Rome expected the sun to rise. This won’t always be the case. However, it did today at 05:57. Similar expectations await its setting at 19:34.
The cycle of the Ave Maria bell changes today to 19:00. It hops by quarter hours. However, sadly, no Ave Maria bell will sound where it is supposed to sound. It does at The Parish™.
The Roman Station for the Chrism Mass and for the Mass of the Last Supper is St John Lateran. But, that’s not gonna happen, is it. As I write this, the Chrism Mass is going on in San Pietro. I tuned in for a moment. The camera panned over the concelebrating priests in their infinite variety of street clothes sticking out over their chasubles and velcro closure albs with myriad meaningful stoles. The Mass vestments for the upper crust are 70’s Pedestrian Modern. Think big, random chunks of colored glass in church windows, only without a lot of color. They say: Nothing special here. I understand that Francis read a sermon of over 2000 words.
That said, here is what the Ave Regina caelorum sounded like at the end of Palm Sunday’s Mass.
Last night before Tenebrae began, we had a good attendance, which increased as it went on.
Getting read for the Mandatum on Thursday evening in the sacristy. Members of the Archconfraternity will have their feet washed. There is a custom of drawing a coin from a bag. The one who draws the different coin is cheerfully designated as “Judas” for the coming year.
The altar of repose reposes, awaiting its duties after the Mass of the Last Supper.
Something I saw on the way to lunch with priests for Holy Thursday.
Across the way is this madonella with St. Cajetan, founder of the Theatines. The once mighty Theatines are now, alas, no longer heavy on the earth.
The magnificent lantern of Sant’Ivo.
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Meanwhile, white to move and mate in 2. C’mon. Everyone can get this one.
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
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In chessy news, there is a tournament going on in Karlsruhe, Germany, the GRENKE Classic, which has been on hold for several years. Richard Rapport is atop the standingswith a 1-point lead over Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren and Vincent Keymer. Yesterday Ding held with black against Magnus.
This is fun. On chess.com’s “Bullet Brawl” 10-year-old FM Faustino Oro beat Magnus Carlsen. This prompted waggish Anish Giri to tweet: “What’s all the hype, Carlsen would still probably beat him in a long classical chess match, especially if it’s 14 or 16 games.”
3:16 isn’t just in John.
UPDATE:
For lunch I was out to a nice place to eat with several priests, which itself was the main pleasure. Had we gone to stand around and eat slices of pizza, that would have been enough. It is such a pleasure to share their company.
I made lamb choices, due to the day.
Tagliolini with a ragu of lamb.
Then, more lamb with roasted potatoes.
Very nice.
Apartment flowers.
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I think even I can get this one:
1. Bc4 Kh8+
2. Ng6#
I also had lamb last night at dinner after the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lords Supper. NO but very reverent with the singing of the Pange Lingua as we processed to the altar of repose in the lower church
I was wondering if we might see you at a Chrism Mass at San Clemente.
Lamb ragu is a great idea. I’m going to have some leftover meat that I won’t roast today. Perhaps I will see what I can find for a recipe.