Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box

ASK FATHER: What am I supposed to do during Mass?

From a reader… QUAERITUR: At the TLM I understand that I, as a layperson, gain the graces simply by being present, but what am I supposed to do during it? I’ve heard that people used to pray the rosary silently. … Continue reading

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ASK FATHER: Pyxes left in the choir loft after Communion

From a reader…. QUAERITUR: I frequently find communion pyxes lying on the organ in the choir loft. They seem to be left there from a prior Mass where they were used to bring Holy Communion to the choir by an … Continue reading

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ASK FATHER: Received into Church after strange Presbyterian baptism

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I was Baptized in the Presbyterian Church and converted to the Catholic faith 9 years ago at the age of 9. Becoming very interested in my own baptism I watched a video of a Presbyterian ministerconferring baptism. He … Continue reading

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ASK FATHER: Participate in Nativity play during Mass?

From a reader… QUAERITUR: My pastor has asked my wife, newborn, and me to portray the Holy Family during Christmas Eve Mass. We would process in and then the baby would be placed in the creche. I just found out that this will … Continue reading

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ASK FATHER: Is attending a Rock Mass sacrilege? A mortal sin?

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I am writing you because of what I believe concerning a ‘teen mass.’ A few weeks ago, I was not able to make it to Mass in the morning. Someone had told me that a particular church had … Continue reading

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ASK FATHER: Can I go to an invalid Mormon wedding?

From a reader… QUAERITUR: My wife’s brother is getting married in Salt Lake City this January in a civil ceremony. He is a non-practicing Mormon and his fiancee is also (as far as I know) a non-practicing Mormon. The fiancee … Continue reading

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ASK FATHER: Mass in Classical Latin

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Could the Mass and the Office be said in the classical pronunciation? Yes.  It would be a little strange, but, yes. The way we speak Latin in the Church right now is based on how Italian … Continue reading

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ASK FATHER: TLM for 25th Wedding Anniversary

From a reader… QUAERITUR: My wife and I will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary this coming year.  We are regular attendees of an Extraordinary Form Mass at a local oratory dedicated to the same.  We are planning some sort … Continue reading

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ASK FATHER: Mistake about minister of Sacrament of Matrimony and validity

From a reader… QUAERITUR: When making vows at a Catholic Wedding in a Catholic Church if a Groom genuinly beleives that the officiating priest at a wedding is the minister of the Sacrement of Matromony, and not the bride and … Continue reading

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ASK FATHER: Will I have my pets again in heaven?

QUAERITUR: People have been asking me: Are there animal in heaven?  Will I have my pets in heaven? This has probably been stirred up by something Pope Francis reputedly said recently in the press  (as it turns out, it was false … Continue reading

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