Dec

26

Wearing the jubilee medal of St. Benedict

December 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Today, I found St. Benedict’s jubilee medal, so I looked around to see what I could find about it on the internet. These are the first few Googles:
1. The official website: link
The medal is often put into the foundations of houses and building, on the walls of barns and sheds, or in one’s place of [...]

Dec

25

St. Stephen

December 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Pictured receiving the martyr’s crown is one of the first deacons of a young Church, St. Stephen. As in the book of Acts, Stephen:
being full of the Holy Ghost, looking up steadfastly to heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. And he said: Behold, I see the [...]

Dec

25

Santa Claus tech

December 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment

…describes how the old guy travels around the world in a night to deliver Christmas goodness, using physics, science and nice gadgets. Click right here.
Linked from Slashdot. Picture source: Santa greeting dot net

Dec

24

My Latin prayerbook

December 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment

I’m putting my personal Latin prayerbook into this online file in little bits, every now and again. At this point, it’s all Latin. Once I’ve got it all in, I’ll consider putting in parallel English. The same goes for the arrangement of things, which is not quite organised now.
The prayers have been inserted from a [...]

Dec

24

Nativity Scenes

December 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment

From the Roving Medievalist at Triumph Baroque come a line of Nativity scenes, nice to look at.

Dec

24

Didache 16

December 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The sixteenth and final part of Didache:

1. Be watchful for your life; let yur lamps not be quenched and your lons not ungirdled, but be ye ready; for ye know not the hour in which our Lord cometh.

2. And ye shall gather yourselves together frequently, seeking what is fitting for your souls; for the whole [...]

Dec

23

Sacramental Confession in Singapore

December 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment

…is remarkably organised with a lot of help from both the priests and laity. I was surprised to see the parishioners shepherded through various stages at St. Anthony’s Church. The sequence begins with what looks like a Powerpoint presentation (!) to aid an examination of conscience, followed by direction to one of several priests for [...]

Dec

23

Episcopacy

December 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment

…is an old creation of the Curt Jester that I’m seeing for the first time. It’s a good read.
Is it really only humour? Ask your local bishop.

Dec

23

It’s almost time

December 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment

…and so, a very Merry Christmas to every Christian that happens to run into this post. To you and yours, the joy of the Lord’s birth.

Gloria in excelsis Deo. Et in terra pax hominibus bonae uoluntatis. Picture source: Michelangelo Carravagio, taken from here.

Dec

23

Didache 15

December 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The fifteenth part of Didache:

1. Appoint for yourselves therefore bishops and deacons worthy of the Lord, men who are meek and not lovers of money, and true and approved; for unto you they also perform the service of the prophets and teachers.

2. Therefore despise them not; for they are your honourable men along with the [...]

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