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JMody on Daily Rome Shot 1373 – Dedication: “Who knew the archbishop and so many of his peers were such avid readers of Belloc? If we could just…”
Dantesque on Viewing oppression in the Archdiocese of Detroit through the lens of a video: “This brought to me memories of a time I was involved in helping tidy up a sacristy (it hadn’t seen…”
Fr. Reader on Daily Rome Shot 1373 – Dedication: “I work in a country in which less than 1% of the population is Catholic, perhaps close to 0.6%. This…”
jhogan on Daily Rome Shot 1373 – Dedication: “I believe (and hope) there many bishops out there who are not actively hostile to the TLM. A lot of…”
Rev. Stephen on Daily Rome Shot 1373 – Dedication: “I am from the Diocese of Syracuse, and because of the dedication and hard work of a team of laypeople,…”
hwriggles4 on “The Great Diminishment” in Detroit – The pogrom against the traditionally-oriented continues – UPDATED (It’s even worse): “RichR: Thanks for the heads up on the Austin Diocese. I expressed some concern there on another blog post that…”
Not on Viewing oppression in the Archdiocese of Detroit through the lens of a video: “Here in Taxachusetts, Our former Cardinal sold majority of Churches in middle Class and wealthy cities and towns. PRIME REAL…”
TheCavalierHatherly on Diocese of Charlotte and the “Salt March to the Sea”: “John Henry Newman once opined that it was probably “thalassa,” the Ionic form, given that most of Xenophons soldiers weren’t…”
TheCavalierHatherly on Daily Rome Shot 1373 – Dedication: ““Young people, be not afraid…” Except, they aren’t afraid to dedicate their lives to Christ. They’re afraid of mediocrity and…”
jhogan on “O vos omnes sordidi mementote retrorsi…!” More joy in Detroit.: “So, while Catholics desiring the TLM are not welcome, their money is. This speaks volumes to me on what his…”
excalibur on Viewing oppression in the Archdiocese of Detroit through the lens of a video: “Meanwhile, Sacred Heart of Jesus in Port Chester, NY, closed in 2017, was sold off and recently torn down. A…”
Suburbanbanshee on “O vos omnes sordidi mementote retrorsi…!” More joy in Detroit.: “Thanks for the gold star! I didn’t expect it!”
JMody on “O vos omnes sordidi mementote retrorsi…!” More joy in Detroit.: “As a born-and-raised-in-the-VII-Church guy, I have no idea what any of this Latin means, but I’m pretty sure the Commissar,…”
Suburbanbanshee on “O vos omnes sordidi mementote retrorsi…!” More joy in Detroit.: “Yeah, I bet I’ve made forty mistakes in Latin composition and poetry! I’m a barbarian!”
Suburbanbanshee on “O vos omnes sordidi mementote retrorsi…!” More joy in Detroit.: “Trying to write a nice letter from a bishop’s POV, that covers the same ground. “O congregati, o celebrati secundum…”
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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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Recent Posts
- Daily Rome Shot 1374
- Viewing oppression in the Archdiocese of Detroit through the lens of a video
- Daily Rome Shot 1373 – Dedication
- 1st Sunday after Pentecost: Soul Food
- News of the Church 15 – 15 June 2025
- Daily Rome Shot 1373 – TRINITY!
- “O vos omnes sordidi mementote retrorsi…!” More joy in Detroit.
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes: Trinity Sunday 2025
- Diocese of Charlotte and the “Salt March to the Sea”
- Here we go again! Comments on forcing table altars and forbidding Mass “ad orientem”.
- Why reverent, traditionally-oriented Novus Ordo Masses may soon come under attack.
- Pentecost Saturday: We Are Our Rites – Wherein Fr. Z rants
- OLDIE PODCAzT 61: Pope Leo I on a post-Pentecost weekday; Fr. Z rambles not quite aimlessly for a while
- “The Great Diminishment” in Detroit – The pogrom against the traditionally-oriented continues – UPDATED (It’s even worse)
- From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 06-02-25 – Falling into the trap
- Pentecost Friday: tearing it up
- Is this something to worry about?
- PODCAzT 60: Pentecost customs; St. Ambrose on the dew of the Holy Spirit
- SSPX: Habemus Papam! Pray or Speculate?
- OLDIE PODCAzT 59: St Leo the Great on Pentecost fasting; Benedict XVI’s Pentecost sermon – UPDATED
- Relief. Pope Leo XIV addressed the clergy of Rome… cordially.
- Pentecost Thursday: No Joy in Mudville for Dustman.
- ASK FATHER: Communion services simply because the priest is away?
