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Category Archives: Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
ASK FATHER: Father sprinkles water with fingers into chalice
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is it liturgically correct for a priest to dip their fingers into the water pitcher and then shake them off into the chalice as a means to add water to the chalice before the consecration? Liturgically … Read More
ASK FATHER: Excommunication of lay people for attending women’s fake ordination?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: A local Protestant affiliated hospital in my city hosted a so-called WomanPriest recently. She purported to confect the Eucharist in their chapel. This “event” received zero publicity (to my surprise). The usual small gaggle of grey … Read More
Archbp. Sample quoting Benedict XVI: “If we don’t have the liturgy, what do we have?”
At CWR there is an interview with Archbp. Alex Sample of Portland. Among the things he addressed are sacred liturgy and sacred music. […] Some have said that the sacred liturgy is my personal hang up, that I have an … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Archbp. Sample, Archd. Portland
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23 Comments
ASK FATHER: Poured Precious Blood down sacrarium. Go to a Missionary of Mercy?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I know an EMHC who once was instructed after Mass to pour, and did pour, the remaining (there was a lot) Precious Blood in the sacrarium. This EMHC will be attending a pilgrimage this weekend at … Read More
It’s no joke. The Devil hates Latin.
I have attended a couple workshops on exorcism. I have spoken with exorcists. Again and again I have heard – and said – how the Devil hates Latin. This is more than a witticism. Over at NLM I found … Read More
ASK FATHER: How long after death can Last Rites be given?
In the last few hours some of you have sent similar questions. QUAERITUR: How long after death can the Sacrament of Anointing be administered? Sometimes we say “Last Rites”, though technically Last Rites includes Penance, Anointing and Viaticum (Eucharist), and hopefully … Read More
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Four Last Things, GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests
Tagged death, Extreme Unction, Last Rites, Sacrament of Anointing, Unreconstructed Ossified Manualist
31 Comments
31 Comments
Astonishing new church in Russia
Church architecture reflects the faith of the people who build churches. These days many of the modern Catholic churches I have seen look more like municipal airport buildings than structures to house the most sacred thing humans can undertake, the … Read More
Bp. Egan (D. Portsmouth): GO TO CONFESSION!
From the great Bp. Philip Egan of the Diocese of Portsmouth (England) comes this! Go to Confession regularly, bishop urges diocese The Bishop of Portsmouth has appealed to his diocese to attend Confession regularly in a pastoral letter, which will … Read More
The Lenten “Prayer over the People” during Holy Mass: a beautiful custom revived
A wonder Lenten tradition is upon us, to remind us of how important Lent is. Entering Lent, we enter a mystery, a sacramentum. We need special graces to carry out our Lenten discipline. The Latin 2002 Missale Romanum restored the ancient … Read More
Posted in LENT, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, WDTPRS
Tagged Oratio super populum, prayer over
7 Comments
7 Comments
ASK FATHER: Young children receiving ashes on #AshWednesday
This comes up each year in my ASK FATHER email, so I will repost an oldie. From a reader: I have a three year old girl. She loves the material aspects of Catholicism (holy cards, holy water, lighting candles, relics etc) … Read More
