About this blog…
“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
Coat of Arms by D Burkart
PLEASE donate using VENMO!
CLICK and say your daily offerings!
A Daily Prayer for Priests
Do you have a faithful Catholic website that needs competent and reliable tech support?
Fr. Z’s VOICEMAIL
Nota bene: I do not answer these numbers or this Skype address. You won't get me "live". I check for messages regularly.
WDTPRS
020 8133 4535
651-447-6265
YOUR RECENT COMMENTS
Adelle Cecilia on The Popes’ guts, martyrdom and YOU"Take the admonishment of Peter to heart and 'always be ready to give reasons'." (Luke 21) [12] But before all...
Gab on Daily Rome Shot 58@PapalCount Keep these vignettes of Rome coming. They are very much appreciated!
ThePapalCount on Daily Rome Shot 58FrZ this has to be one of many medieval streets in Trastevere, which after a good meal you can meander...
Semper Gumby on Did you think you would see something in your lifetime like this?January 21, FrontPage Magazine, Daniel Greenfield: "Democrats celebrate a “victory for democracy” with barbed wire, soldiers, and political terror." "Even...
SPWang on Daily Rome Shot 57I've always wondered about the spur on the eye socket. Any info?
Jones on From a reader – “Idea: Spiritual battle/Catholic Church fullness of faith.” Wherein Fr. Z rants.Great post. Will archive.
luciavento on From a reader – “Idea: Spiritual battle/Catholic Church fullness of faith.” Wherein Fr. Z rants.Our Bishop plans to deal with the situation with more masks and less holy water. Priests are on their own...
roma247 on Daily Rome Shot 57Ah! This is the little side chapel in the church of St. Agnese in Agone in Piazza Navona. When I...
ChrisP on From a reader – “Idea: Spiritual battle/Catholic Church fullness of faith.” Wherein Fr. Z rants.Can’t tell you you’re wrong Fr Z....... because you are right. And down here in New Zealand we have the...
Gregg the Obscure on From a reader – “Idea: Spiritual battle/Catholic Church fullness of faith.” Wherein Fr. Z rants.there are scattered small initiatives toward that end here in Denver. a new diocesan TLM recently started at the opposite...
teomatteo on 20 Jan: St. Sebastian, invoked against the pandemicHmm... maybe a bumper sticker, "Be an Irene, not a Karen"
samwise on OLDIE PODCAzT 127: The Eve of St. Agnes and a Bleak MidwinterFr Z, will you be returning to St Agnes in St Paul to find your mojo? Mgsr Schuler had plenty...
monstrance on 20 Jan: St. Sebastian, invoked against the pandemicOn a lighter note- Today Philip Rivers, QB for the Indianapolis Colts, retired after 17 years in the NFL. A...
LegendaAurea on ASK FATHER: Why isn’t there a paper book with the Sunday propers in Latin and English?This site might be a useful resource.. http://www.latine.ca/
Kathleen10 on OLDIE PODCAzT 127: The Eve of St. Agnes and a Bleak MidwinterThank you, beautifully read.
grateful on Diei duri nox…" Tinniat, Tinniat, Tintinnabulum" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSqNUFVDisk
GHP on Diei duri nox…2. "O, Heri"
I use this when I travel both in these USA and abroad. Very useful. Fast enough for Zoom. I connect my DMR (ham radio) through it. If you use my link, they give me more data. A GREAT back up.
This blog has to earn its keep!
PLEASE subscribe if it is useful.
That way I have steady income I can plan on, and you wind up regularly on my list of benefactors for whom I pray and for whom I periodically say Holy Mass.
In view of the rapidly changing challenges I now face, I would like to add 200 $10/month subscribers. Will you please help?
So far 82% of the total, 164 towards the 200 target.
For a one time donation...
I set up a
CONTINUE TO GIVE
account, which functions rather like PayPal. Some of you use it. Here is a QCode you can use with your smart phones. Try it!
Also, to receive a link to donate via Continue To Give using your smart phone SEND MESSAGE:
4827563 TO: 715-803-4772 (USA)
Some donations also come through CHASE. That works well. I don't think they take any percentage as fees.Yes, Fr. Z is taking ads…
Be a “Zed-Head”!
CHALLENGE COINS!
My "challenge coin" for my 25th anniversary of ordination in 2016.
Want one? I do exchanges with military and LEOs, etc.
PLEASE RESPOND. Pretty pleeeease?
Loading ...This is really useful when travelling… and also when you aren’t and you need backup internet NOW! I use this for my DMR “Zednet” hotspot when I’m mobile. It’s a ham radio thing.
If you travel internationally, this is a super useful gizmo for your mobile internet data. I use one. If you get one through my link, I get data rewards.
WDTPRS POLL
Loading ...Fr. Z’s stuff is everywhere
Help support Fr. Z’s Gospel of Life work at no cost to you. Do you need a Real Estate Agent? Calling these people is the FIRST thing you should do!
They find you a pro-life agent in your area who commits to giving a portion of the fee to a pro-life group!
GREAT causes to support
Help Monks in Wyoming (coffee – UPDATED LINK) and Norcia (beer) and the wonderful "Soap Sisters" of Summit, NJ!
Please follow me on Twitter!
