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Category Archives: Just Too Cool
“Namore of this, for Goddes dignitee … Thy drasty riming is nat worth a toord!”
All of us who are interested in language are, at some point, fully engaged with Chaucer. I like to stay engaged with Chaucer even today through his blog (HERE)… but I digress. I read today a piece at the UK’s … Read More
Undeveloped photos from WWII found
One of you readers sent me a link to a great story at the Daily Mail about a man who bought 31 rolls of undeveloped film from the WWII era at an auction. Along with them were moving letters written … Read More
ROME DAY 6: Pontifical Mass with Card. Burke
Today we had a Pontifical Mass at the faldstool celebrated by His Eminence Raymond Leo Card. Burke. There was a visiting choir from Ireland for the music. The Mass was in the Basilica of San Nicola in carcere, which is … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Card. Burke, San Nicola in carcere
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22 Jan: Pontifical Mass (TLM) after March for Life!
On Thursday, 22 January in Washington DC, at 4:00 PM, after the March For Life, there will be a Pontifical Mass at the Faldstool celebrated by His Excellency Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki, Bishop of Springfield in Illinois. Mass is … Read More
Nice Epiphany Mass image
Here is a wonderful shot of Holy Mass for Epiphany in Washington DC celebrated by my friend Msgr. Charles Pope. They blessed Epiphany water, chalk and, I hope, gold frankincense and myrrh. HERE Did you have special blessings at … Read More
Jail of Herod’s palace found
At American Thinker I saw an interesting piece that touches on archeology and the truth of biblical accounts of the Lord’s Passion. Archeologists say they may have uncovered site where Jesus stood trial Archeologists excavating an old jail in Jerusalem uncovered … Read More
New Cardinals in February
Today the names of the new Cardinals were announced. They will be given their red hats in a consistory on 14 February. The one that interests me is His Excellency Most Reverend Luigi De Magistris, Major Pro-Penitentiary Emeritus. Alas, he is … Read More
VIDEO: Online Gregorian Chant course!
My good friend Fr. Eduard Perrone of mighty Assumption Grotto, that liturgical oasis in troubled Detroit, is a fine musician. He is putting his extensive training and experience to work with social media. Here is the first installment of a … Read More
Beautiful Requiem Altar Cards from SPORCH
The nice lady of SPORCH sent me a new set of Extraordinary Form altar cards for Requiem Masses! They are spectacular. Your TLM community needs a set! They are pretty big. Here they are on the edge of a large … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, The Campus Telephone Pole
Tagged altar cards, charts, Requiem Mass, SPORCH
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