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Súscipe, sancte Pater, omnípotens ætérne Deus, hanc Immaculátam Hóstiam,
quam ego indígnus fámulus tuus óffero tibi
Deo meo
vivo et vero...

"T he modern rite of Mass is just a translation of the traditional Latin Mass into English." How many times have you heard those words...

Aug 12

To kneel or not to kneel? T hose of you who are familiar with the Church's traditional rite of the Roman Mass will have heard the words...

Aug 4

A re all forms of music appropriate for the worship of God? Does it make a difference whether the faithful begin Holy Mass with a...

Jul 31

Today's reflection will be less intellectual than my last one and will speak more to the affections than to the intellect — something we...

Jul 19

O ne of the most beautiful feast days in the traditional Catholic liturgy is that of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. I...

Jul 10

The Sacred Heart of Jesus is one of the most popular devotions among the Catholic faithful. The number of statues, images, icons, and...

Jun 30

There are many things that change in this world. Change is a part of the ephemeral character of the created world, because this earth was...

Jun 25

Last Sunday was Trinity Sunday, the Sunday that closes the Pentecost Octave in the traditional Roman calendar (in the modern calendar...

Jun 18

The Four Causes of Aristotle In studying the history of philosophy, one inevitably comes across the classic theory of the four "causes"...

Jun 9