Daily Rome Shot 1665

I am able to accept some more Mass intentions right now. HERE

Welcome Registrant:

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A viable idea? HERE

Compare this to what you hear in your suburban parish. I’d embed, but the code is hideous and it looks bad. HERE

A Roma c’è una fogna costruita nel 600 a.C. che funziona ancora. Senza manutenzione.
Cloaca Maxima, fatta dai Tarquini. Canale alto 4 metri, largo 3, tutto in pietra a volta. Scaricava nel Tevere e lo fa ancora oggi dopo 2600 anni. Quando piove forte, Roma si allaga ovunque… pic.twitter.com/l6Buhiwu36
— pier luigi pinna (@pierpi13) July 22, 2026

And… another glimpse at the past…

I felt this picture! pic.twitter.com/CK0nFAldGU
— Johnny Midnight ?? (@its_The_Dr) July 22, 2026

Oh my…

1937 model Bentley Speed Six’in sahip oldu?u aura e?sizdir. pic.twitter.com/fpw0HCOo98
— Mühendislik Harikas? (@muhendisIiktr) July 22, 2026

Which it’s ready when it’s ready…

Inside an 18th-century British warship. Twelve-year-old me could’ve spent hours staring at this.
A cross-section of an 18th-century British man-of-war in the midst of battle reveals the intense coordination behind naval warfare during the Age of Sail. From the crowded upper… pic.twitter.com/OTxQQNkZN9
— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) July 22, 2026

White to move and mate in 4.

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