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Monthly Archives: May 2023
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
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
ROME 23/05 – Day 04: Monnica and Martyrs and Missouri (a sweet new book for girls about Benedictine Nuns)
Today the Ave Maria Bell ring time has moved into a new stage of its cycles, now scheduled – and ignored – at 2-:30. The Roman sunrise was 06:01. The Roman sunset will be at 20:14. Welcome new registrant: deaconchuck … Read More
ROME 23/05 – Day 03: Relics, rabbits and rates
Today the sun rose at 06:02. This evening the sun will set at 20:18. The Ave Maria Bell will not ring at 20:15, though it should. In the Novus calendar it is the Feast of Sts. Philip and James the … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-05-02 – Fr. Tommy’s replacement
May 2nd, 2023 Dear Diary, Bad news. Fr. Tommy has more than a sprained ankle. The maley-something bone, the lump on the side of the ankle is broken. No way he can do anything for a few weeks. Vijay has … Read More
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ROME 23/05 – Day 02: Eating in and eating out
06:03 was sunrise. 20:12 will be sunset. On this Feast of St. Athanasius the Ave Maria bell should ring at 20:15. A big shout out to Bp. Athanasius Schneider, whose name day it is. Check out his book. US HERE – UK HERE … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-05-01 – Wimpies, again
May 1st, 2023 Dear Diary, Another exhausting Sunday. Confirmations in Prairieville and Watson. False eyelashes must be in again – most of the girls were wearing them. The boys looked confused, though one of them was really chipper. He had … Read More
1 May – St. Joseph the Worker: Mighty Intercessor and Silent King
I have often asserted in these pages that St. Joseph is a powerful intercessor. I have received amazing interventions by this great saint, who is the earthly father of the Son of God. I recently committed my material cares to … Read More
ROME 23/05 – Day 01: Rain rain go away
We being the month dedicated to the Mother of God by venerating St. Joseph, under the title of Worker. If not for the clouds, today we would have seen the sunrise at 06:05. It will probably still be cloudy at … Read More
BeatifyStickler on 29 August – The Beheading of John the Baptist: Corruption exposed and the “brass ring” revealed: “He has deep connection to my family and Newfoundland Canada. Praying for his intercession on behalf of my uncle, John,…”
