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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
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A friend of mine sent me a link to an interview with Card. Burke published in French by the excellent folks at Paix Liturgique. When His Eminence was asked about the high awareness of Americans about the Traditional Latin Mass … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Book with all the Scripture readings for the TLM and when the same occur in the Novus Ordo?
From a deacon… QUAERITUR: Is there a resource containing the readings, especially the gospels, for the TLM and where those same readings occur in the Ordinary Form. YES! There is! Every priest needs this book. Matthew Hazell did us an … Continue reading
“Our ordinary world, the one in which we work and fall in love and watch TV—it’s thinner than paper, and the demons pour through it in hordes.”
According to the Talmud, the demons are more numerous than we are. “They stand over us like mounds of earth surrounding a pit.” Rav Huna teaches that “each and every one of us has a thousand demons to his left … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Is Mass valid if it is offered in a desecrated place? Wherein @fatherz rants.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: After a black mass or an occult rite occurs that consecrates the sanctuary of a Catholic Church to Lucifer (heaven forbid), but before that sacred space has been reconsecrated and restored for Catholic use, what would … Continue reading
The Lord’s Ascension, Beans, and You
I so very much wanted to be in Rome this month. My anniversary is coming up. The strawberries and artichokes are around, along with broad beans. We have lovely customs in our wonderful Roman Catholic Church, including special blessings on … Continue reading
REMINDER: Ascension THURSDAY – usually Holy Day of Obligation
It ought to be clear to everyone that THURSDAY 13 May is the Ascension of the Lord. THURSDAY is Ascension… not Sunday. There really is no such thing as Ascension Thursday Sunday. It ought to be either Sunday after Ascension (TLM) … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: LESSONS IN CLERICALISM – How to wear the cassock.
From a deacon… QUAERITUR: Could you recommend where to look to find info on, or yourself explain, the intricacies of wearing a cassock? I’m am ordering one and basically going in blind. I know there is a collar worn underneath … Continue reading
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ASK FATHER: What should I do with an old, now unused pyx once intended for Communion calls?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I can’t thank you enough for your ministry, it has been helpful in more ways than I can say. When I was a young man I converted to the Catholic faith from agnosticism via evangelical Protestantism. … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Asperges before Low Mass?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Can the Asperges rite can take place at a Sunday Low Mass if it is the principal Mass? Firstly, since this is still the Season of Easter, on these Sundays we are still singing Vidi aquam. Asperges … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Can priests refuse to hear confessions face to face?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: A bishop made a comment about saying that a priest doesn’t have the power to deny a penitent face to face confession. In other words, a bishop basically said “ a priest can’t override a penitent … Continue reading
