On this Feast of St. John Nepomuceno the sun came into view at 5:47. We will lose sight of it again at 20:27.
Our ears will not hear the un-run Ave Maria Bell at 20:45 in the Roman Curia, but it does ring at the proper solar time at The Parish™, Ss. Trinità.
We had a proper for St. John Nepomuceno today in the special texts for the Diocese of Rome.
Anyone want to take a shot at this and provide an accurate and yet smooth version in English? This is a powerful prayer with a fine reminder and a mighty petition.
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I was out to supper last night with two readers from the States. Sicilian.
Wonderful caponata.
Pasta alla Norma.
In the market this morning after getting a haircut. Stacked fennel.
Hint: Get some fennel, peel off the leaves and try it raw as an appetizer, dipping it in good (preferably homemade) mayonnaise. The outter leaves have to go, of course, but the inner are great down to the core. Fennel is wonderful baked, like au gratin.
In chessy news, in Bucharest my guy Wesley dropped a game to young Pragg (aka Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, therefore “Pragg”). I was watching the video, skipping forward to the parts where the commentators were focused on their game. (The whole thing was well over 5 hours, otherwise). I must admit that I was puzzled about what my guy was thinking toward the end. It might have been time pressure, but I had thought that it was his game to win, but not after 29. g3. Pragg had black and played the Benko Gambit, which seems not to be much in vogue. Anyway, today Pragg is in 1st place.
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Alice Waters’ Shaved Fennel Salad.
https://motherwouldknow.com/alice-waters-shaved-fennel-salad-html/
A beautiful prayer I might render:
O God, Thou Who, on account of the invincible sacramental silence of Blessed John, hast adorned Thy Church with a new crown of martyrdom: Grant to us that, by his intercession and example, we might guard our tongue carefully, and, rather than detriment to soul, endure all evil in this age.
Through our Lord…
God, you who adorned your church with a new martyr’s crown because of blessed John’s unconquered, sacramental silence: grant to us through his intercession and example to guard the tongue cautiously and to endure all evils rather than damage to the soul. Through our Lord, etc.
“Nov?…coron?” encircling “Ecclesiam tuam” is a nice touch!
O God, who, for the invincible sacramental silence of blessed John, adorned your Church with a new crown of martyrdom: grant us, through his intercession and example, to guard our tongues with caution, and to endure all evils in this world rather than harm our souls. We ask this…
That fennel looks amazing, btw.
Pax et bonum
Wonderful Caponata, Fr. Z.
And, to follow, the Pasta alla Norma !!!
And THEN . . . Fennel, to follow !!!
Did you have to employ the Sicilian Defense ?
In Domino
My take:
Oh God, through Saint John’s refusal to violate the Sacramental Seal Thou hast adorned Thy Church with a new crown of martyrdom: grant us, we beseech Thee, that aided by his intercession and example we may guard our tongue cautiously and prefer to bear every evil of this world rather than permit any detriment to our soul.
This is my take:
O God,
through the unwavering sacramental silence
of your holy Martyr, Saint John,
you have adorned your Church with a new crown of martyrdom:
through his intercession and example,
grant us the grace to guard our tongues with care
and to endure all hardships
rather than allow harm to our souls.
Through our Lord.
P.S. A bit late, but folks, please remember my mom, Carina, who celebrated the anniversary of her Baptism and Confirmation on that same feast day (1975, 1976). She was baptised by a Domestic Prelate and confirmed by him a year later.