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Monthly Archives: May 2023
ROME 23/05 – Day 19: Prayer request
The sun rose over Rome, or would have were it not cloudy… AGAIN… at 05:44 and it will set… will we enjoy it? … at 20:30. The Ave Maria should be rung at 20:45 now. In your kindness, pray for … Read More
“Quam pulchri super montes pedes adnuntiantis et praedicantis” – Christ’s Ascension and His Lordly Feet
There are many images of the Lord’s Ascension to heaven through history, and rightly so. With the Annunciation, the Ascension is perhaps the greatest of all the Feasts of the Lord and for our own humanity. Imagine! Our humanity, taken … Read More
ROME 23/05 – Day 18: “A little bit of chicken fried”
The sun hath arisen: 05:45. The sun shall sink: 20:29. The Ave Maria Bell would be heard to hath rung: 20:45. Verily, it soundeth not. It is the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, deeply mysterious. It is … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-05-17 – Upcoming ordination
May 17th, 2023 Dear Diary, It’s that time of year! I have an ordination coming up. It’s one of my favorite things to do as a bishop. Everyone’s happy at an ordination. Except for that period a few years ago … Read More
ROME 23/05 – Day 17: Wherein Fr. Z rants about the Novus Ordo and the Vetus Ordo
At 05:46 the sun was up. At 20:28 it’ll go down, from our perspective. The Ave Maria should sound at 20:45 still. It is the 137th day of the year and the Vigil of the Ascension of the Lord. NB: … Read More
ROME 23/05 – Day 16: Once upon a time….
Each day is just a little longer. The sun rose at 05:47 and will set at 20:27. The Ave Maria Bell ought to be rung at 20:45 right now. In a few days it will shift another 15 minutes to … Read More
ROME 23/05 – Day 15: Fanning the shot
Roman sunrise was at 05:48. I was up and the sky was mostly clear. Not so much now. The sunset will be at 20:26 and if things remain as they are, we won’t see it. The Ave Maria Bells should … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-05-12 – Bishops Statement on Immigration
EDITOR: Still catching up with diary pages from the “mole”. Sometimes the transcription takes a while, too. Some of you might not know all the bishops of the region that includes the Diocese of Libville. Archbishop of Red Bird: John … Read More
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