Some people say I only belittle and humiliate my posters. I disagree (circle gets the square). I only do that to the ones that annoy me. In fact, it’s quite possible to disagree with me and not be annoying. For example: Clara took exception with my characterization of “Phatmass” and asked me to reconsider. So, being the decent guy that I am, I go back to Phatmass with an open mind.

Of course, it didn’t take long to find the hate for Tradition.

When has the Church ever acted that way? When has the Church ever moved backward? Quo Primum did the very same thing as Missale Romanum, except it was 399 years earlier.

That is naive and that is incorrect disciplinary theology. The Church has never moved backward in order to promote Tradition. Not once. Why now? I disagree. Why don’t we simply push for proper implementation of the Missa Normativa? When done correctly it is as beautiful and theologically correct as the so called Tridentine.

Actually, I’m not sure if the Church every moved backward in order to promote Tradition. Why don’t you ask the Pope in Avignon?

So what you’re saying is, no one ever reauthorized Communion in the hand? Well, that’s a load off my mind! I mean, the big argument of the time was “the early Christians received Communion by hand”. If we go that route, the whole Novus Ordo was supposed to return the liturgy to some idyllic “pure and primitive” form. That means, the Mass you’re championing is an example of something you claim never happened. Somebody call that Alanis Morissette chick.

Quo Primum did the very same thing as Missale Romanum, except it was 399 years earlier.

That’s a bold and intriguing statement there. It also happens to be entirely wrong.

Missalae Romanum created an entirely new liturgy whole cloth. The Missal of Pius V was a codification of existing practices. Pius V alsoretained any rite with more than 200 years of continual use. Oh, and Pius V didn’t have Protestants help design the liturgy. Other than that, it was the very same thing as Missale Romanum.

If you think the current Mass is as theologically correct as the Traditional Mass, you are sadly, sadly mistaken. The New Mass was designed with the aid of Protestants who were able to make informal “suggestions” about the reform of the Mass. What, do you think those guys were saying, “You know, you really need to stress Transubstantiation and the Sacrificial nature of the Mass more”?

My man, I wouldn’t go throwing around words like “incorrect” and “naive”. I’m just saying.

As most of us know, prior to the beginning of the Easter Season, Catholic renew their Baptismal Vows. In much the same vein, I offer the following:

Do you reject Lifeteen?

I do.

And all its empty works and ramblings?

I do.

Do you reject Phatmass, Lifeteen’s annoying online little brother?

I do.

Do you believe the Kyrie is Greek and not Latin?

I do.

Do you believe that Gregorian chant is actually simpler for most people to sing than the bilge spewed by Marty Haugen and David Haas?

I do.

Do you believe the liturgy isn’t about you, personally?

I do.

Regina caeli laetare, alleluia:
Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia,
Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia.
Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.
V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia.
R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.
Oremus
Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui Domini nostri Iesu Christi
mundum laetificare dignatus es:praesta quaesumus, ut per eius
Genitricem Virginem Mariam perpetuae capiamus gaudia vitae. Per
eumdem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia:
For He whom thou didst merit to bear, alleluia,
Hath risen, as He said, alleluia.
Pray for us to God, alleluia.
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
R. Because the Lord is truly risen, alleluia.
Let us pray.
O God, who by the Resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
hast vouchsafed to make glad the whole world: grant, we beseech Thee,
that, through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we
may lay hold of the joys of eternal life. Through the same Christ
our Lord. Amen.

I hope everyone has had a great Easter.

I’d like to say that I haven’t blogged for the last forever or so in order to more perfectly meditate on the mysteries of Holy Week. That would, however, be untrue.

Don’t get me wrong now, I did spend at least part of that time more perfectly meditating on the mysteries of Holy Week; I just didn’t spend all my time doing that. We’re in the middle of a pretty big project here at work, the details of which I won’t bore you. I’ve also spent a lot of time reading an email I’ve received in the last few weeks and chuckling. That is something I will share with all of you in the near future.

I got tagged with a meme by the one and only Amy Giglio a few days ago, so I figure I should answer it. Before I do, I’d like to get in a few last things here.

#1. What did the Easter Bunny say while being interviewed on a rap radio station?

“I wanna give a shout out to all my peeps!”

Get it?

Peeps.

GET IT?

#2. In turn, I’d like to give a shout out to the Society of St. Pius X for holding Holy Week Services in Albuquerque. They have an excellent choir, and the Easter Vigil is always beautifully done. Since in his wisdom His Excellency the Archbishop has prohibited the indult chapel from having Holy Week Services (amongst a number of other things) I am forced to attend the Society’s chapel instead. None of us want a repeat of last year, after all.

