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ROME 22/06 – Day 32: My View For Awhile

I was up with the Roman sun at 5:37 but I won’t be around for the sunset at 20:52.  I won’t be around to hear – or not hear – the Ave Maria bell ring in Vatican City at 21:15. … Read More

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ROME 22/06 – Day 31: Someone saw the list… no… the Letter!

Rome greeted somewhat less blazing sun at 5:36 and shall bid the chariot to depart at 20:52.  The Ave Maria remains in the 21:15 cycle.  It is the Feast of the Most Precious Blood and this month is dedicated to … Read More

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ROME 22/06 – Day 24: “talkin’ ’bout my g-g-generation”

Sunrise… sunset… sunrise… sunset…. not many more!   5:34 and 20:52 & AV@2115. It is the feast of, inter alios, St. Proper of Aquitaine (+455 in Rome). In other news, in Madrid nudius tertius, for Round 8 Nepo threw a Reti … Read More

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ROME 22/06 – Day 23: Resistance is futile

Sunset was at 20:52 and, somewhere the Ave Maria may have rung at 21:15.  The sunrise was at a distant 5:33. Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance, it’s really important for me. US HERE – UK HERE And please let any … Read More

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ROME 22/06 – Day 21: Different kinds of pawns

We are past the Solstice.   Sunrise was at 5:33 and sunset will be at 20:52.  The Ave Maria should ring at 21:15 One of the saddest lines in all of the New Testament, but also one leading to profound mysteries, … Read More

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ROME 22/06 – Day 20: Field of flowers

Sunrise was at 5:33 and sunset at 20:51 and the Ave Maria, were it to chime in SCV, 21:15. The Summer Solstice occurred at 9:13 UTC.  It is the Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga in both the Novus and Vetus. … Read More

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ROME 22/06 – Day 18: Honoring the Blessed Sacrament

On this fine, sunny, hot, Roman June day the sunset occurred at 5:32.  Sunset, 20:51.  Ave Maria, you already know….21:15. Today in many places there was the “external” celebration of Corpus Christi, or Corpus Domini, or Corpus et Sanguis Domini, … Read More

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ROME 22/06 – Day 16: A video stroll and a Vietnamese hero

You know how this goes… 5:32 – 20:50 – 21:15. I went into Trastevere today over the Sistine Bridge, the Ponte Sisto, my favorite Roman bridge. My goal was to visit S. Giovanni de Matha (closed), S. Dorotea, S. M. … Read More

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ROME 22/6 – DAY 15:

These long Roman summer days.  This one started with sunrise at 5:32 and will conclude with sunset at 20:50.  The ringing of the Ave Maria is scheduled for 21:15.  It is the traditional Feast of Corpus Christi, often observed on … Read More

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ROME 22/6 – DAY 14: Stirring it up a little

I was not up to see it, but I am confident that the Roman sunrise was at 5:32 and that the sunset will be at 20:50.  In the Vatican City State the Ave Maria bell won’t ring at 21:15 as … Read More

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ROME 22/6 – DAY 13: What is it with Jesuits and cubes?

5:32 was sunrise in Rome and 20:49 will be sunset, by which time I hope to be eating Spaghetti alle vongole with The Great Roman™.  The Ave Maria bell is in its 22:15 cycle. I put some time and energy … Read More

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ROME 22/6 – DAY 12: Full iron circle

The time of sunrise in Rome today was 5:32.  Sunset will fall at 20:49.  The Ave Maria won’t ring at 21:15 in the Vatican, but it should ring at one Roman parish at 21:19. It is the feast of St. … Read More

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ROME 22/6 – DAY 11: Great big altar and tiny little car

Sunrise was quite some time ago at 5:32 and sunset will very close to now at 20:48.  The Ave Maria Bell should ring in the Vatican at 21:15.  However, technically it should ring elsewhere at 21:18. Some have desired more … Read More

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ROME 22/6 – DAY 10: Wherein a rock evaporated a lot of my time

Sunrise…. sunset… 5:32… 20:48 Ave Maria?  21:15   I committed a crime against humanity here. I have been sketching as I go about. The results have not been good. But here… as I regarded my scratchings… I nearly wept for … Read More

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ROME 22/6 – DAY 9: A pair of Pii

When was sunrise in Rome?  5:32  When is sunset?  20:47   When should the Ave Maria Bell ring?  21:00. NO! 21:15!  We are in a new cycle for the Ave Maria bell.  The time of the ringing moves by 15 minute … Read More

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ROME 22/6 – DAY 8: A Spanish Saint, Tomato & Pig Cheek Sauce, Brutal Self-Assessment

In Rome sunrise was at 5:32 and, though we may not see it for the clouds, sunset is scheduled for 20:47.   The Ave Maria bell ought to be a 21:00. This is the splendidly illuminated S. Maria in Monserrato, named … Read More

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ROME 22/6 – DAY 7: Food for the journey

Sunrise in Rome today was at 5:33 and sunset will be at 20:46.   We are still lengthening in our days as we head toward ‘na ciumacata of the Feast of St. John the Baptist.  It’s been a long time since I’ve … Read More

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ROME 6/22 – DAY 6: Strollin’

5:33 was the time of the Roman sunrise.  At the other end of the day, the sunset will be 20:46.   The Ave Maria is still set for its 2100 cycle. The “Ave Maria” indicates the change of the religious day … Read More

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ROME 6/22 – DAY 5: Taking it in

Our Roman sunrise was at 5:33 and our Roman sunset will be at 20:45 and the poor, mostly neglected Ave Maria bell ought to ring at 21:00. Yesterday, Pentecost Sunday, I longed to get out the camera phone and record … Read More

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ROME 6/22 – DAY 4: Guess the cheese

Today in Rome the sun rose at 5:33 and it will set at 20:44.  Even though in the now pathetic Roman Curia the Ave Maria bell will not chime as it ought at 21:00, it will chime in Rome!   I … Read More

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