:“From the Catholic News Herald: “Bishop Martin’s directive ends Traditional Latin Masses at all parish churches effective July 8 and…” KathyL on D. Charlotte, NC: Another bishop about to crush people who
Today, indeed, the absolute idea of the Buddhist Nirvana exercises as little influence among the masses of the people as Confucianism does among the rich. The real religion of the Annamite is ancestor-worship. Every house has its altar consecrated to the ancestors, before which on fixed ...
It has been a weird year for me spiritually. We were unable to attend Palm Sunday and Easter Masses. We experienced outdoor Mass in summer. When the weather turned, we had indoor Mass with limited capacity, tightly controlled, at least in terms of reserving a spot and seating arrangements....
One reason why I unpublished the original version is that it was made known to me that calling it “Catholicpunk Manifesto” may be offputting. But that also inspired me in another way: I had gotten some ideas on expanding it. Hence, the first half is now on Our Lady of Guadalupe, Lo...
But they were very scantily paid, and from that time the Iceland pastor was obliged to take part in the work of agriculture, if he desired to live as well as a middle-class farmer. Latin remained the official language of the Church until the year 1686. Confirmation and catechetical ...
just as they speak to the conscious. The use of the vernacular has certainly opened up the treasures of the liturgy to all who take part.” There is, then, a positive value to the vernacular. “But,” the Holy Father continues, “this does not mean that the Latin language, and especia...
As stated above these pseudo-Traditional Catholics who put the “Latin Mass” of antipope John XXIII beforede fide[The Faith], theseknow-nothings, with their well financed large presses are theCatholic Church's Enemy #1. The pseudo- Traditionalists are without any doubt, themost useful idiots...
Its name deriving from the Latin word "novem," meaning "nine," a novena is nine days-long prayer to obtain special graces, to obtain specific intentions, for thanksgiving, or to prepare for a specific feast, such as Christmas or a Saint's day. Though they are not part of our liturgy...
In the Cappella Paolina are sung daily the conclave Solemn Masses “De Spiritu Sancto”, at which all members of the conclave must be present. C. The Chapel of Nicholas V. —While the two above-named chapels are situated on the first floor of the palace, which bounds the Cortile di...
The Greek colonists of course took the orthodox side, or rather took the side of the Court, just as it happened to be at the time, whether orthodox or Monothelite, according to the personal policy of the successive emperors; but from the time of Chalcedon the great masses of the ...