My heavens… my days in Rome are numbered, unless I change my flights. Another double post. I’m getting slammed. And I am bone weary.
Sunrise: 5:4…
Sunset: 20:3…
A… yeah yeah… 20:45
Welcome Registrant:
Dom Anselm Marie
Yesterday was the Feast of St Cristóbal Magellanes Jara, a victim of the anti-Catholic regime during the Cristeros rising.
Imprisoned for a crime he did not commit because of his Catholic faith, St Cristóbal Magellanes Jara was heard to cry out from his cell: “I am innocent and I die innocent. I forgive with all my heart those responsible for my death, and I ask God that the shedding of my blood… pic.twitter.com/PEkQ30dJbN
— Catholic Truth Society (@CTSpublishers) May 21, 2026
I find it interesting that Leo signed the decree for the beatification of SPANISH martyrs just before he goes to SPAIN and one of the WORST governments in the EU. Heh.
Meanwhile…
Vatican II ?? Springtime SUCCESS
????? ? Dance Mass ??
No Latin Mass for you Schismatic ??pic.twitter.com/BtJB7YWHHL— AdVoluntasTua ?????? ?? ?? ? (@AdVoluntasTua) May 20, 2026
On my way the morning to get myself a treat for supper! The sky was/is impossibly blue.
I went to the fishmonger. But what did I get?
Just around the corner from the fishmonger there is a little shop, a Tabac, where you get the usual things that you get in those places. It is also an Amazon pick up point for packages, FWIW. I stopped and bought a post card for a correspondence chess game I am playing. (While in Rome, we are sending photos of our cards for obvious reasons.). The guy in this shop, P.za Pollarolla, across also from a favored restaurant, Elle Effe, is a really nice fellow and the card was .50. But there’s more…
There there’s a little shop in the rather narrow street that lets out from Campo de’ Fiori into the Piazza Farnese, the Via dei Baullari, next to a decent restaurant which has changed hands last year. The guy is this shop is a rude as the other is nice and he charged 1.50 for a card.
Plus, there’s a sign. When I was in there, two guys came in after and he shouted, “Can’t you read?!?” This fellow is a jerk. Go to the other place for postcards… or anywhere.
At my regular fruit and veg stand I couldn’t help but get some apricots along with garlic and parsley (for the treat).
Still life, with keys.
My treat.
They are purging (more).
In Bucharest, Round 7 is today. Firouzja dropped out because of his injury. Hard to blame him. However, Keymer picked up a full point because of the forfeit. Yesterday, Wesley and MVL drew… darn it. Today So plays Anish Giri. Van Foreest will get a point from Firouzja. Doesn’t quite seem fair.
Black mates in 4.
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
This video… ay! poor unfortunate souls…
1. . . . . . . . Q×a2+
If:
2. K-c1 . . . Q-b2+
3. K-d2 . . . Q-ce#
So:
2. K×a2 . . R-a8×
3. Q-a6 . . . R×a6+
4. K-b1 . . .R-a1#
Behold! The “reverent” Novus Ordo!
(I’ve seen the reverent Novus Ordo in the field – this ain’t it.)
Encouraging observation however – all the youth servers in the background look thoroughly unimpressed with the priest’s behavior. Further proof that this is *not* what the youth are looking for.
Black to move and mate in 4
1) … Qxa2+
2) Kxa2 (or Kc1 *1) Ra8+
3) Qa6 (or Kb1 *2) Rxa6+
4) Kb1 (forced) Ra1#
If *1
2) Kc1 Be3+
3) Qxe3 (or Rd2 *3) Qxc2#
If *3
3) Rd2 Qa1#
If *2
3) Kb1 Ra1#
Agggh . . . The Keys, The Keys . . .
“The Keys To The Kingdom”.
Reminds me of going to Novus Ordo Christmas Mass. Priest came down from Altar with microphone with long cable and sang Beyoncé song. At least that’s what I was told the song was. All of my fellow Seniors who were seated down front had perplexed looks on their faces. He really belted it out..I was waiting for him to swing the microphone. At the end of his performance the people on the Altar started clapping and people followed. Thankfully My Wife stopped me from getting up, grabbing the microphone and slapping him silly.
Imagine a Mass like this being the only thing within a reasonable distance to fulfill one’s obligations.
EAW: It is so offensive that I think it constitutes a grave reason which removes the obligation.
@Father Z.: I am (thankfully!) in happier circumstances, but your words could be of great benefit to those who are not.