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ROME 25/10 – Day 17: fishing

Fr. Z"s Blog ·

2025/10/15

The time of the rising of the sun today was 7:19. The sun sets at 18:32. Ave Maria Bell? 18:45 Welcome Registrant: WmC.Ramsey Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps to pay … Read More →

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“Keep ranting Father Z!”

Fr. Z"s Blog ·

2025/10/14

From a reader… On the First Friday in August, my godson and I went to confession. We then went camping for a week. We found a lovely church to attend Mass on Sunday. Thursday we came home. Friday my beloved … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 16: Christopher Columbus etc.

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2025/10/13

On this anniversary of the final apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, the sun rose upon Rome at 7:18. On this Feast of St. Edward the sunset at 18:34. As you know, the Ave Maria Bell should have rung for … Read More →

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GREAT NEWS!

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2025/10/13

Rorate had it… Another Traditional Monastery in France — the Monks of Le Barroux take charge of the Trappist monastery of Bellefontainehttps://t.co/dFeCDeHtEb pic.twitter.com/1vC3aqaR27 — Rorate Caeli (@RorateCaeli) October 13, 2025

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More of this B as in B as as in S?

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2025/10/13

RUPNIK—Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith today announces: “On 9 October 2025, the five Judges of the Tribunal that will hear the case of the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik were appointed. The judicial panel is composed of women … Read More →

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D. Knoxville – The Pogrom Continues

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2025/10/13

This paragraph is in the letter that a pastor of a parish in the Diocese of Knoxville where the TLM is shortly to be suppressed as part of the ongoing pogrom. The final Mass in the Extraordinary Form to be … Read More →

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13 October – Please, Blessed Mother, intercede.

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2025/10/13

Please, Blessed Mother, intercede. Ask for graces from Our High Priest, Your Son, to open the hearts of bishops who are suppressing the faithful who desire traditional worship. Today is the 108th Anniversary of the Final Apparition of Our Lady … Read More →

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More savage repression of people: Knoxville

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2025/10/12

Another diocese cancelling the TLM ? Our priest announced today at TLM that the diocese of Knoxville, TN is transitioning away from the TLM, impacting Johnson City, Holy Ghost in Knoxville, and Chattanooga. No alternate location was mentioned. My wife … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 15: glimpses

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2025/10/12

Faithful pack Charlotte Latin Mass on first Sunday since restrictions took effect – LifeSite https://t.co/bd6RL6gnOM pic.twitter.com/tOdAFGEWgn — John-Henry Westen (@JhWesten) October 12, 2025 Please remember me when shopping online and use my affiliate links. US HERE – UK HERE WHY? This helps to pay … Read More →

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ASK FATHER: You haven’t commented on Pope Leo’s new...

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2025/10/12

From “readers” distilled. QUAERITUR: You haven’t commented on Pope Leo’s new document? How come? The problem is that, by the spiritual abuse and constant drubbing we have had, over the last years, with the looming threat of some other looney … Read More →

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D. of Charlotte… worse than what happened in...

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2025/10/12

And this is why, in the end, what has happened in Charlotte, NC, is far more wicked than the temporary desecration of Canterbury Cathedral. https://t.co/VPpDw2gdxQ — Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) October 12, 2025 Today I had a chance to talk to … Read More →

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Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 18th Sunday after...

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2025/10/12

Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for this 18th Sunday after Pentecost, … Read More →

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YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS

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2025/10/12

PLEASE use the sharing buttons! Thanks! In your charity would you please take a moment look at the requests and to pray for the people about whom you read? Continued from THESE. Let’s remember all who are ill, who will … Read More →

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National Chess Day Sale – 11 October

Fr. Z"s Blog ·

2025/10/11

Get some chess stuff! Do you have a board already? Get one for a friend. Every house, especially with kids, should have chess set. There are electronics you can use to train, along with books… remember books? Interested in learning? … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 14: A blessing

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2025/10/11

7:16 is when the sun brought rosy fingered Dawn to Rome. The Roman sun sets today at 18:37. We move from the 19:00 cycle to the 18:45 cycle for the non-ringing of the Ave Maria Bell. It is the Feast … Read More →

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Cross-Posting with One Peter Five: 18th Sunday after...

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2025/10/11

Some of you may know that I also post a weekly offering at One Peter Five. I comment on the readings for the upcoming Sunday Mass, and sometimes also an oration. Here is something of what I wrote for this … Read More →

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11 October 1962: Pope John XXIII solemnly opened the...

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2025/10/11

On this day in 1962, Pope John XXIII solemnly opened the Second Vatican Council, the 21st and most recent ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. pic.twitter.com/8IlECgpsil — Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) October 11, 2025 A quote from his opening speech called … Read More →

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Washington state will not enforce law requiring...

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2025/10/11

From LifeSite we learn that, even though Washington state passed a law requiring priests to violate Seal of Confession, Washington state will not enforce the law. Uh huh. They passed it. It is on the books… until it isn’t. This … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 13: “Clergy Appreciation Month”. 50%...

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2025/10/10

At 7:15 the sun crept over the Seven Hills like Augustus’s shade inspecting his quondam empire, gilding the domes and pigeons of Rome in imperial light. By 18:39, Sol will yawn and slip behind Janiculum, leaving the city to its … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 11/12

Fr. Z"s Blog ·

2025/10/09

Hodie Romae sol ortus est hora septima et quartadecima minuta. Occidet autem hora duodevicesima et quadragesima minuta. Campana “Ave Maria” pulsari debet hora undevicesima. Hic dies festus est sancti Ioannis Henrici Newman atque sancti Abrahae Patriarchae Veteris Testamenti. Eodem die … Read More →

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