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EAW on ROME 25/4– Day 11: Holy Saturday: “How about both? The boots for being out and about and the buckled shoes for liturgical celebrations. I’m happy and…”
Ages on “He descended into Hell” – Notes on “The Harrowing of Hell”: “From the Byzantine Holy Saturday Liturgy: Today, Hades groans and cries out, “It would have been better for me if…”
Discerning Altar Boy on Holy Thursday Plenary Indulgence: “A new translation of the ritual book for services like Benediction and Communion outside of Mass was just put into…”
Gregg the Obscure on ROME 25/4– Day 11: Holy Saturday: “dollars to donuts the tactical boot belongs to our gracious host Fr. Z.”
Gregg the Obscure on “He descended into Hell” – Notes on “The Harrowing of Hell”: “i very much look forward – should i live so long – to seeing how Mel Gibson addresses this in…”
monstrance on ROME 25/4– Day 9-10: Holy Thursday – Good Friday: “This magnificent photo of the Altar of Repose was one of 7 featured in the NCR showing 7 sites visited…”
AutoLos on “He descended into Hell” – Notes on “The Harrowing of Hell”: “Did you ever read the poem “Limbo” by the now deceased Sr. Mary Ada? The ancient greyness shifted Suddenly and…”
Shonkin on Good Friday FASTING and ABSTINENCE explained, links to recipes, notes about what breaks the fast, what doesn’t: “I’m 78, so I’m exempt from the fast. However, being in pretty good health, I try to observe it. Breakfast:…”
johntenor on ROME 25/4– Day 11: Holy Saturday: “The boot. For kicking the modernist devil to the curb.”
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on UPDATED – IMPORTANT: Archd. Detroit: New Archbp crushes the people who frequent the TLM within one month.: “cathgrl: This almost reads like… It does, doesn’t it? First, he himself wrote that it was “a very brief reference…”
cathgrl on UPDATED – IMPORTANT: Archd. Detroit: New Archbp crushes the people who frequent the TLM within one month.: “This almost reads like the new archbishop wasn’t planning on having TLM in regional locations until the social media firestorm.”
JonPatrick on ROME 25/4– Day 9-10: Holy Thursday – Good Friday: “Yesterday afternoon we attended the Good Friday liturgy which was done according to pre 1955 as was our entire Holy…”
APX on YOUR Holy Thursday SERMON NOTES and a POLL about Holy Thursday Washing of Feet: “I noted our traditional leaning pastor delegated that part of the Mass to the priest who was concelebrating.”
Gregg the Obscure on ROME 25/4– Day 9-10: Holy Thursday – Good Friday: “a lack of parking, snow, and a biting wind discouraged me from attending the Cathedral. i went with plan b…”
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- Prosper of Aquitaine (+c.455), De gratia Dei et libero arbitrio contra Collatorem 22.61
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- ROME 25/4– Day 12: Easter Sunday
- PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 47: Easter Sunday
- ROME 25/4– Day 11: Holy Saturday
- “He descended into Hell” – Notes on “The Harrowing of Hell”
- Truth from T.S. Eliot
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 46: Holy Saturday
- ROME 25/4– Day 9-10: Holy Thursday – Good Friday
- Good Friday FASTING and ABSTINENCE explained, links to recipes, notes about what breaks the fast, what doesn’t
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 45: Good Friday
- YOUR Holy Thursday SERMON NOTES and a POLL about Holy Thursday Washing of Feet
- Holy Thursday Plenary Indulgence
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 44: Holy Thursday
- ROME 25/4– Day 8: Holy Wednesday Birthdays
- Stop what you are doing and read this. No, really.
- The Benedictine nuns of Gower Abbey sing the Tenebrae Responses… disc and digital download!
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 43: Spy Wednesday in Holy Week
- UPDATED – IMPORTANT: Archd. Detroit: New Archbp crushes the people who frequent the TLM within one month.
- ROME 25/4– Day 7: Annoyed
- Pres. Trump’s Message on Holy Week, 2025
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 42: Tuesday in Holy Week
- ROME 25/4– Day 6: Scirocco (Important)
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 41: Monday in Holy Week
- ROME 25/4– Day 5: Palm Sunday
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 40: Palm Sunday – Not mere memories of past events
- ROME 25/4– Day 4: Mozzarella
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 39: Saturday in Passiontide – Red, Green, White martyrdoms
- ROME 25/4– Day 3: Water-sellers
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 38: Friday in Passiontide –
- ROME 25/4– Day 2: ALERT!
