ET VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST, et habitavit in nobis

And the Word was made Flesh, and dwelt among us.

Notre Dame, CHA Propose Dangerous Compromise on Religious Liberty « Campus Notes

Notre Dame, CHA Propose Dangerous Compromise on Religious Liberty « Campus Notes

Will 'priest-holes' be far behind?

Pray, pray, pray...

New translation? What did you think?

Yesterday the Catholic Church began using the newest translation of the most commonly-celebrated form of the Mass, that being the so-called ordinary form introduced by Pope Paul VI. I didn't really expect to experience it because DH and I generally attend the so-called extraordinary form (more commonly referred to as the traditional Latin Mass) but life happened and we ended up at a different Mass yesterday.

Reading through the new translations in my Magnificat was interesting. I like the formality (surprise, surprise) and several of the prayers are almost line-for-line what's in my 1962 missal. I do think that my 1962 missal has an better version of the Confiteor. As for some of the other changes, like the change from 'and also with you' to 'and with your spirit'--that's the wording I find in my first post-Vatican II missal. Ditto the change in the Nicene Creed.

In fact, my first 'post-Vatican II' missal is almost identical to my 1962 missal. The Confiteor was gone, the only penitential rite was the Kyrie. I'm sure I would find a few other changes if I take the time to go through the two missals page-by-page. But the biggest change is the change from Latin to English.

For those who don't know, or don't remember: The first change in the Mass after Vatican II was simply to say the Mass in the vernacular. The priest still faced the tabernacle, communion was still received on the tongue while kneeling. I remember this oh-so-brief period quite vividly because this is the Mass that was in place when I made my First Holy Communion and when I was Confirmed.

It wasn't until 1970 that everything changed so dramatically, and the Mass was suddenly and dramatically different.

I think the new missal is a good start to restoring what's been lost in the Catholic liturgy. Now, can we get the priest to turn around again?

ADVENT!

Have you lit the first candle yet?

Retreat Weekend!

It's finally here! Fr. Gaitley's retreat! I've been looking forward to this for over a month (since the day it was announced and I registered...) and it starts tonight!

I'll be praying for all of you during the retreat. Now I've got to go finish my pre-retreat reading.

God bless you, and have a wonderful, holy weekend.

The day the sun danced

The Children of Fatima

There are no photos of the event that show the miracle, and I've never met anyone who was there to tell me what it was really like. All I know is what I've read...

So today, say a rosary in honor of Our Lady of Fatima, and pray that our world will once again know peace.

Call your mother...

October is the month of the Rosary

Have you said yours today?