ROME 26/5– Day 53: Persevere!

5:46 – this was sunrise

20:28 – this was sunset

20:45 – this is for the Ave Maria Bell

St. Paschal Baylón is remembered on his feast day.  He was a model of perseverance in pursuing his vocation.  He also declined to be pushed into a vocation he did not think he had.   He served as a Franciscan brother in the capacity of porter and official beggar.

It is Sunday after Ascension.  Today we hear from St. Peter, “above all things have a constant mutual charity among yourselves: for charity covers a multitude of sins.”  How often do we fail in mutual charity?   Mutual charity.  Think about it.   I have in mind especially in most obvious situations of marriages, families and friendships.  Charity is sacrificial.   The one who loves, never asks for sinful things, provokes.  One who loves does what he can to help others to get the Heaven.   Sometimes that means stuffing down the desire to run around in a circle imposing one’s raised voice on those vulnerable to having their faith shaken.

Welcome registrants:

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jollyrogers
Mikey Mike.

Breakfast.

 

I’m following the classical tournament in Bucharest.  My guy Wesley So is playing.

In the video coverage here is a brief view of Wesley.

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For nice.

The restoration of the side chapels in church is nearly done.  They need to be cleaned up and then the altars can be vested again.   This will be so much better.  Before, some of the altars had loose slabs and broken or problematic, unstable predella.

With the new lighting system, the colors are really going to pop.

Black to move and mate in 4.

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

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