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Once named: What Does The Prayer Really Say? – Commentary on Catholic issues and slavishly accurate liturgical translations – by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf o{]:¬)
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News of the Church 17 – 27 July 2025
It’s 27 July 2025 and it is the 7th Sunday after Pentecost. A couple years ago, I saw a movie called News of the World with Tom Hanks as a former conf...
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News of the Church 16 – 22 June 2025
Welcome to the 16th edition of News of the Church. It’s 22 June 2025 and it is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost although in most places people are celeb...
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News of the Church 15 – 15 June 2025
Welcome to the 15th edition of News of the Church. It’s 15 June 2025 and it is Trinity Sunday, most feasts tell us what God does, but this one tells w...
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PODCAzT 60: Pentecost customs; St. Ambrose on the dew of the Holy Spirit
Originally Published on: May 16, 2008 Today is Friday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus Ordo as it is in the olde...
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OLDIE PODCAzT 58: Ember Days; Chrysostom on St. Matthias; Prayer to the Holy Spirit
ORIGINAL NOTES from 14 May 2008: Today is Wednesday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus Ordo as it is in the older,...
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OLDIE PODCAzT 57: John Paul II on the unforgivable sin; Our Lady of Fatima and the vision of Hell
ORIGINAL NOTES Posted on 13 May 2008 Today is Tuesday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus Ordo as it is in the olde...
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OLDIE PODCAzT 56: Octaves – Fr. Z rants & Augustine on Pentecost
ORIGINAL NOTES: Today is Monday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus Ordo as it is in the older, Traditional Roman C...
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News of the Church 14 – 8 June 2025
It’s 8 June 2025 and it is Pentecost Sunday, that beautiful feast traditionally decorated with liturgical treasures surpassing all others. Some time a...
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OLDIE PODCAzT 87: Veni Sancte Spiritus – The Pentecost Sequence dissected
Hard to imagine… 16 years ago. Originally posted 3 June 2009 I started this one thinking that I could make a fast audio project and then move on. Ha!...
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News of the Church 13 – 2 June 2025
Welcome to the 13th edition of News of the Church. It’s 2 June 2025 and it is the Monday after Ascension Thursday and we commemorate Sts Marcellinus a...
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 54: Low Sunday – “scandal, hypocrisy, bland liturgies, false teaching, broken families, sin and sinners everywhere.”
Today is the last podcast for this Lenten and Easter Cycle. Perhaps we will meet again at Pentecost. The final Roman Station is San Pancrazio in the J...
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 53: Easter Saturday – More real than now’s real
Today’s Station is St. John Lateran. We hear about the white garments of the recently baptized. Scott Hahn reflects on the fact that Heaven is more re...
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 52: Easter Friday – Marital imagery
Today the Roman Station is Santa Maria ad Martyres… the Pantheon. We hear about the consecration of the Pantheon as a church by Boniface IV in 609 and...
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 51: Easter Thursday – The Bride
Today’s Roman Station is the Basilica of the Twelve Apostles. Scott Hahn talks about the bond of Christ and His Body, His Church, His Bride, which is...
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 50: Easter Wednesday – Wherein (also) Fr. Z rants
The Roman Station today is St. Lawrence outside-the-walls. We started Septuagesima here! Scott Hahn drives home how liturgy, our worship, our partici...
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 49: Easter Tuesday – Worshiping with our whole being
Roman Station: St. Paul’s outside-the-walls Scott Hahn reflects on the Heavenly liturgy as related in the Book of Revelation and how it teaches us to...
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 48: Easter Monday – Divine Symphony
The Roman Station today is St. Peter’s on the Vatican Hill. Today we heard about what a liturgical octave is. Also, Scott Hahn describes how all of cr...
