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ROME 26/3– Day 21: More on the Six Hour Clock app
6:31 was when the chariot of Helios began to grace the Roman skies. 19:51 is when Pyrois, Eous, Aethon, and Phlegon will seeks their nightly stable. 20:00 is when the Ave Maria Bell should ring according to the cycle on … Read More
ROME 26/3– Day 20: WOW! JUST TOO COOL!
As the Roman days lengthen, the Roman sun rises earlier and sets later. Today the sun rose at 06:33. Sunset is at 19:50. The cycle of the “Ave Maria” Bell…. is… NO! WAIT! I received from a reader something very … Read More
ROME 26/3– Day 19: Claming up
At 06:34, four minutes after my alarm rang, the Sun rose in Rome. The Sun will set, if all goes well, at 19:49. The “Ave Maria” Bell? At 20:00 This 101st day of the calendar year is the Feast of … Read More
St. Augustine on military service and prayer in time of war
I was recently prompted by some new accounts to review what St. Augustine thought about military service, the Christian vocation, and prayer. Hence, ep. 189. Context is helpful and here is a broad view of the letter as a whole. In a … Read More
ROME 26/3– Day 18: Flowers!
The first sunlight of the day reached Rome at 06:36. That sunlight will recede until tomorrow, I hope, at 19:48. The “Ave Maria” ought to be chimed at 20:00. The Roman Station for this Easter Friday, upon which you can … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can we eat meat on Friday in the Octave of Easter? (Hint: YES!)
First, allow me to say that I am making a steak for myself tonight, Thursday. I could also enjoy it tomrrow, Friday in the Octave of Easter. That said, I think I might pick up a whole mess of clams … Read More
ROME 26/3– Day 17: Itadakimasu
The clock started on Rome’s day when the sun rose at 06:38. The celestial chronographer will click the stop button at 19:46, giving us each day a few more minutes. The Ave Maria is still to be rung in the … Read More
ROME 26/3– Day 16: chores
As predicted, the sun rose over the Eternal City at 06:39. About 13 hours and 6 minutes later the sun will officially be down (except the Gianicolo is sort of in the way) at 19:45. The “Ave Maria”, if we … Read More
ROME 26/3– Day 15: foods and views and shoes
The sunrise in Rome was at 6:41. The sunset was at 19:44. The “Ave Maria” rings in the 20:00 cycle. There are 269 days left in this calendar year and it is Tuesday in the Octave of Easter. Happy Easter! … Read More
ROME 26/3– Day 12-13-14: whew (lots of photos)
The Roman sunrise….was… ah, forget it! I’ve been busy. Some photos from the last couple of days. Some lunch on Holy Saturday in Trastevere. What everyone needs. Roman artichoke. Cannelloni Lamb. Crossing the Tiber. Before the Vigil. … Read More
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