For mt final full day for this sojourn the sun rose upon Rome at 5:33.
It will set at 20:46.
It is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, but in many places Corpus Christi has been transferred. Since Corpus Christi was on Thursday (the real day) in the Vatican City State, the curial calendar announces that it is the 10th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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I think you can tell that I have just about run out of gas. The heat has really gotten to me over the last few days and I haven’t been doing much. At this time of year it is also humid here. The humidity seems really to soar in churches. Hence, after Mass you have to wring out your cassock. Today, we had a procession after Mass which took us to three area churches, sometimes moving under that Roman sun I mentioned at the top. We priests wore also a chasuble over our choir dress for the procession. I stayed in Rome some days longer to be able to participate in this beautiful event. At the same time, at the end we were pretty tapped out. It was 87°F (30.5C). I’ve been taking on a lot of water. My cassock went out to the clothesline so that I can drench it through again during Vespers.
There was a professional photographer at Mass so I didn’t take many photos and I didn’t bring the phone during the procession. I’ll have to get shots from others. However, this is the final blessing, back in church.
White to move and mate in 4.
UPDATE:
Oh yes, this was a bit unusual this morning for breakfast.
I also should post final ivy and jasmine reports.
Safe travels back to the USA Father.
Our parish is having a procession tonight following the 5 PM Sunday evening Mass. I plan on being there.
For what it’s worth you must have had a good time since you were away from a computer – we all need “in person” time. Maybe you will be able to relocate to Italia in the future.
As far as the heat I live in the Southern United States and have acclimated to the humidity (try going to Scout camp in Southeast Texas or Southern Louisiana this time of the year!)
Hopefully you can get a nap on the A330 going to JFK from FCO. Glad you got to stay more than 30 days too.
Thinking of Jasmine ruins my breakfast.
White mates in four:
1. Nxh5+ g6xN (moving the K leads to a faster mate)
2. Rg3+ Kh6
3. Rf6+ Kh7
4. Qxh5 mate
Europeans are so anti-AC. And they use Celsius too. ?
Have a safe and healthy return home! You are in my prayers daily. Don.
The yolks! That’s like seeing a double rainbow at breakfast!
White to move and mate in 4.
Another complex one with lots of variations. I think I managed to get all of them in below.
1) Nxh5+ gxh5 (or *A1 Kh6 or *A2 Kh7,Kh8,Kg8)
2) Rg3+ Kh6 (or *B Kh7, Kh8)
3) Rf6+ Kh7 (forced)
4) Qxh5# mate in 4
If *B
2) Rg3+ either Kh7 or Kh8
3) Qxh5# mate in 3
If *A1
1) Nxh5+ Kh6
2) Nf6+ Kg7 (or *A11 Kg5)
3) Rh7# mate in 3
If *A11
2) Nf6+ Kg5
3) Qg4# mate in 3
If *A2
1) Nxh5+ either Kh7, Kh8 or Kg8
2) Nf6+ Kg7 (forced)
3) Rgh7# mate in 3
Thanks be to God for you and all of the Priests at The Parish. May God Bless you all!
May God grant you safe travels, Father!
Father why were the Divine Praises sung in Italian and not Latin?
Eugene: I suppose that it has been the custom in Italy going way back. In fact, in older rites books the Praises are in Italian and the last one uses the now archaic “Iddio” instead of “Dio” for “God”.
At the end of Benediction (following directly after Mass), we prayed the Divine Praises in Dutch. I was moved.