The sun rose at 07:34, later and later. It will set at 18:14, earlier and earlier.
The Ave Maria should ring at 18:30.
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It is a dies non in the Vetus Calendar. Today I celebrated a Votive Mass of the Holy Cross. I offered this Mass for my Roman donors. I ask their prayers as well.
A fun shot of priests at the side altars “concelebrating” with the beautiful new red vestments. What a HUGE DIFFERENCE those vestments make. Thank you again, donors. THANK YOU.
Breakfast with a friend. I couldn’t wait to get to the fresh OJ.
Last night I was at the presentation of the new Catechism by Bp. Schneider. More HERE.
Among the speakers was my good friend Robert Royal. He made a great point about the ordering by God of the universe, which order reflects His presence and involvement. The Catholic Faith is orderly. You can see where this is going. He started out with a quote from Dante’s Paradiso. Beatrice says…
e cominciò: «Le cose tutte quante
hanno ordine tra loro, e questo è forma
che l’universo a Dio fa simigliante.
Cardinal Sarah is super focused when he listens. That takes practice. Without question he is an expert listener.
After the talk, I chatted with him for a bit and asked him how HE pronounces his last name, because every time he is mentioned it seems like there is a different way. He said: “Sáh-rah”, not “Saráh” or like English “Sara”, etc. “SAHrah”.
During the Q&A the rep from Reuters asked Bp. Schneider what he thought about the new Dubia and Francis’ answer to those Dubia.
The bishop responded with what I think most of us think. The Dubia “a great work… heroic act”. A “must needed action”. The follow up was on the answers to the Dubia. “Unfortunately unsatisfactory… confusing, vague”. His answer was strong but respectful. He also said that these Dubia will go down in history! Card. Sarah did not offer an answer to those questions.
Meanwhile, here’s a fairly easy one.
White to move and win material.
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
Priestly chess players, drop me a line. HERE
