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Monthly Archives: September 2026
What Does The Prayer (Hymn) Really Say? Iste Confessor (Common of Confessors not Bishops.)
The hymn Iste Confessor comes up often in Roman Breviary. I have been drilling into a few of the frequent hymns. After all, you can’t just keep reading them without looking for something new! There are 10th c. manuscripts with … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1075
Welcome Registrant: Pittman72 Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance, utilities, groceries, and now also my late mother’s place. At no extra cost to you, you provide … Read More
“Days in Rome” Project – October 2026 and beyond – UPDATED
UPDATE: 6 Oct-17:24 You hit my goal! Thank you. Of course this doesn’t mean that those who have not yet donated must sit on their hands. I wanted to cover the major expenses. If more comes, I’ll also lay up something … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 17th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 25th Ordinary)
My Sunday Mass intention today is for my benefactors, those of you who donate regularly, ad hoc, or send things. Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-09-13 – Closing St. Casimir
September 13th, 2026 Dear Diary, We closed St. Casimir’s today. The canon law people said “Relegated to profane but not sordid use.” Nobody talks like that except canon lawyers. The finance people have been on me about the place for … Read More
WDTPRS – – 17th Sunday after Pentecost – Diabolical Contagion
Is this prayer appropriate today or what?!? It seems to me that we can see what we are praying against at nearly every level of the Church today. Some are witless about it, others are witting. Among the witting, some … Read More
NEW BOOK about how the Novus Ordo Lectionary came to be with its cycles and edits of Scripture
For Catholics, the consequential impact of the nearly complete obliteration of the cycle of readings for Holy Mass in the Latin Church, and the imposition of an entirely novel (which the Council Fathers explicitly forbade) set of two cycles cannot … Read More
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GUEST POST: “Father Bob’s First Day on the Job”
A priest who has a site called The Roman Caller sent a short story about when married permanent deacons are at last ordained priests. Here is at least the beginning of the short story. A hapless, nearly completely uninformed married … Read More
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