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ROMAE, die XIII commorationis, A.D. MMXXVI: Campana nos admonet aeternitatis.
Hodie sol super septem colles ortus est hora VII et XVIII minutis, occasurus hora XVIII et XXXIV minutis. Campana autem Salutationis Angelicae, secundum cursum horarum Curiae Romanae, hora XVIII et XLV minutis pulsanda est. Sol suo cursu, Curia suo calendario … Read More
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ROME 26/10– Day 12: “A church that cannot worship must be entertained, and …”
On this 12th day of my Roman sojourn, the 285th day of the year, the sun rose over the seven hills at 07:17, casting its first golden benediction upon increasingly dark domes, bell towers, and the ever more loathsome seagulls. … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-10-06 – Chester And Bp. Dozer
October 6th 2026 Dear Diary, Dozer* stayed last night. He came over on his day off. We grilled steaks and had drinks while Fr. Gilbert went to Razzo’s for some necessarities, like lasagna and a cheesecake. Earlier in the day, … Read More
ROME 26/10– Day 11: 100 year old WW2 Vet
The sun’s morning chores began in Rome at 07:16. They ended at 18:37. The Ave Maria Bell cycle for the Curia has changed to 18:45. There are only 82 days left in the calendar year. It is the Feast of … Read More
11 October: Maternity of Mary. A tale of an antiphon, image, and a little street chapel.
It is the 20th Sunday after Pentecost in the Vetus Ordo calendar. It is also the Feast of the Maternity of Mary established by Pope Pius XI for the universal Church in 1931, commemorating the fifteenth centenary of the Council … Read More
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ROME 26/10– Day 10: butcher, baker… no candlestick maker (sorry)
A glimpse at my usual butcher shop. I stopped in for some chicken for Sunday roasting with vegetables. Campo de Fiori. And at the corner nearby, the bakery where Nancy Silverton had her bread epiphany. Behind S. Maria sopra Minerva … Read More
ROME 26/10– Day 09: very cool and a rare restaurant review
It was 7:14 when the sun strove to illuminate Rome through the clouds. It worked on and off against clouds and rain until 18:41 when it wearily slid away in the West. 1900 is still the cycle for the Ave … Read More
Archbishop: Church had greater unity under Summorum Pontificum
AdVaticanum is increasingly useful. Here is their reportage of an interview that San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone gave with a French source. This is an Archbishop who gets it. Here is a taste from the beginning. My emphases Archbishop Cordileone: Church … Read More
ACTION ITEM! GULF of America BISHOPS, PRIESTS, LAITY: Pray the Litany against Hurricane “Isaias”
It looks like hurricane Isaias in the Gulf of America could be big. In the past I have urged bishops and priests to get out and pray against the storm using the older, traditional Rituale Romanum. I saw this. This … Read More
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