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Tag Archives: LENT
PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 51: Easter Thursday – The Bride
Today’s Roman Station is the Basilica of the Twelve Apostles. Scott Hahn talks about the bond of Christ and His Body, His Church, His Bride, which is our bond. How about music for Easter? US HERE – UK HERE the wonderful Benedictines … Read More
Posted in LENTCAzT, PASCHALCAzT, PODCAzT
Tagged LENT, LENTCAzT, PASCHALCAzT, podcast, PODCAzT
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 50: Easter Wednesday – Wherein (also) Fr. Z rants
The Roman Station today is St. Lawrence outside-the-walls. We started Septuagesima here! Scott Hahn drives home how liturgy, our worship, our participation in the Church’s liturgy affects the course of history. Sound familiar? I have a few thoughts about that. … Read More
Posted in LENTCAzT, PASCHALCAzT, PODCAzT, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged LENT, LENTCAzT, PASCHALCAzT, podcast, PODCAzT
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 49: Easter Tuesday – Worshiping with our whole being
Roman Station: St. Paul’s outside-the-walls Scott Hahn reflects on the Heavenly liturgy as related in the Book of Revelation and how it teaches us to worship. We also hear what my home parish sounded like on Easter Sunday and why … Read More
Posted in LENTCAzT, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, PASCHALCAzT, PODCAzT, Save The Liturgy - Save The World
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 47: Easter Sunday
The Roman Station today is at Santa Maria Maggiore. This is fitting since there is a tradition that the first things that Christ did after the Resurrection is visit his mother. Today Scott Hahn talks about how, by God’s design, … Read More
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Tagged LENT, LENTCAzT, PASCHALCAzT, podcast, PODCAzT
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WDTPRS – 1st Sunday of Lent (N.O.): our season of transforming mystery
The Roman Station for the 1st Sunday of Lent is St. John Lateran. COLLECT – LATIN TEXT (2002MR): Concede nobis, omnipotens Deus, ut, per annua quadragesimalis exercitia sacramenti, et ad intellegendum Christi proficiamus arcanum, et effectus eius digna conversatione sectemur. Quadragesima is the … Read More
WDTPRS – 1st Sunday of Lent (TLM): our season of transforming mystery
With this 1st Sunday of Lent we are fully into our forty day season of purification and preparation. Speaking of forty, the Latin for Lent is Quadragesima, “fortieth”. St Leo the Great (d 461) used the phrase quadragesimale ieiunium, “the … Read More
Concerning fasting during Lent, fasting and abstinence on Ash Wednesday, eating endothermic moonfish, drinking coffee, and YOU
If you are serious as a Catholic, you know at all times what is on the calendrical horizon. If you are a follower of the Vetus Ordo of the Roman Church, you have additional help by means of the “gesima” … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged abstinence, fasting, LENT
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ASK FATHER: Lenten Fridays, Insects, and You
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Hello I am thinking about trying crickets. Are they okay to eat on Fridays of Lent? Or any Friday as a meatless option? They are a complete protein which makes them very nutritious. Gives another layer … Read More
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Tagged Friday abstinence, LENT, meatless Fridays
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WDTPRS – 3rd Sunday of Lent (2002MR): Two wings of prayer
WARNING BELOW… Roman Station: St. Lawrence outside the walls An examination of our conscience is a humbling experience. When we look to see who really are inside, we can have different reactions. Sometimes we find things which frighten and discourage … Read More
Posted in LENT, Linking Back, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Patristiblogging, WDTPRS
Tagged Augustine of Hippo, LENT, Passion of the Christ
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A suggestion for Lent: prayer before using the internet
With the beginning of Lent, some people might reduce their use of the internet. For those who continue, however, and who engage in any sort of social media or interactions, may I recommend prayer? Here’s one that has become pretty … Read More
