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- Verygrateful1 on Closing Francis’ coffin – What did they put in there with him?: “I’m sure I have lot’s of company in saying that the closing of Francis’ coffin makes me think of something…”
- on ROME 25/4– Day 16: Easter Thursday: “If the senior Cardinal Deacon is elected Pope, he’s no longer the senior Cardinal Deacon. So logically, the next-senior guy…”
- on Closing Francis’ coffin – What did they put in there with him?: “I was watching a video on about the Pope’s coffin and how it differs from other popes’ coffins. He chose…”
- on ROME 25/4– Day 17: Easter Friday: “Love all your food and Rome photos. Thank you for always sharing with us!”
- on Closing Francis’ coffin – What did they put in there with him?: “It’s funny how much better everyone is, in the schola and in the procession, at singing Latin, than at Pope…”
- on Closing Francis’ coffin – What did they put in there with him?: “Well, they said elsewhere that it was just zinc-lined. But honestly, I expect it’s pretty easy to stick lead sheets…”
- on Closing Francis’ coffin – What did they put in there with him?: ““Pope Francis’s doctrinal magisterium was extremely rich…attentive to avoiding the pitfalls of self-referentiality and spiritual worldliness…” I only read one…”
- on Closing Francis’ coffin – What did they put in there with him?: “I noticed that as well, re. the lead-lined, standard issue coffin. The bag, Msgr. Landry tells us on EWTN, contains…”
- on Closing Francis’ coffin – What did they put in there with him?: “Also, for comparison, Benedict XVI: https://www.vatican.va/special/esequie-bxvi/documents/rogito-transito-benedetto-xvi_en.html”
- on Closing Francis’ coffin – What did they put in there with him?: “Here you go: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-04/pope-francis-deed-rogito-coffin-life-petrine-ministry.html#:~:text=As%20per%20tradition%2C%20the%20Pope’s,also%20placed%20inside%20the%20coffin.”
- on ASK FATHER: Can we eat meat on Friday in the Octave of Easter? (Hint: YES!): “One can also offer a novus ordo in English facing the people, with communion in the hand, with altar girls…”
- on Pray for a new Pope to who will be… better than we deserve! : “Personally I am enjoying the sede vacante period. I realize that as a Catholic I should regret not having a…”
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Daily Archives: 16 May 2006
UPDATE: INTERNET PRAYER – Chinese (Mandarin)!
I am thrilled to report that a friend of mine has provided us with a version of The Internet Prayer in Mandarin Chinese. It took time and effort for him to put this together, so I would appreciate you’re saying … Read More
Hey, Holy Father!
At a recent press conference that never took place a journalist shouted, “Hey, Holy Father! Whaddya thinka Washington D.C.??”
“I haven’t been there for a while, but if given another chance, I’ll give it Wuerl.”
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The Bufo and the Code – a response to Mike Aquilina
The famous Thomas a Kempis in his Sermones ad novicios (Sermons to novices) is simply cruel to our bufo, though admittedly with real style! Thomas the Novice Master is literally giving these kids hell, saying that to get over the desire for honors or even simply to stay in their cells for a little extra sleep, they should picture the ghastly flames of hell roasting their twisting crackling bodies. They should summon to their minds the scariest things pppppossible, including the bbbbufo! Get a load of those great active participles all strung together. Read it aloud, shout, wave your hands around like flames as if you are trying to scare a bunch of novices! “Pone in mente tua quae naturaliter horribilia videntur, scilicet ollam succensam pice plenam, sulphure foetentem; attende leones frementes, canes mordentes, serpentes saevientes: bufones corrodentes, dracones glutientes; et vinces citius turpissima vitia ad cor tuum maculandum per diabolum tibi immissa: fugabisque longius a te torporem mentis, somnolentiam corporis, et desiderium vanissimae laudis.” Wasn’t that fun? You have got to read the whole thing sometime. Read More
Tuesday of the 5th Week of Easter
EXCERPT:
Remember that by the Sacrament of Confirmation, which deepens our baptismal character, we can draw great strength in moments of need. The Enemy and our own wounded nature will make some choices and actions difficult. Our hope and even our faith will be challenged. We can call upon, so to speak, that Sacrament of Confirmation, our “confirmed character†for those actual graces we need when we are facing something difficult. “O God, who by the sacrament of confirmation deepened and strengthened my bond with You and Your indwelling in me, in this moment of need give me the courage and force to do what I must do for Your glory and the sake of my soul’s salvation.†Read More
Verygrateful1 on Closing Francis’ coffin – What did they put in there with him?: “I’m sure I have lot’s of company in saying that the closing of Francis’ coffin makes me think of something…”
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