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Elwin Ransom on Daily Rome Shot 1278 – The Parish™: “Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre fell asleep in the Lord on March 25, 1991. Merci, Monsigneur! Réquiem ætérnam dona ei Domine et…”
FormerlySBC on Daily Rome Shot 1278 – The Parish™: “Is the first day of the new year (h/t AB). Is fitting the domination of Sauron was thus ended irrevocably…”
monstrance on Questioning the “success” of frequent Communion: “Reading Dr K’s latest offering – He mentions that many of the FSSP and ICK apostolates currently follow the Pre-55…”
Spacesurfer on Questioning the “success” of frequent Communion: “Also note the emphasis within Novus Ordo parishes that the point of Mass is to receive communion. From a practical…”
JEF5570 on 24 March – Feast of St. Gabriel, Archangel – images – EXPANDED: “Here is something Daniel Mitsui is working on currently. The Hebrew are quotes from Genesis 2:9 and Isaiah 7:14 https://x.com/danielmitsuiart/status/1904356574308503615”
W0BPH on Questioning the “success” of frequent Communion: “I say this to encourage that it can be done, not to say that I am holier than thou, I…”
Fr_Andrew on ASK FATHER: Is speeding a sin?: “Some traditional moral theologians spoke of “merely penal laws”. These are general human laws, which enjoin or forbid something that…”
NoraC on ASK FATHER: Is speeding a sin?: “The Fr Z garnished with a dollop of humor is my favorite Fr Z and has been for years. It’s…”
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on LENTCAzT 2025 – 19: 3rd Sunday of Lent – Bitter sweet: “GregB: Yes, indeed. You spotted it!”
Not on ASK FATHER: Is speeding a sin?: “The big joke in my family and with friends is that I drive slow. I have driven cross country many…”
Sportsfan on ASK FATHER: Is speeding a sin?: “Is going the exact speed limit, just because I enjoy making people mad, a sin?”
APX on ASK FATHER: Is speeding a sin?: “When you cross the Coutts/Sweetgrass Canadian/US border into Montana there is a speed limit sign of 70 mph. I’ve always…”
Mariana2 on 24 March – Feast of St. Gabriel, Archangel – images – EXPANDED: “Thanks, Father! The Dante Gabriel Rossetti really is odd. Why is Archangel Gabriel naked under his garb (and casting a…”
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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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- LENTCAzT 2025 – 22: Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Lent – Don’t be a jerk.
- “Days in Rome” Project – April/May 2025
- Daily Rome Shot 1278 – The Parish™
- Questioning the “success” of frequent Communion
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 21: Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Lent – Annunciation
- ASK FATHER: Is speeding a sin?
- Daily Rome Shot 1277
- 24 March – Feast of St. Gabriel, Archangel – images – EXPANDED
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 20: Monday of the 3rd Week of Lent – Gabriel
- Notes on a curiosity in today’s Gospel reading from Luke 11
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday of Lent 2025
- Daily Rome Shot 1276
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 19: 3rd Sunday of Lent – Bitter sweet
- Daily Rome (video) 1275 – a trip to the tailor
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 18: Saturday of the 2nd Week of Lent – Brothers
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- STATIONS OF THE CROSS – Audio from Fr. Z
- Daily Rome Shot 1274 – processions and more
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 17: Friday of the 2nd Week of Lent – Envy
- Sterile faith v. living faith
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 16: Thursday 2nd Week of Lent – Satan changes tactics
- Ite ad Ioseph… Go to Joseph! – UPDATED
- Daily Rome Shot 1273 – Amazing
- 19 March – Feast of ST. JOSEPH! – Terror of demons, Hope of the sick, Patron of the dying, Protector of Holy Church!
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 15: Wednesday 2nd Week of Lent – JOSEPH
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- “Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me…” The mighty Lorica of Saint Patrick
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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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Tag Archives: exorcism
A matter of fact, brutally clear, “handbook” on exorcism, demons, demonic influence and what can be done about it.
I write to alert you to a book to be released on 19 November – now available for pre-order at 25% off – by my friend Fr. Carlos Martins, whose apostolate with relics Treasures of the Church is well-known to you. … Read More
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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
Swiss Bishop abolishes office of diocesan exorcist. What could go wrong?
