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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Internet again…
Yeah it’s down again and I’m working from my phone. The helicopters have recommenced their circling as heads of state get out of town. It has been a noisy couple of days. You might ask your favorite saint for technical … Read More
ROME 25/4– Day 18: Easter Saturday
A little bit each day. The sun appeared to be raised up at 06:11 and to be pushed down at 20:06 The Ave Maria was to ring at 20:15. It is Saturday “in albis” in the Octave of Easter. It … Read More
Sonnet about the papal funeral procession
In Rome there is a saying: “A pope dies, ya’ make another.” For Romans, popes come and go. A Roman might get a little bored or cynical about the whole thing, especially back when. This morning was Francis funeral at … Read More
Opportunity to get a striking Sacred Heart Flag before June, month of the Sacred Heart
Over at One Peter Five (where I also post a weekly column for Sundays) there is an entry about how to get a Sacred Heart flag and while providing support for the site. Check it out HERE. If you get … Read More
ROME 25/4– Day 17: Easter Friday
In Friday, a major holiday for Italy, the sun came up at 06:12 and it sank back down at 20:05. It’s nice that the days are getting longer. The Roman Station was at the Pantheon, aka, Santa Maria ad martyres. … Read More
ROME 25/4– Day 16: Easter Thursday
When did the Sun rise at Rome? 6:15 When will it set? 20:03. What cycle is the Ave Maria Bell in for the Curia? 20:15 It is the feast, among others, of Sts. Maria of Clopas and Salome, disciples of … Read More
Internet jury rigged… for awhile… but food photos and a rant
As I write, I have returned home from supper with a priest who just arrived in Rome for the canonization of Carlo Acutis… which has been cancelled. Other things are going on. Returning home I find no internet. I’m using … Read More
ROME 25/4– Day 15: Easter Wednesday
Over Rome at 06:15 the sun emerged and it will remerge (?) submerge at 20:02. The Ave Maria Bell ought to ring for the Curia at 2-:15 (but it won’t). It’s the feast of St. George and St. Adalbert. It … Read More
“Quo nomine vis vocari?” What name will the next Pope take? – POLL
The Sede Vacante period isn’t just a time of dour mourning and anxious worry about what sort of Pope we are going to get next. There is a lighter aspect. What regnal name with the next Pope take? When a … Read More
ROME 25/4– Day 14: Easter Tuesday
Up came the sun at 06:17. Down goeth the sun at 20:01. The Ave Maria is in the 20:15 cycle for the Curia, which is in the state of Sede Vacante, so business has slowed down. Or it should have. … Read More
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