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Monthly Archives: June 2007
The Five Rules of Engagement in German
The Five Rules have been translated into the mother tongue of the Vaterland! Biretta tip to Credo ut intellegam. Fünf Regeln für den richtigen Umgang mit dem erwarteten Motu Proprio 1. Freuen Sie sich, weil unser liturgisches Leben bereichert worden … Read More
Learning to read Mass
With the future publication of the Motu Proprio to derestrict the older form of Mass, many younger priests (i.e., without baggage) will be wanting to learn how to celebrate it. While I really enjoy the old phrase "read Mass" for … Read More
PODCAzT 35: Cyprian on the Our Father; MP Rules of Engagement
https://zuhlsdorf.computer/podcazt/07_06_17.mp3 In the PODCAzT we examine a selection from St. Cyprian of Carthage’s treatise on the Lord’s Prayer, De oratione dominica. Afterward, I make some comments about liturgical prayer. Then I gloss my 5 Rules of Engagement for When and … Read More
Fr. Z’s 5 Rules of Engagement for When and If the Motu Proprio Comes
It is time to repost Fr. Z’s 5 Rules of Engagement for When and If the Motu Proprio Comes: 1) Rejoice because our liturgical life has been enriched, not because "we win". Everyone wins when the Church’s life is enriched. … Read More
Una Voce reports conversation with Holy Father about Motu Proprio: soon
The reps of Una Voce were in Rome. They met with… well… read what they reported on their site (emphases mine): FIUV Meetings in Rome – 200711th/13th June 2007 short preliminary report Dear Friends, Leo Darroch, Monika Rheinschmitt and I … Read More
Motu Proprio before the Pope goes to Castelgandolfo for the summer?
Over at Petrus (coincidently the name of a very good Bordeaux) there is a report by Bruno Volpe that the Holy Father will publish the Motu Proprio before he leaves the Apostolic Palace in Rome for his summer break in … Read More
Motu Proprio “this year”, another rumor 14 July
KATH.NET reports that Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, the official spokesman for the Holy See, says that the Motu Proprio should be out "this year". P. Federico Lombardi, der Pressesprecher des Vatikans, bestätigte am Mittwoch gegenüber KATH.NET, dass der Papst das … Read More
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Some time ago I reported the publication of the reissue of Ludovico Trimeloni’s Compendio di Liturgia Pratica (Milano: Marietti 1829, 2007). If you want to know how to do something traddy, look in this book. I said that I would … Read More
The Fortress of Solitude: real?
It is amazing how sometimes you run into things that seem to be straight out of fiction. Compliments to the blog Proceedings of the Athanasius Kircher Society for these photos of giant gypsum crystals in the Naica zinc mine in … Read More
Some numbers
Sometimes my dislike for the NY Yankees gets the better of me. Team 2007 Team Salary PCT on 12-6-2007 PCT * Salary Wins Price per win so far NY Yankees 195,229,045 .492 96,052,690 30 6,507,635 MN Twins 71,439,500 .492 35,148,234 … Read More
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