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“for the grace of dying well”

Posted on 11 February 2026 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Lately to my Masses I’ve been adding orations from the Votive Mass “pro infirmo proximo morti… for a sick person close to death”. The prayers are staggeringly beautiful. Like to them are the prayers from the Votive “ad postulandam gratiam … Read More →

Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Save The Liturgy - Save The World | Tagged dying well, We Are Our Rites
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I don’t know what to make of this.

Posted on 11 February 2026 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I don’t get it. From a newpaper in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. New Archbishop hopes to blend Indigenous and Catholic spirituality In his native tongue of Tamil, Susai Jesu’s name literally translates to Joseph Jesus. Catholicism runs deep in the Indian-born … Read More →

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