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ASK FATHER: Gloria and Creed for All Souls on Sunday?

From a reader… The Canadian Bishops’ official Ordo clearly calls for the Gloria and the Creed on Sunday November 2. (Along with a note warning that the Sunday celebration shouldn’t be too penitential because it’s the Resurrection.) But the Missal … Continue reading

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Benedict XVI to Juventutem for Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage

During the Mass last night at Ss. Trinità and today at San Pietro, a little bit of Benedict XVI’s message was read to the pilgrims.  The message was more or less complete depending on the language of translation. However, no … Continue reading

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Rome – Day 5: Procession, Pontifical Mass at St Peter’s #SumPont2014

The Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage continues today with the procession to San Pietro from San Lorenzo in Damaso. Follow on Twitter #SumPont2014 Some images.   Card. Burke did show, today.  He did not have even the slightest hint of flu, Argentinian … Continue reading

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ASK FATHER: “God’s Holy Church” not “His” – inclusive language

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Dear Father Z: You may have written about this before, but if so I’m not able to find your discussion of it. Where we say “His name” and “His Holy Church,” I have heard people, particularly … Continue reading

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ASK FATHER: The priest changes many things during Mass

From a reader… QUAERTUR: In my parish, the priest is a bit of a progressive type (he recommended Fishwrap as a good Catholic website). Anyway, just wondering whether it’s OK that he never says the Nicene Creed (it’s always the Apostle’s Creed), whether … Continue reading

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ASK FATHER: Placement of choir

From a reader… QUAERITUR: What does the Church recommend IF there is NOT A LOFT? I am a music director at a small rural church and ONLY at Christmas and Easter do we have the choir come up during communion … Continue reading

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ASK FATHER: Can’t get real baptism certificate! Wedding in six weeks!

From a reader… I was born in a town in the Jefferson City Archdiocese twenty-four years ago. However upon birth, I was helicoptered to Children’s hospital in the st. louis Archdiocese, due to complications. When I arrived at Children’s, I … Continue reading

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Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus

A few people have mentioned that Card. Burke suggested praying devotions to the Holy Face of Jesus. I wrote to someone in Hong Kong (which I would like to visit), who put me on to a site dedicated to Devotion … Continue reading

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ASK FATHER: Anointing in the Time of Ebola

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I´m writing from Spain where sadly, a nurse is extremely ill with Ebola virus. She was infected while treating a Spanish missionary who was brought back from Africa to get treated. My question is this: imagine … Continue reading

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“Does it apply to murderers and pedophiles?”

There is a good post at Fr. Hunwicke’s place pertaining to the admittance of the civilly remarried to Holy Communion. With my emphases: Updating One gathers … as we grandly say in England … that brilliant ways are being mooted in Synodo … Continue reading

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