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ACTION ITEM! Pentecost Novena Prayers for Traditional Latin Mass

1 week ago | wdtprs.com | John Zuhlsdorf

I received this good idea from a priest friend. Please consider doing this and sharing it widely. RIGHT AWAY… today is ASCENSION THURSDAY which begins the original novena. Friends,Tomorrow begins the Pentecost Novena to the Holy Spirit. It would be an excellent time for us to pray humbly and intensely for our holy father Pope Leo to grant the Church the great gift of restoring unlimited access to the celebration of the traditional Latin Mass and sacraments.
Irritating Trouble

1 week ago | wdtprs.com | John Zuhlsdorf

I’m in NYC and I am in trouble. My laptop is completely dead. It worked perfectly last evening. I got up this morning, noticed that the little charge indicator light at the power button was illuminated. I pushed the button to turn the laptop on. The light stopped and… nothing. Now, no light. No start. It is a brick. This obviously is going to affect my connectivity until a) I figure out what’s wrong and can fix it, b) I get a temporary laptop etc., for my time here c) I get home in a few days.
ROME - NYC 25/5- Day 48.25: My view for awhile

1 week ago | wdtprs.com | John Zuhlsdorf

Roman sunrise not long time ago at 0537. Roman sunset will be long after I am gone at 2038. The Ave Maria Bell: still 2100. On the way out of Rome I spotted a rare 6 hour clock! I’ve written about them elsewhere during this sojourn. On the way to my last Mass here. Yesterday and today for my Roman Donors. At the airport, lots of people. I think many are finishing cruises. Also they changed lounges for us. I hate this lounge. I am so looking forward to a cheeseburger or Chinese.
ROME 25/5- Days 47: Last full day… sniff…

1 week ago | wdtprs.com | John Zuhlsdorf

When, you ask, was sunrise in Rome? It was at 5:38. And you will likely ask when the sunset was, too. It was at 20:37. The Ave Maria for the Curia is in the 21:00 cycle. In the Venerable calendar, today is the Feast of Venerable Bede. In the New Fangled calendar, it is the Feast of St. Augustine of Canterbury. Tomorrow, is the Vigil of Ascension and the Feast of St. Augustine of Hippo. After Mass, breakfast was had with The World’s Best Sacristan™.
Oldie ASK FATHER: Blessings that are not in Latin? Wherein Fr. Z rants at length.

1 week ago | wdtprs.com | John Zuhlsdorf

NOTE: Today a question arrived in my email box which cited this post. I took at look and thought that it would be good to share gain. ___ Originally Published on: Feb 2, 2022I received a somewhat convoluted note about blessings, which contained several implicit questions. I will tease out the essence. He can’t find a priest to bless things in Latin and it would be very far to drive to find one.
ROME 25/5- Days 46: anniversary day

1 week ago | wdtprs.com | John Zuhlsdorf

This warm sunny day, the sun rose to make it so at 5:38. Cooling will commence in earnest at 20:37. The Ave Maria bell is in the 21:00 cycle. It is the feast of St. Philip Neri, my great friend and patron. His body is not far from where I type this, less than five minutes if I hit the green light to get across the Corso. I stopped into the Chiesa Nuova this morning after my own Mass. Today I celebrated Mass for my parents. Yesterday I celebrated Mass for all my benefactors.
ROME 25/5- Days 45: Pilgrimage to the Holy Door

1 week ago | wdtprs.com | John Zuhlsdorf

On this beautiful Sunday, when Pope Leo took possession of the Cathedral of Rome, the sun rose at 5:39 and it set at 20:36. The Ave Maria Bell would have rung at 21:00Today is the feast of Gregory VII, Venerable Bede and Maria Magdalena de’ Pazzi… and it is the 5th Sunday after Easter in the more venerable and not pazzo calendar. Today was The Parish™ pilgrimage for the Jubilee … which maybe is starting to pick up a little… to St. Peter’s and its Holy Door.
Your Sunday Sermon Notes - 5th Sunday after Easter 2025 (N.O. 6th Sunday of Easter)

2 weeks ago | wdtprs.com | John Zuhlsdorf

Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. It is the 6th Sunday of Easter in the Novus Ordo and the 5th Sunday after Easter in the Vetus Ordo. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Sunday Mass of obligation? Tell about attendance especially for the Traditional Latin Mass. Any local changes or (hopefully good) news?
ROME 25/5- Days 43-44: double dip and video

2 weeks ago | wdtprs.com | John Zuhlsdorf

This morning the sun was on time to rise at 5:40. The sun was similarly punctual in setting at 20:35. We don’t know about the Ave Maria Bell for the Curia, since they don’t ring it, but it ought to have rung at 21:00. Today is the Feast of Our Lady, Help of Christians. Yesterday was the Feast of a wonderful saint, and important for The Parish™, St. Giovanni Battista de Rossi (+1764).
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” - 25-04-16 - Meeting about updating liturgy in the diocese

2 weeks ago | wdtprs.com | John Zuhlsdorf

EDITOR’S NOTE: This entry seemed particularly apropos, given today’s news of the cruelty of the Bishop of Charlotte, NC. _____16 April 2025Dear Diary,Today was the sort of day that makes you long for an undisclosed sabbatical and a lot of Crown Royal. It was about that draft on “Liturgical Unity and Contemporary Expression” from Dozer* that Vice and McSwiney have been pushing at me because according to them “its what Rome wants”.