Daily Archives: 28 December 2022

UPDATED: Pope Benedict XVI is doing quite poorly – pray for him! Final perseverance!

UPDATE 31 Dec 22: 0820 CST Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, has passed away. His desire was for simple rites. The funeral will be celebrated in St. Peter’s Square on 5 January and he will be interred in the grotto … Read More

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28 Dec – Holy Innocents – Childermas: “They were the Church’s first blossoms”

Monday was Christmas. Today is Childermas, the Feast of the Holy Innocents. The “Coventry Carol”, a lullaby of mothers to doomed children, dates to the 16th century. It was part of a Mystery Play, “The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors”, about chapter … Read More

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Daily Rome Shot 618

New registrants, welcome! Luxmaria22 San Antonio Rose From the new presepio at Ss. Trinità dei Pellegrini. Meanwhile, … Black to move.   Black is in trouble!   Find a way out. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so … Read More

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