Author Archives: Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

About Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Fr. Z is the guy who runs this blog. o{]:¬)

Daily Rome Shot 721

Photo from A. Welcome new registrant: j*******@live.co.uk  [Friends, I suggest that you NOT use your email for a username here.] HistoryGuy97 White to move.  Mate in 3. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t … Read More

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Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 11th) 2023

Share the good stuff. It’s the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost in the Vetus Ordo and the 11th Sunday of the Novus Ordo’s Greater Meatloaf Time*.  Green is back.  Hopefully the vestments, not the meatloaf. Was there a GOOD point made … Read More

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WDTPRS – 3rd Sunday after Pentecost: “As soldiers, traveling through enemy territory…” (NO and VO comparison)

In the older, traditional calendar of the Roman Rite, today is the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost. This is a yummy oration.  Let’s have a taste. COLLECT (1962MR): Protector in te sperantium, Deus, sine quo nihil est validum, nihil sanctum: multiplica super nos … Read More

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Daily Rome Shot 721

Photo from Fr. RB Welcome registrants: Sheami Roman Catholic Oma Here’s a puzzle.  White to move. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Interested in learning?  Try THIS. 80% off … Read More

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Daily Rome Shot 720

White to move.  Mate in 2. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a major part of my income. It helps to … Read More

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Intense image of the Sacred Heart and YOU – ACTION ITEM!

It is the Feast of the Sacred Heart and, therefore, the Church’s appointed Day of Sanctification of Priests. Please pray for your priests. Pray for me. HERE This striking detail is from a print by the Catholic artist Daniel Mitsui. … Read More

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INDULGENCE ALERT – Feast of the Sacred Heart

Today, the Feast of the Sacred Heart, the faithful can gain a plenary indulgence by the public recitation of Iesu dulcissime (Act of Reparation) (Ench. Indulg., al. conc., 3). All other recitations gain a partial indulgence. Priests and Bishops! Have … Read More

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Daily Rome Shot 719: story time

The “Spanish” church, S. Maria di Monserrato.  The illumination is first rate, unusual in Rome. I am delighted to report that diminutive 13 year old Alice Lee (from my native place, Minneapolis) has earned her IM title, the youngest American … Read More

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Signs of the times

I was about to post something along the lines of “KETCHUP: THE WONDER FOOD”, but then I saw this. Remember.  Vatican II was – pace St. Joan – the new Pentecost… Springtime in the fullest sense.  It surely – pace … Read More

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Daily Rome Shot 718 (not so much but I make up for it, also with video)

I know it’s not a “Rome Shot”, but I couldn’t help myself. Welcome new registrant: j******@gmail.com (Don’t use your email, friends.) For more chess news, keep reading. My guy Wesley So won ‘Armageddon Series: Americas’. The series was broadcasted live … Read More

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