tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post7004404189873317973..comments2023-10-18T14:53:28.622+01:00Comments on Forest Murmurs: Funeral Mass for victims of Italian earthquakeFr Michael Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320336535138538635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-87678379229249225502009-04-10T08:48:00.000+01:002009-04-10T08:48:00.000+01:00From NLM:It may interest you that the Holy Father,...From NLM:<BR/>It may interest you that the Holy Father, through the Congregation for the Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, has granted an indult for the celebration of a Holy Mass for those who have died in the recent earthquakes in the Abruzzo region of Italy tomorrow on Good Friday, making an exception in this special instance from the rule that no Mass may celebrated on Good Friday. As a sign of his personal closeness, the Pope's private secretary Msgr. Georg Gänswein, will also participate at the funeral. The Holy Father also sends part of the Holy Oils consecrated by him this morning to the Archbishop of L'Aquila who due to the damages caused by the earthquake was unable to gather his prebyterium and celebrate the Chrism Mass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-52210500363049017422009-04-09T20:43:00.000+01:002009-04-09T20:43:00.000+01:00I'd bet that the Beeb got it wrong, initially sayi...I'd bet that the Beeb got it wrong, initially saying a "mass funeral" (meaning a funeral for large number), and in the next sentence indicating that the local Ordinary will say the "Mass" instead of the "funeral". It wouldn't be the first time BBC have made a mistake?the Fedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740599873138860577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35539648.post-84356272700724090242009-04-09T18:37:00.000+01:002009-04-09T18:37:00.000+01:00A special permission from the Pope, according to h...A special permission from the Pope, according to http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2009/04/for-laquila-gift-of-oil.htmlSeekernoreply@blogger.com