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Tag Archives: We Are Our Rites
“Let us run with this thought experiment for a moment.”
Peter Kwasniewski invites a mind experiment. Let us run with this thought experiment for a moment. Imagine the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom as our starting point. Now, take away most of the litanies; substitute a newly-composed anaphora (with … Read More
WDTPRS – Epiphany Collect: transformed by the beauty of Your sublime glory
In the ancient Western Church and in the East, Epiphany was more important than the relative latecomer Christmas. Epiphany is from the Greek word for a divine “manifestation” or “revelation”. There are many “epiphanies” of God in the Scripture. Think, … Read More
“Let y’all know!” The “Noveritis” Epiphany chant announcement of 2026’s movable dates and feasts
At Epiphany (real Epiphany is 6 January) we Latins have traditionally chanted a solemn proclamation of the key liturgical dates or movable feasts for the new year of salvation, just begun. This underscores how these dates and seasons are all … Read More
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8 September – Feast of the Nativity of Mary and a “flash of anamnesis”
The Nativity of Mary, which we celebrate on 8 September – let’s get out ahead of it this time – is older than the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which was precisely nine months ago. Stop for a moment. Consider … Read More
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Oldie ASK FATHER: Blessings that are not in Latin? Wherein Fr. Z rants at length.
NOTE: Today a question arrived in my email box which cited this post. I took at look and thought that it would be good to share gain. ___ Originally Published on: Feb 2, 2022 I received a somewhat convoluted note about … Read More
Questioning the “success” of frequent Communion
At Crisis find a piece by Michael Ortiz which delves into the long term effect in the Church of the practice of frequent Communion. He reasonably points out what the intention of Pius X was and, in good circumstances, the … Read More
Lent brings an old Roman tradition for Mass: the Oratio super populum… the Prayer over the people
The Oratio super populum… the Prayer over the people at the end of Mass was reintroduced in the Latin edition of the 2002 Missale Romanum. It never left the Vetus Ordo. With the new 2011 English translation we’ve had this … Read More
Thoughts about the Feast of the Dedication of a Church: “It is not the same thing to pray in private, or to pray in the sacred sanctuary and to take part in the rites of Catholic Liturgy.”
Today at Mass for this Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica I was struck by the beauty of the orations and imagery. First, there was the collect, which I mention elsewhere. The first reading is from the Book … Read More
WDTPRS – 31st Ordinary Sunday: Running and stumbling! Wherein Fr. Z rants.
At the end, I rant. The Collect for the 31st Ordinary Sunday, which was in the ancient Veronese Sacramentary, is also found in the Extraordinary Form on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost. Omnipotens et misericors Deus, de cuius munere venit, … Read More
Fr. Timothy Ferguson on ASK FATHER: Ashes On Very Small Children, Babies? – PRIESTS invited to comment especially: “I think the memories of children are often deep – deeper than we give credit, even if the warp and…”
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