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ROME 23/05 – Day 18: “A little bit of chicken fried”

The sun hath arisen: 05:45. The sun shall sink: 20:29. The Ave Maria Bell would be heard to hath rung: 20:45. Verily, it soundeth not. It is the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, deeply mysterious.    It is … Read More

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ROME 23/05 – Day 17: Wherein Fr. Z rants about the Novus Ordo and the Vetus Ordo

At 05:46 the sun was up.  At 20:28 it’ll go down, from our perspective.  The Ave Maria should sound at 20:45 still. It is the 137th day of the year and the Vigil of the Ascension of the Lord. NB: … Read More

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ROME 23/05 – Day 16: Once upon a time….

Each day is just a little longer. The sun rose at 05:47 and will set at 20:27. The Ave Maria Bell ought to be rung at 20:45 right now. In a few days it will shift another 15 minutes to … Read More

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ROME 23/05 – Day 15: Fanning the shot

Roman sunrise was at 05:48. I was up and the sky was mostly clear.  Not so much now. The sunset will be at  20:26 and if things remain as they are, we won’t see it. The Ave Maria Bells should … Read More

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From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-05-12 – Bishops Statement on Immigration

EDITOR: Still catching up with diary pages from the “mole”. Sometimes the transcription takes a while, too.  Some of you might not know all the bishops of the region that includes the Diocese of Libville. Archbishop of Red Bird: John … Read More

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ROME 23/05 – Day 14: Torn in halves

A priest shows altar boys how to sing the Sunday Epistle in Latin.  Yes, they are singing.  Yes, they are singing Latin.  Yes, it’s from the Letter of the Apostle James and not something the boys already know.  Yes, it … Read More

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ROME 23/05 – Day 13: Bunches

I did not see the sunrise at 05:50, because it was cloudy.  I doubt I will see the sunset at 20:24 because it will still be cloudy.  The Ave Maria won’t be heard at 20:30 even though it is scheduled … Read More

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ROME 23/05 – Day 12: Clams, Coffee Makers and Cedri

The Ave Maria Bell is now in 20:30 mode. In some hours the sun will set at 20:22 having risen at 05:51. We celebrated St. Nereus and Achilleus and Flavia Domatilla and Pancratius today. I with tattered vestments. Not for … Read More

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ROME 23/05 – Day 11: Feasting on rabbit

At 05:52 the sun rose over Rome.  At 20:21 the sun will un-rise over Rome. HOWEVER… the Ave Maria Bell is now in it’s next bracket, scheduled to ring forth at 20:45. Welcome registrant: Monete Fr. No Dog In The … Read More

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ROME 23/05 – Day 10: Hardness of water and freshness of brains

05:53 and 20:20 and 20:30 and it is the Feast of St. Isidore the Worker, the same who was canonized on that fateful day, 12 March 1622 by Gregory XV along with Sts. Ignatius Loyola, Francis Xavier (aka “the real … Read More

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ROME 23/05 – Day 09: Bronze, silver, and gold

To get high the sky over Rome, the Sun had to rise at 05:55. It will decline to the horizon line at 20: 19. The Ave Maria Bell is at 20:30. Today is, among others, the Feast of the Old … Read More

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8 May Indulgence: Supplication to O.L. of Pompeii

There is a beautiful tradition for 8 May, this year Sunday (often right at 1200 noon). Once upon a time one could obtain this day a plenary indulgence by reciting the Supplication to the Madonna of Pompei.  The other day for … Read More

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St. John in Oil

Today is, along with being the day of the Swearing of the new Swiss Guards, the Feast of St. John at the Latin Gate.  The Romans call it San Giovanni “sott’olio… St. John in oil”, which sounds like how you … Read More

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ROME 23/05 – Day 06: Falling apart and weird vegetables

The skies were brightening already over Rome when the sun broke the horizon at 05:58. It will set at 20:16.  The Ave Maria Bell is in the 20:30 cycle. Welcome registrants: Paladino Pankrac It is the Feast of, as the … Read More

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ROME 23/05 – Day 05: Days of celebration

Can this be rapid? Sunrise, 05:59 Sunset, 20:15 Ave Maria 20:30 Feast of Pius V. Look at this prayer and think about what he did. O, God, Who graciously chose blessed Pius as Supreme Pontiff, to crush the enemies of … Read More

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YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS

PLEASE use the sharing buttons! Thanks! In your charity would you please take a moment look at the requests and to pray for the people about whom you read? Continued from THESE. Let’s remember all who are ill, who will … Read More

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VIDEO from Bp. Vitus Huonder: “The Great Wound – Part 2” on “Novus Ordo Missae”

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ROME 23/05 – Day 04: Monnica and Martyrs and Missouri (a sweet new book for girls about Benedictine Nuns)

Today the Ave Maria Bell ring time has moved into a new stage of its cycles, now scheduled – and ignored – at 2-:30. The Roman sunrise was 06:01. The Roman sunset will be at 20:14. Welcome new registrant: deaconchuck … Read More

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ROME 23/05 – Day 03: Relics, rabbits and rates

Today the sun rose at 06:02. This evening the sun will set at 20:18. The Ave Maria Bell will not ring at 20:15, though it should. In the Novus calendar it is the Feast of Sts. Philip and James the … Read More

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From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-05-02 – Fr. Tommy’s replacement

May 2nd, 2023 Dear Diary, Bad news. Fr. Tommy has more than a sprained ankle. The maley-something bone, the lump on the side of the ankle is broken. No way he can do anything for a few weeks. Vijay has … Read More

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