REMINDER: Brutally clear, “handbook” on exorcism, demons, demonic influence and what can be done about it.

Posted on 9 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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UPDATE – The release date is Tuesday 19 November… order now for a 25% discount.

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10th birthday of the fantastic TLM book “Treasure and Tradition”!

Posted on 20 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader who is the publisher of the fantastic Treasure and Tradition!  A GREAT gift idea!

Hello Father Z,

Sorry for the late notice…I knew this was coming up, but I’ve been so busy that the actual day snuck up on me and I’ve been racing to get everything done and posted…

…But I thought your readers might be interested to know that today is the 10th birthday of Treasure and Tradition!

I’ve written a fun little retrospective here: https://www.staugustineacademypress.com/blog/happy-birthday-treasure-and-tradition/?aff=3

And in addition to 10% off all orders with the coupon code BIRTHDAY, we are giving away a free copy of Treasure and Tradition with every order from now until next Wednesday. This way everyone can share a copy with a friend!

Anyway…just thought I’d give you a heads up!

This book as quite the history, including free distribution the people in Rome during the 1st disastrous Walking Together on the Family.  They were almost arrested.

They also publish the deep but utterly charming …

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New book SHUTS DOWN the old chestnut objections to the Traditional Latin Mass. Get ready to respond to objections and to deepen your understanding.

Posted on 20 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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If it is Wednesday Peter Kwasniewski must have another book coming.   5…4…3…2… BAM!  There it is right on schedule… another book.

In truth, this one came a little while ago.

This is a winner.

There are false old chestnuts flung at the Traditional Latin Mass and at those who desire it.

How many times have we heard the “didactic deke” …

“We read a lot more of the Bible in the Novus Ordo, so it’s clearly better.”

Or the “silent spectator” line…

“At Mass, the priest is doing everything and I’m just watching him.”

Peter teases out 10 objections to the Vetus Ordo in favor of the Novus.

Turned Around: Replying to the Most Common Objections Against the Traditional Latin Mass – by Peter Kwasniewski

US HERE (and Canada, I think) – UK HERE

The US has a Kindle Version and Audible recording.  The UK also has an audio version.

Kudos to TAN.  Great people performing a great service.

Note the ToC.  What you don’t see is that within the chapters there are some subsections with variants.

In the 1st chapter, about ad orientem worship, you find subsections on the Historical Foundations of ad orientem, the Theological Meaning, Of Divine and Diabolic Symbols, Emphasis or Distortion?, Clearing Up A Misunderstanding (this is good… it deals with “God is everywhere, so what difference does it make?”), Temporary Expedients and Permanent Solutions (e,g, the “Benedictine Arrangement”, which never really satisfies over time – it was a transitional tool, mainly).

Each chapter has its variants.  Explore!

As the Letter of Peter says, “Be prepared to give reasons”.   This book prepares you to give reasons.  However, it will also inform you about what I hope you’ve already intuited about the superiority of Vetus Ordo worship.

And for those of you on the fence… or on the wrong side of the fence… get the book. HERE

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Daily Rome Shot 1178: Maiestatis ac ditioni vim tuetur et fidem conciliat

Posted on 20 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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In churchy news… finally…

In the Diocese of Brooklyn the jackass pastor who let the pop-tart film a gross video in the parish church has now been relieved of his responsibilities because he has also, it is reported, done nutty things with parish funds.  HERE

In chessy news… HERE

White mates in 2. How long did it take you?

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Daily Rome Shot 1177: Christianae virtutis perfectum specimen ostendit

Posted on 19 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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In churchy news…

Very interestings manuscript page with the 6 days of creation and the fall of the demons.

Today is the Feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Here is a great bit about her.

Maike Hickson drills into the new MAYAN RITE.

Remember.. there’s only one unique expression of the Roman Rite… right?

Meanwhile, from the New Yorker many years ago.  I’m not sure that this will be part of the new Mayan thing, but it wouldn’t surprise me given where this is going.

