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Monthly Archives: May 2023
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 5th Sunday after Easter (N.O.: 6th of) 2023
Share the good stuff. It was the 5th Sunday after Easter in the Vetus Ordo and the 6th Sunday of Easter in the Novus Ordo. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Sunday Mass … Read More
ROME 23/05 – Day 14: Torn in halves
A priest shows altar boys how to sing the Sunday Epistle in Latin. Yes, they are singing. Yes, they are singing Latin. Yes, it’s from the Letter of the Apostle James and not something the boys already know. Yes, it … Read More
13 May 609: Dedication of the Roman Pantheon as “Santa Maria ad martyres”. Boniface IV’s exorcism of the temple, screaming of the demons.
Dear readers, this is the sort of thing that Popes do! They fight against the forces of Hell and they work for the salvation of souls. For example, when the ancient obelisk that was in the Circus of Caligula off … Read More
ROME 23/05 – Day 13: Bunches
I did not see the sunrise at 05:50, because it was cloudy. I doubt I will see the sunset at 20:24 because it will still be cloudy. The Ave Maria won’t be heard at 20:30 even though it is scheduled … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-05-07 – Fr. Tommy’s spiritual retreat
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our “mole” on the inside had a family emergency [That part is now invisible and can’t be read.] and was away for a while. Hopefully we will get some more interim pages and get caught up. May 7th, … Read More
ROME 23/05 – Day 12: Clams, Coffee Makers and Cedri
The Ave Maria Bell is now in 20:30 mode. In some hours the sun will set at 20:22 having risen at 05:51. We celebrated St. Nereus and Achilleus and Flavia Domatilla and Pancratius today. I with tattered vestments. Not for … Read More
Two things: Part 3 of Bp. Huonder’s VIDEO and what Francis said to Jesuits in Hungary.
Two things. First, Swiss Bishop Vitus Huonder has released the third in a series of videos about the undeniable crisis in the Church. It is in German with subtitles. Put down or put aside other things. Click. Fold your hands and watch this … Read More
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ROME 23/05 – Day 11: Feasting on rabbit
At 05:52 the sun rose over Rome. At 20:21 the sun will un-rise over Rome. HOWEVER… the Ave Maria Bell is now in it’s next bracket, scheduled to ring forth at 20:45. Welcome registrant: Monete Fr. No Dog In The … Read More
ROME 23/05 – Day 10: Hardness of water and freshness of brains
05:53 and 20:20 and 20:30 and it is the Feast of St. Isidore the Worker, the same who was canonized on that fateful day, 12 March 1622 by Gregory XV along with Sts. Ignatius Loyola, Francis Xavier (aka “the real … Read More
ROME 23/05 – Day 09: Bronze, silver, and gold
To get high the sky over Rome, the Sun had to rise at 05:55. It will decline to the horizon line at 20: 19. The Ave Maria Bell is at 20:30. Today is, among others, the Feast of the Old … Read More
Saint110676 on ROME 26/6 – Day 76: Brooklyn Bound: “Have a good trip. Look forward to any news on +Atticus when you are back in the USA.”
