Daily Archives: 9 November 2024

Thoughts about the Feast of the Dedication of a Church: “It is not the same thing to pray in private, or to pray in the sacred sanctuary and to take part in the rites of Catholic Liturgy.”

Today at Mass for this Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica I was struck by the beauty of the orations and imagery.  First, there was the collect, which I mention elsewhere.  The first reading is from the Book … Read More

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WDTPRS: Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran, Rome’s Cathedral

Since I am in Rome, it is appropriate to post about the Feast of the Dedication of the Papal Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior and St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist, which we call St John … Read More

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Rome 24/10 – Day 39-40: Open! Says me.

Over Rome the sun brought new light at 06:51.   That light will greatly diminish at 16:57. The Ave Maria is really in the 17:15 cycle but the Vatican calendar still gets it wrong at 17:30. Today is the Feast of … Read More

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