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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
ROME DAY 6: Pontifical Mass with Card. Burke
Today we had a Pontifical Mass at the faldstool celebrated by His Eminence Raymond Leo Card. Burke. There was a visiting choir from Ireland for the music. The Mass was in the Basilica of San Nicola in carcere, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Card. Burke, San Nicola in carcere
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Want to attract people to Mass? Get rid of Latin! (NOT!)
My friend Fr. Finelli has some good advice. If you want to attract people to Mass, get rid of Latin! [Don’t worry. Keep reading.] Almost every Catholic parish you enter in the US, it would be a slight miracle to … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Does the Church “supply” what is lacking in doubtful absolutions?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I’ve heard you say that one of the cruelest things a priest can do is hear your confession and not (at least) say “I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the … Continue reading
Nice Epiphany Mass image
Here is a wonderful shot of Holy Mass for Epiphany in Washington DC celebrated by my friend Msgr. Charles Pope. They blessed Epiphany water, chalk and, I hope, gold frankincense and myrrh. HERE Did you have special blessings at … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
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VIDEO: How long can you stand it?
A priest friend of mine posted this elsewhere with the challenge… can you make it to the end of this video? How long can you stand it before you click off? And to think… some men don’t want to go … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged effeminizing, feminization, liturgical dance, men
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WARNING! If you suffer from Burke Derangement Syndrome™, DO NOT READ THIS.
At Emangelization there is a long interview with His Eminence Raymond Leo (which means “Lion”) Card. Burke. His Eminence is not going quietly into the good night, as I am sure his enemies had wanted… since they couldn’t get more. … Continue reading
Card Burke interview on “hot button” topics. Fr. Z rants.
At my old stomping ground The Wanderer (I had a weekly column for 11 years) there is an interview with His Eminence Raymond Leo Card. Burke. Read the whole thing there, but here is a sample of Part One of the interview, … Continue reading
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, ACTION ITEM!, Fr. Z KUDOS, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Si vis pacem para bellum!, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Card. Burke, divorced and remarried, Extraordinary Form, pyrrhic victory, Synod of Bishops
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ASK FATHER: Priest invites people to stand around altar during consecration
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Today [actually a while back at the time of this posting] the associate pastor, a newly ordained priest, asked us, since there were fewer people than usual present at Mass, to come up after the homily around the altar and … Continue reading
Parish slated for closure now a place where people weep during Mass
At Ship of Fools you find a “review” of an experience of Holy Mass at a parish in England where the Extraordinary Form is celebrated. The parish was threatened with closure but it was turned over to the Institute of Christ … Continue reading
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged Torold
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“Let y’all know!” The Epiphany chant announcement of 2015’s liturgical dates
Someone posted a printable image of the Noveritis (“Let y’all know”) in Gregorian chant notation for the singing of the liturgical dates for 2014 which takes place at Epiphany after the Gospel. Find it over there. The singing of the key … Continue reading
