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Monthly Archives: May 2025
Vigil of Ascension – old and new
Here is something I wrote a loooong time ago – 2006 – for an WDTPRS article in the print version of The Wanderer. I had a column there for 11 years. The Wanderer… they have been faithful warriors for a … Read More
ROME 25/5– Day 47: Last full day… sniff…
When, you ask, was sunrise in Rome? It was at 5:38. And you will likely ask when the sunset was, too. It was at 20:37. The Ave Maria for the Curia is in the 21:00 cycle. In the Venerable calendar, … Read More
Oldie ASK FATHER: Blessings that are not in Latin? Wherein Fr. Z rants at length.
NOTE: Today a question arrived in my email box which cited this post. I took at look and thought that it would be good to share gain. ___ Originally Published on: Feb 2, 2022 I received a somewhat convoluted note about … Read More
ROME 25/5– Days 46: anniversary day
This warm sunny day, the sun rose to make it so at 5:38. Cooling will commence in earnest at 20:37. The Ave Maria bell is in the 21:00 cycle. It is the feast of St. Philip Neri, my great friend … Read More
WDTPRS: (1962MR) Mass Prayers “Pro seipso sacerdote – For the priest himself”
This time of year many new priests are being ordained and, consequently, many priests observe their own anniversaries. In the traditional, Vetus Ordo of the Roman Rite a priest can add orations “for himself… Pro seipso sacerdote“, on the anniversary … Read More
26 May 1991: 34th anniversary of ordination – Trinity Sunday and St. Philip Neri
Many priests observe the anniversary of their ordination at this time of year. It is a common time for ordinations, probably because Ember Days were common times for ordinations and Ember Days fall during the Pentecost Octave. In any event, … Read More
ROME 25/5– Days 45: Pilgrimage to the Holy Door
On this beautiful Sunday, when Pope Leo took possession of the Cathedral of Rome, the sun rose at 5:39 and it set at 20:36. The Ave Maria Bell would have rung at 21:00 Today is the feast of Gregory VII, … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 5th Sunday after Easter 2025 (N.O. 6th Sunday of Easter)
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. It is the 6th Sunday of Easter in the Novus Ordo and the 5th Sunday after Easter in the Vetus Ordo. Was … Read More
ROME 25/5– Days 43-44: double dip and video
This morning the sun was on time to rise at 5:40. The sun was similarly punctual in setting at 20:35. We don’t know about the Ave Maria Bell for the Curia, since they don’t ring it, but it ought to … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 25-04-16 – Meeting about updating liturgy in the diocese
EDITOR’S NOTE: This entry seemed particularly apropos, given today’s news of the cruelty of the Bishop of Charlotte, NC. _____ 16 April 2025 Dear Diary, Today was the sort of day that makes you long for an undisclosed sabbatical and … Read More
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