The Eternal receive sunlight this morning at 07:24.
Deprivation of sunlight came at 18:26.
The Ave Maria for the Curia should be at 18:45.
The Ave Maria for solar time was at 17:56.
Today, in addition to being a Sunday, is the Feast of St. Luke.
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Bro. The prots are gonna lose it over this one. https://t.co/drjBDfud3c
— Anthony (@Catholicizm1) October 16, 2026
ATTENTION KNOXVILLE!
This Ghost Soldier movie with @reallycaviezel looks amazing. And when was the last time you heard the St. Michael’s Prayer in a movie?!? Watch this.
— Raymond Arroyo (@RaymondArroyo) October 17, 2026
And…
Never joke about the deliverables https://t.co/d60DFXM2y4
— MedievalistMatt (@medievalistmatt) October 17, 2026
How very sad…. but they brought it on themselves.
This is the heartbreaking inevitable of an off the tracks ‘renewal’ that has decimated congregations of women religious. In 1965, there were 181,421 religious Sisters in the United States. Today, they number 33,135 with only 1% under the age of 40. Incredibly, there are more Sisters over the age of 80 than under 60.
https://t.co/zjdyFvaxvI— Father V (@father_rmv) October 17, 2026
With a little help from white, black brought mate on himself in 4.
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
That is from a heart-shaped (“cordiforme”) music book (“chansonnier”) of secular love songs, laid out for three or four male voice parts, and with pictures of both inspirational ladies and with whimsical animals.
Allegedly the bishop who owned the book appointed himself as some kind of matchmaker for young people at the French court.
There was a 1980 UK album that recorded all the songs, especially since a lot of UK composers were included in the collection.
This particular page has some kind of dragonfly, moth, and pheasant in the margins, as well as the smile-masked Revelationish beast with lion feet and a snaky neck, standing under a pear tree.
The next page is Bedyngham’s “O rosa bella”, with a more dragonish pink-masked beast in several colors.
Shrug. Anyway, the album is on the Topic YT channel for the Consort of Musicke, as re-released on CD in 2010. The song is the first setting of “O pelegrina luce.”
I wonder if the gentle prelate of Knoxville will try to stop people from seeing Ghost Soldier. It’s got that, you know, St Michael prayer.
I’ll bet that 1% of sisters under the age of 40 are predominantly those in traditional orders.
It is the same in most of Europe, where most Catholics (especially those in religious life) got giddy on the Kool Aid of the Spirit of Vatican Two. Only those orders and congregations (male and female) that have rediscovered their original charism (or at least part of it) attract young people in significant numbers. The rest is in (more often than not managed) decline. It is sad, but within a couple of decades religious life will most likely be much smaller in numbers, but both spiritually and demographically be in a much better shape. I hope I’ll live to see it.
Well, I know what I’m doing on 11/11/26!
On another note, I know the ranks of women religious have been decimated since V2, but there IS a glimmer of hope . . . . at least in my diocese in of all places, Connecticut! For the past number of years there’s been a poster in our churches of the seminarians in our diocese . . . but for the first time I can remember, this past year they finally had one for the novices in the women’s religious orders, and MOST of them were NOT Sister Marypantsuit, but those with habits! I know it may be a small blip, but you’ve got to start somewhere – heck, Jesus only started with 12 in his “parish”! Also on a positive note, due to the incredible efforts of our diocesan seminarian “recruiter”, years of hard work, and of course, the prayer for vocations done after every Mass, our diocese has also seen an increase in seminarians as well – and for the first time in, ever, my home parish now has a seminarian as well. And those I’ve spoken to are ON FIRE for the Lord and definitely NOT a McButterpants, either!
startled that there are two upcoming films i’d like to see. i don’t think that’s been true in decades!
my late wife would be heartbroken about the SSNDs who staffed her elementary and high schools. unfortunately they gave her some awful opinions on liturgy and the sacrament of confession. speaking of the sacrament of confession and young nuns, it seems that a large percentage of the nuns under age 40 are regulars in the confession line at OL of Lourdes on Saturday mornings. i think they are some type of Dominican. fwiw, reverend fathers, Saturday mornings are more convenient for much of the laity than is the stereotypical 3pm time slot.
@Suburbanbanshee – thanks for the background!
1. … Qxf2+
2. RxQ Rxf2+ (if 2. Kh1 then NxN#)
3. Kg1 Nxh3+ (if 3. Kh1 then NxN+; 4. Kg1 Nxh3#)
4. Kh1 Rh2#
JonPatrick says I’ll bet that 1% of sisters under the age of 40 are predominantly those in traditional orders
Our Lady of Peace Church and Shrine [Santa Clara, CA https://www.olop-shrine.org] is run by the IVE [Institute of the Incarnate Word] and they have a group of sisters who all look to be under 40. The sisters wear a blue and grey habit with a bright blue scapular and a replica of the Cross of Matará. The Order has over 1,200 sisters world-wide.
We have a pastor and two associate pastors who also look to be under 40; one was just ordained about six months ago. Although Mass is N.O., there is a lot of Latin in the Sunday 0800 Mass.
Ghost Soldier looks AMAZING!
DCLex: You missed 5. Kxh2!
Black should play:
3. … Nf3
4. Kh1 Rh2#
Veterans Day is, appropriately, also the feast of St. Martin of Tours.