Fr. William Rock


Our Lord’s Help and Ours

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP “And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let…

“Forget not the Groanings of thy Mother”

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP In a previous article it was related that the 40 days between the Feast of…

A Recapitulated Lent

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP On the 6th day of August, Holy Mother Church celebrates the Feast of the Transfiguration…

I Have Given Blood to You

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP On the first day of July is celebrated the Feast of the Precious Blood, which…

Joy that One is Born into the World

By Fr. William Rock, FSSP It seems that after the two-and-a-half-weeks of Septuagesima, the 40 fasting days of Lent, the…

Our Lady, Queen of Apostles

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP In the traditional Roman Missal, there is a section near the back which contains Masses…

The Times of Mass

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP “What time is Mass?” is a question heard frequently enough in Catholic households.  Such a…

Purim and Lent – Esther and Cecilia

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP As discussed previously, the traditional Roman liturgy preserves, incorporates, and elevates elements of worship from…

The Mass of the Flight into Egypt

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP In editions preceding the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal, in the section for Masses…

Exemplaric Baptism

by Fr. William Rock, FSSP The word “Epiphany” comes from the Greek “ἐπιφάνεια,” [epipháneia] which means “manifestation,” and the Feast…