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
NEW OPPORTUNITY – 10% off with code: FATHERZ10
Polls
Loading ...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
651-447-6265YOUR RECENT COMMENTS
Semper Gumby on Look at what is happening in the Church and in these USA. A visual image.: “Socialism and Islamism are not inevitable. But, any resistance based on rejection of historical facts, ego-driven agit-prop, conspiracy theories and…”
on Francis appointed a “Special Delegate” to take complete control of the group “Memores Domini”. They take care of Benedict XVI. – UPDATED: “but you can’t be an ‘independent monastery’ if you don’t seek recognition as a monastery in the first place. I…”
on What Fr. Z is up to.: “I have a Chess.com account but with an anonymous name. Perhaps I should get one that is more visible and…”
on Just to lighten your day a little,…: “Funny, but even better to say, “because a tractor never asks for its sins to be blessed.” Meanwhile, I am…”
on Cri de Coeur: “What next?” After which, Fr. Z rants.: “Folks, Pope Francis wasn’t talking about GloriaTV or ChurchMilitant. He’s talking about EWTN. He mentioned that he’s spoken to people…”
on Francis appointed a “Special Delegate” to take complete control of the group “Memores Domini”. They take care of Benedict XVI. – UPDATED: “There is a metastasizing cancer which is invading the body of Christ, attempting to occupy the space where the healthy…”
on Francis appointed a “Special Delegate” to take complete control of the group “Memores Domini”. They take care of Benedict XVI. – UPDATED: “The Father’s active will is not for His children to have malicious superiors, “husbands” (spiritual or corporal) who beat their…”
on What Fr. Z is up to.: “Both my wife and younger son are avid chess players. They both have subscriptions to chess.com. My son plays online…”
on Francis appointed a “Special Delegate” to take complete control of the group “Memores Domini”. They take care of Benedict XVI. – UPDATED: “If I were these ladies I’d have a 24 hour rosary going stat. From the time he arrived up to…”
on What Fr. Z is up to.: “Loved Danteewoo’s comment about Bishops. My young teenage grandsons play chess. Great to see them play in silence with no…”
on When the Vicissitudes™ are winding you up… UPDATED: “Make sure you hear Ralph Stanley, or just listen to the soundtrack from a movie that was superb even though…”
on Francis appointed a “Special Delegate” to take complete control of the group “Memores Domini”. They take care of Benedict XVI. – UPDATED: “God forgive me. I’m finding it very difficult to even pray for Bergoglio. The best I can do is a…”
on Francis appointed a “Special Delegate” to take complete control of the group “Memores Domini”. They take care of Benedict XVI. – UPDATED: “The de-institutionalization of some religious communities is soon coming. There is nothing to prevent lay Catholics from living together under…”
on Francis appointed a “Special Delegate” to take complete control of the group “Memores Domini”. They take care of Benedict XVI. – UPDATED: “So you’re living and praying peacefully on a little island of orthodoxy… Suddenly the dictator on the mainland sends his…”
This REALLY helps! And it’s great coffee (and tea)
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 via PayPal 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 more $10/month subscribers. Will you please help?
For a one time donation...
Yes, Fr. Z is taking ads…
Use the coupon code...
fatherz10
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: Midnight Mass
ASK FATHER: Traditional Eucharistic fast from midnight before Christmas Midnight Mass?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: A few year’s ago, I started trying to observe the older eucharistic fasting discipline of taking no food or water from midnight until the reception of Holy Communion the next day. I am curious to know … Read More
Merry Christmas Octave!
We are in the Octave of Christmas. Merry Christmas everyone! Here is a shot from our Midnight Mass. The word “immemorial” came to mind when I saw it. We have a beautiful continuity with our many forebears who sacrificed so … Read More
Fanon of Christmas Past
Exactly two years ago, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI celebrated the First Holy Mass of Christmas and he wore the fanon, hated by liberals and the ungodly HERE. I turned on the Mass from St. Peter’s Basilica for a little … Read More
Tough love about the priest shortage
You know that I am not a fan of The Bitter Pill (aka The Tablet). That said, there is a something striking, striking as in “nail on the head”, from a seasoned priest which you should read. This is from Fr. Mark Minihane … Read More
Posted in Cri de Coeur, Fr. Z KUDOS, Mail from priests, Priests and Priesthood
Tagged Midnight Mass, priest shortage, vocations
71 Comments
71 Comments
QUAERITUR: Can I receive Communion at Midnight Mass and then again during the day?
This comes up every year: If I go to Midnight Mass, and it really starts at Midnight, and I receive Holy Communion, and if I go to Mass again during Christmas Day, can I receive Communion again? Yes. The 1983 … Read More
Something amazing and revolutionary during the Holy Father’s Midnight Mass … which I missed.
Something remarkable occurred during the Holy Father’s Midnight Mass. I had a note from a long time reader about this. I didn’t see the broadcast of the Mass this year, but it is archived and it can be viewed on … Read More
Pope Benedict XVI’s Midnight Mass Homily
Pope Benedict XVI’s Midnight Mass Homily: Dear Brothers and Sisters! The reading from Saint Paul’s Letter to Titus that we have just heard begins solemnly with the word “apparuit“, which then comes back again in the reading at the Dawn … Read More
Posted in Pope of Christian Unity
Tagged Benedict XVI, Francis of Assisi, homily, Midnight Mass, Thomas of Celano
13 Comments
13 Comments
NYC Manhattan: Midnight Extraordinary Form Mass at Holy Innocents
Are you anywhere within striking distance of Manhattan? There will be a Solemn Midnight Mass (Extraordinary Form) at the Church of the Holy Innocents on Christmas (Eve night) at 12:01 AM, – yes, midnight. The Church of the Holy Innocents … Read More
Your Midnight Mass plans
Are you going to Midnight Mass? Will a Mass called Midnight Mass actually be scheduled for 9:30? What are your plans? Post them here so as not to derail other entries.
Miracle Near 34th Street: My and your Christmas plans. WDTPRS POLL ALERT!
There is a POLL at the end! Where will you be for Christmas this year and at which Mass do you plan to assist? For Christmas this year, I will again be in New York City to celebrate the Miracle … Read More
QUAERITUR: obligation to go to Christmas Mass twice so as to bring the squeakers
From a reader: My wife and I this year were going to attend Midnight Mass this year. My father was going to stay at our house to watch our 2 and 1 year olds since they will be sleeping. Are … Read More
NYC for Christmas 23-28 Dec – Midnight TLM, etc.
I will be in Manhattan for Christmas. Perhaps this time there can be a blognic. Who knows? I am coming in part to be celebrant for a TLM Midnight Mass, at least a Missa cantata, and probably a Solemn Mass. … Read More
Posted in What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Midnight Mass, NYC
Comments Off on NYC for Christmas 23-28 Dec – Midnight TLM, etc.
Comments Off on NYC for Christmas 23-28 Dec – Midnight TLM, etc.
