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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Vespers with no frills and a request
Vespers, no frils, from the Breviarium Romanum. Please pray for a priest who is under serious attack by the forces of hell.
QUAERITUR: Removal of Crucifixes from church during Lent. Fr. Z rants.
From a reader: At my parish, we have a tradition of taking down and stowing away the San Damiano Cross replica that hangs from the ceiling over our sanctuary. This year, I discovered the plenary indulgence for praying before a … Read More
Tips for Lent from a bishop
Now that we are one whole day into Lent, I bring your attention to something posted on the USCCB blog by His Excellency Most Rev. David Ricken, Bishop of Green Bay and chairman of the Committee on Evangelization. Remember that … Read More
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Really picky old Mass privilege question
I had an interesting liturgical question today about an old privilege for priests in the USA to be able to say a Requiem Mass on Mondays. I am pretty sure this is now defunct, but here is an article … Read More
Latin language breakfast group
From Catholic News Service comes a little video about … I am not making this up … Latin. A few priests are interested in keep some Latin going. The short also speaks about Veterum sapientia, about which I wrote – … Read More
“The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.”
From the Knights of Columbus. Some good quotes in this video. [wp_youtube]kwqHRkyBlQ4[/wp_youtube]
Vespers with no frills
For the Feast of the Cathedra of Peter with a commemoration of Ash Wednesday from the Breviarium Romanum, Vespers in Latin comes straight at ya’ without any bells or whistles. The meter of the hymn is interesting. Quodcumque in orbe … Read More
Chris Matthews: anti-Catholic catholic
NBC oaf Chris Matthews, yes, the guy who experienced a thrill up his leg when he saw Pres. Obama, has this to say about Catholics and probably also Anglican/Episcopalian converts. From Newsbusters: Chris Matthews appeared at Ford’s Theater in Washington … Read More
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Animal activists annoy hunters with a flying drone. Guess what happened next.
Yesterday when I was reading the story about the 30000 year old seed that grew, I also saw this fun story. And since I hate pigeons, I’ll post it. After Animal Activists Track Pigeon Hunt With Drone, Pigeon Hunters Shoot … Read More
Ash Wednesday glimpses and papal liturgical music observations
First, lunch was a cup of soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. This was consumed while viewing the Holy Father’s Mass at Santa Sabina, the Roman Station. The day began at the nearby San’tAnselmo on the Aventine Hill for the collect. … Read More
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