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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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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Tagged Books, Catholic Culture, Homilies, Images, Issues, Law, Liturgy, Personal, Remember When, Simplicity, Storytime
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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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
Nuns Need Help
About this time each year I receive a letter from the good cloistered Dominican nuns in Marbury, AL — a tiny town with a small monastery of faithful sisters who pray in a hidden and quiet way for us and … Continue reading
The Ornamentation of Albs
This past Sunday at one of the Masses I wore the alb (white robe worn under the priestly vestments, over street clothes) pictured in the photo above, with red “IHS” embroidery around the bottom. I was a bit surprised by … Continue reading
Ringing the Bell at the Consecrations
The practice of ringing a bell at the consecration (or striking a small gong-like bell or using some other sort of chimes) is not required, but is certainly widespread. Some places did abandon it in the past half-century, sometimes for … Continue reading
