5:46 – this was sunrise
20:28 – this was sunset
20:45 – this is for the Ave Maria Bell
St. Paschal Baylón is remembered on his feast day. He was a model of perseverance in pursuing his vocation. He also declined to be pushed into a vocation he did not think he had. He served as a Franciscan brother in the capacity of porter and official beggar.
It is Sunday after Ascension. Today we hear from St. Peter, “above all things have a constant mutual charity among yourselves: for charity covers a multitude of sins.” How often do we fail in mutual charity? Mutual charity. Think about it. I have in mind especially in most obvious situations of marriages, families and friendships. Charity is sacrificial. The one who loves, never asks for sinful things, provokes. One who loves does what he can to help others to get the Heaven. Sometimes that means stuffing down the desire to run around in a circle imposing one’s raised voice on those vulnerable to having their faith shaken.
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Breakfast.
I’m following the classical tournament in Bucharest. My guy Wesley So is playing.
In the video coverage here is a brief view of Wesley.
For nice.
The restoration of the side chapels in church is nearly done. They need to be cleaned up and then the altars can be vested again. This will be so much better. Before, some of the altars had loose slabs and broken or problematic, unstable predella.
With the new lighting system, the colors are really going to pop.
Black 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.
Priestly chess players, drop me a line. HERE
Looking forward to seeing “The Parish” in person this October when we will be in Rome for the first time. We plan to go to Mass there on Sunday.
Black to move and mate in 4
1) … Qd1+
2) RxQd1 (or Kh2) RxRd1+
3) Kh2 (forced) Be5+
4) Qf4 (forced) BxQf4# mate
If
2) Kh2 Be5+
3) Qf4 (forced) BxQf4# mate
1. . . . . . . . Q-d1+
If
2. K-h2 . . . B-e5+
3. Q-f4 . . . B×f4#
So
2. R×d1 . . R×d1+
3. K-h2 . . .B-e5+
4. Q-f4 . . . B×f4#
What flavor pastry? When I was in Italy, I found the pistachio croissants were too sweet for me. The chocolate ones were perfect. One habit I easily fell into was a little espresso in the afternoon.
I may go to “The Parish” either today or tomorrow! I’m currently in Rome for the first time.
Father Z writes: “How often do we fail in mutual charity? Mutual charity. Think about it. I have in mind especially in most obvious situations of marriages, families and friendships. Charity is sacrificial.”
When I was an Episcopalian, the denomination created by divorce, divorce was always an option and your statement reminded me of an incident when I wanted a close relative to literally take his wife to the cleaners in divorce court. She had run off with the two children to the other side of the country. A few weeks later he got a phone call saying she had overdosed (but was alive) and the he needed to come get the children; he flew across the country, found the very young children in a drug infested environment, picked them up and brought them home. At some point saw a lawyer, filed for divorce and custody of the children. The rest would have been standard American family history if he had followed his lawyer’s advice. But at a critical moment, he decided he would let his wife have what she wanted, which was to take the children back across the country to live with herself and her mother. The judge granted them a separation but required her to live with her husband for six months before departing. After six months she took the children and left, but came back a few months later and they have been together ever since, now for at least 35 years. (I would say they both ended up sacrificing their pride for the sake of their children and their marriage.)