Saturday, August 22, 2015

Kyrieleis?

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"'The ambition of th[is] clever man was therefore fulfilled in this one [respect], at least, that he to whom it had been denied to ...
Friday, August 21, 2015

"Many men are said to be merciful, | but how often do we find one who is faithful to his duty? | The great quality of a steward is to be faithful to his duty."

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Multi homines misericordes vocantur, virum autem fidelem quis inveniet?      Responsory to the first reading for a priest, Office of readi...
Thursday, August 20, 2015

"O place and greatness"

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O place and greatness, millions of false eyes Are stuck upon thee; volumes of report Run with these false, and, most contrarious, quest U...

Unworthy curiosity, unworthy vanity, unworthy gain, charity, and prudence

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turpis curiositas. . . . turpis vanitas. . . . turpis quaestus. . . . caritas. . . . prudentia.      St. Bernard of Clairvaux "de qui...
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

A finger on Eucharistic Prayer II

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"You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the fount of all holiness. Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending down your Spirit upo...

A chastened Bouyer on conciliarism

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"In the best case scenario, that of a truly ecumenical council in the traditional meaning of the term, i.e. actually representative of...

"the confusion of apostolate with apostacy"

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     Louis Bouyer, crediting Bernanos.   The memoirs of Louis Bouyer,  trans. John Pepino (Kettering, OH:  Angelico Press, 2015 [2014]), cha...