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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
QUAERITUR: Held-held devices in church or during Adoration of the Bl. Sacrament
From a reader: With technology: iPads, iPods, iphones, Kindles, etc. I have noticed people listening to, I presume, music in the adoration chapel. Being humans, this sensual stimulation can bring us into deeper prayer.. is this appropriate to do during … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged adoration, chapel, hand-held devices, prayer
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QUAERITUR: Tenebrae hearse
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! From a reader: Praised by Jesus Christ! Thank you for your blog. Our small parish needs to find a tennabrae hearse. I am searching on ebay and various church supply websites, but I need … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Gregorian chant, Latin, lauds, liturgy, Matins, nocturnes, Office, prayer, psalms, Tenebrae, Triduum
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QUAERITUR: Flowers and unveiling Mary’s statue on Annunciation, during Passiontide.
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! From a reader: Should everything remain veiled for the Feast of the Annunciation? Can we unveil Mary? Is it appropriate to have flowers on the altar? Passiontide is a heavy liturgical time, especially in the … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Book for a man going to seminary
From a reader: One of my friends is going to seminary and I want to give him a book as a gift about the priesthood or something thoughtful that will help him. Do you have any suggestions? Any suggestions? I … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Color of vestments for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Can call on you knowledgeable readers to help this priest with a question? From a priest: I have looked everywhere for an answer to the question of the required (not just proper) color for exposition of the Blessed Sacrament during … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Holy Thursday Mandatum and female feet. Wherein advice is sought and Fr. Z ranteth.
From a reader: As it is Lent, it is undoubtedly time to ask the question of women having their feet washed on Holy Thursday. I am well aware (from reading your blog) that it is contrary to law and custom … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Gifts for a woman’s solemn profession
From a reader: We have been invited to attend the solemn profession of final vows of a young woman becoming a cloistered nun. Are there any gift giving customs involved with one’s attendance at such a ceremony? Hmmm… no idea. … Continue reading
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Tagged gifts, solemn profession
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QUAERITUR: Wearing a veil while distributing Communion.
From readerette: Would it be inappropriate to wear a chapel veil while Eucharistic ministering? First, you are not a Eucharistic Minister. You are an Extraordinary Minister of Communion. I cannot see any problem with a woman wearing a chapel veil, … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: When does the Eucharistic fast start? Before Communion or before Mass?
From a reader: Does the Eucharistic fast before Mass begin an hour before Mass starts or an hour before you receive Communion. I’ve heard different answers all my life, and some clarification would be great. Thanks The Eucharistic fast is … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Are Sundays part of Lent?
From a reader: Someone told me that it is wrong to do penance on Sundays during Lent. Are Sundays part of Lent? The “forty days” seem to be the week days only. Also, we hear that every Sunday is like … Continue reading