- LENTCAzT 2025 – 37: Thursday in Passiontide – The counterpart to the Prodigal Son
Let us pray…
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: homosexualists
Just to lighten your day a little,…
Just to lighten your day a little, I saw this at Anne Barnhardt’s Saturday meme roundup.
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Harry Potter author vilified by the Left for saying that biological sex can’t change.
As my old pastor put it perfectly, liberal is from the word for “free”. A liberal is is one with whom you are free to agree. Scratch one and beneath the veneer you find a nazi. Check out the Catholic … Read More
Persecuted Fr. Kalchik responds to homosexualist Jesuit Martin
At Church Militant, there is a response by Fr. Paul John Kalchik – who was notoriously tossed from his Chicago parish after an infamous and blasphemous “gay” flag was burned – to homosexualist activist Jesuit Fr. Jasmine Martin, SJ. More … Read More
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What priests – and you too – will have to deal with
I spotted this on Twitter. It’s not just the anti-Catholicism that comes from the outside that troubles us. More troubling is the anti-Catholicism from within. It has ever been so, since Judas sold the Lord. This is what faithful priests … Read More
After LGBT pro-sodomy parade, Orthodox priest cleanses city with Holy Water
I saw this at ChurchPop. I really like the idea. Orthodox Priest Cleanses His City’s Downtown with Holy Water After LGBT Parade @cityod, Twitter / Odessa Media Talk about spiritual warfare. An LGBT pride parade took place this last weekend … Read More
Omnium Gatherum: Egypt’s River and a predictably “gay” attack on a forthright bishope
I am still partially unplugged, but, having reengaged a little. Enough to have read a few headlines, my blood-pressure to spike, and then to chuckle at something unintentionally hilarious in its entirely intended malice. First, compare and contrast. At … Read More
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Speaking of homosexuality and Jesuit homosexualist activists…
Speaking of homosexuality and Jesuit homosexualist activists… From The Catholic Thing we have: De-homosexualizing the American Church He makes a good argument about the urgent need to de-“gay” the American Church. His solution is dead wrong. From Crisis we have: … Read More
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Did the catholic Left and homosexualists ignore Pope Francis’ words about seminarians?
The other day Pope Francis told the Italian bishops not to admit homosexual men as seminarians. I wrote a post about it HERE. CNA also reported it. Reuters had it. “If there’s a doubt about homosexuality, it’s better not … Read More
The “Gay” (I hate that word) Priest Problem
I’ll batten the hatches for another round of hate mail and “block parties” and alert the readership of a good piece at The Catholic Thing by Fr. Jerry Pokorsky. He tackles the “gay” (I hate that word) priest problem. Confronting the Gay … Read More
Fishwrap (@NCRonline) commits another error in their work to smear Bp. Morlino (@MadisonDiocese)
At Fishwrap (aka National Sodomitic Reporter) there is a “news” piece about the coverage … a news piece about the coverage… sheesh… which was given to a post at the notoriously liberal liturgy blog Pray Tell, which incorrectly attributed to Bp. Robert … Read More
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“For goodness’ sake, own your faith, Fr. Martin!” Analysis of Jesuit’s homosexualist activism
Over at Crisis there is a piece by Rev. Mr. Jim Russell entitled “A Final Word On Fr. Martin” Alas, I fear that that is far too optimistic. Jesuit Homosexualist-activist Fr James Martin is sure to come up with something weird again … Read More
A REVIEW of Jesuit James Martin’s doctrine-eroding bad book
In First Things, my friend and faithful biblicist Fr. Paul Mankowski, SJ, has reviewed fellow Jesuit but homosexualist activist Fr. James Martin’s book advocating an abandonment of Church teaching. Martin’s book is ostensibly about “building a bridge” between the Church and homosexuals. … Read More
REVIEW: Fr. Gerald Murray v. Jesuit homosexualist activist Fr. James Martin
I have some homework for you. First, read at the National Catholic Register the outstanding, comprehensive analysis of what homsexualist activist Jesuit Fr James Martin is attempting. It is written by Judy Roberts. HERE Then read my friend Fr. Gerry Murray’s obliteration … Read More
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Jesuit Fr James Martin honored by homosexual advocates condemned by Holy See and USCCB
I just wanted everyone to know that the Jesuit, Fr. James Martin, SJ, involved with Amerika Magazine, has been given an award by the homosexual advocacy group which has been condemned by the Holy See and by the USCCB, New … Read More
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Bishop of Hong Kong attacked by homosexualists
The Bishop of Hong Kong, John Card. Tong Hon, has come under fire from the promoters of deviant sex because he defends marriage. From AsiaNews: Gay lobby and Western consuls against the bishop of Hong Kong Hong Kong (AsiaNews) – In … Read More