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ROME 25/10 – Day 35: Rare photos

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2025/11/02

On the Feast of All Saints, all could have viewed the sun rise at 6:41. Quite a few did view it set at 17:06 The Ave Maria Bell would have run in the Curia at 17:30. It did ring at … Read More →

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Leo XIV proclaimed St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of...

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2025/11/01

NOW: Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church. Cdl. Marcel Semeraro (prefect of Dicastery for the Causes of the Saints) repeated the formal request at Mass, prior to @Pontifex's declaration. pic.twitter.com/wasxejQk9b — Michael … Read More →

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Select ROME 25/10 – Day 34: what a mess

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2025/10/31

They seem to be getting it together. Sunrise – 6:39 Sun other thing – 17:08. The Curial Ave Maria Bell – 17:30. Here’s the cool thing. I was alone in the sacristy at The Parish™ at 17:37 and the Ave … Read More →

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Here’s one of those puff posts

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2025/10/31

Best movie credits. For me between these two, so far as I can think of right now. I’m open to suggestions. Captain America, 1st Avenger. Queen’s Gambit.

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“Catholic Social Teaching For The Lionhearted” – BOOK...

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2025/10/31

The title on this post is taken from the subtitle of the new book – yes, it’s 10:30 on Friday, so there’s probably a new book – from Peter Kwasniewski. And since we are in the wake of the traditional … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 33: When Titans Walked The Earth

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2025/10/30

The calendar says sunrise was at 6:38. The sunset was at 17:09. For Curia the Ave Maria Bell would have been at 17:30. However I was in the sacristy of The Parish™ tonight because I had presided over a ritual … Read More →

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New document forthcoming from the DDF(CDF) about...

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2025/10/30

New document forthcoming from the DDF(CDF) under Fernandez about Marian Titles. Gronchi is a presenter. This bodes not well. My counsel. Stay CALM. Don’t knee jerk. And DON’T be a jerk in writing. Look carefully at what is released.

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ROME 25/10 – Day 32: “a quick bite”

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2025/10/30

The calendar says the sun rose at 6:37. It also says that it set 17:10. It fixes the Ave Maria bell at 17:30. However at The Parish™ I was pleased to hear the Ave Maria at 17:37. Nice. Welcome registrants: … Read More →

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Happy 60th Anniversary to “Nostra Aetate”!

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2025/10/29

Yesterday 28 October was 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, Vatican II’s Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions. The document was drafted in part by Fr. Gregory Baum (1923-2017). Baum left the priesthood and religious life, married … Read More →

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YET ANOTHER Sermon by the Rector of D. Knoxville’s...

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2025/10/29

Hard to believe, but the Rector of the Basilica in Chattanooga in the Diocese of Knoxville (where the Bishop crushed the people who desire the TLM) has issued a THIRD homily about stitching together a gussied-up Novus Ordo Mass which … Read More →

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Because there’s one “unique” Roman Rite.

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2025/10/29

Remember… the TLM must not be allowed to spread. I refuse to believe this is the Catholic Church… ???? No ? no ? no ???? pic.twitter.com/JEq3QyYTgh — ??Rev. Vitus???? (@Vitus_oss) October 28, 2025 Because there’s one “unique” Roman Rite. At … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 31: Natalis Dies

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2025/10/29

Firstly, thanks to everyone who wished my happy birthday. I hope you will pray for me. I had a good chat with my mother. She sounded good. She is attending a party today with over 20 of her friends. On … Read More →

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WDTPRS – 20th WEEK after Pentecost: Quiet is a...

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2025/10/28

This year, 2025, the 20th Sunday after Pentecost gave way to the Feast of Christ the King, since it was the last Sunday of October. Hence, we don’t get to hear the Collect until a day during the week when … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 29/30: But wait… there’s more…

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2025/10/27

Today the sunrise in Rome was at 7:35 and the sun should set at 18:13…. ooops… no … wait. The Curial calendar did not reset. “Daylight Savings” here ended yesterday night. Hence, today’s calendar page should say sunrise was at … Read More →

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We miss Semper Gumby… Supertradmum… Henry… many others

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2025/10/26

We’d like to have them back. Right now, we can’t have some of them. I pray for everyone who is now and who ever was a benefactor. Today I said Mass for my benefactors. I’m so grateful to benefactors and … Read More →

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In San Pietro: Card. Simoni went straight at the devil

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2025/10/26

During the Mass at San Pietro, I sat right behind Ernest Card. Simoni. 97 years old, Albanian, tortured, imprisoned to do forced labor, sentenced to death. At the end of Mass he went to the ambo and recited the long … Read More →

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Your Sunday Sermon Notes – Christ the King (N.O.:...

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2025/10/26

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 Feast of Christ the … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 28: Mass at San Pietro

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2025/10/25

The Ave Maria Bell should have rung at 18:30. The ringing of the bell is connected to sundown, which was at 18:16. The sun went down after rising as 7:32. It is the Feast of Sts. Crispin and Crispinianus, martyrs … Read More →

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My Annual St Crispin’s Day roundup with Henry V speech!

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2025/10/25

What you have been waiting for all month, I’m sure, knowing that soon it would be St. Crispin’s. The 3rd c. martyrs Crispin and Crispinian were killed in Soissons. They converted people as they plied their trade as cobblers and … Read More →

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ROME 25/10 – Day 27: sloppy post

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2025/10/24

It is almost midnight and I watching the last day of the US Championship. I need to make a sloppy post. Figure it out. You know what I mean. Happy Feast of St. Raphael. Pontifical Vespers as part of the … Read More →

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