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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 for...

ASK FATHER: Question about the impacts of Excommunication

From a  reader… QUAERITUR: If Father Joe Schmoe were validly ordained a bishop, and then immediately excommunicated for having been illicitly so ordained, does he actually have any...

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 yo...

ASK FATHER: If a bishop and also priests confirm at the same time, who is the minister of confirmation?

From a reader: This is from the Archdiocesan website, “Why do priests anoint candidates for confirmation alongside the bishop? The Sacrament of Confirmation is conferred by the bis...

ASK FATHER: Is it a sin to take a 15 minute leave during a terrible homily?

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is it a sin to attend Sunday Mass and be irritated during bad homilies or take a 15 minute leave during the terrible homily? Probably not.  However, you c...

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 writin...

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...

ASK FATHER: Was the feeding of the 5000 just a moment of “sharing” or was it a true miracle?

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I hope you can explain something for me. I saw something about the Pope in Africa saying that Jesus’ miraculous feeding of the crowds was really just a mo...

ASK FATHER: If the Canon is inaudible, would it be invalid?

From a reader… QUAERUNTUR: An elderly priest always says the Canon in such a way that he is completely inaudible, he merely moves his lips. Do the rubrics require the Canon to be s...

ASK FATHER: “Ghost” or “Spirit”, which is it? Wherein Fr. Z Rants.

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Something I’ve wondered about for a while. Old books and hymns have Holy Ghost and new ones have Holy Spirit. I know they are the same third person of the...

ASK FATHER: A point about papal pronouncements and the truth

From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have a question about papal infallibility. I started to think about this when learning more about the council of Florence. The Filioque is true. It didn...

ASK FATHER: Can we eat meat on Friday in the Octave of Easter? (Hint: YES!)

First, allow me to say that I am making a steak for myself tonight, Thursday. I could also enjoy it tomrrow, Friday in the Octave of Easter.  That said, I think I might pick up a w...

ASK FATHER: Is religious liberty in “Dignitatis humanae” the same as before the Vatican II? Of SSPX relevance. Wherein...

From a reader… QUAERITUR: Could you explain how the definition of religious liberty in Dignatis Humanae is the same as how Popes defined it previously before the Second Vatican Cou...

REPOST ASK FATHER: How to make a “Trinitini” Martini for Trinity Sunday and avoid committing heresy?

Here’s an oldie but goodie. QUAESITUM EST: We are planning to have a special drink for the potluck to commemorate the Feast of the Trinity. We were planning to do a “Trinitini”, a...

A Letter to Our Holy Father from an SSPX Catholic

Kennedy Hall, Crisis I will not rehearse the theological disputes here. You are an intelligent man, and you can do your reading. I will only ask you to consider the charity of you...

Questions about liturgy: Use of the Papal Ferula

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university. The post Questions about litu...

Thoughts about the collision of the Holy See and the SSPX. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

I have had emails asking about my thoughts and predictions for the SSPX and Holy See debacle. Firstly, I am deeply saddened.  I worked in the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” f...

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Questions about liturgy: On Blessings

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university. The post Questions about litu...

Questions about liturgy: Wrapped Low-Gluten Hosts

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university. The post Questions about litu...

Questions about liturgy: Incense Boat in a Procession

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university. The post Questions about litu...

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Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 4th Sunday after Easter (N.O. 5th Sunday OF Easter)

Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligat...

ASKING FOR A FRIEND: Faithful Catholic Medical Doctors in South and East Ontario, CANADA

Are you a Catholic physician in Ontario (south and east)? Please drop me a line. HERE Put “CANADIAN DOCTOR” in the subject line. Thanks. Someone in the profession needs information...