The Summit Domincans also make candles for Advent Wreaths!

In chessy news… HERE

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Martin Scorsese presents The Saints: my 1st impression

Posted on 18 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

When I heard that Martin Scorsese was doing a series about lives of saints, I was not excited to see the result.  His work on Silence was enough to put me off, especially because of the involvement of a certain Jesuit.

I caved in.  I got a Fox Nation membership to watch it.  I’m disappointed.

The first offering was about a saint quite dear to me, St. Joan of Arc.

The show does not trash her, thanks be to God.  However, while there were some decent technical values, it was like watching a pretty good community college theater production.

Occasionally Scorsese dropped in to comment.  As far as his delivery is concerned, he’s better behind the camera than in front of it.

At the end, they quickly cut to a chat session on a couch with several people and Scorsese, including the aforementioned Jesuit.  That’s when I turned it off.  That was a step too far.

I was left with that feeling you have when you realize you’ve stepped in something nasty.

I am displeased to the point that I will probably cancelled my membership and forego the dubious experience of the next episodes.

What a shame.

 

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Daily Rome Shot 1177: Make America great again!

Posted on 18 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Rome’s Pittsburg Steelers bar.

In churchy news, it might be the Feast of the Dedication of St Peter and St Paul, but also…

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And this… make America great again!

And this…

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Let’s have an experiment.

Posted on 18 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Let’s have an experiment.

This is Tucker Carlson talking about post-modern secular architecture. Listen to it through once as it is.

Now listen to it again, substituting post-modern Church architecture.

Throughout history people built their important buildings – especially buildings for worship – which expressed what they believe and express who they believe themselves to be.

What does this say about post-Conciliar architecture, music, style of liturgy, vestments, etc.

Change our worship and you change what people believe which results in changing how they behave which produces more liturgical changes and changes to their faith-content and comportment… etc.

 

 

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WDTPRS – 18 November: Dedication of the Basilicas of St. Peter and of St. Paul

Posted on 18 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

An old photo for this blog, but a good one.  Shot from my old apartment.

In the traditional calendar, it is the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of St. Peter, in the Vatican, in 1626 and St. Paul, on the Via Ostiense, in 1854.

The history of these basilicas is rich and complex.  According to a letter of a priest named Caius shows that since the 2nd century there were monuments built over the tombs of the Apostles and that Peter and Paul were held to be the foundation stones of the Roman Church.  Constantine build great domus regales and encased the tombs in metal and placed on them crosses of gold weighing 150 pounds.   By the time of Pope Hormisdas, the only access people had to the tombs were hole through which they could pass cloth to touch to them. In 386 Paul’s Basilica was massively increased because of the huge crowds of pilgrims.  Eventually, many Masses a day were celebrated in both basilicas, each at different altars.  When Alaric sacked Rome in 410, he sent a message to the terrified people that they could have sanctuary in the two basilicas.  St. Jerome recounts that St. Marcella fled the Aventine Hill for St. Paul’s, “to find there either a refuge or a grave”.

Cardinal Schuster comments:

So by the wonderful dispensation of Providence it came to pass that the Catholic Church celebrates annually the dedication of the four patriarchal Basilicas at Rome, that of the Saviour, of St Peter, St Paul and St Mary Major. As each diocese commemorates the encaenia of its own cathedral, so the whole Catholic world celebrates annually the dedication of the fourfold Papal cathedral, and this festival is symbolical of the fact that in spite of the limits established to each diocese the Church of Christ is one, and is founded on Peter, who continues to feed his lambs from the seven hills, and to rule over the flock of Christ throughout the earth.

The Basilica of St. Peter has its own Proper for various days of the year. Here is the Collect for today’s Solemnity as celebrated within the Basilica:

COLLECT:
Deus, qui beati Petri Apostoli dignitatem
praecipue in nostra sacrosancta basilica facis esse gloriosam,
praesta, quaesumus,
ut et doctrina semper ipsius foveamur et meritis.