There are three things I love about this time of the year, one of which is the chanting of the Litany of the Saints during the Vigil. Another is the chanting of the Regina Coeli instead of the Angelus during Easter. The third is mentioned at the bottom.

In any event, here’s the meme:

1. What do you do with your new blessed palm from Palm Sunday?

Isn’t it in Canon Law that if you’re from Philadelphia you have to have a bas-relief Last Supper in your dining room and that you have to put your palms there?

2. What do you do with your old one from last year?

Sometimes they get returned the next year for Ashes. Sometimes they disintegrate from age.

3. What do you do during Holy Week in preparation for Good Friday?

The Way of the Cross.

4. How do you commemorate Christ’s Passion on Good Friday?

When not working, I keep the three hours silence if I can’t attend Good Friday Services.

5. When do you color Easter eggs?

I’m an adult; I don’t color Easter eggs. My children, however, tend to do it sometime on Holy Saturday.

6. When do you buy Easter candy?

I have XY chromosomes; that doesn’t fall under my purview.

7. What is the first thing you plan to do Easter morning?

Open my eyes. Then I’ll chant the Regina Coeli (it’s a very simple tune). After that, it’s time for the Jesus movies. Easter isn’t Easter unless I see Max Von Sydow die for my sins. If Charlton Heston…ok, let me explain something here. Charlton Heston didn’t play roles. Charlton Heston played “Charlton Heston as the role”. So, if I don’t see Charlton Heston as Charlton Heston as Moses or Charlton Heston as Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur, I am not going to be a happy camper. For my day to be complete I need to see Richard Burton provide pointers for William Shatner on how to overact. Anthony Quinn must be freed instead of the Christ. In my house, Easter is also the feast of Victor Mature. I need to see Peter Ustinov torch Rome or you might as well throw the jelly beans in the street.

The answers to the Philadelphia Quiz:

#1. If you’ve got a passion for fashion, and you’ve got a craving for savings….what should you do?

You listen here. (Credit for the clip.)

#2. Who’s the King of Matresses?

King Aaron!

#3. Who owned the “Store of the Stars”?


Krass Brothers

#4. What did they sell?

Men’s suits

#5. You’re at a Flyers game in the 70’s-early 80’s. Bobby Clarke is locked up with some random Ranger, and they’re trading blows. Someone yells, “Bite ‘em, Bobby!” Why is this funny?

By this time, nearly all of Bobby’s teeth were knocked out.

#6. Spell the name of the Philadelphia football team.

The Eagles. That’s spelled I-G-G-L-E-S.



#7. Complete the transmission related phrase, “Don’t get frantic…”

Call Atlantic [Transmissions]!

(Bonus: place the accent)

Kensington

#8. “We do it just a little bit better.” who are we?


Wawa!

#9. What mayor is famed for being photographed in a tux with a nightstick jammed into his cummerbund?





Frank Rizzo

#10. Where was the MOVE compound that done got blown up by mayor Wilson Goode, causing several blocks to go up in a massive firestorm?


Osage Ave.
#11. Who struck out Willie Wilson to win the 1980 World Series for the Phillies?


Tug McGraw

#12. What time was it when he did so?

11:29 pm

#13. Who was “watching you” in the music video done in the late 80’s by the Philadelphia football team?



Buddy (Ryan)’s Watching You.
Technically
“and the Philly fans are too”

#14. These are tiny chicken wings, like a buffalo wing without the sauce. They’re heavily breaded and fried. What are they called?

Wing dings!

(No one got that right.)

#15. What’s the original route of the Mummer’s Parade?


Down broad street past the judges stands, then cutting across fourteen or so blocks to start down 2nd street from above South Street to the clubhouse.

#16. What UHF channel went off the air in the early 1980’s?

Channel 48

#17. In the late 70’s/early 80’s what 60’s TV sitcom aired on channel 17 at 1pm on weekdays?

Hogan’s Heroes

#18. This top Philadelphia restaurant has a name that also refers to a type of early trade in the publishing industry. What is it?



#19. There was once a gentleman’s rule that no building would be taller than what?


The top of William Penn’s hat…



…on City Hall.

#20. What was “reputed crime boss” Phil Testa’s nickname?

Congratulations To:

m2 from martha, martha. She scored 16/20.

When I get the time and effort, m2 will get a copy of DH Lawrence’s “The Plumed Serpent”. It was left on my desk by some previous employee and has been sitting here for over a year. Way to go, m2!

Dear Amy,

I don’t make the rules, I just point them out.

I try to be nice, I really do. I even dust off my halo and practice my innocent look, but what happens? I’ll tell you what happens; the Inn at the End of the World goes and posts about the Saddest Show on Earth, the LA DRE Convention.

In other news, I’m throwing my hat in the ring for the position of Superior General of the SSPX. After all, I’ve got to do something until the next Conclave.