- Pentecost Wednesday: Peter’s shadow
- OLDIE PODCAzT 58: Ember Days; Chrysostom on St. Matthias; Prayer to the Holy Spirit
- 7 July: CATHOLIC Mass at Canterbury Cathedral for the Feast of the Translation of the Relics of St. Thomas Beckett –
- VIDEO – Unboxing the newly reprinted Pre-55 Missal from the Benedictines of Norcia
- OLDIE PODCAzT 57: John Paul II on the unforgivable sin; Our Lady of Fatima and the vision of Hell
- Daily Rome Shot 1372 – Confirmation
- WDTPRS – Pentecost Monday: Feast of the Lacrimation of Paul VI.
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: PODCAzT
News of the Church 14 – 8 June 2025
It’s 8 June 2025 and it is Pentecost Sunday, that beautiful feast traditionally decorated with liturgical treasures surpassing all others. Some time ago, I saw a movie called News of the World in which years after the Civil War a … Read More
OLDIE PODCAzT 87: Veni Sancte Spiritus – The Pentecost Sequence dissected
Hard to imagine… 16 years ago. Originally posted 3 June 2009 I started this one thinking that I could make a fast audio project and then move on. Ha! In this PODCAzT I dissect the Pentecost Sequence, Veni Sancte Spiritus, … Read More
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 54: Low Sunday – “scandal, hypocrisy, bland liturgies, false teaching, broken families, sin and sinners everywhere.”
Today is the last podcast for this Lenten and Easter Cycle. Perhaps we will meet again at Pentecost. The final Roman Station is San Pancrazio in the Janiculum Hill. Scott Hahn gives us a helpful view of the Church which … Read More
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 53: Easter Saturday – More real than now’s real
Today’s Station is St. John Lateran. We hear about the white garments of the recently baptized. Scott Hahn reflects on the fact that Heaven is more real than the reality we experience with our senses.
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 52: Easter Friday – Marital imagery
Today the Roman Station is Santa Maria ad Martyres… the Pantheon. We hear about the consecration of the Pantheon as a church by Boniface IV in 609 and the screaming of the demons that came out of it because of … Read More
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
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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
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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
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 48: Easter Monday – Divine Symphony
The Roman Station today is St. Peter’s on the Vatican Hill. Today we heard about what a liturgical octave is. Also, Scott Hahn describes how all of creation is like an orchestra played by angels for the sake of divine … Read More
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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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LENTCAzT 2025 – 46: Holy Saturday
Since there was no Mass on Holy Saturday, there was no ancient Roman Station. However, for the Vigil the catechumens were at the Lateran Baptistry. Today Scott Hahn talks about how God the Father provided and provides for his children. … Read More
LENTCAzT 2025 – 45: Good Friday
Today’s Roman Station is Santa Croce in Gerusalemme where the relics of the Passion are venerated on soil brought from Calvary. Scott Hahn speaks about the “once for all” sacrifice which Christ perpetually offers the Father in Heaven and which … Read More
LENTCAzT 2025 – 44: Holy Thursday
Today the Roman Station should be St. John Lateran for the Chrism Mass and the Mass of the Last Supper. Today we hear more from Scott Hahn about John 6 and the Passover Sacrifice. The text I used was a … Read More
LENTCAzT 2025 – 43: Spy Wednesday in Holy Week
Today’s Roman Station is St. Mary Major. Scott Hahn reflects on the 4th Cup of wine, which Jesus did NOT drink at the Last Supper, but rather on the Cross, completing the Last Supper. The text I used was a … Read More
LENTCAzT 2025 – 42: Tuesday in Holy Week
The Roman Station is Santa Prisca on the Aventine Hill. The identity of St Prisca is uncertain. One tradition claims that she is identical with Priscilla, who is mentioned in the New Testament. Cardinal Bacci reflects on the change from … Read More
LENTCAzT 2025 – 41: Monday in Holy Week
Today’s Roman Station is at Santa Prassede. Fr. Parsch explains our Mary-soul and our Judas-soul.
LENTCAzT 2025 – 40: Palm Sunday – Not mere memories of past events
Holy Week begins. The Roman Station is at Rome’s cathedral St. John Lateran. Fr. Parsch, wisely, makes a point I’ve been making for years: our liturgical rites are not mere memories of past events. They make us present to the … Read More
LENTCAzT 2025 – 39: Saturday in Passiontide – Red, Green, White martyrdoms
The Roman Station is St. John at the Latin Gate. St. John the Apostle and Evangelist is celebrated as a martyr, though he lived to old age. We hear about the different kinds of martyrdom, red, white and blue/green. Card. … Read More
LENTCAzT 2025 – 38: Friday in Passiontide –
Today’s Station is Santo Stefano Rotondo. We are one week from Good Friday. It is the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.
LENTCAzT 2025 – 37: Thursday in Passiontide – The counterpart to the Prodigal Son
The Roman Station is Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine close to the famed P.za Navona. Last year we heard from Pope Benedict XVI about St. Benedict on his feast. This year Fr. Troadec brings alive the Gospel of the Mass in … Read More