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Category Archives: ASK FATHER Question Box
ASK FATHER: We can eat meat on Easter Friday, but do we have to do some other penance?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Please excuse my ignorance. When a solemnity falls on a Friday, (e.g. in Octave of Easter) the abstinence from meat is lifted. However, if I decide to eat meat do I still have to substitute it … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can the “Dies Irae” be used in the Novus Ordo Requiem Mass? Wherein Fr. Z rants.
From a priest… I think… QUAERITUR: Preparing for a funeral Mass in the near future; Is it permissible to chant the Dies Irae sequence in a Latin requiem Mass using the ordinary form? Didn’t see it anywhere in the copy … Read More
ASK FATHER: Grounding for the “harrowing of Hell”
In a comment elsewhere on the blog… QUAERITUR: Father, since the Gospels do not record Jesus harrowing hell, where did that phrase of the Creed come from? Is it based on the writings of any of the Early Church Fathers? … Read More
ASK FATHER: 9 1st Fridays but how do Good Friday (April 3) and St. Joseph (May 1) impact that?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: If we are keeping the 9 first Fridays, with the Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart, how do Good Friday (April 3) and St. Joseph (May 1) impact them? I get your point: rulz iz rulz, … Read More
ASK FATHER: Judas and the 300 denarii v. the 30 pieces of silver
From a reader… QUAERITUR: A blessed Holy Week to you! I noticed that in the Gospel Judas complained that the ointment could have been sold for 300 coins. Are those the same coins with which he was paid later? Is … Read More
ASK FATHER: John 8:55
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Question re Passion Sunday gospel Latin Message: Would you please translate this passage from Sunday’s gospel with all the nuances of plurals and verb tenses translated into English – even clunky English? I am curious why … Read More
ASK FATHER: Why are Sunday “of Lent” in the Novus Ordo and “in Lent” in the TLM?
From a priest reader QUAERITUR: I noticed that in the Traditional Latin Mass calendar we have Sundays IN Lent and in the Novus Ordo we have Sundays OF Lent. What’s going on? In the 1962 Missale Romanum today is called … Read More
ASK FATHER: Ashes On Very Small Children, Babies? – PRIESTS invited to comment especially
From a priest: Reverend and Dear Father, Ash Wednesday is soon to be upon us, and I am faced with the situation I am often faced with: whether to impose ashes on cute, angel-faced infants. It never fails that, as … Read More
ASK FATHER: Must we do penance, abstain from meat, on Friday in the Octave of Christmas?
This is a question which comes up each year. It came up again today. Must we do penance on Friday within the Octave of Christmas? The short answer is YES. This year. According to Canon Law, Catholics are bound to … Read More
ASK FATHER: What’s the difference between the “rejoice” of “Laetare” Sunday of Lent and “Gaudete” Sunday of Advent?
From a reader… QUAERITUR What is the difference between gaudete and laetare? Gaudete seems to be 2nd person plural imperative, while laetare looks like an infinitive. Both mean “rejoice” but is there a subtle theological difference in meaning? Laetare Sunday … Read More
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