Daily Archives: 1 December 2006

Fending off death by starvation in Rome

Posted on 1 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

It has been a hard week. But at the end of the week… it’s time to relax. It is not exactly Miller time, … we have other ways of doing things.
Tonight I opted out of supper in the … Continue reading →

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Wow, Tannenbaum!

Posted on 1 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Who better than the Germans to notice the height of this year’s papal Christmas Tree? Professional jealousy maybe?
This just in from today’s Kathpress Online-Tagesdienst
We get a 32 meter high tree this year, from a southern Italian village in … Continue reading →

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D’ya s’pose these doves are unionized?

Posted on 1 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

If, after this, the Holy Father gets so much as the sniffles, I am going to blame some people.
 
The combination of doves and Popes now makes me nervous. 
The late Holy Father’s swift and final decline began with that cold … Continue reading →

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Homily of the Ecumenical Patriarch before Benedict

Posted on 1 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

During the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of St. Andrew the Ecumenical Patriarch gave a homily that got my attention. Remember how important the Divine Liturgy is for the identity of the Orthodox.
Frankly, I think liturgy is … Continue reading →

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AFQB: Should lay people give blessings at Communion?

Posted on 1 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is a liturgical question that wound up in the ASK FATHER Question Box, which I moderate.
AFQB – The ASK FATHER Question Box: Liturgy, Music & The Seven Sacraments: Should they give blessings? By hermitmcdermit on Sunday, November 19, 2006 … Continue reading →

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1 Dec: St. Nahum, prophet of the Old Testament

Posted on 1 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Many Old Testament figures are numbered among the saints by the Catholic Church. You can find them listed in the Martyrologium Romanum.
1. Commemoratio sancti Nahum, prophetae, qui Deum praedicavit cursum temporum regentem et populos in iustitia iudicantem.
 

Yes, … Continue reading →

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To wash ‘em down, try a cold Orvieto

Posted on 1 December 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I said I would fill you in occasionally with details and photos of my daily routine.
Today started early and, as most days, it was rather long. I was at it by 0630. After Mass, office, scanning news, catching … Continue reading →

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