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ROME 23/10 – Day 04: Smile!

Today the sun rose at 07:08 while I was saying Mass and it will set when I plan to be strolling around someplace lovely at 18:50.  The Ave Maria is still in its 19:00 cycle. Today is the Feast of … Continue reading

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ROME 23/10 – Day 03: Consolations and lots of tomatoes

In the Eternal City today, where there are many wonders and many woes, the sun rose after my egress to church at 07:07 and it will set, upon even more woes, as 18:53. The Ave Maria bell, in a well … Continue reading

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ROME 23/10 – Day 01-02: On the ground and in my digs

I did not see the sun rise or set on the 1st, which would have been the 1st day of my Roman Sojourn.  Thanks to Delta my arrival was delay by a day… a Sunday lost.   This morning the sun … Continue reading

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New “DUBIA” Submitted to Francis about the Synodality (“walking togetherity”), same-sex blessings, ordination of women, shifting doctrine

UPDATE: See below…. New “dubia”, technical questions, have been submitted to Francis by FIVE cardinals, two of them the previous “Dubia Brothers”. Cardinal Burke’s site: HERE I predicted this last August. I was also sure about four of the signatories, … Continue reading

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ROME 23/10 – Day -00: 18th Sunday after Pentecost

I’m NOT in Rome, although I should be.   My flight was cancelled after midnight, stranding hundreds in the airport, scrambling to rebook, searching someplace to stay, a ride.  It was horrible. So… Here’s a pic from last year… This image … Continue reading

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Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 18th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 26th) 2023

Share the good stuff. It’s the 18th Sunday after Pentecost in the Vetus Ordo and the 26th Sunday of the Novus Ordo. Elsewhere I guess its the 5th Sunday in the Season of Creation?  HERE  Did you get any of … Continue reading

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Daily Rome Shot 809

As of tomorrow, I’ll be walking past this every day. Welcome new registrant: 1tinylilly Also, if RLR is out there, I’d like to be able to send a thank you note, but I have no email address for you.  FYI … Continue reading

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Daily Rome Shot 808

From Eduard Habsburg Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE  These links take you to a generic “catholic” search in Amazon, but, once in and browsing or searching, Amazon remembers that you used my link and … Continue reading

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Bishop Schneider’s Prayer for the Synod on Synodality

UPDATE: Joseph Card. Zen is also circulating this prayer on Twitter/X!  HERE I recommend praying this at least once a day, every day, until the Synod (“walking together”) is concluded. Dated on the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel (… … Continue reading

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WDTPRS – Collect for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Novus Ordo): “the bowels of compassion”

Many of you could care less about the Novus Ordo prayers. But remember, when the English translation of the Novus Ordo improved, it was like the old adage that a rising tide raises all boats. All boats. Many of our … Continue reading

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