Daily Rome Shot 1287 – dreadful

The wizards of St. Peter’s have taken out the altar that was in apse in front of the place where the true “Altar of the Chair” was (before it was heinously ripped out… I saw that with my own eyes) and have replaced it with the dreadful thing that Paul VI had made.   Small changes: little keys were added in the style of the “Fabbrica” but without the tiara above them, which is the classic symbol of the Fabbrica (the entity that maintains the basilica).   They cleaned it up a little.

What it was like before.  I’d like a better photo, but this was quickly found at Liturgical Arts Journal.  Note the Cranmer picnic table set up in front of that altar.

Note: having the altar joined with Bernini’s masterpiece was a theological statement.   Separating them, indeed destroying the altar, was also a statement.

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When I get ready for a longish stay in Rome the Enemy always screws around with my tech. It’s like clockwork. I got a new laptop for the trip (thank you donors, the old one was not going to make it, I think) and spent a couple days setting it up. Last night I got hit with a BITLOCKER loop. Couldn’t get past it. I did everything I could think of. Then looked for a “restore point”. Happily, I found that one had been created. It worked, but I lost an entire day of prepping the thing, installing necessary programs, etc. Maddening. Then I found that some small critter had invaded my window air conditioner in my chapel. That was fun. Then… then… then…. It’s crazy. Prayers, please, to the Holy Angels.

ADVICE: Get a new desktop or laptop and immediately make a rescue drive. It should be the first thing you do. Then make a note of where you put it.

May I recommend…?

… and anthology of Stations of the Cross by Fulton Sheen?  For many years Sheen preached on Good Friday at St. Agnes in Manhattan.  This is an anthology of his reflections.  I’ve put this on my wishlist for the Kindle version.

The Cries of Jesus from the Cross: A Fulton Sheen Anthology

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The Benedictine monks of of Norcia make marvelous beer.

More beer! More processions! Less chatter!

Interim,

Motus ad lusorem cum militibus nigris pertinent. Scaccus mattus, scilicet mors regis, duobus in motis veniat.

NB: Detineam explicationes in crastinum, ne vestrae interrumpantur commentationes.

In chessy news…

Yesterday, there was an interesting live stream of Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen sitting together analyzing their games, playing online, and generally chatting.