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Category Archives: “How To…” – Practical Notes
ASK FATHER: Could Latin be suppressed? Wherein Fr. Z rants.
In a post yesterday, I wrote about the possibility that, before too long, the TLM might wind up being the “last Mass standing”. Why? Demographics are burning quickly and the present day hierarchy has only thrown more accelerant on the … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: “I am doubting that the current Catholic Church is the Church it has always claimed to be”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Father, Please pray for me as I go through some deep doubts. Additionally, I would appreciate it if you can shed some light on them: I have complete confidence in the veracity of the claims that the Church used … Continue reading
Strange Signs, the End Times and YOU
What times we are seeing. Benedict abdicated and lightning struck the dome of St. Peter’s. A Jesuit is elected. A Jesuit, who trashes the symbols of office and sows confusion. Catholics vote for pro-abortion politicians. Total eclipses draw an X over … Continue reading
GERMANY: Catastrophic! USA next? @USCCB bishops meeting and YOU. ACTION ITEM!
An image to consider. Two rays extending from the same point get farther and father apart the longer they extend. If the one ray is the trajectory of Christ’s true Church, then the other ray, that departs from it, … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Some say Advent is not a penitential season.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I’m reaching out because I’m doing a bunch of research on Advent. I have been reading a number of things on Advent and about living liturgically in general and I’m trying to get a few things straight that I’m … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: If I am in the state of mortal sin, is there any point in praying?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Thank you for the good work you do through this blog. I check it once or twice daily, because I always look forward to your insightful and incisive commentary. May I ask: If I am in a state … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: “Properly blessed” devotional objects
From a reader… QUAERITUR: What does it mean for an article of devotion to be “properly blessed” as stated in the Enchiridion of Indulgences? Many of our sacramentals have been blessed by priests or deacons, and two by bishops (my … Continue reading
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Did you mention “catafalques”?
The other day I answered a reader’s question about Requiem Masses with absolution of the catafalque. Here are a three examples of of catafalques, which substitute for the the presence of the body of the deceased. This is the TMSM’s … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: What is All Souls Mass “with a Catafalque”?
First of all, don’t forget to get those indulgences! HERE Today is the Commemoration of All Souls, meaning, our liturgical remembrance of those souls now in the purifying state of Purgatory. Prayer for the dead is a work of mercy. You … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: TLM workshops for U.S. diocesan priests with no EF Mass experience and marginal Latin?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I spoke with our parish priest today and he is open to attending a Latin Mass Workshop. Will you please recommend a workshop(s) for a young, U.S. diocesan priest with no EF Mass experience and marginal … Continue reading
