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Monthly Archives: December 2007
Nennolina
Be sure to check out Vultus Christi and the entry on Benedict’s words about Nennolina, a little Roman girl whose heroic virtues the Pope has recently recognized as part of her cause. This was an interesting little girl, who lived … Read More
WDTPRS: 20 December
Here is the Collect for 20 December, during this period of intense prayer and longing for the Lord’s Coming. COLLECT: Deus, aeterna maiestas, cuius ineffabile Verbum, Angelo nuntiante, Virgo immaculata suscepit, et, domus divinitatis effecta, Sancti Spiritus luce repletur, quaesumus, … Read More
Many thank for gifts received
Many thanks go out to CJ of MS for the items from my amazon list. Also, a few more people have used the donation button, for which I am very grateful.
Archd. of San Francisco’s norms on Summorum Pontificum
I received a fax of the norms on Summorum Pontificum issued by His Excellency Most Reverend George H. Niederauer, Archbishop of San Francisco. There was an article in the San Francisco archdiocesan newpaper about the norms, and it wasn’t exactly … Read More
NYT: John Allen’s op-ed piece
My friend the nearly ubiquitous fair-minded former Rome correspondent for the ultra-lefty National Catholic Reporter has today an op-ed piece in The New York Times. My emphases and comments. Let’s have a look. December 19, 2007Op-Ed ContributorThe Vatican’s Relative … Read More
WDTPRS: 19 December – COLLECT
Here is the Collect for 19 December in the 2002MR, duing this period of intense preparation before Christmas: COLLECT: Deus, qui splendorem gloriae tuae per sacrae Virginis partum mundo dignatus es revelare, tribue, quaesumus, ut tantae incarnationis mysterium et fidei … Read More
Let’s see your vestments
In another entry we discussed the actual color of Roman liturgical rosacea. It occured to me that we might like seeing what vestments are out there. Send those photos! WDTPRS reader Fr. K sent me a photo of a rose … Read More
FSSP may get a glorious church in Rome for a “personal parish”
The great church of Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini has over the main altar one of the truly great paintings in Rome: Most Holy Trinity by Guido Reni. The church is a treasure with a rich history. This is where St. … Read More
18 December
In these final days of Advent preparation, the Church prays with great intensity. Here is today’s COLLECT: Concede, quaesumus, omnipotens Deus, ut, qui sub peccati iugo ex vetusta servitute deprimimur, expectata Unigeniti tui nova nativitate liberemur. This was in the … Read More
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