Father Joe Fessenden

Priest in the Diocese of Nashville and parochial vicar at St. Rose Parish in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

[Father Joe Fessenden @frjoef]

@meaganewhite_ Praying for her.

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@comcatholicgrl 1 more that’s fun: in imagery, Mary is VERY often (to the point of almost always) in a blue veil. The ark was covered in a blue veil.

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@comcatholicgrl This whole set of parallels was a big hunk of my homily this weekend.

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@AndrewPetiprin Likewise. I will say, also, you’re blessed with your priest up in Nashville.

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@AndrewPetiprin Congratulations and welcome home. God bless!

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@VPotens @misstrinity3n1 Don’t read into it too much. It’s a joke.

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@misstrinity3n1 The homeschool uniform?

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@PenelopePrays (Most of) The Great Commentary is available online. There’s also an interesting one called Ancient Christian Commentary. It’s what the Church Fathers said in their commentaries, homilies, and writings. Some of these are a little heavier to read, but well worth it.

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@PenelopePrays There’s a series that’s not yet complete (but is EXCELLENT) called Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture. Brant Pitre and John Bergsma also just released theirs on the Old Testament (NT in the works). Older (but one of my favorites) is The Great Commentary by Cornelius A Lapide

[Father Joe Fessenden @frjoef]

@misstrinity3n1 I was just amazed that you’re in a church with worship hymnals. 😬

[Father Joe Fessenden @frjoef]

@misstrinity3n1 And a Worship Hymnal!

[Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC🇻🇦 @FrMatthewLC]

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn...
#ArmisticeDay100 #RemembranceDay

[Father Joe Fessenden @frjoef]

I second that.

Fr. Butler and I were both blessed to have him as a teacher in seminary.

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@HappySeminarian I also use rings from cigars.

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@loesmittyjmj It’s usually not difficult - though sometimes we all just make mistakes that may look like we are playing fast and loose with rubrics (& there’re a few unclear ones that people LOVE to pontificate upon - yay armchair liturgists). Conclusion: Pray for your priests. All of them. 🙂

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@misstrinity3n1 Sigh.
Nod.
#HomeschoolPronunciation

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@schrenk This was a lifesaver for my church keys (to make them fit, I also left some in my desk because I realized i use them almost never). https://t.co/d8g51PSZcm

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@pursuedbytruth Come to Murfreesboro.
M-Th 5-5:45pm (we have Mass at 6)
Saturday 4-5:30pm
Sunday starting 30 minutes before all Masses.

If you...um...sit in the box they will come (I can’t figure out how to make the Field of Dreams line work for confession, but it’s true.

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@FrMatthewLC For me, it’s more confusing when I see him listed as “St Pius of Pietrelcina.”

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Same.