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Monthly Archives: February 2008
D. of Springfield-Cape Girardeau: good news keeps coming
Here is a nice piece of news from the News Leader. I have written about the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau before. My emphases and comments. Two parishes to begin Latin form of Mass on Sunday News-Leader staff Two parishes within … Read More
WDTPRS (2002): Ash Wednesday
Today’s Collect in the 2002 Missale Romanum is an ancient prayer. It is found in the Gelasian Sacramentary for the Vigil of Pentecost. It is also among the prayers for the 4th day of the 4th month, which more than … Read More
WDTPRS: The new Good Friday prayer for Jews in the 1962MR
I have been thinking a little about the new prayer Pope Benedict XVI has swapped into the 1962 Missale Romanum for Good Friday when we, as a whole Church have always, do now, and will always pray also for the … Read More
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Love is a burning thing… and it makes a firey ring
Even as the lunar new year is arriving, and we must pray for the well-being of those poor folks in China suffering from the problems of weather and transportation problems as they strive to go home, there is another celestial … Read More
Mons. Bumble and Vatican internet access
In Rome, nothing can be assumed to be particularly easy. Since I am back in Rome for a short period, I am not in my usual residence, but another temporary place, also run by the Holy See. In times past … Read More
Instead of writing on the new prayer (for the Jews) I went to supper
The Holy Father has made a change to the text of the 1962 Missale Romanum. Yes, folks, a change was made to the Good Friday prayers to the Jews. Here is the note from the Secretariate of State: Nota della … Read More
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UPDATE on Fr. Finigan, Bishops Finger and Fanta
UK blogger and one of the frontrunners for the Archdiocese of Westminster, Fr. Timothy Finigan, provided some perspicacious comments about the Holy Father’s choice of beverages, correctly pointing out that His Holiness likes Fanta. (I can confirm this, btw… I … Read More
Next phase: UK to Roma
I am off to Rome in the late morning. I should be returning to the UK on 12 Feb, though I am not at all sure where I am going to be! The possibility for my return trip fell through, … Read More
Fr. Aidan Nichols: CONVERT ENGLAND
Well-known theologican Fr. Aidan Nichols, OP, who has written about Pope Benedict’s theological starting points and methodology, has interesting things to say to his countrymen. Let’s have a look at this article from The Catholic Herald, which I am really … Read More
CNA: Pope Benedict to reformulate Good Friday prayers for Tridentine Mass
This is just in from Catholic News Agency. My emphases and comments: Pope Benedict to reformulate Good Friday prayers for Tridentine Mass Rabbi David Rosen London, Feb 3, 2008 / 08:26 pm (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI will modify the Good … Read More
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