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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
National Chess Day Sale – 11 October
Get some chess stuff! Do you have a board already? Get one for a friend. Every house, especially with kids, should have chess set. There are electronics you can use to train, along with books… remember books? Interested in learning? … Continue reading
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ROME 25/10 – Day 14: A blessing
7:16 is when the sun brought rosy fingered Dawn to Rome. The Roman sun sets today at 18:37. We move from the 19:00 cycle to the 18:45 cycle for the non-ringing of the Ave Maria Bell. It is the Feast … Continue reading
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Cross-Posting with One Peter Five: 18th Sunday after Pentecost
Some of you may know that I also post a weekly offering at One Peter Five. I comment on the readings for the upcoming Sunday Mass, and sometimes also an oration. Here is something of what I wrote for this … Continue reading
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ROME 25/10 – Day 13: “Clergy Appreciation Month”. 50% off. Oh… and food.
At 7:15 the sun crept over the Seven Hills like Augustus’s shade inspecting his quondam empire, gilding the domes and pigeons of Rome in imperial light. By 18:39, Sol will yawn and slip behind Janiculum, leaving the city to its … Continue reading
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ROME 25/10 – Day 11/12
Hodie Romae sol ortus est hora septima et quartadecima minuta. Occidet autem hora duodevicesima et quadragesima minuta. Campana “Ave Maria” pulsari debet hora undevicesima. Hic dies festus est sancti Ioannis Henrici Newman atque sancti Abrahae Patriarchae Veteris Testamenti. Eodem die … Continue reading
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Another report of pain in the Diocese of Charlotte
I warmly recommend this piece at Crisis for your reading and your wide sharing with all whom you know. You may know the facts. The Bishop of Charlotte suppressed the people who had a Traditional Latin Mass in different locations, … Continue reading
The Altar of Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica. What a shame.
What a shame that altar was torn out. The Altar of Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica. I was there that morning and saw them doing it. They hadn’t gotten the crime finished before we priests were about to say our … Continue reading
ROME 25/10 – Day 10: ASK FATHER: “What is the Ave Maria Bell?”
7:12 was when the chariot of Helios began to grace the Roman skies. 18:44 is when Pyrois, Eous, Aethon, and Phlegon will seeks their nightly stable. 19:00 is when the Ave Maria Bell should ring. Yeah… it’s day 10, not … Continue reading
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ROME 25/10 – Day 7: It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.
When did the sun rise over Rome, you ask, on this feast of St. Faustina? 7:09 When did the sun set over Rome on this Feast of Sts. Placido and Mauro? 18:47 Was the Ave Maria Bell supposed to ring? … Continue reading
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