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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
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Monthly Archives: March 2025
Daily Rome Shot 1272
Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US 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
Prayer request
I ask, please, in your kindness, to raise up a prayer for my mother, who has a serious progressive ailment which makes life difficult. Today is her 90th birthday. Thank you.
LENTCAzT 2025 – 14: Tuesday 2nd Week Sunday of Lent – Pray!
Today’s Station is Santa Balbina. However, the Station is being observed these days at San Bartolomeo all’Isola (St. Bartholomew on the Tiber Island). Card. Bacci joins us today to enjoin us to pray. Then we step back to the 2nd … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 1271
Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US 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
“Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me…” The mighty Lorica of Saint Patrick
During these dark days, we can benefit from the use of this prayer, called the Breastplate, or Loríca of St. Patrick, “The Cry of the Deer” (Latin Lorica is pronounced lo-REE-ka). It is said that St. Patrick (+461) sang this when an … Read More
LENTCAzT 2025 – 13: Monday 2nd Week Sunday of Lent – Trinity
Fr. Troadec tells about about true adoption by God. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity whispers a secret. We hear also the wonderful Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles at Gower Abbey, whose singing is angelic. Two bits herein from their … Read More
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Daily Rome Shot 1270 – slipper
Today’s Roman Station, Santa Maria in Domnica. Little Pope Pascal venerates the Blessed Virgin’s slipper. He was alive when this mosaic was made, so he gets a square halo. Look! Up in the sky! SpaceX Dragon docks with Space Station … Read More
LENTCAzT 2025 – 12: 2nd Sunday of Lent – What is holiness?
The Roman Station is Santa Maria in Domnica Today Fr. Troadec explains in simple terms what holiness is. John Paul II reminds us of what our true goal is. HERE
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 2nd Sunday of Lent 2025
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. It is the 2nd Sunday of Lent in the Novus Ordo and in the Vetus Ordo. Surprisingly, the experts of the Consilium … Read More
From a reader: “We can sing this, but chant and Latin are ‘too hard’.”
From a reader: Looking through our parish hymnal for music for Sunday for the Transfiguration, I came across this gem. It has 10 time signature changes in one verse (that’s 40 time signature changes if you sing all the verses!) … Read More
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