The Roman Sacristan

Here is an excellent way to finish off November by seeking to obtain an indulgence for a soul in Purgatory. Requirements for Obtaining a Ple...

Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals Orémus. Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui in dilécto Fílio tu...

Despite being totally landlocked, Bolivia has an active navy, which practices on the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, Lake ...

No, not a prayer for Thanksgiving. That is merely a day to "beef up" for the solemnity that is "The Friday after Thanksgiving...

Sorry for the lack of posts, having to get things ready for work so I wouldn't have to worry about them over Thanksgiving has left me wi...

"We don't have a lot of time on this earth, we weren't meant to spend it this way. Human beings were not meant to sit in litt...

Finally, as I learned from Fr. Z.'s blog and comments the "pro multis" in the words of consecration at Mass will be required ...

Rather accurate quiz for me, I think. What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is...

Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals Orémus. Da nobis, quaésumus, Dómine Deus noster, in tua sem...

Ironic Catholic has a great post on what the FDA nutritional label would look like for Holy Communion . (You'll have to visit Ironic Cat...

Did Pope Benedict pose for a real life reinactment of the picture above? See Joee Blog's post to find out (Who hat tips to Indolent Se...

Sorry for not posting much lately, but Real Life ®©™ has been a bit hectic lately.

In the Benedictine Orders, today is the feast day of all Benedictine Saints. Although I had forgotten, I was plesantly suprised when I went...

I don't usually get into politics but having seen these headlines, I had to make a brief comment. Last month, the president of Iran, Mah...

Today is the feast of Saint Josaphat , a martyr for unity between the Church and the Eastern Orthodox. Above is his tomb in Saint Peter'...

With a rebel yell, I cry "No, no, no!" This is just weird. But since Christmas is already being done in the stores, I might as we...

"Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Sarepta" by Bernardo Strozzi Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Ro...

The death pentalty. Sticky topic, but often misrepresented, even among Catholics. While in some circumstances I can see Pope John Paul II...

Today is the feast day of the Dedication of Saint John Lateran, which is the actual cathedral of the Pope (it's not Saint Peter's). ...

Stop reading now if you have high blood pressure. I haven't really wanted to comment on the whole debacle, and I still can't given t...