Daily Rome Shot 1098

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White to move and mate in…?

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

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In chessy news, my guy Wesley So won yesterday against the tough Nodirbek to move up in the standings in St. Louis at the Rapid and Blitz. Nepo and “Puer” are tied in 1st with lots on their heels except poor Pragg who is struggling.

Ding and Gukesh will square off for the Big Title on an island off of Singapore at a resort. There will be an open during the match. 20 Nov- 15 Dec.

Meanwhile, yesterday I mentioned that I could take some Mass intentions. I have received some requests. I am careful in how they are addressed. Whenever you address a priest for Mass intentions, keep in mind a few things. First, if he is in a parish, most of the time he has to take the intention from the parish. He will have some days off when he can take intentions, but don’t automatically assume that he can. Ask and find out IF he can, BEFORE sending him a stipend. When a priest accepts a stipend for an intention, it is like a binding contract. He is obliged morally and by law to celebrate the intention or find someone else who can if he is impeded. I don’t take large numbers of intentions at a time because, frankly, were I to keel over, I don’t know who would straighten them out for me right now. That’s the fruit of being semi-cancelled. Also, I like to be able to take intentions that are pressing, if I can. Some of the intentions I have recently received are quite moving. Friends, please pray for an increase in vocations and foster them when you can. We need more good priests. The shortage makes it hard for people to have Masses said. That’s just one more – one more important – problem in the modern Church of the Glorious Springtime. Anyway, requests HERE

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