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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
ROME 26/4– Day 24: two beautiful saints
The bear bare bones. Sunrise at 06:26. Sunset at 19:54. Ave Maria 20:15. HOWEVER… my Ave Maria Clock App with the classic Six Hour Clock rings now with the proper Ave Maria pattern at the time of the solar schedule, not … Read More
ROME 26/3– Day 23: Pure hate
In Rome the sun rose at 6:28 and it set at 19:53. The curia calendar has moved the Ave Maria Bell into the 20:15 cycle. More on time and the Vatican in another post. Hang on to your sandal … Read More
ROME 26/3– Day 22: thanks
I was up and around before sunrise at 6:30 and by 19:52 sunset will be in the rear view mirror. Well… it won’t be really in the rear view mirror. You know what I mean. The Ave Maria is still slated … Read More
Nope. People know how doctors dress.
Nope. People know how doctors dress. Nope. Nope! ? JUST IN: President Trump responds to backlash over an image he posted which seemed to depict him as Jesus "It's supposed to be me as a doctor making people better, and … Read More
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
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ASK FATHER: Priest says the consecration of the chalice over the host: “Darby: 1) Yes 2) No”