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 47: Easter Sunday
The Roman Station today is at Santa Maria Maggiore. This is fitting since there is a tradition that the first things that Christ did after the Resurre...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 46: Holy Saturday
Since there was no Mass on Holy Saturday, there was no ancient Roman Station. However, for the Vigil the catechumens were at the Lateran Baptistry. T...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 45: Good Friday
Today’s Roman Station is Santa Croce in Gerusalemme where the relics of the Passion are venerated on soil brought from Calvary. Scott Hahn speaks abou...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 44: Holy Thursday
Today the Roman Station should be St. John Lateran for the Chrism Mass and the Mass of the Last Supper. Today we hear more from Scott Hahn about John...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 43: Spy Wednesday in Holy Week
Today’s Roman Station is St. Mary Major. Scott Hahn reflects on the 4th Cup of wine, which Jesus did NOT drink at the Last Supper, but rather on the C...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 42: Tuesday in Holy Week
The Roman Station is Santa Prisca on the Aventine Hill. The identity of St Prisca is uncertain. One tradition claims that she is identical with Prisci...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 41: Monday in Holy Week
Today’s Roman Station is at Santa Prassede. Fr. Parsch explains our Mary-soul and our Judas-soul.
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 40: Palm Sunday – Not mere memories of past events
Holy Week begins. The Roman Station is at Rome’s cathedral St. John Lateran. Fr. Parsch, wisely, makes a point I’ve been making for years: our liturgi...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 39: Saturday in Passiontide – Red, Green, White martyrdoms
The Roman Station is St. John at the Latin Gate. St. John the Apostle and Evangelist is celebrated as a martyr, though he lived to old age. We hear ab...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 38: Friday in Passiontide –
Today’s Station is Santo Stefano Rotondo. We are one week from Good Friday. It is the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 37: Thursday in Passiontide – The counterpart to the Prodigal Son
The Roman Station is Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine close to the famed P.za Navona. Last year we heard from Pope Benedict XVI about...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 36: Wednesday in Passiontide – Two camps
Today’s Roman Station is San Marcello. Fr. Troadec talks about Jesus’ divinity claims. The world is divided in two camps.
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 35: Tuesday in Passiontide – Self-sacrifice
Today’s Roman Station is Santa Maria in Via Lata, where Paul was imprisoned. Fr. Troadec talks about Jesus choosing self-sacrifice.
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 34: Monday in Passiontide – How much should we care about the Roman Church?
Today the Roman Station is at San Crisogono. Bl. Ildefonso Schuster speaks about the prayers of the Mass.
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 33: Passion Sunday (5th) – “The history of salvation is gathered in the Cross”
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. The Roman Station is St. Peter’s in the Vatican. Fr. Troadec introduces us to Passiont...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 32: Saturday of the 4th Week of Lent – What shall we give back?
The Roman Station is San Nicola in Carcere. Fr. Troadec gives us perspective on what the Lord has done for us. The wonderful Benedictines of Gower Abb...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 31: Friday of the 4th Week of Lent – Preparing for a good death
Today’s Roman Station is Sant’Eusebio. We have an important reflection from Fr. Troadec about what true life is (hint: it isn’t this earthly life) and...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 30: Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent – God hath visited His people.
The Roman Station today is Santi Silvestro e Martino ai monti. Fr. Troadec delves into the symbolism of the raising of the son of the Widow of Naim....
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 29: Wednesday of the 4th Week of Lent – Exorcisms and mud
The Roman Station is St. Paul’s outside-the-walls. We hear about what happened at this midpoint in the ancient (shorter) Lent. The catechumens unde...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 28: Tuesday 4th Week of Lent – Living in God’s presence
The Roman Station today is San Lorenzo in Damaso, where the Church’s three highest tribunals are located. Fulton Sheen gives us a pep talk. Card. Bac...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 27: Monday 4th Week of Lent – If Christ suffered, then…
The Roman Station is Santi Quattro Coronati. Last year on this day we heard from Fr. Troadec. This year Fr. Parsch affirms something important for...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 26: Laetare Sunday 4th of Lent – Joyful progress – FIXED
Okay, the music is there now. However, you may need to refresh your cache to clear the version that did not have music, or try another browser. Today...
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LENTCAzT 2025 – 24: Saturday of the 3rd Week of Lent – Never despair
Today’s Station is S Susanna but it is observed at Santa Maria della Vittoria. Fr. Troadec talks about the connection of Susanna and the woman taken...
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