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Today, something amazing I saw in a tweet – yeah, I know it’s X now – from Vir Desideriorum. From a 14th c French book of hours, a priest prays intently during Mass. His head is surrounded by angels as the Father listens.
It is sort of a Rome shot, since, based on his tweets, I think the one who posted it is perhaps a seminarian or priest in Rome perhaps studying at the Gregorian University. He could be a lay student. There’s no information in the X “bio”. His timeline has amazing images from medieval manuscripts.
I’m grateful for this profound image.
Meanwhile, 12-21 March in St. Louis is the American Cup with an open and a women’s division. Double-elimination. They go from classical time control to rapid, and blitz for playoffs. My guy Wesley So will compete. He is slated against Sam Shankland in the first round, tomorrow. Nakamura won last year. He isn’t on the roster this year, probably because he is preparing for Candidates. However, Fabiano Caruana is playing.
Meanwhile, white to move and mate in 3. BTW… Often these position images are scaled down to 400×400 (more or less) from larger images. If you open in a new tab (right click, etc.) you can get a larger view. Just sayin’.
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NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
Get yourself some beer from the traditional Benedictine monks of Norcia. They have three types. I can attest to how good it is. With savory things like cheese and sausage it is amazing.
And I haven’t given up on finding a good graphic artist out there who could help with some projects, perhaps make some dosh.
Ceterum censeo Alirezam delendum esse.
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Since it is now called X, should we call them “xweets,” or “tweex,” or perhaps “xweexsxs” or some such.
Or maybe, mid the, erm, EXiguous, EXecrations, and EXimious content, we could pioneer the term “EXscripta.”
From The 750th birthday of St Thomas Aquinas into eternal life:
In a biographical sketch, Fr Simon Tugwell observes:
Thomas’ deep devotion to the Mass emerges clearly from all our sources. Sometimes he evidently became deeply absorbed in it and was profoundly moved by it. Toward the end of his life he sometimes became so absorbed that he just stopped and had to be roused by the brethren to continue with the celebration.
Bh7+, …
Black has three possible moves
… Kh8
Nxf7#
Or
… Kf8
Qxf7#
Or
… Nxh7
Qxf7+, Kh8
Ng6#
1. Bh7+ Nxh7
2. Qf7+ Kh8
3. Ng6#
or
1.Bh7+ Kh8
2. Nf7#
or
1. Bh7+ Kf8
2. Qf7#
I believe the tournament is being held at the Hall of Fame, correct? Which I believe on Maryland Ave., correct? Therefore, those of you who are attending in person should walk one block east on Maryland to the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Three daily masses and confessions heard daily in the morning.
Is there a particular reason you are grateful for this image?
B to h7+
N forced to h7
Q to e7+
K to h8
N to g 6#
1. Bxh7 + Nxh7
2. Qxf7 + Kh8
3. Ng6 mate.
Just a matter of eliminating the defenders, one by one.
BTW, your illustration from the Book of Hours put me in mind of this very timely exposition of the theology of St. Vincent of Lerins.
I commend it to the attention of you and your readers.