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Evening Roundup - St. Ephrem of Syria (EF) or Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time - June 18th, 2009

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Visitors ask...Opus Dei - FSSP - Latin Mass? I'm confused!

I get many searches that show evidence of a misunderstanding between "Opus Dei," "F.S.S.P." and "Latin Mass." So, searches for "Opus Dei Latin Mass" are not uncommon. Here is the link to Opus Dei in the U.S. with all the information you could wish. It is a "personal Prelature" and has nothing to do with the Latin or Traditional Mass. Its founder is a canonized saint, Saint Josemaria Escriva . Is it possible that an Opus Dei priest could say the TLM? Yes! See below! The F.S.S.P. is actually shorthand for the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter or, in Latin, Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri (thus the contraction, FSSP !). This Fraternity says Mass according to the Missal of 1962 (the Traditional Mass, Extraordinary Form or Usus Antiquior to use several acronyms). This group DOES celebrate the "Latin Mass." It is only one of several groups that use this Missal including the Institute of Christ the King Sov

Afternoon Roundup - St. Ephrem of Syria (EF) or Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time - June 18th, 2009

Insight Scoop >> Letter to Clergy for the Year for Priests | Pope Benedict XVI OSV Daily Take >> French videos promote priesthood RORATE CÆLI >> The true meaning of inculturation The Foundry >> More Nuclear Means More Jobs in Struggling Ohio Whispers in the Loggia >> Bench to Obama: Fix Immigration

Morning Roundup - St. Ephrem of Syria (EF) or Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time - June 18th, 2009

Domine da mihi hanc aquam >> Resisting Leftie Thuggery in China...and in the US Insight Scoop >> Piers Paul Read will guest on EWTN's "The World Over", Friday, June 19th Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> Saint Paul: "Please out up with me. " The Hermeneutic of Continuity >> Via Twitter (Fr. Finigan is on Twitter!) The Catholic Thing >> The Seven Deadly Sins Revisited: Greed (Mary Eberstadt) The Way of the Fathers >> Patristics for the Kids The Way of the Fathers >> All Lost in Wonder WDTPRS >> Holy See Press Office on SSPX ordinations WDTPRS >> Some speculations about the SSPX and Holy See WDTPRS >> D. Worchester - new TLM Whispers in the Loggia >> Morning Round-Up

St. Ephrem of Syria (EF) or Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time - June 18th, 2009

St. Ephrem of Syria Deacon and Doctor of the Church Missa "In medio Ecclesiae" 3rd class White Vestments Latin/English Mass Propers ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time USCCB Daily Readings Saint of the Day: Venerable Matt Talbot ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sources: Saint Andrew Daily Missal and the Marian Missal, 1945 The Ordinary of the Mass is not from the Missal of Pope John XXIII, 1962 which is the Missal Approved by Summorum Pontificum of Pope Benedict XVI Deo volente totally disavows the "sedevantist sentiments" of the Tradionalist website which posts these Propers of the TLM, and provides these Propers solely as a service to those in need of them online. “ Ubi Petrus, Ibi Ecclesia, Ibi Deus ”

Late Evening Roundup - St. Gregory Barbarigo (EF) or Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time - June 17th, 2009

Catholic World News >> The case for canonical discipline of Archbishop Weakland OSV Daily Take >> Christopher West's first response to his critics Singulare Ingenium >> Frustratio RORATE CÆLI >> No More Compromises with Beijing! -- Cardinal Zen The Catholic Truth >> Teach The Faith...But Get It Right! The Curt Jester >> "The uninterrupted life is not worth living" The Recovering Choir Director >> H.L. Mencken on Music Whispers in the Loggia >> "This Humane and Compassionate Spirit"

Evening Roundup - St. Gregory Barbarigo (EF) or Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time - June 17th, 2009

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Breviarium Romanum >> Iran: "Homo, cum in honóre esset, non intelléxit: comparátus est juméntis insipiéntibus, et similis factus est illis." Catholic Church Conservation >> Ecumenical Corpus Christi Procession in Erfurt Creative Minority Report >> Atheist Essay Contest: What is Good without God? Insight Scoop >> Benedict XVI reflects on Sts. Cyril and Methodius, co-patrons of Europe The Alphonsianum >> The Pain of having Lost God will be that which Constitutes Hell The Hermeneutic of Continuity >> "Is it possible to live this way?" volume 2 The Hermeneutic of Continuity >> "Test of Faith" Film Preacher and Big Daddy >> Melancholy Dane, Happy America

Afternoon Roundup - St. Gregory Barbarigo (EF) or Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time - June 17th, 2009

Chronicles Magazine >> Democratic "Brain Surgery " (William Murchison) RORATE CÆLI >> Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Divine Liturgy in St. Mary Major Standing on My Head >> Marian Conference in Greenville (posted on events calendar) Standing on My Head >> Mark on Mary Transalpine Redemptorists at home >> Una cum Petro...

Morning Roundup - St. Gregory Barbarigo (EF) or Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time - June 17th, 2009

Creative Minority Report >> Anglican Nuns To Join Catholic Church Domine da mihi hanc aquam >> Habemus Archiepiscopum! In the Light of the Law >> Abp Weakland will not stop his attacks on Church teaching, so Rome must finally act Insight Scoop >> The priesthood and the early Church Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> "God loves a cheerful giver. " RORATE CÆLI >> The unstoppable Cardinal of Vienna RORATE CÆLI >> COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE REGARDING THE ORDINATIONS ANNOUNCED BY THE FRATERNITY OF SAINT PIUS X Standing on My Head >> Keep up the Struggle The Alphonsianum >> What will be the Joy of the Blessed The Curt Jester >> St. Anthony, St. Anthony please come around The Catholic Thing >> Sonia's Story (George J. Marlin) WDTPRS >> NCR’s attack on the Year of the Priest: heresy and arrogance

St. Gregory Barbarigo (EF) or Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time - June 17th, 2009

St. Gregory Barbarigo 3rd class White Vestments Latin/English Mass Propers ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time USCCB Daily Readings Saint of the Day: St. Joseph Cafasso