Fr. William Rock
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP The three Feasts following Christmas – St. Stephen, St. John the Apostle, and the Holy…
Advent – Preparation not Anticipation
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP As early as the day after Halloween, Christmas music begins to be heard. Perhaps even…
Praying for the Dead and the Requiem Mass
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP “It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they…
Preparing for Mass According to the Four Ends of Prayer
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP Touching on the participation of the faithful in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Pope…
Use, Representation, and Being – The Rational Elevation of Material Creation in Man’s Worship
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP Man is called to worship the True God “in spirit and in truth” (Joh 4:23). …
“These things were done exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses.”
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP After the Hebrews left Egypt, Moses ascended Mount Sinai while the people remained below. On…
Marcus Tullius Cicero and the Traditional Latin Mass
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP As the name suggests, the Traditional Latin Mass is mostly prayed in Latin. While there…
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP In these last two weeks of Lent, fittingly called Passiontide, the liturgical focus of the…
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP As Tolkien’s stories also aim to illustrate…one of the greatest ironies of modern industrialization, technology,…
by Fr. William Rock, FSSP On February 2nd, the 40th and last day of Christmas, Our Lord’s Presentation in the…