Dignitas, is “dignity”, of course, but also “moral importance” in liturgical prayers. For Apostles, this word is used to underscore their role in the Church precisely as Apostles.

LITERAL VERSION:
O God, who are now making glorious
the dignity of the the blessed Apostle Peter,
especially in our most holy basilica,
grant, we beseech You,
that we may be supported both by his teaching and by his merits.

How about the Vetus Ordo?   Might there be a difference?

COLLECT:
Deus, qui nobis per síngulos annos huius sancti templi tui consecratiónis réparas diem, et sacris semper mystériis repæséntas incólumes: exáudi preces pópuli tui, et præsta; ut, quisquis hoc templum benefícia petitúrus ingréditur, cuncta se impetrásse lætétur.

LITERAL VERSION:
O God, Who for us bring each year the recurrence of the consecration day of this Your holy temple, and always bring us back safely to the sacred rites, hear the prayers of Your people and grant that whoever enters this temple to pray for blessings, may rejoice in having obtained whatever he sought.

You can sense behind this the practice of visiting churches on the day of their dedication to obtain an indulgence.

Also, that language used, repraesentas incolumes is similar to the prayers for the sick and for the dying when we ask the holy angels bring those who are ill back to the congregation in the church, or successfully to the liturgy of Heaven.

The readings for this feast are from the proper for the Dedication of a Church.

The Gospel is from Luke 19:1-10 in which Christ is at Jericho and he spots short Zacchaeus in the sycamore tree.  Christ goes to his house and says, “Today salvation has come to this house”.

The Epistle is from Rev 21:2-5, which includes the line that, in the Gibson movie of the Passion, chokes me up every time without fail.  The passage is about the vision of the descent of the new, heavenly Jerusalem,

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband; 3 and I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling of God is with men. He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them; 4 he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away.”

5 And he who sat upon the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” 

 

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Daily Rome Shot 1176: That’s concelebration, my friends.

Posted on 17 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This is a great shot.  In the same pic we see both the RED and the BLACK vestments which some of YOU helped to have made for The Parish™.  How it did my heart good to see them in use… all 6 side altars with priests in matching red or black.  That’s concelebration, my friends.

I returned home to find that this was the last trace of my mailbox.  It’s a good think I used mail hold!

Off to the hardware store.  I figured that since there was still some wizened 4×4 remaining, I’d get a unit that slips down over a 4×4.

This turned out to be serious work.   It wasn’t that the directions for assembly were difficult (they were stupid, but not difficult).  The places into which I was directed to screw the pieces together were not drilled.  Hence, there was no getting the screws through the super hard plastic.  No way.

Eventually, I used three increasingly large drill bits to create the holes.  I could have used a second drill.   By the time I was done, an hour later with this 10 minute project I was completely wrung out in the heat.  However, I had to get it done, because the mail hold had ended and it was delivery day.

Anyway, I cut off the top of that nasty 4×4 and extracted a few screws.  The part I cut off was cracked so I tore it off with a hammer claw and used it as a wedge at the base of the post to tighten things up and straighten the unity.  Done.   Mail was received.

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In churchy news… I saw this.

You know how I am always ranting about the “demongraphic sinkhole opening under the Church”. The liturgical problems and the way the Eucharist is treated is a massive part of this. However,…

I simply have to add this…

In chessy news … HERE

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Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 6th Sunday remaining after Epiphany (N.O.: 33rd) 2024

Posted on 17 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Egyptian statuette of an Israelite woman kneading bread dough.

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 this traditional 6th Sunday remaining after Epiphany, or, in the Novus Ordo, the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time?

Tell us about attendance especially for the Traditional Latin Mass.

Any local changes or (hopefully good) news?

