The London Oratory Schola went to Rome and sang at The Parish on Sunday.
Today’s Wordle: 3
Beer.
So much more than just a great breakfast drink!
Just want to remind everyone this is an option for Lent pic.twitter.com/MMpQjdtHp0
— Templarpilled (@Templarpilled) February 17, 2026
The wonderful Benedict XIV, Papa Lambertini, greatly admired also by the late and much missed Fr. Hunwicke.
A prince asked Benedict XIV: “Why has the Church, which is a loving mother, not divided Lent into four periods of ten days per year?” Benedict XIV replied: “That would not have been wise. For then people would certainly have celebrated Carnival four times, but not fasted once.” pic.twitter.com/3QfxBXK8S3
— P. D’Angona, Sacerdos Romano-Catholicus (@RomanoSace57080) February 17, 2026
And… 5 years already… sheesh….
There will never be another Rush Limbaugh. ?? pic.twitter.com/MySNciL9Px
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 18, 2026
And… another passage of time….
"The Church calls the season we have entered today ‘Quadragesima’, namely, a 40-day period and, with a clear reference to Sacred Scripture, in this way introduces us into a precise spiritual context." A catechesis on Lent by Pope Benedict XVI https://t.co/98zM29sOHf pic.twitter.com/t3BnXNZbyF
— Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) February 18, 2026
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Mate in 4. White to move. HERE
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Mate in 4. White to move.