Daily Archives: 3 May 2015

Humanae Vitae 17b: Limits to Human Power

Humanae Vitae is online at the Vatican site, and the text highlighted below is © Copyright – Libreria Editrice Vaticana. More testimony from Pope Pius XII in the 1950’s: Consequently, unless we are willing that the responsibility of procreating life … Continue reading

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Paschale Solemnitatis Outline

The Circular Letter Concerning the Preparation and Celebration of the Easter Feasts will be our next liturgical topic on this site. To give you a taste of what is to come, I’ve extracted the outline with section numbers: 1-5. PREFACE 6-20 I. … Continue reading

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Misericordiae Vultus 15b: Works of Mercy

The Holy Father gives a summary of the traditional fourteen works of mercy It is my burning desire that, during this Jubilee, the Christian people may reflect on the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. It will be a way to … Continue reading

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DPPL 288: Conclusion

The Church offers a brief conclusion to this long document. As we read these final few paragraphs, is there anything any of you readers have found in these long months of examining the interface between popular piety and liturgy? 288. … Continue reading

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