Category Archives: LITURGY

WE NEED TO FAST FOR THREE HOURS BEFORE RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION

Posted on July 25, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Pope Francis celebrates the Eucharist during Mass at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome Photo:CNS     As one who grew up in the discipline of the Church that required me to abstain from food and drink … Continue reading →

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WHEN BIG MONEY ($2,700,000+) IS INVOLVED, YOU CAN EXPECT CORRUPTION, EVEN IN THE CHURCH

Posted on July 20, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! “Somebody has to get fired over this,” said Austin Ruse, president of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM). “We fight groups like PSI all over the world and now we find our own church funds them.” BY … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, BISHOPS, EUGENICS, LIBERALISM, LITURGY, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, POPULATION, SAVING CHILDREN, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on WHEN BIG MONEY ($2,700,000+) IS INVOLVED, YOU CAN EXPECT CORRUPTION, EVEN IN THE CHURCH

THERE IS A DANGER THAT BISHOPS AROUND THE WORLD WILL ACT LIKE POPE FRANCIS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT THE VICAR OF CHRIST

Posted on July 15, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   Vatican Diary / Those saints made as he commands For Romero, Francis loosens the restraints of the Holy Office. For John XXIII and for a Jesuit to whom he is devoted, he goes ahead without waiting for the … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, CANON LAW, JESUS CHRIST, LIBERATION THEOLOGY, LITURGY, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, POPE BENEDICT XVI, POPE FRANCIS, SACRED LITURGY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, VATICAN'S SECRETARY OF STATE | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

ANN BARNHARDT TELLS US WHY PRIESTS MUST BE MEN (CAUTION: NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED)

Posted on June 26, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! http://barnhardt.biz/ Why Priests Must Be Men Part 1 of 3 Posted by Ann Barnhardt – January 19, AD 2013 11:21 PM MST I was planning for this to be the last essay I ever wrote, and since we’re into “any day … Continue reading →

Posted in FATHERHOOD, JESUS CHRIST, LIBERALISM, LITURGY, MAN, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

IN THE MATTER OF HOLY COMMUNION AND CANON 915, THE FACTS DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION

Posted on April 8, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! A couple notes on today’s DFP article on holy Communion and gay activists, esp in re Fr. Reese by Dr. Edward Peters There are a couple of technical slips in Niraj Warikoo’s article in the Detroit Free Press on the … Continue reading →

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DID SAINT POPE PIUS X VIOLATE CHURCH LAW WHEN DISTRIBUTING HOLY COMMUNION?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! When discussing canon law, Primum non nocere by Dr. Edward Peters This post arises in the wake of, but is not about, Pope Francis and foot-washing. Rather, this post addresses the problems occasioned for others when canonical misinformation is injected … Continue reading →

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IN THE LITURGICAL RENEWAL THERE WAS A REDISCOVERY OF THE BEAUTY, THE PROFUNDITY, THE HISTORICAL, HUMAN AND SPIRITUAL RICHES OF MISSAL

Posted on February 20, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   VATICAN CITY, February 20, 2013 (Zenit.org) – Here is the second part of a Vatican translation of the reflection Benedict XVI gave last Thursday, Feb. 14, when he met with the clergy of Rome. The Holy Father delivered … Continue reading →

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“FOR MANY” NOT “FOR ALL”

Posted on September 10, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! Vatican Diary / The conversion of bishop-theologian Bruno Forte He was a determined supporter of “for all” in the words of the consecration. But the pope’s letter to the German bishops has changed his mind. Now he too wants … Continue reading →

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THE GOOD FRIDAY LITURGY REPEATEDLY RENEWS THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE HEARTS OF THE FAITHFUL

Posted on April 7, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! “I DIED, AND BEHOLD I AM ALIVE FOR EVERMORE” (Revelation 1:18) VATICAN CITY, APRIL 6, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the homily that the preacher of the Pontifical Household, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, gave during the celebration … Continue reading →

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IS IT POSSIBLE THAT SOME WHO OPPOSE THE TRADITIONAL ORDER OF THE SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION NO LONGER BELIEVE IN THE OBJECTIVE REALITY OF SANCTIFYING GRACE?

Posted on March 9, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! Curt Stoller commented on ANOTHER VICTORY IN THE WAR TO RESTORE THE CORRECT ORDER OF THE SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION It is good that children receive Confirmation before First Communion. It shows that the Church believes in the power of … Continue reading →

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