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- Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on Daily Rome Shot 1117 – A *POLL* about 2026-27: “Sorry… my bad. It is indeed SIX. 1. Rh8+! Kxh8 2. Qh2+ Kg8 3. Qh7+ Kf8 4. Qh8+ Ke7 5.…”
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- on Daily Rome Shot 1117 – A *POLL* about 2026-27: “All moves are forced for black. R-h8+, KxR Q-h2+, K-g8 Q-h7+, K-f8, Q-h8+, K-e7 QxP+, K-e6 Q-f7++ Ok, so 6…”
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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Here’s a headline we haven’t seen before
From the Regular Guy we find this: USCCB President To Participate In Latin Mass His Eminence Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, will assist in a celebration of the Traditional Latin … Read More
Jingle keys, jingle keys, jingle all the way
Remember my remark some time ago: "Did someone find the keys for the old dusty wardrobes?" I think they did. As Shouts points out, this chair, so much more dignified than the one we have seen for years in the … Read More
The Pope’s great miter for the Urbi et Orbi blessing
The Pope had a spiffy miter for his Christmas Urbi et Orbi blessing. Where did it come from? There is a clue! Look at the papal stemma. This is the coat of arms of Papa Luciani, John Paul I, the … Read More
Urbi et Orbi: Christmas 2007 – “true” peace and “sure” hope
Here is the text of the Holy Father’s Urbi et Orbi message. But first, what is the Urbi et Orbi thing all about? Urbi et Orbi means literally "to the City [In Latin Urbs is by default Rome] and to … Read More
What are your Christmas customs?
Do have special customs you observe for Christmas? Anything ethnic or cultural you do? Special foods? Music? Practices? Let us know a few of the things you do that make the celebration of Christmas special for you.
An excerpt of the Holy Father’s Midnight Mass sermon: liturgical song
In the Holy Father’s Midnight Mass sermon there is a good and profound thought about liturgy, indeed, liturgical music. Watch the movement of the Holy Father’s thought. He moves from the unification of God and Man in the Word made … Read More
WDTPRS – Christmas – 3rd Mass “in die”
What Does the Prayer Really Say? Christmas Day – Roman Station: 1st and 3rd Masses – Basilica of St. Mary Major, 2nd Mass – St. Anastasia ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN The Wanderer in 2005 The Solemnity of the Nativity of the … Read More
PRAYERCAzT 15: 3 Masses of Christmas – 1962 Missale Romanum
Welcome to another installment of What Does the Prayer Really Sound Like? Today we will hear the prayers for the three Masses for Christmas in the 1962 Missale Romanum. I speak all the prayers and readings and sing the Preface … Read More
What’s going on for Christmas
I am presently in St. Paul, Minnesota. I grew up in the Twin Cities. Christmas Eve has been busy. I didn’t have a morning Mass, so I went over to the chapel as the 8 am was ending. Someone was … Read More
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on Daily Rome Shot 1117 – A *POLL* about 2026-27: “Sorry… my bad. It is indeed SIX. 1. Rh8+! Kxh8 2. Qh2+ Kg8 3. Qh7+ Kf8 4. Qh8+ Ke7 5.…”
