2006 – for an WDTPRS article in the print version of The Wanderer. I had a column there for 11 years. …(I)n some places the Feast of the Ascension, which … Read More
You Do It WDTPRS: Mary, Help of Christians
Along with being the Vigil of Ascension THURSDAY, today is the feast of Mary, Auxilium Christianorum…Help of Christians. Here is the Secret, in Latin, from the 1962 Missale. Let’s see what you can do. For WDTPRS pieces, I try to find … Read More
WDTPRS – Lady Day: The very Feast of the Incarnation
This is the very Feast of the Incarnation. Today we celebrate that moment when our Lord elevated our humanity by taking our human nature into an indestructible bond with His Divinity. In the Incarnation God opened for us the path … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Solitary Boast, WDTPRS
Tagged Annunciation, Incarnation
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WDTPRS Laetare – 4th Sunday of Lent (2002MR): “with prompt devotion and eager faith”
The nickname Laetare originated from the first word of the Introit chant for Sunday’s Mass, “Rejoice!” On Laetare Sunday there is a slight relaxation of Lent’s penitential spirit, because we have a glimpse of the joy that is coming at Easter, … Read More
WDTPRS 3rd Sunday of Lent (1962MR): “When the priest’s hand extends over you, you are sheltered from the attacks of Hell.”
In ancient Rome on this 3rd Sunday, catechumens who desired to enter Holy Church and be baptized at Easter would be lead in a great procession to the Basilica of St. Lawrence “outside-the-walls” where they had been on Septuagesima Sunday. … Read More
Posted in GO TO CONFESSION, LENT, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, WDTPRS
Tagged LENT, scrutinies, votum
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Tinkeritis: Screwing around with, screwing up, liturgical translations
You may have heard that there is an initiative underway to “review” or “study” vernacular translations of the texts of Mass and the norms according to which they are to be prepared as given in Liturgiam authenticam. This would be … Read More
WDTPRS – 2nd Sunday of Lent: purify your “spiritual view”
Here is the Collect of the 2nd Sunday of Lent, a new composition for the Novus Ordo based on a precedent in the Liber Mozarabicus Sacramentorum: Deus, qui nobis dilectum Filium tuum audire praecepisti, verbo tuo interius nos pascere digneris, ut, spiritali … Read More
Posted in LENT, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, WDTPRS
Tagged aspectus, gloria, GS 22, intuitus, LENT, Transfiguration
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WDTPRS – Septuagesima Sunday: “What am I getting myself into?!?”
In the traditional Roman calendar this Sunday is called Septuagesima, Latin for the “Seventieth” day before Easter. Already! It is quite early this year. The Roman Station today is St. Lawrence outside the walls. This number, 70, is more symbolic than … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, WDTPRS
Tagged pre-lent, Roman Station, Septuagesima
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DavidGeorge on Pentecost Thursday: No Joy in Mudville: “Many reasons to avoid LA but now I know to add snakes and vampires! ;)”
