Father B. Jerabek, J.C.L.
Birmingham, Alabama (older posts from Rome, Italy)
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- Blessing of Herbs for the Assumption
- Sanctifying Holy Days of Obligation
- [Through Christ our Lord. Amen.]
- Thank You – Breviaries
- I Often Don’t Like the Longer Form
- Unworthy Holy Communions: The Kiss of Judas
- An Idea for Diocesan “Traditional” Vocations
- A Time of Judgment
- The White Cassock
- A Magazine for Men
- Nuns Need Help
- High Altars and Side Altars: A Matter of Justice
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Sanctifying Holy Days of Obligation
Last November 1, I posted a blog about work on Holy Days of Obligation. Since we have a Holy Day this week — the Solemnity of the Assumption — I again want to direct people to that post and encourage them to … Continue reading
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[Through Christ our Lord. Amen.]
I remember following along in the missalette during Mass as a layman, and whenever the Roman Canon (the first Eucharistic Prayer) was used, wondering why there were words in red brackets that no priest (!) ever read: [Through Christ our Lord. … Continue reading
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I Often Don’t Like the Longer Form
For a long time I was critical whenever the choice was made to use the “shorter form” of a reading at a Mass. This coming weekend there are two opportunities to use “shorter forms”, in fact: for both the second … Continue reading
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Unworthy Holy Communions: The Kiss of Judas
Consider this: making an unworthy communion — that is, a communion when one is in the state of mortal sin, not in God’s grace — is like giving Jesus the kiss of Judas again. When I was in seminary we … Continue reading
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An Idea for Diocesan “Traditional” Vocations
It has now been 12 years since Pope Benedict XVI issued his document Summorum Pontificum, which clarified that any priest may celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass according to the liturgical books of 1962. The result of this legislation has been a … Continue reading
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A Time of Judgment
Sometime last Fall, as I was ascending the altar for one of our Sunday Masses, carrying with me the news of the latest scandals in the Church, a word — I believe from the Lord — came to me: “This … Continue reading
The White Cassock
A “current trend” in clergy fashion is to wear a white cassock during summertime. Some wonder if this is permitted. The answer is probably something like, “technically, no, but it doesn’t really matter”… Technically, no — because, back in the … Continue reading
