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Monthly Archives: January 2025
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
PLEASE use the sharing buttons! Thanks! In your charity would you please take a moment look at the requests and to pray for the people about whom you read? Continued from THESE. Let’s remember all who are ill, who will … Read More
ACTION ITEM – FIRES IN CALIFORNIA – Bishops! Priests! Pray!
UPDATE 9 Jan ’25 06:08: Today’s entry in the traditional Roman Martyrology states: At Ancona, St. Marcellinus, bishop, who, according to St. Gregory, miraculously delivered that city from destruction by fire. St. Marcellinus of Ancona! Pray for us! Originally Published … Read More
UPDATED AND SOLVED – Mystery Puzzle Challenge from something in Fulton Sheen’s book On The Demonic
UPDATE 8 Jan 25 15:55: Big news! FIRST… this is an important topic. I WARMLY recommend the book. Every priest should be made to read it. Get a copy for your priests. The author/complier of the of book about Fulton … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1217 – more chalice
A couple more shots of Card. Burke consecrating my new/old chalice. Click for larger. I am happy to report that I will now be able to USE my newly consecrated chalice and paten when I am in Rome for a … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1216 – madness continues
The S.R.E. Cardinal Burke pontificated at The Parish™ for real Epiphany. A French Bishop, Dominique Rey of Fréjus-Toulon, who was supportive of traditional worship and who brought up many vocations, has “been resigned” at 72 years. HERE At first he … Read More
“Let y’all know!” The “Noveritis” Epiphany chant announcement of 2025’s movable dates and feasts
At Epiphany (real Epiphany is today) we Latins have – traditionally – chanted a solemn proclamation of the key liturgical dates or movable feasts for the new year of salvation, just begun. This underscores how these dates and seasons are … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1215 – consecrated!
The S.R.E. Cardinalis Burke consecrating my chalice and paten on (real) Epiphany 2025. Photo from The World’s Best Sacristan™ at The Parish™. Where I will be pretty soon. I found a relatively low-expenditure flight! I would appreciate some donations to … Read More
REVIEW: Gladiator II
Nope. It thudded in eternity. Cartoon characters. Tortured dialogue. Acting… meh. Nice to see old actors… okay. Some CGI pretty good (is that it?)? Music… there was music?… I guess so, and some of it sounded like it was from … Read More
Playing with my new Bible
Like every little boy with a new toy, I am seriously playing with my new Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: Old and New Testaments from my wish list! I unboxed it the other day. HERE St. Thomas Aquinas wrote that worship … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1214 – gob smacked and bughouse
Overdone? Naaah! Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance (massively hiked for this new year of surprises), utilities, groceries, etc.. At no extra cost, you provide help … Read More
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