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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
ASK FATHER: How to convince a priest to learn the Traditional Latin Mass?
From a reader…. QUAERITUR: Our vicar is a very devout priest from Poland but today I heard him saying “the ordinary form is enough for me”. What do you suggest to do in order to convince him to offer the … Continue reading
UPDATED – LONDON: Corpus Christi in Maiden Lane – Beauty and faith in the streets
UPDATE: ACK! I posted the wrong photos. Corrections below. Speaking of Corpus Christi and processions, you might recall that some months ago I suggested to the readership that it would be a good gesture to help Corpus Christi parish in … Continue reading
Francis’ Corpus Christi Eucharistic procession. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Here is a really sad tweet about this year’s Corpus Christi procession moved from Rome to Ostia. (Not a great idea, but, hey, they didn’t ask me.) There is a link to a video of the whole thing. Click ahead … Continue reading
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ASK FATHER: Can lay people baptize?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: May a lay natural father baptize his own child? As an expectant father, I have heard conflicting views on this practice. Obviously, the priest is the proper and ordinary authority for this, I was simply curious. … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Do I have to say “Amen” for weird Prayers of the Faithful at Mass?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Are we required to join in the prayers of the faithful at Mass? Sometimes these can be excruciatingly political and occasionally downright wrong. For instance, on the recent solemnity of Our Lady Help of Christians (I’m … Continue reading
PHOTOS @MadisonDiocese – Corpus Christi Mass with Procession – Traditional Pontifical Mass at the Throne
Yesterday evening, real Corpus Christi, we had a Pontifical Mass at the Throne with a Eucharistic Procession at St. Norbert’s in Roxbury, WI, a beautiful little church in a deeply German area of the diocese. Here are a few photos … Continue reading
Resources for more solemn traditional ceremonies
Today we will have a Pontifical Mass at the Throne, followed by a Eucharistic Procession for Corpus Christi. Please ask God to give us good weather! I know that many communities are getting familiar with more solemn liturgy. There are … Continue reading
MADISON 31 May – Corpus Christi – Pontifical Mass at the Throne and Procession
On Thursday, 31 May at St. Norbert’s Church in Roxbury, WI at 6 PM, His Excellency, Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison – the Extraordinary Ordinary – will celebrate a Pontifical Mass at the Throne in the Extraordinary … Continue reading
Memorial Day and Chaplains
It is fitting to honor those who served in the armed forces and who gave their lives. Today I especially have in mind fallen military chaplains. Here is just one example of service and valor for love of God, neighbor … Continue reading
Concerning innovations
In The Heresy of Formlessness: The Roman Liturgy and Its Enemy (US HERE – UK HERE), Martin Mosebach writes of the offended sensibilities of a rock that has been shifted from its perennial, traditional, place. It might require centuries for the rock to settle down. … Continue reading
