Author: Anthony Ruff, OSB
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Rita Ferrone at the Helm of Pray Tell
For the month of September, Rita Ferrone will serve as moderator of Pray Tell, and then I’ll be back in October after my annual break. Thanks, Rita, for all the great work you do for Pray Tell! Anthony Ruff, OSB
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Italian Missal: “For you and for all,” 3-Year Collects
The latest on “pro multis.”
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A Blast from the Past: When Affirmation of Vatican II Was a Given
The Synod of Bishops affirmed the letter and the spirit of Vatican II in 1985.
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Resources: Mass without Congregational Singing
You do what you gotta do.
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Sunday Mass, No Singing
How we did it at Saint John’s.
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Gregorian Chant in Parishes
Help fill in the holes in my history and correct my anecdotal impressions.
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Statues, Symbols, Sacraments
I think I have a point of entry for my undergrad Christian Worship class this fall.
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Why I Didn’t Sign the Petition
Introductory note: I was invited by Andrea Grillo to sign the petition calling upon the Holy See to revoke the decrees it issued on Wednesday which, as foreseen in Summorum Pontificum (2007), enhance the pre-Vatican II missal. The problem with these decrees, of course, is that they treat the rite which the Second Vatican Council…
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Welcoming Online Worshipers as Active Participants
As you’ve probably seen in various online discussions, some are skeptical of broadcasting Masses without congregation during the pandemic, rightly wanting to avoid a throwback to the “private Mass” of a lone priest who offers Mass for others. But others note that the current Missal has a “Mass with the Participation of a Single Minister,”…