CQ CQ CQ: #ZedNet NOTE and fun Ham Radio TRIVIA about Vatican Radio

Posted on 12 February 2023 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Fellow ZedNetsters, I am at a bit of a loss. The various components of ZedNet stopped talking to each other (Echolink, DMR, AllStar, WiresX). WB0YLE was doing some work on them but seems not to have solved the problem. Also, I have had my DMR and AllStar handsets on and not much has been going on.

As far as I can tell, DMR can be heard on AllStar and Echolink.  Echolink can be heard on AllStar but not DMR.  AllStar can be heard on Echolink but not by DMR.  I suppose DMR can hear another DMR, but I don’t know that for sure.

yeah.

Furthermore, when I will be in Central European Time the Sunday appointment might be untenable.

I am happy to take some suggestions. You can write me HERE if you don’t already have my email.

Anyway, I’ll probably fire up Echolink tonight for a while and keep the handsets on in case someone wants to say “Hi!”, but I won’t call for a formal net.

Sorry about this. All these modes … very complicated … one guy to maintain them… tough recipe.

In any event, I am sure we are grateful to WB0YLE for what he has provided, which is pretty amazing.

Meanwhile,

Vatican Radio still transmits the Rosary in Latin, daily I think. As I was writing this, I checked their schedule and realized that, as I was writing, they had the Latin Rosary at that moment on 30m. I fired up the remote and caught the tail end only because of my wonky video capture software.

So, on the anniversary of the 1st transmission of Vatican Radio, which was in Latin, you can hear some Latin on Vatican Radio.

I see they are next up with Latin at 0620 (UTC) on 15595

From what I can tell

On 7365 from 1940-2000 (higher power, I believe)
9705 1940-2000
15595 0620-0700 (that’s daily Lauds, I think, or Mass on sometimes, I haven’t kept up with the schedule)

The have podcasts in Latin, too. The NEWS, for example. HERE

Lauds, Vespers and Compline HERE Novus Ordo, of course. For Vetus Ordo … well… you aren’t going to get that from the Vatican.

And there’s this: HERE

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Daily Rome Shot 661

Posted on 12 February 2023 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Meanwhile,…

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Black to move and win.

NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.

As promised yesterday, the solution to that great, hard, puzzle.

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The wonderful nuns of Gower Abbey, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, have a new disc and digital download:

Tenebrae at Ephesus

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These are the RESPONSORIES of Tenebrae for all three days of the Triduum.  They are, arguably, the most beautiful chants of the entire liturgical year.

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Your Sunday Sermon Notes – SEXAGESIMA Sunday (N.O.: 6th Ord) 2023

Posted on 12 February 2023 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

We are in violet this Sunday, as Pre-Lent continues in the traditional Roman Rite.

Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff.

It is the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time in the Novus Ordo and Sexagesima in the Vetus Ordo.  Such confusion.  All so unnecessary.

Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Sunday Mass of obligation?

Tell about attendance especially for the Traditional Latin Mass.  I hear that it is growing.  Of COURSE.

Any local changes or (hopefully good) news?

I have a few thoughts about the orations in the Vetus Ordo for Sexagesima: HERE

Here’s a poll.  Anyone can vote, but only registered and approved participants can comment.  ALL comments are moderated.

Keep in mind that Septuagesima could fall as early as 18 January, which would overlap with the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Even if it meant suppressing the "Sunday of the Bible" (3rd Ordinary Sunday) should the Pre-Lent Sundays be reinstated in the Novus Ordo?

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It’s not only the football that’s BROWN.

Posted on 12 February 2023 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Authentic shoulder pads.

scapular

1680s, “pertaining to the scapula,” from Modern Latin scapularis, from Latin scapula “shoulder”.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel appeared to a Carmelite prior St. Simon Stock at Aylesford, England on 16J July 16 1251.

The Blessed Virgin promised St. Simon Stock that whoever would wear the Carmelite habit devoutly would receive the gift of final perseverance. ” “This shall be a privilege for you and all Carmelites, that anyone dying in this habit shall not suffer eternal fire.””

The “habit” was taken to mean especially the scapular, a band over the shoulders falling front and back to one’s feet. Many orders have these are part of their habits. Eventually, smaller versions were adapted for lay people, who can be invested in the scapular.

Once you have been invested in the brown scapular (which any priest can do for you now), you need not have a replacement blessed. You can simply start wearing it. By all means get it blessed if you can, but it is not necessary to bless replacements when one wears out, as they easily do, being usually made of cloth.

There’s a certain morning prayer associated with the wearing and kissing of the Brown Scapular. Whether or not you are enrolled. You could use it on any day.

The Morning Offering

O my God, in union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary [kiss the scapular], I offer Thee the Precious Blood of Jesus from all the altars throughout the world, joining with it the offering of my every thought, word, and action of the day. O my Jesus, my desire today is to gain every indulgence and merit I can and offer them, together with myself, to Mary Immaculate, that she may best apply them to the interests of Thy most Sacred Heart. Precious Blood of Jesus, save us! Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us! Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!

Amen.

PS: I had just tuned in about half way through the 4th quarter.  When I saw that scapular, I thought, “Hey, that’s a scapular.”  Clicking backward (for we are backwardists, after all), I confirmed what I saw and snapped a pic with my phone.  This pic I immediately posted as a response Michael Matt’s tweet about the kicker and… the pic is now making the rounds, which is a lot of fun to see.

