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- Philmont237 on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 2nd Sunday after Pentecost / Corpus Christi 2025: “Our deacon preached about the typology of the Eucharist using the 12 Stations of the almost Holy Eucharist.”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 2nd Sunday after Pentecost / Corpus Christi 2025: “Oh, yeah, and we had the short version of the Sequence. Very good rendition. I just wish we could have…”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 2nd Sunday after Pentecost / Corpus Christi 2025: “We had a good homily from our university chapel’s priest, who is leaving us next week to go to another…”
- on 19 June 325 – Adoption of the Nicene Creed: “TonyB: adjust for the Gregorian calendar, Father LOL! Okay… okay… Smarticus Pantsicus!”
- on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 2nd Sunday after Pentecost / Corpus Christi 2025: “Our visiting SSPX priest preached about “the sinner and the saint” of Corpus Christi. He described the sinner, that is,…”
- on 19 June 325 – Adoption of the Nicene Creed: “You need to shift the date to adjust for the Gregorian calendar, Father. The actual anniversary will be July 2.”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1376: “The video of the Mass is… interesting. The decoration, the inclusive translation of the Gospel, the sharing, the interpretation of…”
- on VIDEO: A Jesuit commentator hits it outta da park! Stark clear REALITY.: “The truth Fr. McTeigue’s video has triggered this rant. So many young men have been rejected by those priests and…”
- on Wrapping it up at Fishwrap?: “Benedict Joseph, That would be the Ass. of U.S. Catholic Priests. (Their head of communications used to to be the…”
- on Wrapping it up at Fishwrap?: “Frankly, I remember a certain Phyllis-tine there trying to take down Fr. Z himself, thinking that they got a bishop…”
- on Wrapping it up at Fishwrap?: “Sometimes the National Catholic Reporter publishes something positive. A recent editorial from Michael Sean Winters was a surprise to me:…”
- on VIDEO: A Jesuit commentator hits it outta da park! Stark clear REALITY.: ““Show me the briefcase!” (To paraphrase Jerry Maguire from the movie of the same name). Holy Father: Show me the…”
- on VIDEO: A Jesuit commentator hits it outta da park! Stark clear REALITY.: “I have the distinct pleasure to know a couple of good Jesuits (yes, they do exist), but they are a…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1376: “Here’s a hypothetical question – If a “Gay Pride” Mass was held in say the Diocese of Charlotte, but it…”
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Tag Archives: birettaquette
ASK FATHER: Should priests wear the biretta when preaching? Wherein Fr. Z rants.
From a priestly reader… QUAERITUR: I cannot find when to use the Biretta at the Homily, should it be worn, if so, then does one wear at for the Epistle & Gospel readings in the vernacular/English? Thank you for your … Read More
ASK FATHER: Guidelines for sitting in choir, including birettaquette and also hoodiquette. With a short Fr. Z rant.
From a Dominican… QUAERITUR: Regarding the Pontifical Mass, there were Dominicans in choir. There is a resurgence of the traditional Dominican Rite. I am writing to ask if you can point to a source that tells what Dominicans are supposed … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes and ASK FATHER: sermons and birettas
Was there a good point made in the sermon during your Mass of Sunday obligation? Let us know. Today I had the pleasure of being deacon for this morning’s Solemn Mass. One of the local priests had, at the last … Read More
Birettas For Seminarians Project – UPDATE
If you don’t know what this IMPORTANT project is all about, go HERE. Meanwhile, I have received a thank you note from a seminarian recipient of one of your birettas. I just thought you would like to know.
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, ACTION ITEM!, Seminarians and Seminaries
Tagged birettaquette, birettas, seminarians
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ASK FATHER: Use of the biretta at Low Mass
From a reader… a question about birettaquette. QUAERITUR: I am an avid reader of your blog and has been inspired by it. For my vacation from the seminary, I am planning to help my parish priest know how to celebrate … Read More
ASK FATHER: Proper posture and use of biretta in choir.
From a priest… Our parish has recently begun celebrating the EF. Have assisted in choir before but concerned I may not be doing so correctly. My parochial vicar will be celebrating a sung Mass on the Solemnity of St. Joseph … Read More
SUCCESS! ACTION ITEM! Correct a GREAT INJUSTICE! (Hint: Birettas… seminarians…)
UPDATE 13 AUG: We have hit our initial goal! I distributed a few of the birettas to the guys yesterday and they were pretty chuffed. I should have some thank you notes pretty soon. “But Father! But Father!”, you liberals … Read More
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", ACTION ITEM!, Decorum, Seminarians and Seminaries
Tagged birettaquette, birettas, Fr. Heilman, seminarians
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More birettaquette
Moving away for a moment from the less important issues, such as the fate of the USA, nay rather, the world and the American election, let’s turn our attention to use of the biretta. The other day I was in … Read More
Philmont237 on Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 2nd Sunday after Pentecost / Corpus Christi 2025: “Our deacon preached about the typology of the Eucharist using the 12 Stations of the almost Holy Eucharist.”
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