Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA

Back in Rome the sun rose at 5:32 and it will set at 10:47. The Ave Maria Bell doesn’t ring for the Curia at 21:00. However, here in Brooklyn, the sun came up at 5:24 and it will set at … Read More →

The sun rises in a little while as I write, at 5:33. It will set at 20:46 over Rome, far behind me as I wing across the Atlantic. I won’t hear the Ave Maria Bell in the Curia (and noone … Read More →

For mt final full day for this sojourn the sun rose upon Rome at 5:33. It will set at 20:46. It is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, but in many places Corpus Christi has been transferred. Since Corpus Christi was … Read More →

On this First Friday of June the sun broke the plain at 5:33. Not that long ago as I write, it sank again below at 20:44. The Ave Maria Bell is in  the 21:00 cycle still.  But we know the … Read More →

It was 26 minutes to 0600 when the sun rose in Rome. It was 16 minutes to 2100 when the sun set. The Curia is still in the 21:oo cycle for the Ave Maria Bell. Today is the real Feast … Read More →

At 5:34 the sun rose upon the Eternal City At 20:43 we shall wave the sun farewell for another night. Ave Maria for the Curia is in the 21:00 cycle. It is the feast of the great St. Charles Lwanga. … Read More →

The sun rose on Rome with every intention of making every man woman and child feel the heat. That time was 05:35.   While clouds have provided a little relief, the cooling won’t begin in earnest until sunset at 20:41. The … Read More →

Ready or not, up came the sun at 5:36. Down went the sun at 20:41. Ave Maria? For the Curia – hah- at 21. It was the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin. It was the patron Feast … Read More →

Up went the sun at 05:36. Down it’ll go at 20:40. The Ave Maria Bell, you ask? For the Curia 21:00. However, the real schedule is pegged to sunset. It is the Feast of St. Ferdinand, King of Castile and … Read More →