At The Parish™, where I will be the day after tomorrow. Photo from The World’s Best Sacristan™.
Meanwhile…
Archbishop @ArchCordileone writes of the liturgy — “is heartening how many young people are drawn to classic Catholic practices that so effectively express transcendent realities.
What is classically Catholic works” https://t.co/KxeWFDsViJ pic.twitter.com/xMufzpcLbG— Michael Haynes ?? (@MLJHaynes) April 7, 2025
Kneeling to receive? How backwardist!
This miniature of Holy Communion at Mass is from a lavish 1535 prayer book created by the Nuremberg artist Albrecht Glockendon for John II, Count Palatine and Duke of Simmern. A member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, John II remained Catholic – though not without some sympathy for… pic.twitter.com/eD1k8aO4TT
— Vir Desideriorum (@VirDesideriorum) April 7, 2025
And, from yesterday…
VATICAN: The Veil of Veronica is displayed for faithful to see and venerate, in St Peter’s Basilica this evening.
St Peter’s is the Stational Church for Passion Sunday. pic.twitter.com/x1qucFiquq
— Michael Haynes ?? (@MLJHaynes) April 6, 2025
In chessy news…
White mates in 2. Set a timer… you have 60 seconds.
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
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Look closely a the image provided by “Vir Desideriorum;” and see the woman receiving communion from the Chalice (on our left). It is a Lutheran communion service. Nuremberg became Lutheran in 1525.
William: I will disagree. I think it is Catholic and that it is a Mass. The deacon is a hint. Also there was a practice of having communicants take a sip of wine with water after receiving the Host. A server or a deacon would go along with the priest. Also, at the beginning of that tweet we read:
“The Council of Basle granted (1433) the use of the chalice to the Calixtines of Bohemia under certain conditions, the chief of which was acknowledgment of Christ’s integral presence under either kind. This concession, which had never been approved by any pope, was positively revoked in 1462 by the Nuncio Fantini on the order of Pius II. The Council of Trent while defining the points already mentioned, referred to the pope the decision of the question whether the urgent petition of the German emperor to have the use of the chalice allowed in his dominions be granted; and in 1564 Pius IV authorized some German bishops to permit it in their dioceses, provided certain conditions were fulfilled. But, owing to the inconveniences that were found to result, this concession was withdrawn in the following year.”
From the Catholic Encyclopedia. Although, to my own knowledge, communion under both kinds was happening in the lands of the Empire before the council of Trent, with or without permission.
Qh3+, Qxh3
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It took me longer than a minute.
Now, it seems so obvious