DAILY ROME SHOT 955

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Meanwhile, in chessy news, Team So and Lee – Minnesotans – were bested by Team Caruana and Chirila – who also team up in a podcast “C-Squared” – in the Semi-Finals of the 2024 Team Chess Battle. Too bad. I was backing the Minnesota team. Team C-Squared almost blew the first gam in which they were a piece up. In the second game, the defended for 50 moves an exchange-down end game. The next Semi-Final will pit Hikaru and Levy against Danya and Robert Hess on Tuesday 5 March.

Meanwhile, black to move and mate in 4.

NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.

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I try to catch some or all of the offerings of Catholic Unscripted, three smart and devout Brits who comment on what’s going on today.  Their latest video includes an interview with Bp. Strickland.  The Episode is entitled, “Enemies are in the Church but STAY FAITHFUL.”

Do I hear an “Amen!”?

Meanwhile, I saw that the wonderful nuns of Gower Abbey, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, are presently recording a a new disc and digital download of, I suppose, Gregorian chant and other pieces. We shall have to be patient. But DON’T be patient about ordering this! They recorded the Responses for Tenebrae.

Tenebrae at Ephesus

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These are the RESPONSORIES of Tenebrae for all three days of the Triduum.  They are, arguably, the most beautiful chants of the entire liturgical year.