Tag Archives: We Are Our Rites

A Lutheran pastor muses about the state of the Catholic Church. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 22 April 2022 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The following was penned by a Lutheran at the blog Pastoral Meanderings: The Random Thoughts of a Lutheran Parish Pastor It is packed with items for reflection. One in particular caught my eye. My emphases and comments. The glory of Rome. . . … Read More →

Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Save The Liturgy - Save The World, SESSIUNCULA, Wherein Fr. Z Rants | Tagged Marshall Plan, Traditionis custodes, We Are Our Rites
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ASK FATHER: Does the commingling of the piece of the Host with the Precious Blood merely signify the Resurrection or is it a mystical reality?

Posted on 9 February 2022 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On Sunday during ZedNet a question came up about the fraction rite at Mass with the commingling and how it signifies the resurrection of the Lord by the fact that it is the rejoining of the Body with the Blood … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Save The Liturgy - Save The World | Tagged fractio panis, We Are Our Rites
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Video: WE ARE OUR RITES

Posted on 12 April 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I always enjoy the photos and videos of young boy playing Mass. Children are naturally liturgical. Of course Holy Church breathes with both lungs, East and West. This is terrific. “Divine Liturgy” according to the young. WE ARE OUR RITES

Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Save The Liturgy - Save The World | Tagged Eastern liturgy, We Are Our Rites
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WDTPRS: Palm Sunday – an example so perfect that it transforms us

Posted on 27 March 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. Holy week includes the Sacred Triduum. The principal ceremonies of the Palm Sunday Mass include the blessing of palm branches (or olive branches in some parts of the world, such as Rome) … Read More →

Posted in Benedict XVI, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Save The Liturgy - Save The World, SESSIUNCULA, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants | Tagged active participation, active receptivity, Palm Sunday, We Are Our Rites
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Another “We are our rites!” rant from Fr. Z

Posted on 6 March 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At Crisis there is a piece by Paul Krause which knocks one out of the park. He writes about reverence in worship. His starting point is a Christological view of anthropology and, therefore, the virtue of Religion (though he doesn’t … Read More →

Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Patristiblogging, Save The Liturgy - Save The World | Tagged crisis, minimalism, Paul Krause, We Are Our Rites
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Fr. Hunwicke asks a hard question. Fr. Z thinks he deserves an answer.

Posted on 28 February 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I’ve had conversations that go along sort of like this: “The Novus Ordo can be reverent!”, many will claim, “You just have to celebrated it as traditionally as you can!” “You mean, by sticking to the Roman style, adapting elements … Read More →

Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests, Save The Liturgy - Save The World | Tagged D. Black Duck, D. Libville, Fr. John Hunwicke, Novus Ordo, options, TLM, We Are Our Rites
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ASK FATHER: “If a priest blesses something without following the ritual, is it really blessed? (BAD NEWS!)

Posted on 26 February 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Well, basically that: if a priest were to bless something without following the ritual, assuming he has the intention to bless it, says “I/God bless you”, it’s done in the Holy Name of the Trinity, etc: … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Latin, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Save The Liturgy - Save The World, The future and our choices | Tagged blessings, Latin, Rituale Romanum, We Are Our Rites
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ASK FATHER: Blessing ashes at home

Posted on 14 February 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Peace and good times, Father Z. [Right now, I’d settle for okay times.] May the blessing and distribution of ashes be done at home in this time of pandemic? Our Archdiocese (in the Philippines) and the … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Pò sì jiù, Save The Liturgy - Save The World, The future and our choices | Tagged Ash Wednesday, ashes, We Are Our Rites
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Is survival mode all we have now?

Posted on 7 February 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

No one can give what they don’t have. In fun-Latin, nemo dat quod non ‘got’. And yet the universal vocation to evangelize is predicated on what we have, what we have received. We haven’t been evangelizing well. Rather, we seems to … Read More →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Classic Posts, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Save The Liturgy - Save The World, Si vis pacem para bellum!, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, Turn Towards The Lord, Wherein Fr. Z Rants | Tagged evangelization, George Weigel, incoherence, We Are Our Rites
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ACTION ITEM: Good article at Crisis. Then Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 25 January 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There is a good article at Crisis today, which all of you should both send by email and print out and hand to or send by mail to both your local priests and your bishops. This is time sensitive. As … Read More →