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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Rome/Venice Day 6 – Of trains, boats and a phoenix
We headed down to the hated Stazione Termini this morning. I get a shiver when I got there, after the years of daily commuting. I rather miss the clackety clack of the flipping cards on the departure and arrival sign, … Read More
Posted in On the road, SESSIUNCULA, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged La Boheme, La Fenice, opera, paranza, Rome, Venice
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Rome: Day 1 – settling back into it
I got settled in safely and soundly this morning and, for lunch, had caprese. Later in the afternoon I said Mass at the tomb of St. Philip Neri in the Chiesa Nuova. I will say Mass for the intention of … Read More
Your Easter Sunday sermon notes
I am sure that you have good points to share from the sermon you heard for the Easter Vigil and for Easter Sunday Mass. Let’s bring out those good points and share them around.
Fortissimo in the Faith: two bloggers (I one) looking back
John Sonnen, of Orbis Catholicus (who will be handling traditional liturgy Roman pilgrimages), was once a little altar boy at my home parish of St. Agnes in St. Paul, Minnesota, where once the legendary Msgr. Schuler was pastor. Today I … Read More
An anniversary
Today is the anniversary of the election of Pope Benedict XVI, in 2005.
AUDIO PRAYERCAzT: Via Crucis by Bl. John Henry Newman
Some of you have asked me to post my recordings of the Stations of the Cross as individual posts. It seems that in iTunes only one of the four are available when I post multiple links. Here is one. This … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Bl. John Henry Newman, friday, Good Friday, LENT, podcast, PODCAzT, Stations of the Cross, Via Crucis
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Thank you for something!
Our Lady, thank you. One more step.
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! Registered or not, will you in your charity please take a moment look at the requests and to pray for the people about whom you read? Continued from THESE. I get many requests by … Read More
How Italians differ.
I recently rediscovered this great filmette about the … well… you’ll see. Funny and true. I’ll be in Rome soon, so I will fire up once again my donation button in case anyone would like to pitch in for a … Read More
Your Palm Sunday notes
So, what was Palm Sunday like where you were? Were there palms? Olive branches? Was there a procession out of doors? Did Father preach at all and was there any good points? Was the Passion spoken or sung? By deacons? … Read More
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