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Category Archives: Hard-Identity Catholicism
Pentecost Saturday: We Are Our Rites – Wherein Fr. Z rants
Today, Pentecost Saturday, the Season of Easter comes to an end. The cycle that started with pre-Lent Sunday’s is over. Being an Ember Saturday, there would have been a vigil in the night in preparation for ordinations to the priesthood … Continue reading
ACTION ITEM! Pentecost Novena Prayers for Traditional Latin Mass
I received this good idea from a priest friend. Please consider doing this and sharing it widely. RIGHT AWAY… today is ASCENSION THURSDAY which begins the original novena. Friends, Tomorrow begins the Pentecost Novena to the Holy Spirit. It would … Continue reading
ROME 13 May 609 – Exorcism, screaming demons, terrified people fainting – Dedication of the Pantheon as a church
Dear readers, this is the sort of thing that Popes do! They fight against the forces of Hell and they work for the salvation of souls. When the ancient obelisk that was in the Circus of Caligula off to the … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Posts, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Just Too Cool
Tagged Boniface IV, exorcism, Pantheon
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“He descended into Hell” – Notes on “The Harrowing of Hell”
Quiet day, as befitting Holy Saturday. All is quiet in the Church as Christ’s soon to be reclaimed Body is in the tomb while His human fused divinity harrows Hell. Starting with some citations in the New Testament we pry … Continue reading
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CNA: GREAT piece about the Archconfraternity at The Parish™ in Rome and the custom of washing the feet of pilgrims
Check out this GREAT piece at CNA. HERE From washing feet to a place to sleep: How Rome is welcoming jubilee pilgrims This piece describes how the Archconfraternity of the Most Holy Trinity of the Pilgrims and Convalescents, founded by … Continue reading
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Tagged Jubilee, Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini
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Sterile faith v. living faith
From the pen of Bl. Ildefonso Schuster, the great liturgist and Cardinal Archbishop of Milan. The Church, as though she feared that the very splendour of her liturgy might lead simple folk into thinking that Christianity consisted merely in holding … Continue reading
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“Pro aris et focis” – Food for thought
Not being a fan of The Pillar for various reasons, I wouldn’t ordinarily point out one of their posts. However, this one is by Luke Coppen, my former editor at The Catholic Herald when I wrote for them in happier times. I … Continue reading
NEW BOOK: “Close the Workshop: Why the Old Mass Isn’t Broken and the New Mass Can’t Be Fixed”
“Dr. Kwasniewski’s latest book will present challenges both to those who agree with him and to those who disagree with him. For those who agree with him, his evidence and arguments ask, ‘Can you see your way to embrace all … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
1-8 November: Indulgences for Praying for the Dead – HOW TO!
While one of the corporal works of mercy is to bury the dead, one of the spiritual works of mercy is the pray for the dead. November is dedicated in a special way to this important work, the first 8 … Continue reading
