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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
Truth from T.S. Eliot
“An individual European may not even believe that the Christian Faith is true, but what he says and makes and does will all spring out of this history of European culture and depend upon that culture for its meaning…” T.S. … Read More
ROME 25/4– Day 9-10: Holy Thursday – Good Friday
On good Friday the Roman Sun rose at 06:23 and it set at 19:57. Little by little our days lengthen which is welcome. The Ave Maria should sound for the Curia at 2015. However, it DOES RING at The Parish™ … Read More
Good Friday FASTING and ABSTINENCE explained, links to recipes, notes about what breaks the fast, what doesn’t
To aid me in keeping my online time down today, here is something from a couple years back. It’s Good Friday! Here are a couple of recipes for good food for this day of fasting and abstinence. Fr. Z’s Kitchen: … Read More
YOUR Holy Thursday SERMON NOTES and a POLL about Holy Thursday Washing of Feet
Were there any really GOOD points you heard in sermon for Holy Thursday, at either the Chrism Mass (whenever it was) or the Mass of the Last Supper?? Please share them with us. Sometimes there are real gems and people don’t … Read More
Holy Thursday Plenary Indulgence
A plenary indulgence, under the usual conditions, is granted to the faithful who: Visit the Blessed Sacrament for adoration lasting at least half an hour; OR Piously recite the verses of the Tantum ergo after the Mass of the Lord’s … Read More
ROME 25/4– Day 8: Holy Wednesday Birthdays
The Sun rise for Rome came at 06:26. The sun will set beyond the Gianicolo at 19:55. The Ave Maria Bell is set to ring at 20:15. Happy Birthday, Papa Ratzinger (1927) Today is the “birthday” (dies natalis) of St. … Read More
Stop what you are doing and read this. No, really.
At Crisis there is a piece that would make the coldest stone-flint heart, like my own, perhaps miss a beat, which it already does. HERE It’s about … well… I’m not going to tell you, but you can trust me … Read More
The Benedictine nuns of Gower Abbey sing the Tenebrae Responses… disc and digital download!
The wonderful nuns of Gower Abbey, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, have a disc and digital download: Tenebrae at Ephesus US HERE – UK HERE These are the RESPONSORIES of Tenebrae for all three days of the Triduum. They are, arguably, … Read More
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UPDATED – IMPORTANT: Archd. Detroit: New Archbp crushes the people who frequent the TLM within one month.
UPDATE 16 APRIL: The Archbishop of Detroit has responded to the firestorm. I was sent this from Detroit. My emphases and comments. If I’ve put my foot wrong here, I want to know how and why. April 16, 2025 Dear … Read More
ROME 25/4– Day 7: Annoyed
Today the Sun rose upon Rome at 6:28. It will inevitably set at 19:53. The Ave Maria Bell has now moved to a new cycle: 20:15. The Roman Station is Santa Prisca on the Aventine Hill. It is Holy Tuesday. … Read More
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