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Monthly Archives: September 2022
Daily Rome Shot 578, etc.
Soon I won’t be pulling from the archive! Your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a major part of my income. It helps to pay for insurance, groceries, everything. Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. … Read More
“The Devil, the Enemy of the soul, always tells us what he is up to.” Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio, contra nequitiam et insidias diaboli esto praesidium!
There are lots of “signs” these days. The Devil, the Enemy of the soul, always tells us what he is up to. He puts small hints and indications right in front of our faces woven together with other things that … Read More
How can the “four camps” in the Church be reconciled?
Today at Crisis (aptly named) editor Eric Sammons argues that there are four camps (roughly speaking) in the Church today – perhaps the Latin Church in the Northern Hemisphere. Can they be reconciled? Do they constitute different religions? The core: In summary: … Read More
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My View For Awhile: Romeward Bound
And this is how it works, courtesy of xkcd: UPDATE: Success! Onboard and ready to go.
Daily Rome Shot 577, etc. – Hurricane Early Edition
I like the sound of wind… in moderation. I am also mindful of the content of the prayers about storms that our forebears handed down as precious gems. They knew more than their prayers, those people. We shouldn’t diss and disregard … Read More
Wolves v. Bear, Windswept House, and the Belgian Waffle Bishops.
Think of a hungry wolf pack and a cornered bear. As the wolves lunge in the bear swats them away with some damage. They keep testing the bear, now this side and now that, one at a time, then two. … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 576, etc.
Update on the Rome Trip. Because of the hurricane, my departure today, Wednesday, for NYC (then Rome on Friday) is impossible. I was on the phone for a couple hours with Delta trying to figure out how to thread the … Read More
“This has the logo of the Synod (“walking together”) of Bishops. ” Prepare for a rough ride.
When I first saw this, I thought it was a spoof account. It isn’t. In #Frascati22 our experts are working on the syntheses produced during the local consultation phase. Pages and pages full of stories, insights, but also in some … Read More
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ASK FATHER: Can a Catholic layman officiate at the marriage of non-Catholics?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is there any situation in which a Catholic layman could officiate a wedding? A friend has been asked to officiate at a non-Catholic wedding ceremony between 2 non-Catholic persons and is unsure whether the Church would … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 575, etc.
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Ad repellendas tempestates… Prayers for the repelling of storms.
In the 1962 Missale Romanum there are prayers “in order to repel storms”. I am using these prayers now in the face of hurricane Ian. The prayers are ancient, to be found in the 5th c. Gelasian Sacramentary (PL 74) in “XLVII. … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 574, etc.
The impact of the consistory list continues. Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE I saw a terrific puzzle. White to move. The situation looks pretty dire for white. One move changes everything. Find it and … Read More
ACTION ITEM! Gulf Coast BISHOPS, PRIESTS, LAITY: Pray the Litany against Tropical Storm #Ian
Please retweet and share around. The buttons are just up there… ↑ … see e’m? Tropical Storm Ian is coming. It will probably be Cat FOUR. Here’s an action item for you believing priests and bishops out there. With … Read More
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ASK FATHER: Hand missals in large print for people with low vision
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Do you know of anyone who prints missals in large print? My wife has what is called low vision. Perhaps one of your regular readers knows this. Looking around a little I found these. St Joseph … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 573, etc.
Please pray down the hurricane advancing into the gulf. Apart from the damage it can cause, it could interfere with my departure for Rome. Note the Latin! There’s a story there. For larger, left-click and open in a new tab. … Read More
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS – UPDATED
PLEASE use the sharing buttons! Thanks! In your charity would you please take a moment look at the requests and to pray for the people about whom you read? Continued from THESE. Let’s remember all who are ill, who will … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 16th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O. 26th Sunday): “Is there a vice which God must hate more than pride?” Wherein Fr. Z rants.
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 the 16th Sunday after Pentecost (26th … Read More
WDTPRS – Collect 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Novus Ordo): “the bowels of compassion”
Many of you could care less about the Novus Ordo prayers. But remember, when the English translation of the Novus Ordo improved, it was like the old adage that a rising tide raises all boats. All boats. Many of our … Read More
WDTPRS – 16th Sunday after Pentecost: good works bound up in grace
This Sunday’s dense Collect survived the scissors and paste-pots of the Consilium during the 1960’s and lived on in the post-Conciliar Missale Romanum as the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time. This prayer, used for centuries, is in the Sacramentarium Hadrianum, … Read More
