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Faith, Hope and Charity

Michael McFarland Campbell

At Antioch, the passion of the seven holy brothers Machabees, with their mother, who suffered under King Antiochus Epiphanes. Their relics were translated to Rome and buried in the church of St Peter ad Vincula. At Vercelli, the birthday of St Eusebius, Bishop and Martyr, who for his confession of the Catholic faith was sent into exile by the Emperor Constantine to Scythopolis in Palestine, and thence to Cappadocia. He afterwards returned to his Church and suffered martyrdom at the hands of the persecuting Arians: but his memory is more especially honoured on December 15, on which day he was … Continue reading Faith, Hope and Charity

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The Tiber Swim Team?

Michael McFarland Campbell

I’ve a number of tshirts that proclaim all sorts of things about myself on the front or on the back. I was looking for others and came across this one. It is quite appropriate – although some of us have had the image of us paddling across the Tiber with our breviaries held above our heads, and then sitting saying the Office on the other side, with a pile of books to supply everyone with, and a pile of towels for everyone to be dried off. I wonder will John Whitehead be seen wearing one soon? Continue reading The Tiber Swim Team?

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the birthday of Pope St Silvester Ⅰ, baptizer of Constantine the Great

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At Rome, the birthday of Pope St Silvester Ⅰ, Confessor, who baptized the Emperor Constantine the Great, and confirmed the Council of Nicæa and, after many other deeds accomplished in holiness, rested in peace. Also at Rome, on the Via Salaria in the cemetery of Priscilla, the holy martyrs Donata, Paulina, Rustica, Nominanda, Serotina, Hilaria and their companions. At Sens, blessed Sabinian, Bishop, and Potentian, who were sent thither to preach by the Roman Pontiff, and did honour to that city by the confession of their martyrdom. At Catania in Sicily, the passion of SS. Stephen, Pontian, Attalus, Fabian, Cornelius, … Continue reading the birthday of Pope St Silvester Ⅰ, baptizer of Constantine the Great

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the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Flesh

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In the 5199th year of the creation of the world, form the time when God in the beginning created the heaven and earth; the 2957th year after the flood; the 2015th year from the birth of Abraham; the 1510th year from Moses, and the going forth of the people of Israel into Egypt; the 1032nd year from the anointing of David King; in the 65th week according to the prophecy of Daniel; in the 194th Olympiad; the 752nd year from the foundation of the City of Rome; the 42nd year of the rule of Octavian Augustus, all the earth being … Continue reading the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Flesh

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And he’s been sighted again

Michael McFarland Campbell

Older readers will remember the posting about the elevation of a certain humble priest in the Eternal city to being a Monsignor (News from Oxford). Correspondents from England have informed me of the return to England of this well known cleric. It is said that his return has not been unnoticed by some of his fellow clergy who were listening to a talk by The Rev. Father Andrew Southwell of the Latin Mass Society recently in a London club. Apparently, manners were not learnt in Rome. Perhaps that explains his return without the much talked about bishopric. Talked about mainly … Continue reading And he’s been sighted again

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