Collect · Nov 17, 2023 · "How To..." - Practical Notes, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Save The Liturgy - Save The World, WDTPRS, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
WDTPRS – 6th Sunday remaining after Epiphany: Wherein Fr. Z rants about authentic “active participation” at Mass
Praesta, quaesumus, omnipotens Deus, ut, semper rationabilia meditantes, quae tibi sunt placita, et dictis exsequamur et factis.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
Grant, we beg, Almighty God, that we, meditating always on rational things, may fulfill those things which are pleasing to You by both words and deeds.
As we approach the end of another liturgical year, an odd thing happens in the Church’s traditional, pre-Conciliar calendar. The Sundays left over after Epiphany, after Christmas, are finally dusted off and prayed until the liturgical year is concluded. This has to do with the vagaries of your Moon and shifting date of Easter, and therefore Ash Wednesday and Pentecost.…