I hope that it rouses curiosity about the Brown Scapular and other scapulars as well.  There are several different kinds.

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There are somethings you can’t make up

Posted on 11 February 2023 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This is not the Bee.  This is Il Messaggero:

The papal almoner, Konrad Card. Kraiewsky, appeared in a … I am not making this up … circus act.   This is not the Babylon Bee.  This is Il Messaggero.

Meanwhile, there is NO elephant in the room. That’s the secret… there IS NO ELEPHANT.

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Daily Rome Shot 660

Posted on 11 February 2023 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Meanwhile,…

White to move.   GREAT puzzle. (Credit tomorrow)

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3:16 isn’t just in John. And I’ve sneaked in something new in the over all shop.

I suppose it is a little late for the “Re-Elect Ratzinger” swag.

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Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

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11 February 2013: One of the saddest days in the history of the Catholic Church and larger modern society.

Posted on 11 February 2023 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

One of the saddest days in the history of the Catholic Church and larger modern society. One of the saddest decades. Ten years ago today.

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The confusion, pain and division caused by this is still untold.

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ACTION ITEM! For the sake of good order and for the sake of Tradition, please, read and circulate!

Posted on 10 February 2023 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Everyone.  In regard to the Traditional Roman Rite, what we see coming from Rome is  sheer will to power.

ACTION ITEMS.

  1. READ THIS  (the whole thing, not just my excerpts, below)
  2. DISTRIBUTE IT to priests and, especially, to diocesan bishops.

From The Pillar, an examination of how – without grounding in real law – power is being grabbed in order to implement an agenda.

Roche’s gamble — and the Vatican law of power

In the implementation of ‘Traditionis custodes,’ Cardinal Arthur Roche has been criticized for an approach that seemed to arrogate authority to his office, beyond the motu proprio’s text.

[…]

In the years since Pope Francis promulgated Traditionis custodes, it has fallen to Cardinal Arthur Roche, prefect of the Vatican’s liturgy office, to interpret the pope’s policy, and to engage with the diocesan bishops tasked with implementing the policy in their local churches.

As the Dicastery for Divine Worship oversees that process, Roche has been criticized for an approach that seemed to arrogate authority to his office, in excess of what was actually given to it in Traditionis custodes, or in the 2022 reorganization of the Roman Curia, for that matter.

In the Church’s canon law, governing authority ordinarily stems from ecclesiastical office — from a specifically delineated set of prerogatives and obligations which come by official appointment to a particular function.

But while Roche has faced criticism in recent months, he’s also demonstrated a keen insight for the way things sometimes work in the Church; whatever the canon law says, governing authority – or at least real practical power – is sometimes gained by those who act like they have it, and convince others of the same. Decrees are important, to be sure, but in the administrative life of the Church, perception is sometimes more powerful than a decree.

“Power resides,” quoth George RR Martin, “where men believe it resides.”

[…]

And in recent months, Roche has made another gamble — telling at least some U.S. bishops that they do not have the authority to dispense from certain provisions of Traditionis custodes, even while – to the mind of many canonists – the papal text itself does not support that claim.

[…]

But however much canonists fulminate, Roche’s gamble seems to be paying off in the short term. The Pillar has confirmed that bishops who received Roche’s correction on dispensations – however much outside the law it is – are mostly complying with it, albeit perhaps begrudgingly.

[…]

In the meantime, though, Roche’s continuing approach indicates that while Francis has urged that curial reform be rooted in a respect for just procedures and policies, some of his prefects seem more concerned for the outcome of their work than for the way it is conducted.

How long will diocesan bishops find that situation tenable?

 

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Practical advice for radical traditionalist subversive extremists

Posted on 10 February 2023 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Practical advice for you, radical traditionalist subversive that you are, from the always helpful Babylon Bee.

13 Ways To Tell If Your Priest Is An Undercover FBI Agent

So there you are, trying to worship peacefully, and then out of nowhere a priest tackles you to the ground and arrests you for radical traditionalism because you spoke in Latin. Now you’re in Guantanamo Bay being waterboarded about where you were on January 6.

How’d you get here? You didn’t keep your eyes open for FBI priests!

Here’s how to discern that your parish is under federal control:

    1. He’s wearing aviators and an earpiece with his vestments
    2. The new confessional booth looks a lot like a white van with FBI agents in it
    3. When you confess your sins from Jan 6, he talks into an earpiece and says, “We got him.”
    4. He says things like “Blessing upon you, fellow Catholic extremists!”
    5. He tells you to say five hail marys and one J. Edgar Hoover
    6. Your rosary has an antenna sticking out of it
    7. He pats you down when you enter the building
    8. His robes look like they may have come from Spirit Halloween
    9. The name “Father Burt Macklin” seems suspicious
    10. Says he went to seminary in Quantico, VA
    11. His Sunday homily is all about Trump’s Russian collusion, white supremacy, and the need to increase funding for the FBI
    12. The monstrance of adoration has wires coming out of it
    13. Prayer candles look suspiciously like microphones

If your priest is showing any of these warning signs, run!

Stay safe out there, Catholic extremists!

Don’t forget!  You are all “backwardists”, too.

It was almost like a… like a signal?

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Daily Rome Shot 659

Posted on 10 February 2023 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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White to move.

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On this feast of St. Scholastica, sister of St. Benedict, consider getting some beer from wonderful traditional Benedictine monks in the birthplace of the two saints, modern-day Norcia, Italy.

The are now making a third beer: triple.

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