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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
ROME 22/11 – Day 33: Dem bones and ASK FATHER: Third Class Relics
When is Roman sunrise? 6:41. And the sunset, you ask? Why, it’s at 17:05. And is the Ave Maria bell at the same time as yesterday? Yes, at 17:30. It is the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed today. Today … Continue reading
Your Sunday Sermon Notes: Christ the King (31st Ordinary – N.O.) and for All Saints
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 the the Vetus Ordo Feast of … Continue reading
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ROME 22/10 – Day 32: Silence and Solutions
On this Feast of All Saints in Rome the sun rose at 6:40 and it will set at 17:07, earlier and earlier. The Ave Maria is to ring at 17:30. There are 61 days left in the calendar year and … Continue reading
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ROME 22/10 – Day 31: Car, Choir, and Carbonara
Thank you, Lord, for this day upon which the Roman sun rose at 6:39 and will set at 17:08. The Ave Maria would ring at 17:30. I leave the City in a week. Advent begins on 27 November. PRIESTS: Get … Continue reading
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ROME 22/10 – Day 30: Of processions and puzzles and petitions
Some notable changes in the Roman sun schedule since we ended the “ora legale” here. Today the sun rose on Rome at 6:38 and it will set at 17:09. We have also moved the ringing of the Ave Maria bell: … Continue reading
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ROME 22/10 – Day 29: Procession and Precision
Today we had a sunrise at. It was at 7:37. I think we will have a sunset at 18:11, but who knows? The Ave Maria should ring: 18:30. It is a dies non so priests can choose Votive Masses, particularly … Continue reading
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ROME 22/10 – Day 28: Birthdays and Pilgrimage Days
The time for sunrise was 7:35 and sunset in Rome will be 18:12. The Ave Maria is at 18:30. It the Feast of the Apostles Simon and Jude, whose relics are in St. Peter’s Basilica under the altar dedicated to … Continue reading
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ROME 22/10 – Day 27: Of Bong Clouds and Bangers
Roman sunrise 7:34. Roman sunset 18:13. Ave Maria: 18:30. The Moon is new. There are 66 days to go in this calendar year. It is the Feast of St. Frumentius consecrated bishop by St. Athanasius and preached the Gospel in … Continue reading
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ROME 22/10 – Day 26: Jeepers Creepers
At 7:32 the Roman sun broke the horizon, which it will reacquire at 18:16. The Ave Maria should still ring out at 18:30. It is the Feast of St. Quadragesimus, sub-deacon, who raised a dead man to life. It is … Continue reading
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25 Oct – “This day is called the Feast of Crispian…”
Today is the Feast of Crispin and Crispinian. The 3rd c. martyrs Crispin and Crispinian were killed in Soissons. They converted people as they plied their trade as cobblers and they were generous to the poor. Eventually they were persecuted … Continue reading
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