8/1/24 - Fr. William Rock, FSSP

Fr. William Rock, FSSP serves as Parochial Vicar at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Nashua, New Hampshire. He was ordained in October of 2019 and serves as a regular contributor to the FSSP North America Missive Blog and the TAN Direction Blog. In Today's Show: What do they do with the canonization portrait that they use of the saint? Can Cum Sanctissima allow the feast day masses of new saints, to override a 3rd class feast day? Is the 2nd absolution at the High Mass for the congregation or only for the servers and schola? Where is the Epiclesis prayer said during mass? Discussing St. Thomas Aquinas' theory of the transformation of species. Is St. Mary Magdalene the same Mary in the Bible as the sister of Lazarus and Martha? I'm struggling with the fact that the Church can't teach error and yet does scandalous things. If the Eastern Orthodox have valid sacraments, why is it a problem to go to them? I responded to a woman who yelled from a car while we were standing outside an abortion clinic. Did I respond correctly? Is a baptism valid if the parents have no intention to live a Catholic life? Is two weeks the recommended time for going to confession? I often get distracted and upset with the irreverence at the new mass. How can I deal with this, and could it be sinful? Can I fulfill the first Saturday devotion at the Novus Ordo? Visit the show page at thestationofthecross.com/askapriest to listen live, check out the weekly lineup, listen to podcasts of past episodes, watch live video, find show resources, sign up for our mailing list of upcoming shows, and submit your question for Father!