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Daily Archives: 14 May 2026
ROME 26/5– Day 50: It’s THURSDAY not Sunday
On this Ascension Thursday and the Feast of St Michele Garicoïts, the Sun rose at 05:49 and it will set at 20:25. Pushed by the ever later sunset, the Ave Maria Bell, which you know know all about (more than … Read More
“Declaration of Catholic Faith addressed to Pope Leo XIV by the Superior General of the SSPX
On the website of the SSPX we find a “Declaration of Catholic Faith addressed to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV by Fr. Davide Pagliarani Superior General of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X” It was posted today, 14 May … Read More
WDTPRS: Ascension Thursday – Hope informs our trials
Let’s have a look at the Collect for the Mass of the Lord’s Ascension… on this THURSDAY. COLLECT – (1962MR): Concede, quaesumus, omnipotens Deus: ut, qui hodierna die Unigenitum tuum Redemptorem nostrum ad caelos ascendisse credimus; ipsi quoque mente in … Read More
Ascension Thursday and Lordly Feet
There are many images of the Lord’s Ascension to heaven through history, and rightly so. This is probably the greatest of all the Feasts of the Lord and for our own humanity. Imagine! Our humanity is seated – RIGHT NOW … Read More
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