Today is the anniversary of several notable events. The most noteworthy, according to me, are the following.
It is the anniversary of St. Simon Stock’s vision of Mary in 1251, hence it is the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.
In 1969 Apollo 11 lifted off.
In 1970 Fischer with black beat Spassky in Game 3.
In 2021, based partly on a lie about a results of a survey of bishops, the cruel Motu Proprio Traditionis custodes was promulgated along with a letter to Catholic Bishops. It was, and still is, a black mark in the Church’s pastoral mission procuring repeated blows by bishops and the dicastery on the already bruised people of God. Pray regularly, please, a Memorare for its abrogation.
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A word of thanks is due to several of you readers who have sent me items from my wish list. Alas, more and more often it seems there are no “gift slips” included, which means that I don’t know who sent what and I have no way to write a note of thanks. Just recently I received a couple of brass candle “followers” that are the correct size for some altar candles which another reader sent. Also, I received a book about an interested historical person in New York and some – yum – beef jerky. THAT was a real help during my recent travel misadventures and misconnection. I had tucked a pouch into my backpack before sallying forth into the unknown and therefore had something to eat when I got stuck in ATL after everything was closed. I have some wonderful San Marzano tomatoes and some chess puzzles, wonderful hot chili oil, etc. Also, I’m taking my desktop to an expert to clone my c: drive to a very much larger SSD. One of you sent my the drive. I tried to do it myself, but it didn’t work. I need help with it. It’ll cost not nothing, but it will be worth it. My point is, thank you, all of you for being so good to me. I pray for my benefactors and regularly (every Sunday now – more often when I’m in Rome) say Mass for you. It is my pleasure and duty.
Another note. I’ll be updating the “mom’s stuff” page shortly. And a couple of you reached out to acquire some things. I’m on it.
Meanwhile…
At Infovaticana we read:
A group of laypeople has founded the association Pro Fide Ecclesiae, in Germany, a new movement that seeks to give voice to Catholics who do not feel represented by the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) or heard by the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK). According to Kath.net, the initiative was established last Sunday in Offenbach am Main and counts among its founding members the emeritus bishop of Chur, Marian Eleganti, one of the most critical voices regarding the German Synodal Way.
The promoters of the association maintain that there is a broad sector of “conservative in values” faithful who remain loyal to the Church’s magisterium and who have been excluded from ecclesial debate in Germany. Although they assert that these Catholics are not a minority in the parishes, they denounce that they have become practically invisible in official dialogue and media coverage.
A lay movement in defense of the magisterium
Pro Fide Ecclesiae defines itself canonically as a lay movement, inspired by the conciliar decree Apostolicam Actuositatem on the apostolate of the laity, although it is also open to priests and other members of the clergy.Its main objective is to strengthen the Catholic faith and promote firm adherence to the Church’s magisterium, as well as to establish links with other associations of the faithful that share the same orientation.
Among the founders is Bishop Marian Eleganti, who summarized the purpose of the initiative with a forceful statement: “We want to defend the faith against heretical interpretations and falsifications”.
HA!
Black to move. Mate in …?
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
I scored 20 on using all that old stuff. Doesn’t seem so long ago! Tempus fugit.
As for the meme:
I confess I have done all 20. In fact, since I don’t own a smart phone, I still use paper maps I keep in the car to get where I am going (especially if I get lost.) I also still have a rotary phone for nostalgia purposes, but use a touch tone one to make and receive calls. I have a land line.
And #2 was called a “floppy disk” but that’s not what the first floppy disks looked like. The photo in #2 was called a micro diskette, but people called it a floppy disk, even though it was in a hard plastic case.
And I still pay for some things with a paper check.
I know…luddite….
How far Germany has fallen.
In my work, I am always in peoples houses. I always look at the bookcases.(can’t help myself). An elderly German couple were Catholic as I could easily see from their statues and pictures. On the bookshelves I saw two Missals. I asked if they went to the Tridentine Mass, they said yes. They asked where I went and I told them the St. Benedict Center. They looked at each other and then to me and said, Why do Catholics here have an issue with the Dogma of No Salvation Outside of the Catholic Church? The said, They were taught the Dogma in Germany from an early age.
Splendid news from Germany: Pro Fide Ecclesiae!
Can it be true – “Nobody Has all 20”? I remember Blockbuster, and we rented videos, but I don’t know/recall if we ever rented videos from Blockbuster. And 14 is strange to me.