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Monthly Archives: April 2023
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday after Easter (N.O.: 4th of) 2023
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. It was the 3rd Sunday after Easter in the Vetus Ordo and the 4th Sunday of Easter in the Novus Ordo. In … Read More
ROME 23/04 – Day 30: Fr Z’s Kitchen – Vongole veraci
At the dawn of the tie-breaker between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren the sun broke the horizon at 06:06. When it sets at 20:10, there should be a new official FIDE World Champion. It has been an amazing match. I … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-04-29 – Upcoming ordination and Fr. Tommy trouble
April 29th, 2023 Dear Diary, Thinking about the deacon Luis’s pending ordination in June. Too bad he’ll be alone up there in the sanctuary for his ordination. I really miss Butch, but he’s up there now having a nice bourbon … Read More
ROME 23/04 – Day 29: A bad nun and a bit with a dog
Rome enjoyed a new sunrise at 06:07 and looks forward to another beautiful building hue changing sunset this evening at 20:08. Seven minutes later the Ave Maria is supposed to ring… but won’t… mostly. In the Novus calendar it is … Read More
ROME 23/04 – Day 28: Patzers and Pasquinate
Sunrise 06:09 Sunset 20:07 Ave Maria 20:15 Welcome registrant: Servatius In the Novus calendar St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort is celebrated today. In the Vetus, we venerate St. Paul of the Cross, whose tomb is here in Rome at the … Read More
ROME 23/04 – Day 27: Crunchy little fishes and nibbles with tentacles
Sunrise in Rome was 06:10 and sunset will be at 20:06. Each day a little longer and they are, right now, beautiful days. The Ave Maria should ring at 20:15. It is the Feast of St. Peter Canisius, SJ, Doctor … Read More
ROME 23/04 – Day 26: The joy of concelebration
Here in the Eternal City the sunrise was at 0612 in a cloudless sky. Who knows what the sky shall be when the sun sets at 2005. The sky will probably be the same at the Ave Maria, still in … Read More
UPDATED: Head of Pontifical Academy for Life favors legalizing assisted suicide
UPDATE 25 April: As one of my correspondent’s wrote: I’ve seen it all: Paglia tweets the link to a Church Militant report DEFENDING his indefensible statements and “clarifications” Link to a serious and accurate video from Dr. Jules Gomes of … Read More
ROME 23/04 – Day 25: Rose and Rogation
0613 for sunrise today and 2004 for sunset. The Ave Maria is still in the 2015 cycle on this 115th day of the year. It is the Feast of St. Mark, Evangelist, liturgically rich. Today is a Rogation Day. Latin rogare means … Read More
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