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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
San Diego Union-Tribune: A Catholic who prefers the Traditional Latin Mass
In the San Diego Union-Tribune there is a piece about the Traditional Latin Mass sure to thrill the local ordinary. Opinion: I’m a Catholic who prefers Latin Mass. For my family, it’s about handing on tradition. BY LUKE HEINSTSCHEL Shortly … Continue reading
Good Friday FASTING and ABSTINENCE explained, links to recipes, notes about what breaks the fast, what doesn’t
To aid me in keeping my online time down today, here is something from a couple years back. It’s Good Friday! Here are a couple of recipes for good food for this day of fasting and abstinence. Since I made … Continue reading
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WDTPRS – Tuesday in Holy Week: Strengthening our grasp on Christ and His grasp on us
[A special note for priests alone at the end. Nobody else look! o{];¬) ] COLLECT (2002MR): Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, da nobis ita dominicae passionis sacramenta peragere, ut indulgentiam percipere mereamur. This prayer was in the 1962MR on Tuesday of Holy … Continue reading
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Tagged Holy Week, perago, percipio
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WDTPRS – 5th Sunday of Lent: Liturgical death throes
Traditionally this upcoming Sunday is called First Passion Sunday or First Sunday of the Passion. “Passiontide” begins. It is also known as Iudica Sunday, from the first word of the Introit of Mass (from Ps 42/41), and sometimes Repus (from … Continue reading
VIDEO: Glimpses of Forty Hours
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The practice of Forty Hours Devotion should be revived. Forty Hours originally evolved to ask God’s protection from external threats, such as invasion or disease. Now, it should be undertaken because … Continue reading
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Priests saying STUPID THINGS in the confessional… again
I had an exchange this morning via texting with a friend who was wondering about the validity of an absolution. I suspect that priests who screw around with the words of absolution aren’t purposely trying to be cruel… but that’s … Continue reading
WDTPRS – 4th Sunday of Lent – Laetare (N.O.): Prompt devotion and eager faith
The nickname Laetare originated from the first word of the Introit chant for Sunday’s Mass, “Rejoice!” On Laetare Sunday there is a slight relaxation of Lent’s penitential spirit, because we have a glimpse of the joy that is coming at Easter, … Continue reading
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WDTPRS – 1st Sunday of Lent (N.O.): our season of transforming mystery
The Roman Station for the 1st Sunday of Lent is St. John Lateran. COLLECT – LATIN TEXT (2002MR): Concede nobis, omnipotens Deus, ut, per annua quadragesimalis exercitia sacramenti, et ad intellegendum Christi proficiamus arcanum, et effectus eius digna conversatione sectemur. Quadragesima is the … Continue reading
WDTPRS – 1st Sunday of Lent (TLM): our season of transforming mystery
With this 1st Sunday of Lent we are fully into our forty day season of purification and preparation. Speaking of forty, the Latin for Lent is Quadragesima, “fortieth”. St Leo the Great (d 461) used the phrase quadragesimale ieiunium, “the … Continue reading
Mail from Priests: A guy who had to go to a Novus Ordo Mass today because of bad weather.
In a text message: A priest friend sent this. At least he was my friend before I listened to what he sent. I may never talk to him again because I can’t un-hear it. What was that recording? Put down … Continue reading
