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“The master in this Gospel is praising, not the wrongful act of the unfaithful steward, but the peculiar astuteness with which he makes friends who will be useful when things go amiss.” (Maredsous N. T.)
When priests came into Bishop Trautman’s office asking permission, he would start speaking Latin to them.
In the Extraordinary Form, the “Asperges Me” is only used on Sundays.
Following the Mass, Archbishop Joseph H. Schlarman was made an honorary Indian chief.
It’s extremely short and not difficult—yet fresh & gorgeous.
“Sheen told a friend of mine that anything he’d ever said of significance was taken from either Knox or Chesterton.” —Fr. George Rutler
Can you imagine a liturgical commentator standing at the front of Church declaring something like that?
The organist will play softly at the Offertory.
My mother was present during that Mass and recorded some brief snippets on her iPhone.
Have you noticed that contemporary music was not forced upon congregations the same way contemporary architecture was?
This piece by Fr. Antonin Lhoumeau will knock your socks off!
Medieval manuscripts were normally created by (at least) two monks: one drew, one wrote.
The organist will play softly at the Offertory.
“Older people have an obligation not to spew their cynicism on our youth.” —Justice Thomas
“The faithful everywhere have responded generously, and have greeted the new liturgy with great joy.” —Archbishop Bugnini (1967)
