ROME 26/5– Day 62 & 63: NEWS

When, you ask, was sunrise in Rome? It was at 5:38. And you will likely ask when the sunset was, too. It was at 20:37.

The Ave Maria for the Curia is in the 21:00 cycle.

In the New Fangled calendar, it is the Feast of St. Augustine of Canterbury.

WELCOME REGISTRANTS:

Dom Anselm Marie
Odile-Lyllian

A couple things.

Firstly, I stupid, when planning this sojourn, didn’t consider that I’d be departing during the Octave of Pentecost.  The Octave finishes with the great feast of The Parish™.   However, that means that their celebration of St. Philip Neri with it’s Triduum is pushed out to next week.   Moreover, next week we would have Corpus Christi, both on Thursday and externally with the procession about the area.   “Duh”, quoth I in the mirror.

Also, every once in a while I have something flair up in my upper back and neck, especially upper and middle trapezius and which feels rather like they are on fire if I think about moving them or disturbing them by activities like breathing.  This has precisely flared up a couple days ago, really bad yesterday.  BUT… I scheduled my departure from Rome for tomorrow Thursday 28 May.

I got on the horn and then the interwebs and I changed my flights to NYC and then for “home”.   Since mom is no-longer there, I have no pressing human reason to delay my return.   Hence, I will stay in Rome through Corpus Christi.

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That said, were any of you of a mind to contribute to my flight change charges, I’d be grateful.

[UPDATE Okay… that was fast.  A few of you popped in right away and my ticket change was covered, with an upgrade.  Thank you.  If anything else comes, I will apply it to travel expenses for the upcoming conference for priests which Scott Hahn’s St. Paul Center For Biblical Theology holds every July.  

For the ticket change (in fact, given the dates a couple of those were for my anniversary, but I’ll take them for my ticket change: Thanks to DM, SS, DS, IG, SN.]

And that said, on Monday I literally finished all of my Mass stipends.  Sundays and some other days are always dedicated for my benefactors in general and also for my Roman donors in particular.  However, I’ve worked through all the intentions which had from before I came to Rome.  Therefore, I can take some intentions.  HERE I’m only in Rome for another 10 full days and I’ll say Mass for my benefactors on this Sunday 31 May and 7 June Trinity Sunday (external Corpus Christi at The Parish™) and for Roman Donors on Thursday 4 June (real Corpus Christi). So, I don’t have that many slots. However, I’ll finish whatever intentions I have remaining when I am again Stateside. Please get in touch with me through the form I linked and don’t jump the gun, even if you have asked for Masses before and know the drill.

White mates in 4.

NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.