A couple thoughts of my own: HERE  A taste…

[…]

What is the other prayer I referenced above?   You might use this when you begin any study, reading, indeed just about any endeavor.   We recited this prayer at the beginning of classes in Thomistic and Aristotelean philosophy.  It is attributed to the Angelic Doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas:

Concede mihi, misericors Deus,
quae tibi sunt placita,
ardenter concupiscere,
prudenter investigare,
veraciter agnoscere,
et perfecte adimplere
ad laudem et gloriam Nominis tui.  Amen.

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16 November – St. Gertrude and the Purgatory Prayer

Posted on 16 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today is the Feast of St. Gertrude, called “the Great”.

Sometimes I get questions about certain practices or prayers.  Someone might find a slip of paper saying, “Pray this and X will happen.”  Some will ask me about prayers that receive X number of days off of Purgatory.

There is a prayer associated with today’s saint, St. Gertrude about which a claim is made that it will release from Purgatory 1000 souls.

St. Gertrude was a 13th c. Benedictine, saint and mystic.  She received private revelations.  She is often called “the Great”.  She was an early promoter of veneration of Sacred Heart with a powerful concern for the souls in Purgatory.

Here is the prayer:

“Eternal Father, I offer You the most precious blood of thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal Church, for those in my own home, and in my family. Amen.”

That’s a lovely prayer.  It is attributed to St. Gertrude the Great.

Nowhere in the writings that have come down to us did Gertrude make the claim about 1000 souls.

For the last couple centuries the Church has tried to weed out specious claims that have attached themselves to certain pious practices.   This is precisely one of those claims.   For this reason the Church abolished the “Toties Quoties” indulgences, etc. (practices by which one could gain any number of plenary indulgences in a day).

None of this means that the prayer is a bad prayer.  Claims about it are bad.  We can say the same for perfectly acceptable prayers on old holy cards that say that a certain number of days reduced for Purgatory (or other time measures) are obtained.

Number of souls or of days?  No.  But the prayers can still be good!

Pope Leo XIII tried to suppress a virtual superstition of the nearly “magical” effects of the simple recitation of prayers to free various numbers of souls from Purgatory.  You can find his acts in Acta Sanctae Sedis, which was the instrument of promulgation of documents of the  Holy See.  It’s name eventually changed to Acta Apostolicae Sedis, which is what it is called now.   In ASS 31 (1898-99) and ASS 32 (1899-1900).  At AAS 32 on p. 243 on Rule 8 we find a condemnation of cards or pages that promise that many souls will be released from Purgatory due to the recitation of a prayer.

The Church gets to establish what indulgences are effective and can be used.  The current general grants are found in the Handbook of Indulgences.  Everyone should have a copy to reference.

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Daily Rome Shot 1175: Where I was

Posted on 16 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Where I was.

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My friend Sam is exactly right…

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My View For Awhile: last leg – UPDATING

Posted on 15 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In Rome the sun rose at 06:58 and it set at 18:51.

The Ave Maria in reality is in the 19:15 cycle. The calendar guys finally got it right.

It is the feast of the “second founder” of the Jesuits, St Giuseppe Pignatelli. I had a fun post about him (and a very non-saintly Card. Pignatelli) last year when at this date I was still in Rome.HERE  Otherwise it is the Feast of St Albert the Great, Doctor.

Yesterday was quiet. In the evening however another of the diocese came over and we had supper out. The Italian place we went to (which happily had not-even-American-Italian options) had a whimsical Sicilian Eggroll, a fusion sort of idea which was pretty good with the sweet sour sauce. The cook got the wrapper to the perfect crunch without it being oily. Not always easy.

Right now I’m on the road to LGA and proving once again the incontrovertible rule of the universe that no one beats the Van Wyck.

More later. The driver is finding every possible pothole and uneven edge and metal plate. He seems to be steering toward them.

UPDATE

The driver – who had been given through the app that I had to go to Terminal C, and then reminded verbally, started merge over to Terminal B. At this point he heard a rather different tone and volume. Having made it to the correct terminal from that point on I literally directed where he should drive because the enormous bright red LED “PRIORITY” sign and big number 5 on the number 5 door could have confused him. Slowest Uber ever… but I got here.

