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The "sign of peace" during Mass in the Ordinary Form...
- I dread it as it approaches and think of ways to avoid it. (36%, 9,555 Votes)
- I tolerate it. (35%, 9,195 Votes)
- I hate it so much I won't go to Mass where it is done. (12%, 3,205 Votes)
- I like it and am happy to do it. (11%, 2,955 Votes)
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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
- No, this would be a really bad idea. (3%, 511 Votes)
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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Good “ad orientem” news
How nice it is to be able to share pleasant bits of news like this, which I received by e-mail. Apparently, the main altar (the real altar) of the National Shrine is getting some use! Dear Rev. Father, Last Sunday, … Read More
Implementation of Summorum Pontificum at Georgetown University (Jesuit)
There are many Catholic "settings". There are not only parish communities, but also more loosely defined academic settings, such as you would find in a Catholic University. Students have need for spiritual support, ongoing instruction in the faith at … Read More
Is there a 2008 Ordo for the 1962 Missal?
Everyone…. is there available somewhere an 2008 Ordo for the 1962 Missal? The FSSP used to publish one. I can’t find one right now.
Fr. Kenneth Baker on Summorum Pontificum and the Future of the Liturgy
Fr. Kenneth Baker, SJ, editor of HPR has an article on Summorum Pontificum. My emphases and comments. Summorum Pontificum and the Future of the Liturgy by Father Kenneth Baker We had to wait a long time for the Motu Proprio, … Read More
NEWS FLASH: ANNIVERSARY OF CREATION OF UNIVERSE!
Did you know that sometime during this night and before dawn of 23 October marks the anniversary of the creation of the universe? Oh yes! Sceptical? So says the Irish Anglican primate of Ireland, Bishop James Ussher (+1654). You can … Read More
Mutiny on the Loggia of Pontifical Ceremonies
There is a biting piece at Petrus you might want to read, in my translation. The semi-anonymous author doesn’t hide his contempt for the former Master of Ceremonies, His Excellency Most Reverend Piero Marini, titular archbishop of Martirano. The interesting … Read More
TLM now daily at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome
This from Orbis Catholicus: Summorum Pontificum: the Rome update… Everybody has been asking for the liturgical update from Rome and so here’s the scoop: all is upbound! The F.S.S.P. continue with their Rome chapel of San Gregorio dei Muratori. This … Read More
Vatican Press to reprint the 1962 Missale Romanum?
Do I believe my eyes? It looks as if the Libreria Editrice Vaticana is going to put out an edition of the 1962 Missale Romanum. This would be a serious way for the Holy See to give concrete support to … Read More
ALERT: HELP WDTPRS!
We are making up some lost ground. I do mean "lost". I logged on this morning to find that well over 100 votes had been substracted by the people who run the site. I don’t know why and no explanation … Read More
Bp. Roche (Leeds, UK – head of ICEL): statement to priests on M.P. (10 Sept)
The head of ICEL, His Excellency Most Reverend Arthur Roche, Bishop of Leeds, England, issued a statement to the clergy of that diocese on the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. A WDTPRS reader made it available recently. I am just getting … Read More
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