Mar

31

Solemnity of the Annunciation

March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Low Sunday or the Feast of Divine Mercy? I’m occasionally surprised by attitudes towards the visionaries. They must always be treated sceptically, but here’s something quite good. In fact the Divine Mercy prayers are far, far older than Sr. Maria Faustina. I’m inclined to take this as Holy Father John Paul II did when he [...]

Mar

29

Easter, first Saturday

March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Counting down to Divine Mercy Sunday, here is my favourite link to the Divine Mercy prayers. As given here, Pope John Paul II declared the second Sunday of Easter to be Divine Mercy Sunday in 2000.

In the news…

This is good, very good: Catholic flash cards answering common protests. Nice baseball cartoons from Jim Borgman. I [...]

Mar

28

Easter, first Friday

March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Telegraph seems distressed (or does it?) to discover that “the number of Muslims worshipping at mosques in England/Wales will outstrip the numbers of Roman Catholics going to church in little more than a decade”. Here’s the article link. Carefully chosen words. Startling that in that first paragraph, Roman Catholics are alone equated with ‘traditional [...]

Mar

27

Easter, first Thursday

March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

It’s no fun tripping over yourself while serving at the Old Form Mass. I shall have to memorise the newer (to me) Latin responses, like all good altar boys used to do. Fortunately, our priests are far more tolerant than most others would be.

In the news…

No news today. The Holy Father will travel to the [...]

Mar

26

Easter, first Wednesday

March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I will be serving at the Extraordinary form of the Mass again today, I believe. And I will be using this. Little more to say. The days they pass very slowly. Back to the books.

In the news…

The devil’s art of seduction. Breaking news from the Ironic Catholic: Christ has already redeemed the world. Did you [...]

Mar

25

Easter, first Tuesday

March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I accidentally dialled Emergency Services yesterday evening and got an answer on the first ring. A nice reminder that there are good people still working twenty four hours on a bank holiday. And they are very friendly, too, when they realise you make a mistake. I like the UK because of small things like this.

In [...]

Mar

24

Easter, first Monday

March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Ah, Easter, that wonderful time of the year when things at church shine far more than usual. Flowers, courtesy of wonderful people in the congregation. The reappearance of countless saints from behind their purple veils.

In the news…

I must confess, I can’t find the time to read through every single word of most blog posts. But [...]

Mar

19

Spy Wednesday

March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Despite my intention to stay online through the Triduum and the fact that I will have about a thousand posts waiting for me on Monday in my e-mail and RSS reader, I will have to switch off. I’m going to be helping at the church this weekend fulltime. Ad maiorem Dei gloriam.

In the news…

Unfortunately, 32% [...]

Mar

18

Tuesday of Holy Week

March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Is it St. Cyril Day today? St. Cyril of Jerusalem (315-386 AD) was declared Doctor of the Church in 1822. He was a priest in Jerusalem and lived much of his life in exile, locked in a battle with the Arian heresy. More information here.

In the news…

Orbis Catholicus on the clerical hat. Maybe I’ll buy [...]

Mar

17

Fr. Foster goes Latin on YouTube

March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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