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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Your Sunday Sermon Notes: Pentecost Sunday 2024
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 Pentecost Sunday. Tell about attendance … Continue reading
Daily Rome Shot 1025: 20% off
Photo from The World’s Best Sacristan™. Welcome registrant: CharityBeginsAtHome Meanwhile, in Casablanca where we wait… and wait… and wait… there were results from Round 1. This is an interesting “variant” tournament wherein players start from positions in historic games. In … Continue reading
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CHARTRES, FRANCE – PENTECOST PILGRIMAGE – Live and on demand VIDEO
The largest ever Chartres Pilgrimage for Pentecost departed central Paris today, from Saint Sulpice, for Chartres Cathedral. There is a YouTube channel for it for live events and which can be watched on demand.
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Daily Rome Shot 1024
Yes, at The Parish™ preparations are being made for the Feast of St. Philip Neri (which is also my anniversary). How I wish I could be there. And now I, too, am a member of the Archconfraternity, the first … Continue reading
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Census Fidelium…. Sensus Fidelium… A book
At The Catholic Thing there is a piece about Catholic demographics. The writer uses new information from the Pew Research Center. As he says, the results are shocking but not surprising. You can imagine the highlights. Self-identifying “Catholic”, down. Mass … Continue reading
Some not Vatican news notes
Today things keep rolling along and I, uncharacteristically, am paying some attention. In regard to the terrific speech that Harrison Butker made for commencement at Benedictine College, as the lib world has a spittle-flecked nutty, I was sent these two … Continue reading
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Some Vatican news notes
For big Masses with Popes the Vatican’s Office for Liturgical Celebrations issues a booklet. We find in the booklet for Pentecost (19 May 2024) that, in the text for the consecration of the chalice, there has been a reversion: Thus, … Continue reading
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Daily Rome Shot 1023
White to move and mate in 2. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps to … Continue reading
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Daily Rome Shot 1022: “laymen, vagabonds or dirty people”
From: Instructiones Fabricae et Supellectilis Ecclesiasticae, I, 23 by St. Charles Borromeo: Even in the most modest church there must be at least two, to keep men distinct from women. If there are many officiants, as in cathedrals and collegiate … Continue reading
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Daily Rome Shot 1022: different kinds of matches
Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance (massively hiked for this new year of surprises), utilities, groceries, etc.. At no extra cost, you provide help for which … Continue reading
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