Security was a goat rodeo.

I used Clear with PreCheck. All the different formats were interwoven by the beribboned people chutes. By the time we got to TSA there was a literal crisscrossing of lines, 5 or so poor souls taken from the simple pugatorial line sent through our line and directed way beyond our position. Then they processed a few of us. There must be a better way

10 minutes to get into the lounge.

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In chessy news … HERE

Churchy stuff that caught my eye:

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USA Day 2 – Scratching that itch

Posted on 14 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Last night we were out for Chinese in Queens!

Our place has good, but not great Xiao Long Bao.  I really miss my old place where they were exceptionally.   They went to the zoo after covid theatre and change things around and completely lost the path of wisdom… and good soup dumplings.

Singapore Rice Noodles in honor of the upcoming chess battle.

I think they called this “dry pepper chicken”.  It was crunchy and hot.

Cumin Lamb.   Yeah.

This was the disappointment.  Eggplant and green beans.  None of us liked this one.  It seemed simply to have been woked without any interest in some neutral oil in which it swam.   Negative reception.

Prawns with walnuts in mayonnaise.   Crispy with a nice unctuous sauce that had also a hint of the honeyed walnuts.  To our happy surprise there were chunks of pineapple underneath.

This was needed after Rome.

In churchy news, … I haven’t been paying much attention.  This caught my eye.

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Thinking about your Advent Wreath?  The sisters make candles.

Meanwhile, Canada…   damn!  Really?!?

I posted a while about a new series on a few saints by Martin Scorsese. I understand that the first episode is out. PLEASE don’t post spoilers here. When I get a chance to view it, I’ll post separately.

In chessy news…  HERE

Black can mate in 3.  Quick!  Find it!

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I had a funny thought about a possible US Ambassador to the Holy See – UPDATED

Posted on 14 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I had a funny thought.

I wonder what would happen if President Again Trump appointed Bp. Joseph Strickland as Ambassador to the Holy See.

After all, every single one of the Holy See’s Ambassadors are bishops. No one can say that it is not an appropriate role for a bishop.

Just a funny thought.

Anyone have other suggestions?

I’m available.

UPDATE:

HA! Just saw this. GMTA

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USA Day 1 – A soft landing

Posted on 13 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Back in Rome, the sun was supposed to rise at 06:56 and set at 16:53, the two ends of the day clamping in on the residents like a Death Star dumpster.

The numbskulls who are in charge of the Roman Curia calendar still haven’t changed the Ave Maria from the 17:30 to the 17:15 cycle.

Thank you, Lord, for this 318th day of the year.

For my first meal back, I try to get a cheeseburger.  This particular pub does a great job with everything.  The onion rings were every bit as good as they look, bun buttered and grilled, cooked to exactly the point I requested.  You’ve gotta love a bar that has a beer called “Delirium Tremens”.

It’s aways hard to leave Rome, but this softens the landing.  Hit the spot.

And… the election cycle is over!

YAY!

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In chessy news… HERE

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Rome 10/24 – My view for awhile – UPDATED

Posted on 12 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I was up well before sunrise at 06:45.

I wont see anything of sunset at 16:45.

The calendar still has the Ave Maria at 17:30. Grrr.

Thank you for this day, Lord.

It is the Feast of St Juan Diego. The story of his canonization and miracle is amazing.

On my way to Mass.

UPDATE:

The process of getting to the airport went smoothy, little traffic (for Rome) going out at 8:30. Check in, passport, security, to the lounge took about 20 minutes. This was the case the last time I took this flight back to these USA at this time. Gotta remember that.

In the lounge I recognized a well-known Jesuit theologian – a good one- and we had a good chat before our respective flights.

