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Monthly Archives: January 2025
Daily Rome Shot 1222 – rubber ducky
And a little Latin for your brain. Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance (massively hiked for this new year of surprises), utilities, groceries, etc.. At no … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1221 – mistreated
Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps to pay for health insurance (massively hiked for this new year of surprises), utilities, groceries, etc.. At no extra cost, you provide help for which … Read More
WDTPRS – 13 January: Baptism of the Lord (Double Dipping)
On the SIXTH of January, Epiphany, we prayed liturgically with the three mysteries of the Lord’s life revealing Him as divine: the adoration of Jesus by the Magi, the changing water to wine at Cana, and His baptism by John in the … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1220
I enjoyed looking at this. A business owner built a chapel for his employees so that they could adore Christ in the Eucharist. HERE It sounds like something Tom Monaghan did. Please remember me when shopping online and use my … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Holy Family (N.O. Baptism of the Lord) 2025
In the Vetus Ordo, it’s the Sunday of the Holy Family. In the Novus Ordo, it is the Baptism of the Lord. In the Vetus Ordo, Baptism of the Lord is tomorrow 13 January. Was there a GOOD point made … Read More
WDTPRS: The orations of the Feast of the Holy Family, with some thoughts
We are in Epiphanytide. As you know, Epiphany is from a Greek term for “manifestation”. The Feast was especially important in the ancient Eastern Churches. Traditionally it celebrated especially three manifestations of the divinity of Christ, namely, the Adoration … Read More
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Daily Rome Shot 1219 – on the other hand…
New Biography of Cardinal Pell Published 2 Years After His Sudden Death | National Catholic Register https://t.co/w7s7u1F9nm @NCRegister — Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) January 10, 2025 Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1218 – I’m confused.
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From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 03-01-25 – Chewrows
Editor’s Note: The “mole” had to made a trip to the native place for family reasons, so the diary entries were not forthcoming. “Nemo dat quod non got!” In this entry, to jog your memory, Fr. Ernesto is pastor of … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1217 – “Why”, you may be asking? Wherein Fr. Z rants.
I have a comparatively short trip to Rome coming up. First, a couple days with a priest friend in Brooklyn, which breaks up the journey and puts a buffer into the flights. A couple weeks in Rome. The same coming … Read More
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