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Is desiring the sacraments individualistic and emotional? Lefebvre and others answer
Catholics today are forced to decide where they will and won't receive the sacraments. But is it rational to think that we really need to receive them…
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S.D. Wright
The Jewish feast of Shavuot fulfilled at Pentecost (The Roman Liturgy)
'The Feast of Weeks' or 'Shavuot' fell on the anniversary of God giving the Torah to Moses on Sinai, and celebrated the first-fruits of the harvest. The…
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S.D. Wright
The importance of the sacraments, and our need to receive them
Catholics today are forced to decide where they will and won't receive the sacraments. But is it rational or "emotional" to think that we need to…
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S.D. Wright
How to explain the Holy Trinity simply (The Roman Liturgy – Trinity Sunday)
The dogma of the Holy Trinity is absolutely central to Christianity, but many do not know why we believe it, or that it is expressed in the Gospels…
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S.D. Wright
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The privilege of the traditional Ember Days (The Roman Liturgy)
Fasting on the Ember Days is a special feature of the Roman Liturgy and the traditional Mass, going back to St Peter and ancient Rome. See their…
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S.D. Wright
Active participation in the liturgy – what it really means
"It is not enough to assist at sacred rites, to take part in ceremonies and collective prayers; this must all be vivified by personal, interior prayer."
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Manuel de Meer Méndez
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The Roman Liturgy – Easter, Resurrection, Faith and Recognising the Church
Just as many failed to recognise our Lord in his Resurrection, so too do those who insist that the Conciliar-Synodal Church is the Roman Catholic fail…
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S.D. Wright
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The Roman Liturgy – Good Friday and Christ’s Royal Throne
“God hath reigned and triumphed from the Tree.”
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S.D. Wright
The Roman Liturgy – Maundy Thursday and the Stripping of the Church
“It behoves us to glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
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S.D. Wright
The Roman Liturgy – The Composure and Agony of Passiontide
“A high mountain peak whose summit is bathed in sunlight, while its lower reaches are in the grips of a terrible storm.”
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S.D. Wright
The Roman Liturgy – The Silence of Passiontide
"Dumb as a lamb before his shearer, he shall not open his mouth."
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S.D. Wright
The Roman Liturgy: Lent, Laetare Sunday and the Church
“It is on this Sunday that she finally unveils her own face.”
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S.D. Wright
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