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Monthly Archives: February 2019
POLL: St. Blaise Day Blessing of Throats – 2019
Yesterday, Sunday, was also the Feast of St. Blaise, upon which we traditionally have the blessing of throats. Did you receive a St. Blaise Day blessing of the throat? You don’t have to be registered to vote… sort of like … Read More
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ASK FATHER: Use of 1964 Collectio Rituum, blessings and exorcisms in English?
From a priest… QUAERITUR: When using the older ritual of blessings, the ones still used at the time of the Second Vatican Council, some of the blessing itself could be done in the vernacular. I have a Collectio Rituum that … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes
Was there a good point made in the sermon you heard for your Mass of Sunday obligation? Let us know what it was. For my part, I explored – on this 4th Sunday after Epiphany – the point in the … Read More
Bittersweet Review: Candlemas with the late Bp. Robert C. Morlino of @MadisonDiocese
One year ago today, the Extraordinary Ordinary celebrated a Solemn Pontifical Mass at the Throne for Candlemas, as he had done for several years. HERE Some photos The music was provided by a visiting choir, the Schola Cantorum from Eau Claire. They … Read More
Blessed John Henry Newman’s 1849 poem “Candlemas”
Blessed John Henry Newman’s 1849 poem “Candlemas”: THE Angel-lights of Christmas morn, Which shot across the sky, Away they pass at Candlemas, They sparkle and they die. Comfort of earth is brief at best, Although it be divine; Like funeral … Read More
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ASK FATHER: Two hymns to memorize for times of danger
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Could you recommend 1-2 songs for all of us to memorize so, should we find ourselves being marched somewhere or on a plane in danger or any situation where we may be heading towards our death, … Read More
JUST TOO COOL: Eucharistic Procession throughout the entire school building
I received a good note about my home parish back in my native Minnesota, the famous St. Agnes in St. Paul. I really need to get back there. Dear Fr. Z., Thanks for all your work, especially in these trying … Read More
Candlemas Eve, poetry and you
Today is Candlemas Eve, and tomorrow is the Feast of the Purification, as it is traditionally called. It celebrates also the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. We call it Candlemas because, with the references to light in the … Read More
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Franklin Graham to Card. Dolan about Gov. “Ghoul” Cuomo
LifeSite picked it up. Franklin Graham to Cardinal Dolan: ‘take a moral stand’ against Gov. Cuomo January 30, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Protestant evangelist Franklin Graham, president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, took to Twitter urging New York’s Cardinal Timothy … Read More
ASK FATHER: How to explain changing parishes without sounding “elitist”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Wondering if you had any advice on how to explain to family and friends why my wife and I have decided to go to mass on Sunday at another parish the next town over without sounding … Read More
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