When the sun rose at 6:43 , I was already up. I will still be up at 17:04 when it sets.
Today the Ave Maria would ring at 17:30. IT RANG AT THE PARISH PRECISELY AT 17:30!
It is the 4th Sunday remaining after Epiphany resumed to fill the gap of Sundays at the end of the liturgical year.
Lord, thank you for this Sunday.
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For centuries the Archconfraternity of Ss.ma Trinità dei Pellegrini e Convalescenti, founded by St. Philip Neri, on the first Sunday of the month conducted full Forty Hours Devotion. As the Archconfraternity is being renewed, the members on 1st Sundays have begun spending an hour of Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament exposed, using prayers from Forty Hours. Brick by brick. Today was also a day when food and money was collected to feed the poor.
You can see some of them in red habits. It is also a treat to hear the extremely rare little 17th century portative organ which was discovered in a cubbyhole and lovingly restored.
Also, this occurred in first 8 days of November, and so the church is arranged for prayers for the Poor Souls, which includes absolution of the catafalque and Masses for the Dead.
From lunch on All Saints with The Great Roman™. (He had to finish it). Rigatoni and sauce of coda alla vaccinara.
Like these photos? Thank DM for the new phone and better camera.
An Italian Army band was getting ready for something this morning. Piazza Farnese on my way to The Parish’s™ Solemn Mass.
Before Mass.
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After Mass in the evening, following Vespers.
In chessy news… HERE
(White to move and mate in 4)
Churchy….
Let us continue to pray for his safety and release. He offered himself in place of two seminarians who were about to be kidnapped, during evening prayers. Such great love from Fr. Thomas. https://t.co/SOBpsF2qWN
— Fr. Edmond Nyoka (@ednyoka) November 2, 2024
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White 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.]
I can barely look at Father Oyode’s face without becoming verklempt. Father, Protector, Man, Christian. Faith of our Fathers, holy faith, we will be true to thee til death. God, Our Lady, Joseph, be with him.
Qe8+, Bf8
Qxf8+, Kxf8
Bh6+, Kg8
Re8#
Please God, please care for and help free Fr. Thomas right away. Help your people in Nigeria, so many Christians are killed in the ongoing genocide by Islamists, and the Western world never notices the hundreds and thousands massacred. It is not surprising today when governments fail to notice when innocent people are brutalized, but when the church and the pope pretend they just don’t exist, ala the Chinese Catholics, it’s a horror. There is no excuse for the church whistling and talking about lady deacons and LGBTQ rather than do their DANG JOB.
Maybe time for the Knights Templars to make a comeback and protect the Church. Or, better yet, the Knights Hospitallers.
God bless you DM.
Yes Fr Z, enjoyed the organ!
“In order to illumine, the candle must be consumed.”
– St. Charles Borromeo