Daily Archives: 2 February 2025

ROME DAY 25/01 09: 1st meal out

I’m dead tired so this is what I can muster… Yesterday I ate out for the first time… I had an artichoke, and it was good. I had fettucine with a sauce from coda alla vaccinare.  Wine, Cesanese. I was … Read More

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Notes about the Candlemas procession: the link between the Nativity and the Passion

First, the celebrant places incense in the thurible, then the deacon turns to the people and says: V. Let us go forth in peace. R. In the Name of Christ. Amen. The thurifer goes first, carrying the thurible, followed by … Read More

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A Poetry ‘Encounter’ for Candlemas: “A Song For Simeon” by T.S. Eliot

Tomorrow is traditionally the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is also known as Candlemas.   There are references to light in the liturgy and we bless candles. Candlemas is the conclusion of the Advent/Christmas cycle.  We … Read More

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Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Candlemas / Purification (N.O. Presentation) 2025

  In the Vetus Ordo, it’s the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin, also called Candlemas.  The texts reveal that this is a feast that emphasizes the Lord.  In the Novus Ordo, it is the Presentation of the … Read More

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