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Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
WDTPRS – Sunday and Ascension (Novus Ordo): Christ is not insensible to our sufferings.
Today’s prayer – for Sunday with Ascension – because that’s what it is – survived the Consilium’s scissor and gluepot ministrations to live in the 2002 Missale Romanum as the alternative Collect for Mass on the day of Ascension. Rather, the … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1018
I received some mail from the TMSM PO BOX. Included was a book by a longtime reader who is its author. It is full of clever things to exercise your mind… and patience. 101 Enigmatic Puzzles: Fractal Mazes, Quantum Chess, … Read More
10 May: St. Job
Many of the figures in the Old Testament are commemorated by Holy Church as saints. Here is the entry in the 2005 Martyrologium Romanum: 1. Commemoratio sancti Iob, admirandae patientiae viri in terra Hus. We could talk about Job all … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1017: revived
In the street projecting from The Parish™ in Rome, there is a tiny chapel, associated with the aforementioned Parish but somehow through time acquired and controlled by the office of the Italian government now housed in the old Monte di … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1017
The photo does not do it justice. Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance (massively hiked for this new year of surprises), utilities, groceries, etc.. At no … Read More
Christ’s Ascension and His Lordly Feet
There are many images of the Lord’s Ascension to heaven through history, and rightly so. With the Annunciation, the Ascension is perhaps the greatest of all the Feasts of the Lord and for our own humanity. Imagine! Our humanity, taken … Read More
The Lord’s Ascension and Roman Beans
We have lovely customs in our wonderful Roman Catholic Church, including special blessings on certain feast days, often tied to the changing of the seasons… in Rome, that is. It’s the Roman Church, after all. Tomorrow, the Feast of the … Read More
An innovative reform in the Novus Ordo: Vigil of Ascension (2002MR)
In some places the Feast of the Ascension (which since the 4th century has fallen on a Thursday because before that it always would have been on a Thursday) has been transferred to next Sunday, thus making it “Ascension Thursday … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1016: nap time
Photo from The World’s Best Sacristan™ White to play. Mate in 4. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. In chessy news… the Superbet Rapid & Blitz starts in Poland … Read More
Brian64 on ROME 26/10– Day 27: Vigil: “I think father was referring to the cars: “Say the black; do the red.””
