I wrote of the passing of a friend and confrere of the Archconfraternity of the Most Holy Trinity in Rome, Giancarlo, after his long suffering. His body will be watch over during the night before interment at the great Verano cemetery near St. Lawrence outside-the-walls. During the night members of the Archconfraternity will stand vigil in turns.
Here are the arrangements for the arrival of Giancarlo’s coffin in the sala of the Archconfraternity.
In your goodness, please say a prayer for him.
The 22nd of September has come and gone, the Autumnal Equinox, and the birthday of Bilbo and Frodo. And, in Gondor, it was a festival in honor of Frodo on 30 Yavannie (= 22 September). Tolkien’s books were an important link in a chain of events that, eventually led to conversion and priesthood, rather like “the falling of small stones that starts an avalanche in the mountains”. Meanwhile, for a couple of years now there has been a series called Rings of Power. It has been relentlessly drifting between tedious, irritating and cringeworthy. I have watched it nonetheless. The most recent episode had some moments of redemption, now that they are really getting into the point of the series.
Since it is 23 Sept, and the Feast of St. “Padre Pio” of Pietrelcina, I share my relic of St. Pio, which is a piece of a blood stained bandage.
The reliquary was a from a reader and kind benefactor who often sends practical things, like household items or tools, from my wishlist, CG.
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I remind you about a new book published by Emmaus Press, a branch of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.
On The Demonic by Archbp. Fulton J. Sheen.
US HERE – UK HERE (not yet)
The forward explains that, toward the end of his life, Sheen was ever more convinced that we are living in a demonic age and that we may be seeing the “first cells of the Anti-Christ”. More on this amazing book HERE.
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India won BOTH the Open and Women’s section gold at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest. They were impressive. Impressive also was Gukesh D, the challenger for the title of World Champion coming up soon against Ding Liren who has been struggling for a while now.
Team USA took silver founded on a sole victory in the last round against China’s Wei Yi by my guy WESLEY SO! HUZZAH!
For individual performances:
Gold: Gukesh D, India
Silver: Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Uzbekistan
Bronze: Magnus Carlsen, Norway
The awards for the best uniforms were named:
Women’s section, best classic team uniform: Cayman Islands
Open section, best classic team uniform: Eswaini
Women’s section, best sport team uniform: Barbados
Open section, best sport team uniform: St. Lucia
Women’s section, best original team uniform: Ethiopia
Open section, best original team uniform: Vanuatu
White to move and mate in 4.
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And another thing…
There was a winner in the Duck Chess Championship. IM Nhat Minh To won every match defeating IM Eric Rosen in the Grand Final. Too bad for Eric, who is a good content creator and seems to be a genuinely good fellow.
Here’s an example of how devious Duck Chess is. NB: In Duck Chess you have to CAPTURE the King, not just checkmate. There is no checkmate. And the duck is a “brick” that pieces cannot take or move through.
I’ll be praying for Giancarlo, and I thank the members of the Archconfraternity.
1. Nh6+ g7xN
2. RxB+ KxR (if Kg7, 3. Qxh6 is mate.)
3. Bxh6+ Kg8
4. Qe8++