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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
Not an April Fool’s joke from the Fishwrap
I was alerted to a manipulative piece at Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) with a massively ironic headline and intro. The Institute of Christ the King took over a parish in Cleveland that has Hungarian roots. Of course they started … Read More
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ROME 24/3– Day 12: Easter Monday – great food
The sunny part of the day began at 06:50 and ended at 19:38. I’m writing on the 2nd. The Ave Maria: 19:00 (where rung) It was the Monday of the Octave of Easter, called “Pasquetta” here in Rome. At the … Read More
ROME 24/3– Day 11: Easter Sunday – With notes for priests on how properly to wear a stole
Looking at my queue in the admin area, I realized that I left the Easter Sunday post as a draft! Hence, I will quickly add some points and move on. Lunch at the nearby place, now a favorite, featured an … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Easter Sunday 2024
It is EASTER Sunday and the beginning of Paschaltide. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Sunday Mass of obligation? Did you go to liturgies of the Triduum? Did you GO TO CONFESSION? Tell … Read More
Lighter Fare for the Easter Vigil
This just in…. cut from the Vatican video feed… Another angle, from Eduard Habsburg’s twitter… I can’t decide. Either the Borg have arrived or we have proof that the Vatican finally has an Amazon Prime account. UPDATE… okay… Confirmed: ? … Read More
ROME 24/3– Day 10: Holy Saturday and the Harrowing of Hell
Sunrise, when? 05:54 Sunset, when? 19:36 Ave Maria? 19:00 Quiet day, as befitting Holy Saturday. All is quiet in the Church as Christ’s soon to be reclaimed Body is in the tomb while His human fused divinity harrows Hell. HEY! … Read More
ROME 24/3– Day 9: Good Friday
On this Good Friday the sun arose at 5:55 and it will set at 19:35. The Ave Maria bell is in its 19:00 phase. There are 279 days left in the year. The Roman Station is Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. … Read More
Good Friday 3 April AD 33? – Eclipses as Christ died on the Cross
This is definitely worth reposting. The fellow who made the video about the Star of Bethlehem (a compelling argument, I might add), also did some research about what happened in the heavens on Good Friday. Let’s break it down. Passover … Read More
CRISIS: Trad “recovery” conference!
All eyes are turning to S. Montana – a beautiful area to be sure – where tens of people might attend a special conference for those recovering from being traditional. The Trad Recovery conference is for people who had bad experiences … Read More
ROME 24/3– Day 8: Holy Thursday
Rome expected the sun to rise. This won’t always be the case. However, it did today at 05:57. Similar expectations await its setting at 19:34. The cycle of the Ave Maria bell changes today to 19:00. It hops by quarter … Read More
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