Snow ploughs hard at work!
25.01.2026 20:40
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Snow ploughs hard at work!
Blessing of a new green frontal at a side altar with riddells. Banner of Our Lady to side
Procession with Alleluia board down center aisle of church
Busy day at the church despite the snow, blessed a new green frontal for the Lady Altar and buried the Alleluia in preparation for Septuagesimatide.
it was at least 10-15 cm by the time I left church, projected between 20-40 total today I think!
It’s a trek in the snow! Hope you’re staying warm :)
Post-mass blizzard for the Conversion of S. Paul ❄️❄️❄️
Wood cut of the wedding at Cana, with the Latin inscription: Hoc fecit initivm signorvm Jesvs.
Rare 4 collect Sunday today!
1 - Epiphany II = wedding at Cana
2/3 - S. Peter’s Chair (collects for Ss. Peter & Paul)
4 - S. Prisca
Com. V. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, he saith unto the bridegroom: Thou hast kept the good wine until now.
S’a fagh un pass avant e du all’indré gh’arrivarò-ia a ca’ per al mezdè? Però a penseregh bein l’é mèi che me a faga avant du pass et un indré. Acsè a capéss ch’ha-i-o studiè per quel e ch’a-n gh’ho ménga al ramm’l ind-al zervel.
(much of the info is written in Italian but here’s the proverb in Modenese)
January page of a calendar in the Modenese dialect with saints’ days, proverbs in dialect, and other interesting information.
Modenese dialect calendar spotted at a friends’
I was like is this a typo for Bastille or Castiel…?
Yes I do!
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my father truly did not anticipate ever making conversation about the soaps, with his US-born son no less, in the year of our Lord 2026
Chicago Union Station
Umpteenth obligatory Chicago layover in progress
St George’s round church from the back
Halifax Common in shadow with clouds in distance against blue sky
Went to Halifax last week
Thank you!
Just defended (successfully) my first generals paper, step 1 of this degree done 💪
statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary with child, crowned with flowers
Vases of spring flowers in front of an aspersorium
It’s Mary’s month again!
Amtrak sign in Shelby, ND
On the road
A basket of candles
man in lace in the sacristy
Candlemas 🕯️🕯️🕯️
tomorrow we bless candles, and then we're gonna bless throats with those candles 😎
terrible metal swing seats against a brick wall
pabt bringing back non-nostalgic memories of 2000s muni shelter seats
Picture of a small river in the winter from over a bridge, bare trees lining the shores
saddle river park in the rain
basically a cult!
This is much easier if you either a) join a cult, or b) go to grad school!
Main altar of a church, dressed in green with candlesticks, flowers, reliquaries. Artificial lights off, stained glass windows on either side of the altar. Pink dossal.
Gospel side of the nave of the church, with wooden pews and lightly decorated windows.
Quiet church after stir-up Sunday.
STIR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people: that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded.
Picture of the chancel of S. Bartholomew’s church from the back pews, with a few congregants, and server and priest at the altar. Green paraments, pink dossal, red vestments.
S. Clement’s Day
O God, who makest us glad with the yearly festival of blessed Clement thy Martyr and Bishop: mercifully grant; that as we now observe his heavenly birthday, so we may imitate his constancy in suffering for thy sake. Through (etc).
am reading Heim and Kratzer for the first time and this is actually quite fun
incredibly funny that the church of england is falling to bits, the archbishop of canterbury resigned in disgrace, and his predecessor is just combing his eyebrows and murdering jordan peterson in the guardian. you love to see it
Both priest AND organist were sick this morning, and we couldn’t find a substitute organist in time… so high mass was unaccompanied this morning!
Always feels like a blessing in disguise when there’s unexpectedly no organ, since it shows us we can all sing our parts (and well!) without it.
People’s Anglican Missal open to the directions and propers for the 25th Sunday after Trinity, and a leaflet for the service.
If on any year there be twenty-six Sundays after Trinity, the service for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany shall be used on the Twenty-fifth Sunday.
And NOTE, That the service from the aforesaid Sunday after Epiphany shall be used with the following Propers: Introit. Dixit Dominus.