And to think that I have a priest friend in the Diocese of Chur. To think that Archbp. Wolfgang Haas was once Bishop of Chur. The Diocese of Chur includes Zürich. Three famous Benedictine abbeys are in the diocese Einsiedeln, … Read More
¡Hagan lío! Invitation to Bishops and Priests to Fast, Recite Leo XIII’s Exorcism Prayer on Vigil of the Assumption
I was sent this. It seems like a good thing to do (pace certain prelates). INVITATION TO BISHOPS AND PRIESTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO A DAY OF FASTING AND THE RECITATION OF THE EXORCISM OF LEO XIII ON THE … Read More
ASK FATHER: Cursed by a witch through a dating site. Now really bad things are happening.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Hi Father, Here is a hard one, and a subject you would probably rather avoid. But I truly need to talk to someone and I hope you can offer a few words of advice. What happened … Read More
ASK FATHER: “What’s the deal with tarot cards?”
From a reader… Father, what’s the deal with tarot cards. I saw something about them being dangerous for the soul. I don’t get why. They’re just pieces of paper with art on them. What’s the story here. If you are … Read More
No live-stream Mass today, alas. Prayers requested.
Folks, I can’t do a live-streamed Mass today. I wouldn’t inflict it on you. Something is deeply wrong with the muscles in my upper back ever since the afternoon of Christmas Day. Yesterday, I got through Mass. Today… well… I’ll … Read More
Is it time to exorcize the Democrat Party?
Each day for a while now, after saying Mass I’ve been saying the Exorcism Against Satan and Apostate Angels, which is chapter 3 of Title XI in the Rituale Romanum. I’ve been doing this with the authority of the bishop for … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z offers a plea to priests and bishops. Lay people are not forgotten.
I offer a plea to priests and bishops. For the sake of the common good and for the love of truth… PRAY for protection from the Enemy of the Soul for all those who are involved in the counting of … Read More
PRIESTS! BISHOPS! Do what only YOU can do: exorcise and bless. ACTION ITEM!
As I wrote elsewhere: The fact that very often when the Lord healed the sick, he also performed an exorcism, and the fact that Paul connected not discerning the Body and Blood of the Lord with physical illness and death, … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon notes – 3rd Sunday after Easter (4th of Easter) 2020
Was there a good point made in the sermon you heard at the Mass for your Sunday, either live or on the internet? Let us know what it was. For my part…
ACTION ITEM! BISHOPS! Exorcise your dioceses BEFORE the 1 May consecration of these USA and Canada to the Mother of God
Archbp. Gomez, President of the USCCB, has called on US bishops, in conjunction with the bishops of Canada, to renew the consecration of both nations to Mary. This will be broadcast live on EWTN. 1500h, on Friday 1 May. It … Read More
Archbp. Viganò asks all priests and bishops to recite the Exorcism on Holy Saturday, 1500h Rome time #exorcismus2020
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has asked that all the bishops and priests in the world to recite from the Ritule Romanum Title XI, chapter 3, the “Exorcism against Satan and the Apostate Angels” (the long for of the prayer to St. Michael … Read More
ACTION ITEM! BISHOPS and PRIESTS – Exorcise and bless!
Luke 4:40-41: When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them. And demons also came out … Read More
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[…] [Teresa] Piccola [wife, mother, pro-life activist] would undergo the solemn rite of exorcism once per week for more than 18 months, in sessions lasting up to three hours. On those days, she and the deliverance team (which included the … Read More
Bp. Schneider on today’s “vacuum of prayer and adoration”. Fr. Z makes a plea to bishops and priests.
From his terrific new book… Christus Vincit: Christ’s Triumph Over the Darkness of the Age US HERE – UK HERE With my emphases: SCHNEIDER: The whole crisis in the Church, as seen after the Council, was manifest in an incredible inflation of … Read More
ACTION ITEM: Priests in Rome, world to use Prayer of Exorcism (long St Michael Prayer) against diabolical influence in Vatican
UPDATE: I read the prayer this morning. It is a powerful prayer, to be sure. I hope other priests today will do the same, even if they are late to this post. Originally Published on: Sep 28, 2019 @ 01:06 I received … Read More
ASK FATHER: Why not use “Unbound” for “deliverance prayers”?
From a priest… QUAERITUR: On your post about exorcism of a parish you mentioned in the comments not to use “Unbound”. I know people connected to this. Do you know of a good article explaining why? I interested being able … Read More
Mail from a priest: “It finally dawned on me that the dysfunction could be demonic.” Then a short rant from @FatherZ
A priest sent an interesting email, in the wake of what I wrote HERE about the need to perform exorcisms of all church properties. I short, I wrote: […] If I were a diocesan bishop, I would immediately go through my entire … Read More
PRAYERCAzT: What does the Latin Exorcism really sound like? FOR PRIESTS ONLY – UPDATED
UPDATE 17 April 2019: A while ago I had a request from an exorcist of a US diocese for a recording not only of Chapter 3, but also of Chapter 2. “Euge! Euge!”, quoth I, “It is, however, long. But … Read More