Tag Archives: holy water
Wherein Fr. Z rants and points a finger
In another post, I commented on some good points made by Joseph Shaw in a piece at HPR. I want to return to Shaw’s piece for some final points. Picking up toward the end… […] It certainly would not have … Continue reading
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", Decorum, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Pò sì jiù, Priests and Priesthood, Save The Liturgy - Save The World, Seminarians and Seminaries, The Drill, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged ars celebrandi, decorum, holy water, Last Gospel, Prayers at the foot of the altar, salt
31 Comments
ASK FATHER: More about removal of Holy Water at church because of the Chinese Virus. BYOB!
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Our TLM group shares a church with the NO parish and they have removed holy water from the stoops at the entrance. Apparently our Bishop has instructed this to be done to avoid anything being “shared”. … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged coronavirus, holy water
13 Comments
ASK FATHER: Must Holy Water fonts be flowing all the time?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Quick question. In our diocesan review today for a new church I’ve designed, our progressive director of liturgy said that we are REQUIRED to have flowing water in our font according to the authority of the … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Can a bishop order Holy Water removed from churches? Wherein Fr. Z URGENTLY rants. ACTION ITEM FOR BISHOPS AND PRIESTS!!
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Can a bishop validly restrict or totally eliminate access to holy water during times of flu season or other sickness? Our local bishop just did this, and all of our holy water fonts were GONE this … Continue reading
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "How To..." - Practical Notes, ACTION ITEM!, ASK FATHER Question Box, Global Killer Asteroid Questions, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Save The Liturgy - Save The World, Semper Paratus, TEOTWAWKI, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged holy water, holy water fonts
18 Comments
ASK FATHER: Different kinds of Holy Water
From a reader… QUAERITUR: To prevent the potential spread of coronavirus, my parish in Tokyo has temporarily discontinued the use of Holy Water upon entrance to the chapel. This has me thinking about the various types of Holy Water. Can … Continue reading
PRAYERCAzT / PODCAzT 172: Blessing Holy Water in Latin with the traditional Rituale Romanum
From a priest: Could you record for your priestly audience the correct pronunciation for the Holy Water blessing in Latin? Sure! I can do that. I will also include this in the What Does The Prayer Really Sound Like series, … Continue reading
Stupid Idea: Sand in holy water fonts during Lent. Fr. Z opines.
You would think that this stupid idea would have been eradicated by now but, no. I am sure that in some places you readers will see that Holy Water has been removed from the stoops – at the beginning of … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Can we cook with or drink Holy Water?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is it a sin to drink/use to cook/use for other purposes BLESSED WATER A/O SALT? No, it is not a sin! On the contrary. Blessed salt and bless water are meant, among other purposes, also for consumption. … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Adding water to Holy Water
What are priests for? Short answer: They offer sacrifice. The role of the priest is to confect the Eucharist, absolve sins, impart blessings, preside at all manner of approved rites. The jocular Scriptural basis for this is, of course, “For … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Humidifiers filled with Holy Water
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I saw a meme today to the effect of: Humidifiers fill air with water molecules from a source of water. If that source of water was Holy Water, would it essentially cleanse the room of all … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: How long does holy water stay blessed?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I got to wondering about the properties of holy water. Since so much water has been blessed before and recycled throughout time, does the church have comments about the length that water stays “holy”? Or is … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Removing Holy Water during Lent
From a reader… I am currently serving at a parish as a transitional deacon. On Thursday I noticed along with the parishioners that the Holy Water was removed from the entrance of the church. They were looking all around for … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Liberals
Tagged holy water, holy water fonts, LENT
31 Comments
ASK FATHER: Diluting Holy Salty Water… Salty Holy Water… just plain Holy Water
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Hello Fr Z! Our pastor puts a lot of salt in the holy water. So much so that a MASSIVE crust forms on our font at home. Is it OK to dilute the holy water a … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Holy ICE! Holy Water freezing in the stoop.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have included some pictures as a visual aid for my question. Today I went to confession at a church well over 100 years old. As such, the entrance ways are quite cold in the winter, … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: How to “reclaim” my property for the Lord after a Hindu procession goes by?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Thank you for all of the amazing information you share with us each day on your website. I have learned so much in the past 6 months. I have a question that I would like your … Continue reading
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point in the sermon you heard for your Mass of Sunday obligation? Let us know. In the EF, in reference to the effectiveness of God’s blessings, I spoke of Holy Water. In the OF, I also … Continue reading
Of weasles, egg salad, broken teeth, blessed salt, and YOU
A weasel can chew through a cable and knock out a particle accelerator, but I can’t chew through an egg salad sandwich. I had what might be called a “dental emergency”. I knocked off the distal cusp of a mandibular molar. Thus, pulling … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ACTION ITEM!, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged holy water, salt
30 Comments
ASK FATHER: Continuously adding tap water to Holy Water
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I recently discovered that a Sacristan at the NO parish I attend is filling the Holy Water tank with water taken from the public washroom tap…no priest is blessing this. The Holy Water in this tank is … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Is it wrong to use Holy Water to bless my unbaptized children?
From a Protestant, catechumen… QUAERITUR: My husband and I are Protestant Christians, both baptized. We have three young children, all under the age of 5, and none of them are baptized. We are beginning RCIA and have been regularly attending … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Is water blessed with the newer rites really holy water?
From a reader: I’ve heard it claimed that holy water blessed via the new rite isn’t true holy water since the new rite doesn’t include prayers of exorcism; in other words, according to the person telling me this, such water is merely “blessed … Continue reading
