When did the Sun rise at Rome? 6:15
When will it set? 20:03.
What cycle is the Ave Maria Bell in for the Curia? 20:15
It is the feast, among others, of Sts. Maria of Clopas and Salome, disciples of the Lord.
There are reasons to pay attention to them because they help also to untangle the issue of the “brothers” of the Lord.
It’s Thursday in the Easter Octave and the Roman Station, because it is a Thursday, is the Basilica of the Twelve Apostles. That’s where the tomb of Clement XIV is. Also, the Apostles Philip and James.
A CONCLAVE THOUGHT:
Am I missing something or is this a little strange.
These surely worthy fellows can vote in the conclave
Apostolic Nuncio to Syria
Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Bishop of Tonga
Bishop of Ajaccio
Bishop of Como
… but not the (under 80) Archbishops of
Los Angeles
Milan
Paris
Madrid
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JASMINE REPORT (And I don’t mean the Jesuit)
It’s starting to bloom where the sun is strong. Soon there will be walls of it!
A reader issued a strong approbation of the peonies yesterday. Another view. They are spectacular.
Heading to the Campo down the Via dei Cappellari.
Well, this is directly left beside the confessional of our own ?? Hungarian Dominican Father Lajos Melo who hears confession in ALL the languages of the old monarchy ? https://t.co/kckwn3j9iZ
— Eduard Habsburg (@EduardHabsburg) April 23, 2025
Here is a noteworthy tweet…
Thank you Father V, I don’t believe what you say is hyperbolic, I believe it is the simple truth. We must pray and fast, the Cardinal’s have the future of humanity in their hands. May they remember that their red robes signify that they are willing to shed their blood as Christ… https://t.co/JkSzshUPQb
— Bishop J. Strickland (@BishStrickland) April 23, 2025
And… his English is good.
Jerusalem Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, who is considered papabile, is on his way to attend the conclave to elect the next Pope at the Vatican.
Video: Latin Patriarchate pic.twitter.com/MhnjzeI29K
— Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil) April 23, 2025
Lunatic stuff from one of the guys who rigged the family synod with a queer agenda… called out by Card. Erdo.
“Communion on the Tongue is an act of pride and disobedience.”
As @DecreviD2BC notes, this astounding rewriting of Church history and law by Archbp Bruno Forte is making the rounds in Italian social media. (Video in ?)
Has His Excellency even met the Catholics he is insulting? pic.twitter.com/5vfXL2r3tv
— JuventutemDC (@juventutemDC) April 23, 2025
In chessy news…
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.
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Another name who can’t vote in the Conclave is the Patriarch of Venice. Moraglia took over the position in 2012, but he never got a red hat. Venice, of all places, doesn’t have a Cardinal! Moraglia would have been one of my preferred choices had he not been denied the honor.
Now I see how Star Jasmine gets its name. The White star burst flower.
Thank God Archbishop Forte is not a Cardinal.
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Thank you for the extra peony photo. I second monstrance’s comment. Before they bloom, that star shape is prominent.
Said Bishop of Ajaccio is the senior Cardinal Deacon and, as such, is the one assigned to announce the election. This raises questions that have long perplexed me: what if he is the one elected? does he announce himself? does the announcement fall to the next most senior of the Cardinal Deacons? does this role make him ineligible for election?
If the senior Cardinal Deacon is elected Pope, he’s no longer the senior Cardinal Deacon.
So logically, the next-senior guy becomes the senior guy, and makes the announcement.
thank you Suburbanbanshee. i looked around. i couldn’t find Clement X’s cardinalatial rank when he was elected, but with that one lacuna, the last cardinal deacon to be elected Pope was the catastrophic Leo X. That should be more than enough to disqualify any cardinal deacons from consideration until they “movin’ on up”.