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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Daily Rome Shot 712: Of motes and beams
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 I get the … Continue reading
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Daily Rome Shot 711
Great controversy in St. Louis at the women’s Cairns Cup, as the defender GM Humpy Koneru left the tourney for medical reasons after Round 4. Chaos in the standings, some losing points as Koneru’s games were voided. In Norway, Round … Continue reading
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Daily Rome Shot 710
Up this street every morning for Mass. *sigh* Welcome registrants: N2JIE ZiaNM2 I received a book from my wish list by Fr. James Mawdsley, fellow cancelled priest, Crucifixion to Creation: Roots of the Traditional Mass Traced back to Paradise US … Continue reading
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Daily Rome Shot 709: QGA
In chess news, the women are duking it out in St. Louis. I haven’t followed that one closely, since Norway is underway. In Norway, with black Fabi won a classical against Nodirbek. (I assume you all know their names by … Continue reading
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Daily Rome Shot 708: Dalmatic Bling Opportunity
During my recent Roman Sojourn I was shown at the parish some beautiful sets of tassels for dalmatics. Traditionally, the deacon(s) and subdeacon wear tassels on their dalmatics that descend from their shoulders and hang down their backs. Before I … Continue reading
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Daily Rome Shot 707 and cool stuff
Photo by Claudius Unitrinus. It is the Feast of Trinity Sunday and the liturgical anniversary of my ordination in 1991. I am about to delve into a book with a unwieldy title, but not lacking in descriptive force: Illusions of Reform – … Continue reading
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WDTPRS – Trinity Sunday: Are you beautiful at Mass?
At some point we wind up taking a stab at explaining the Trinity to someone. Results vary. Today, to get at the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity, let’s use the final prayer at Holy Mass in the venerable, … Continue reading
Your Sunday Sermon Notes: Trinity Sunday 2023
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for Trinity Sunday? We can have an … Continue reading
ROME 06/3 Day… My View For Awhile: Brooklyn to SOCOM
I was not in Rome to see today’s sunrise at 0534. Instead, I was awake to see the sunrise in Brooklyn at 0526, though I admit I went back to sleep for a while. I’ll probably stay on my feet … Continue reading
Posted in On the road, SESSIUNCULA, What Fr. Z is up to
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Pentecost Friday: You are our stretcher bearers.
The Pentecost Friday – it’s an Ember Day – Roman Station is Dodici Apostoli, Twelve Apostles, because that’s where Friday Ember Day Stations are. Believe me. It was pulled to Dodici Apostoli from its original place Ss. Giovanni e Paolo … Continue reading
