tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post1397721036261688548..comments2024-03-28T20:30:10.681-04:00Comments on southern orders: I HAVE TO THANK PRAYTELL FOR TELLING ME SOMETHING I DID NOT KNOW WHICH IS REALLY KOOL!Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-5401684468127209162018-11-28T13:00:13.031-05:002018-11-28T13:00:13.031-05:00For all practical purposes, Kennedy was "gone...For all practical purposes, Kennedy was "gone" the minute the final shot entered his head, which was at or about 1230 that day...1 pm central time is often given as the time he actually "died", but that may have been so that no one would have questioned the validity of the last rites given to him by Father Oscar Huber of the Diocese of Dallas. Of course you can't give last rites to a dead person. Most likely, if it had been anyone else, the doctors would have stated "DOA" upon seeing Kennedy---there was simply no way he could have survived with such a massive head wound.<br /><br />The tragedy is that there were plenty of warnings that Dallas could be a dangerous place to visit---just 4 weeks earlier, Adlai Stevenson had gotten a rude reception there. Back then it was also the home of the very anti-Catholic W.A. Criswell of the Dallas First Baptist Church, and there was a lot of anti-Semeitism in those days there.<br /><br />When we think of how bad the 60s were, really there were 2 parts. The 1960-1964 era was more peaceful and relatively tranquil, almost an extension of the Eisenhower era. But 1965-1969 was a whole different story, the combination of Vietnam and riots in the ghettoes and college campuses leaving a bad aftertaste to that decade.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-8950270871661467532018-11-26T00:25:03.032-05:002018-11-26T00:25:03.032-05:00John Nolan:
I too saw the very first episode of D...John Nolan:<br /><br />I too saw the very first episode of Dr. Who at 17:16:20 GMT on Saturday, November 23, 1963 (I was eleven years old at the time), and I remain a fan to this day. You may recall that the following Saturday the BBC replayed the first episode before airing the second one. I wondered whether I was remembering correctly or instead had dreamt it, but Wikipedia verifies the accuracy of the memory. It seems that the repeat was partly due to the launch of the series being overshadowed by the assassination of President Kennedy the previous day (the airing had also been delayed by 80 seconds). <br /><br />Anonymous 2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-43253231533516844912018-11-25T00:20:07.834-05:002018-11-25T00:20:07.834-05:00Jack here...
I have that exact missal which I bou...Jack here...<br /><br />I have that exact missal which I bought for myself in 1964. I was a Junior in high school, and studying to become a Catholic. Back then a converts was instructed personally by the parish priest. I love that old missal, but we have no local EF masses here so I can’t use it, more’s the pity. It still also contains many holy cards from that era...they are so much better than the modern ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-49302091927606941962018-11-24T03:43:57.882-05:002018-11-24T03:43:57.882-05:00You just have to laugh--the way PrayTell stubbornl...You just have to laugh--the way PrayTell stubbornly insists on calling the Novus Ordo a "reform". <br />Like Rome, they just don't get it.Tony Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862727279147129707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-13094160604583256522018-11-23T22:49:31.150-05:002018-11-23T22:49:31.150-05:00John Nolan,
The attendees at Kennedy's funera...John Nolan,<br /><br />The attendees at Kennedy's funeral were sparred by the choice of a low Mass. Cardinal Cushing had a terrible singing voice and his knowledge of Latin and ceremony was bare bones. He did not understand the Latin speeches at the Vatican Council. I also suspect the Kennedy's did not want to alienate non-Catholic voters with the ceremonial of a Requiem High Mass. Other than Kennedy's mother, Rose, most of the Kennedy clan were cultural Catholics. TJMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-74050768797313272792018-11-23T19:40:32.618-05:002018-11-23T19:40:32.618-05:00https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_inauguration_o...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Lyndon_B._Johnson<br /><br />============================================================================<br /><br />The audio of the LBJ swearing-in ceremony begins at the 2:36 mark:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS6Pv-g8CMA<br /><br />Pax.<br /><br />Mark ThomasMark Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-88282434985552870282018-11-23T17:01:28.973-05:002018-11-23T17:01:28.973-05:00At the request of the family Cardinal Cushing cele...At the request of the family Cardinal Cushing celebrated a Low Mass. There are portents of things to come - the Cardinal says the Canon aloud and the burial service is mostly in English.<br /><br />They say everyone knows where they were when they heard the news of JFK's shooting. In Britain most people were in front of the TV waiting for the first ever episode of Doctor Who (it's still running). <br /><br />There were only two channels then, and both pulled all the rest of their evening schedules and played solemn music. John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-5018868234104367842018-11-23T14:14:09.371-05:002018-11-23T14:14:09.371-05:00Bee here:
I use the exact version of that Missal ...Bee here:<br /><br />I use the exact version of that Missal (pictured) for Mass on Sundays. It was one my mom kept all these years since the 1960's. It belonged to one of my older brothers. His signature is on the second page, in the handwriting of a grade school kid. Anyway, it's still in good shape, but I did have to replace the ribbons. Other than that, it works just fine.... :-)<br /><br />So...President Johnson swore upon a Catholic Missal???? That is really weird, and raises all kinds of questions in my mind about his oath. I wonder if he ever knew.<br /><br />God bless.<br />Bee<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-43183872364933088602018-11-23T13:54:03.661-05:002018-11-23T13:54:03.661-05:00Father:
I am surprised you didn't know that. ...Father:<br /><br />I am surprised you didn't know that. I thought it was one of those not well known little bits of American Catholic history we love to hold in reserve to shock our Protestant friends with at parties. :-)<br /><br />Then again, I learned it when I was 13 or 14 when I read LBJ's memoirs.<br /><br />It may be worth noting that President Johnson describes the Missal as being "unopened, still in it's original box", suggesting to me that it didn't get much use. Make of that what you will.<br /><br />Have a Blessed Advent!<br /><br />Gaudete in Domino Semper!Richard M. Sawickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-8183521624448480812018-11-23T11:08:06.551-05:002018-11-23T11:08:06.551-05:00Father McDonald,
I have that same version as well...Father McDonald,<br /><br />I have that same version as well. My parents gave it to me as a birthday present. I still have it and use it to this day. Everything old becomes new again! TJMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-70558797277429675222018-11-23T10:20:22.594-05:002018-11-23T10:20:22.594-05:00Btw, I had the exact same version of that hand Mis...Btw, I had the exact same version of that hand Missal back then to help me in my actual participation in the Latin Mass. I still have it! And it is no longer out of date!Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.com