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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
QUAERITUR: An EMHC told us not to kneel and shook her head at us
From a reader: I have something that has really been bothering me that maybe you could help me with if you find the time.I am not trying to “tattle” or nit pick anything, but I am very uncomfortable with this … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: altar candles… what can they be made from?
From a seminarian: It is becoming increasingly popular to use those fake candles with replaceable oil. Even the side-altars in St. Peter’s use these, and as we know, there are many priests who daily celebrate private Masses in the EF … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Why do deacons distribute Communion? Are they just glorified EMHC’s?
From a reader: What makes a Deacon an “ordinary” minister of the Eucharist? Is it simply that he is ordained? I tried to ask our local Deacon, and was expecting a more theological treatment, but maybe I was expecting too … Continue reading
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged deacons, diaconate, EMHC
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QUAERITUR: EF practices in OF, OF in EF
From a reader: I’d value your opinion. I attended Mass today at a parish run by a new, quite traditional community of priests that regularly uses the Extraordinary Form. Today they celebrated a reverent Ordinary Form Mass but the priest … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Stole over chasuble, or “What part of ‘extirpetur’ does Your Excellency not understand?”
A reader asked: Can/Should the stole be worn outside the chasuble by the celebrant during Mass? No. This was obviously asked because some priest out there is wearing his stole over the chasuble. And I’ll bet all the money in … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: 1st Vespers of Epiphany? 2nd Vespers of Solemnity?
From a reader: In my diocese the Solemnity of the Epiphany is celebrated tomorrow rather than on the sixth. Which Vespers therefore takes precedence? Second Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God or First Vespers of the Epiphany? … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Can I continue to be an Extraordinary Minister of Communion?
From a reader asked a question about the post I made about the document Ecclesia de mysterio, which among other things requires that we avoid using Extraordinary Ministers of Communion to often or in too many numbers when circumstances don’t … Continue reading
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box
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QUAERITUR: Ember Days with the Novus Ordo
From a reader: I was wondering if you could help me out. Are Ember days optional in the Pauline Mass? I ask because a friend of mine says hat they have been done away with in the Pauline Mass because … Continue reading
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged calendar, Ember Days, Rogation Days
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QUAERITUR: Can we be godparents to the child of followers of the SSPX?
From a reader: My husband and I have been asked to be Godparents to the son of friends of ours who are members of a Pius X church. It is my understanding that the Society has not yet reached full … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Permanent deacons and the Roman collar.
I have had a number of questions from permanent deacons about the use of clerical dress, either in a liturgical setting or as street clothing. After consulting a trustworthy canonist, I will respond to them all here. In 2009, the … Continue reading
