ROME 23/05 – Day 28: Pentecost Sunday

Roman sunrise was a long time ago at 0537.

Roman sunset was also quite a while ago at 2038.

The Ave Maria Bell: still 2100.

It is Pentecost Sunday.

So much to say about the day. I am really tired.

There was a lovely Mass in church. Here is taste.

In the afternoon we had Vespers and Benediction. Here’s a shot before the moment.

Don’t you wish you had this in your parish? You should.

After sweating through two shirts and cassocks, dodging around vehicles covering the Giro d’Italia,…

I headed to the Suburra – stomping ground of the juvenile Julius Caesar – for snails.

As one does.

If you are wondering.  You use toothpicks to get the critters out.

This is Romano di Roma.

With that, I make a plea for prayers for my mother.  You benefactors… my last Masses in Rome are to be offered for my Roman Donors.  Thank you.

What? No chess?

No chess today.  Except… just… buy some chess stuff.

Stay tuned for news about the incredible antique organ that is about to be unveiled!

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5 Comments

  1. palestrinadei says:

    Your mother is in my prayers, Fr. Z.

  2. Gregg the Obscure says:

    When the new rector arrived in 2021, Sunday afternoon already included confessions from 1700 until all were heard and Mass at 1830. In 2021 he added Adoration from 1700 through 1800 concluding with Benediction. Last autumn he added Vespers before Benediction and made the 1830 Mass Latin ad orientam NO. This spring Vespers became solemn with the assistance of some seminarians who are good singers. Oh and he has taken to the biretta and maniple.

  3. maternalView says:

    Even the carpet on the altar is gorgeous.

  4. ordovirginum says:

    Will pray for your mother, Fr Z.

  5. Not says:

    I could never do the snails. As a child, I would see the men sitting in a circle, drinking wine and pulling out of the shell a disgusting looking ahhhh.
    Then there was marinated Octopus, the legs with the tentacles on them making me think of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. But they were yummy if you closed your eyes, I have been hesitant to try Tripe. My Dad loved it. It looked horrible and smelled worse when cooking. If I try it and like it………

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