The flight itself. In the row behind me and in the middle section was a couple with a toddler who alternatively went -duh duh duh duh duh and then shrieked for several minutes… for the first six hours. After a respite… started up again. Gotta think there’s something wrong there. Another passenger was realllllly creepy. An old woman, one might say a crone, with dyed blond hair that went out at a 45 degree angle to he shoulders. Her hair on top was – how to describe – pulled wound into a vertical cone, like a spike, sticking up from the middle of her head, tightly bound up. I had on a polo shirt for the flight, no collar this time (I usually do fly in black but all my clothes needed washing). When I made my way to the head, her face shot towards me a locked on me with a look of real hatred. “Uh huh,” quoth I, “That’s about right”. I continued, “Dear Jesus pour your Most Precious Blood down on her”. The next time I got up, no evil stare.

At JFK there was hardly anyone waiting for passport control. Luggage came in about 10 minutes and ride in another 10.

Things could not have been smooth except for the either challenged child and the the wicked witch of the west.

Sights from the first evening.   The Verrazzano costs $13 each way.  Think about that for a daily commute.

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Rome 24/10 – LAST full Day 42: chores

Posted on 11 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On this my last full day in Rome the sun rose at 06:53.  It set at 16:55.

They are still screwing up the Ave Maria Bell on the calendar.  Telling.

Thank you, Lord, for this day.  Thank you for tomorrow.

The Feast of St. Martin is heavily laden with remembrance and anticipation, past losses and a new season.

Today is mostly packing and shifting things which remain here to a safe place. It is lovely day, but alas I am inside. Later in the evening, when I had my chores done, I wanted a walk and a bite out.  That didn’t happen.  I’m too tired.

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In chessy news…

(It’s white’s move. Mate in 2.)

A glimpse into my Roman morning details.  The little slip has the day’s Mass intention (which I blotted a little to post).

 

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Rome 24/10 – Day 41: Another heartbreak

Posted on 10 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The sun rose behind clouds at 06:52.  I hope we will have clear skies when it sets at 16:56.

The Ave Maria should ring in its 17:15 cycle and the Vatican calendar has still got it wrong.    I double checked: 4-20 November @17:15, 20 Nov- 28 Dec 17:00.

In the Novus Ordo it is the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time and it is the 5th resumed Sunday after Epiphany in the Vetus.  It is the Novus Feast of St. Leo the Great (+461).

There are 52 days left in this calendar year.

The 1st Sunday of Advent is 1 December.  Whew!   Tempus fugit.

Thank you, Lord, for this day.

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Lunch with The Great Roman. One of the most honorable men I’ve ever known. I say that on the birthday of the Marine Corps.

In churchy news….

Once again we see what “pastoral concern” means to some. Bp. Joe Vasquez, the Administrator of the Diocese of Tyler, TX, which was where Bp. Strickland was before he was so ungraciously sacked, has cancelled the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass at the diocesan cathedral and other churches, segregating those people into a single place where the FSSP serves.  I learned of this first via a blistering Tweet/X from Fr. Mawdsley HERE. Now that I check around, others have this too such as Diane Montagna and Raymond Arroyo and Michael Matt, etc.  In fact, it is all over the place and there is not a lot of joy.

Rorate reminds us that this happen ONE YEAR after Rome sacked Bp. Strickland. (Actually one year less one day, Strickland was sacked on the Feast of St. Martin, 11 Nov.)

Still, the proximity is telling.

Meanwhile,…

Differing view points.

An allegory (what you don’t see in this depiction, are the rats chewing the ropes and eating the stores).

The bellls… May they be heard in Tyler.

strong>Hey Fathers!  How about a clerical Guayabera shirt?

In chessy news… HERE

(White to move and mate in 2)

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Catholic Unscripted on FIRE

Posted on 10 November 2024 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This is amazing… it’s not just about that tragedy who is Welby. Even if you have to put it on a high speed, watch and/or listen.

I’m an old vet of the Catholic internet and these three are newcomers. They deserve recognition and support. I became a member.

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