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Monthly Archives: April 2023
ROME 23/04 – Day 11: Moving day
The sun rose, and I sometime later, at 635 and it will set, and I sometime after, at 1948. The 2000 cycle holds for the Ave Maria. It is Tuesday in the Octave of Easter and the Station is St. … Read More
Just when you thought…
… priests couldn’t get stupider. Meet “Father Relevant Niceguy”, on loan to this diocese from the Diocese of Libville. He thought that carrying a great chocolate Easter egg around would be meaningful. No question. He was right. I meant a … Read More
Beautiful antique Missale Romanum for sale in Rome
The folks who redid my chalice in Rome have a spectacular Missale Romanum for sale. There is some restoration work to be done, but this is a treasure. Just sayin’. I don’t know much about it. Last spring Aldo said … Read More
ROME 23/04 – Day 10: Pasquetta
Yesterday, Easter Sunday, I offered my Holy Mass for my Roman Donors. Thank you for your great kindness and your prayers. I will say Mass for you often while I am here. On this Easter Monday, which is called “Little … Read More
San Diego Union-Tribune: A Catholic who prefers the Traditional Latin Mass
In the San Diego Union-Tribune there is a piece about the Traditional Latin Mass sure to thrill the local ordinary. Opinion: I’m a Catholic who prefers Latin Mass. For my family, it’s about handing on tradition. BY LUKE HEINSTSCHEL Shortly … Read More
ROME 23/04 – Day 09: Easter Sunday – Vigil notes
On this Easter Sunday the sun rose at 0638 and will set at 1946. The Ave Maria is still in the 2000 cycle. Last night the Vigil rites began at 2000 and went after midnight. The place was packed. I … Read More
ROME 23/04 – Day 08: Holy Saturday – Friday Sights, Sounds, & Plumbing
On this Holy Saturday, the Station should be at St. John Lateran, where centuries in and centuries out the aspiring catechumens were brought into the fold in the mysterious rites of the Vigil. Roman sunrise was at 6:40 and the … Read More
Note from a reader about CONFESSION
I received this note today: Let me share something with you as a note of appreciation on this Holy Vigil. You always write: GO TO CONFESSION! And I did. After thirteen years… When the session ended, my confessor, Father J, … Read More
Good Friday 3 April AD 33 – Eclipses as Christ died on the Cross
This is definitely worth reposting. The fellow who made the video about the Star of Bethlehem (a compelling argument, I might add), also did some research about what happened in the heavens on Good Friday. Let’s break it down. Passover … Read More
Good Friday FASTING and ABSTINENCE explained, links to recipes, notes about what breaks the fast, what doesn’t
To aid me in keeping my online time down today, here is something from a couple years back. It’s Good Friday! Here are a couple of recipes for good food for this day of fasting and abstinence. Since I made … Read More
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ASK FATHER: “I have been looking for a retirement community close by a stable TLM. Do you have any clues on that?” Fr. Z asks help from the readership.: “Someone wrote to suggest RiverPointe of Littleton (Colorado) a short distance from Our Lady of Mount Carmel (FSSP) in Littleton.”
