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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
ROME 23/05 – Day 17: Wherein Fr. Z rants about the Novus Ordo and the Vetus Ordo
At 05:46 the sun was up. At 20:28 it’ll go down, from our perspective. The Ave Maria should sound at 20:45 still. It is the 137th day of the year and the Vigil of the Ascension of the Lord. NB: … Continue reading
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ROME 23/05 – Day 16: Once upon a time….
Each day is just a little longer. The sun rose at 05:47 and will set at 20:27. The Ave Maria Bell ought to be rung at 20:45 right now. In a few days it will shift another 15 minutes to … Continue reading
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ROME 23/05 – Day 15: Fanning the shot
Roman sunrise was at 05:48. I was up and the sky was mostly clear. Not so much now. The sunset will be at 20:26 and if things remain as they are, we won’t see it. The Ave Maria Bells should … Continue reading
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From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-05-12 – Bishops Statement on Immigration
EDITOR: Still catching up with diary pages from the “mole”. Sometimes the transcription takes a while, too. Some of you might not know all the bishops of the region that includes the Diocese of Libville. Archbishop of Red Bird: John … Continue reading
ROME 23/05 – Day 14: Torn in halves
A priest shows altar boys how to sing the Sunday Epistle in Latin. Yes, they are singing. Yes, they are singing Latin. Yes, it’s from the Letter of the Apostle James and not something the boys already know. Yes, it … Continue reading
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ROME 23/05 – Day 13: Bunches
I did not see the sunrise at 05:50, because it was cloudy. I doubt I will see the sunset at 20:24 because it will still be cloudy. The Ave Maria won’t be heard at 20:30 even though it is scheduled … Continue reading
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ROME 23/05 – Day 12: Clams, Coffee Makers and Cedri
The Ave Maria Bell is now in 20:30 mode. In some hours the sun will set at 20:22 having risen at 05:51. We celebrated St. Nereus and Achilleus and Flavia Domatilla and Pancratius today. I with tattered vestments. Not for … Continue reading
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ROME 23/05 – Day 11: Feasting on rabbit
At 05:52 the sun rose over Rome. At 20:21 the sun will un-rise over Rome. HOWEVER… the Ave Maria Bell is now in it’s next bracket, scheduled to ring forth at 20:45. Welcome registrant: Monete Fr. No Dog In The … Continue reading
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ROME 23/05 – Day 10: Hardness of water and freshness of brains
05:53 and 20:20 and 20:30 and it is the Feast of St. Isidore the Worker, the same who was canonized on that fateful day, 12 March 1622 by Gregory XV along with Sts. Ignatius Loyola, Francis Xavier (aka “the real … Continue reading
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ROME 23/05 – Day 09: Bronze, silver, and gold
To get high the sky over Rome, the Sun had to rise at 05:55. It will decline to the horizon line at 20: 19. The Ave Maria Bell is at 20:30. Today is, among others, the Feast of the Old … Continue reading
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