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- Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ROME 26/5– Day 64: If you are not over the target, they don’t shoot at you.: “On the mixed seafood plate there are various raw slices of fishes, tuna, salmon, swordfish, and a couple of mudbugs…”
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- on ROME 26/5– Day 64: If you are not over the target, they don’t shoot at you.: “Well Father, you’re in good company along with Padre Pio, Cure of Ars… wasn’t it St Teresa of Avila whose…”
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Category Archives: WDTPRS
WDTPRS Do It Yourself: Friday after (transferred) Ascension
Here is an exercise for you Latinists out there. Here is the Collect for the Friday after Ascension where Ascension is transferred to Sunday. Exaudi, Domine, preces nostras, ut, quod tui Verbi sanctificatione promissum est, evangelico ubique compleatur effectu, et … Read More
Innovative Reform of the Novus Ordo: Vigil of Ascension (2002MR)
In some places the Feast of the Ascension (which since the 4th century has fallen on a Thursday) has been transferred to next Sunday, thus making it “Ascension Thursday Sunday”. I’ll rant about the transfer in another entry. The 3rd … Read More
WDTPRS: St. Athanasius – propugnator, champion
In both the traditional Roman calendar and the post-Conciliar calendar today is the feast of St. Athanasius, Doctor of the Church. Let’s have a quick look at the Collect for the Mass for St. Athanasius in the Ordinary Form.. 2002MR: … Read More
What Does The Pope’s Motto Really Say? The Latin motto explained.
The motto of Pope, “Miserando Atque Eligendo” has aroused some people to send me questions. What’s with the Latin? What are those -nd- forms? Are they gerundives? People are getting some things wrong. “Lowly and chosen”, some have suggested. … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Francis, The Drill, WDTPRS
Tagged gerunds, miserando atque eligendo, motto, Pope Francis, stemma, Ven. Bede
73 Comments
73 Comments
WDTPRS: Laetare Sunday Prayer over the people: “walking in the shadow of death”
Something that will slowly but surely become – again- an annual exspectation, is the traditional “Prayer over the people” at the end of Mass during Lent. They were restored to the Ordinary Form with the Latin 3rd edition of the … Read More
WDTPRS Thursday 3rd Week of Lent – the “dying” the liturgy
Today’s prayer has roots in the Padua manuscript the so-called Gregorian Sacramentary and also the manuscript at Bergamo. It was not in any edition of the pre-Conciliar Missale Romanum. COLLECT Maiestatem tuam, Domine, suppliciter imploramus, ut, quanto magis dies salutiferae festivitatis accedit, tanto … Read More
In honor of Ember Wednesday in Lent
As I explained in today’s LENTCAzT there is a connection between today’s Ember Day observance and Japanese food. In honor of that connection … tempura!
Posted in LENT, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Ember Days, LENT, tempura
8 Comments
8 Comments
WDTPRS: Candlemas
Today is the final “peak” arising from the liturgical cycle of Advent/Christmas/Epiphany. Today, called in the traditional way and according to the older Roman calendar the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Holy Church would cease to … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Patristiblogging, WDTPRS
Tagged Candlemas, Christmas, Presentation of the Lord
18 Comments
18 Comments
SUPER-ULTRA-HYPER-URGENT EMERGENCY ACTION ITEM!
Can you help? The CD of Advent music by the Benedictine Nuns in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, is doing well on the charts. I have mentioned them before HERE. I did a review of … Read More
Posted in ADVENT, Lighter fare, Linking Back
Tagged ADVENT, Benedictines of Mary Queen of Apostles
15 Comments
15 Comments
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ROME 26/5– Day 64: If you are not over the target, they don’t shoot at you.: “On the mixed seafood plate there are various raw slices of fishes, tuna, salmon, swordfish, and a couple of mudbugs…”
