A woman once came to speak to me about some difficulties she was having. At some point in the conversation, it came out that she could not pray to God the Father, but insisted on addressing all her prayers only … Continue reading

Having introduced the subject of the O Antiphons elsewhere on this site, I would like to produce the text of each of them here, followed by some comments illustrating how rich these antiphons are in scriptural content and meaning. Note … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost: Absólve, quǽsumus, Dómine, tuórum delícta populórum: ut a peccatórum néxibus, quæ pro nostra fraglitáte contráximus, tua benignitáte liberémur. Here is my … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost: Largíre, quǽsumus, Dómine, fidélibus tuis indulgéntiam placátus et pacem: ut páriter ab ómnibus mundéntur offénsis, et secúra tibi mente desérviant. Here … Continue reading
(Last year, there were a couple of Sundays I missed in the What’s in That Prayer series. One of them was this past Sunday. I was unable to post it over the weekend this year because of our recent annual … Continue reading
Father Z : QUAERITUR: Why does is “ on the third day He rose AGAIN “. Why the word again? Every Sunday I wonder……. Okay… that’s a little scrambled, but I get the sense of the question. I have received … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, da nobis fídei, spei et caritátis augméntum: et, ut mereámur asséqui quod promíttis, fac nos amáre quod prǽcipis. … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: Omnípotens et miséricors Deus, de cuius múnere venit, ut tibi a fidélibus tuis digne et laudabíliter serviátur: tríbue, quǽsumus, nobis; ut … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the eleventh Sunday after Pentecost: Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui, abundántia pietátis tuæ, et mérita súpplicum excédis et vota: effúnde super nos misericórdiam tuam; ut dimíttas quæ … Continue reading
CWN Editor’s Note: Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island, has issued a clear statement of support for traditionalist Catholics. On his Twitter account, BIshop Tobin posted: I am convinced that if the Church is to prosper in the present … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the tenth Sunday after Pentecost: Deus, qui omnipoténtiam tuam parcéndo máxime et miserándo maniféstas: multíplica super nos misericórdiam tuam; ut, ad tua promíssa curréntes, cœléstium bonórum … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the ninth Sunday after Pentecost: Páteant aures misericórdiæ tuæ, Dómine, précibus supplicántium: et, ut peténtibus desideráta concédas; fac eos quæ tibi sunt plácita, postuláre. Here is … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the eighth Sunday after Pentecost: Largíre nobis, quǽsumus, Dómine, semper spíritum cogitándi quæ recta sunt, propítius et agéndi: ut, qui sine te esse non póssumus, secúndum … Continue reading
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