Father Gerald Murray is the canonist-expert. Notable mentions are the FSSP and Fontgombault. We pray for Francis at every Mass but say NO to servile obedience. Traditional American Catholics … resist!

For those who have never been, click here to see the Latin Mass sung at St. Madeleine Abbey, Le Barroux, France: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zswMJe2zHNo. The Epistle and Gospel are read in Latin and then French, but with a Latin/English Missal, everything is understandable, and even the sermon in French presents few difficulties for the English speaker.

Every High Mass has a master of ceremony, here the tall guy in white, because it is highly choreographed, and everyone is practiced. During consecration there are some pleasant sounds: bells, birds, and babies.

This abbey would be a great location for a novel to TV or film, The Abbot’s Unction. He is found dead under an olive tree, and all the monks are suspects, but finding the killer is complicated. The abbot’s hand is kissed multiple times throughout, as here at Mass. I wish we did that with each other, but I am repeating myself.

If preferred, one can listen to 57 monks* sing Compline (27 mins, Psalm 90 and Regina caeli): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htDZ17_pYws​​

The monastery, which is set on a hill, has a wine label and produces olive oil on its large property.

I have a young friend at St. Stephen who considered religious life but is now engaged to be married. A calling to religious life comes from God, not from a priest, or parent, or anyone else and entails loving sacrifice akin to marriage.

*Non-professionals who sing better than professionals, and now they have a music producer.

June 3, 1944, one day before my mother turned 18 and three days before D-Day
 The priest carries what he needs in a box, crucifix pivoted down when box is closed.
A dog is attending Mass, too.

​Austen Ivereigh, Mauricio Lopez Oropeza, Paul Bere, David McCallum, Ormund Rush, Peter Hunermann, Massimo Faggioli, and James Martin. Number 28 in the list of accusations – we who adhere to tradition are guilty of “freezing doctrine.”

photo courtesy of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Service

Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea are erupting together. Mauna Loa's last eruption was April 15, 1984. My sister smells sulfur. Pictures at night from the western side of the Big Island (Kona) are spectacular. These mountains are over 13,000 feet and have major telescopes atop.

​Just remember that when the next person, or animal, speaks, start a new paragraph. Indentation for a new paragraph is optional now, but for school essays, indentation might be required. Follow the teacher’s directions or ask.

photo courtesy of Mary, my neighbor across the pond

The short story, "Letters", ends here.

Following is a detailed article about Mel Gibson and the possibility of Part 2. If made, it is unlikely I will see it, because Jesus' face will be on screen. I would rather see the face turned or in shadow. "Jesus Wept" by James Tissot (French), which shows Christ covering His face with His hands, is what I prefer. www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4536 Let me know if you see the film.
https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/passion-of-the-christ-2.html 

One could have guessed two and been right, but this solution is more like a proof demonstrating the use of the quadratic equation, root quattuor, Latin for four because there are four terms, including the zero. I have a friend whose last name is Ekk. If one saw his family approaching, one could say, “Here come the Ekks.” X

This is a clip from a 1963-65 sci-fi television show I liked as a youngster. The Zantis, pronounced "zanteez", are sent from a penal colony far away. Mission: establish Earth as another penal colony.

Chopin by a Russian monk whose religious name is Abel and birth name is Paul de Senneville