The coming conflict...Scharwenka faces evil.
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“As chaplain to Polish artists in exile, in October 1849 he heard the last confession of Frédéric Chopin and gave him the last rites. He was present when the composer breathed his last….” Chopin died October 17, Paris.
Back in 1838, Chopin made a funny comment about his poor health: “Three doctors have visited me…The first said I was dead; the second said I was dying; and the third said I was about to die.” Piano students eventually encounter them: Chopin 1810-1849, Tchaikovsky 1840-1893 Paul uses a lot of rubato, and usually I don't like too much, but his is effective.
Nicholas Lemme, Professor of Gregorian chant, sacred polyphony, and voice at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, FSSP, Denton, NE. All our priests can sing well. Jacob, our seminarian/BA Music, is singing on this day. The FSSP is selective; you won’t get in just because you want in. https://www.nicholaslemme.com/about
“Natasha Asghar, the Conservative shadow transport minister, said:
‘The new blanket 20mph speed limit has been in place for just one day and already people have had enough of it. ‘For more than 60,000 people to sign a petition within 24 hours shows the extent of public outrage towards Labour’s madcap policy. ‘This highlights that there has been little to no consultation with the general public, the Labour Government have clearly avoided all public scrutiny in a bid to get their socialist agenda pushed through. ‘Labour and Plaid Cymru have refused to listen to public opinion and are continuing to wage their anti-worker, anti-road and anti-motorist agenda. ‘With this ludicrous policy forced on the people of Wales, Labour can still U-turn on this disastrous rollout and deliver what Wales wants by scrapping blanket 20mph zones across Wales.’” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/wales-welsh-government-nhs-labour-evidence-b2413646.html The beautiful, beautiful art reflects rightly ordered relationships. At 15 mins - a breathtaking double pledge of fealty and love is made at the altar. At 26 mins - an angel rests her head on Our Lord’s and gives him some comfort. At 47 mins - Our Lady in chains shares the bonds of captivity borne by her son. At 58 mins - a lady traces the shadow of her love to help her remember his face. Women gazing on the crucifix are sensual in some of the paintings, and the puritanical are scandalized. Hahaha. Unfortunately, American puritanism has rubbed off on us all. I am in the middle of writing something I hope will raise physicality. An admirer of the face but not the body, I like the actions of the loving and kisses. Even Judas did as much. Can we not do better?  Sweet the wood, sweet the nails … Bernardino of Siena (d. 1444) said that the sorrow of Mary was so great that if divided equally among all men present, they would have died forthwith. He held up Joseph as a model for men and Mary for women. Modernists, beware Saint Bernardino.
Of a musician or me at home when I am mad at the whole world and have to nap. new time signature: the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet, phi, lower case φ, over 14
The Roman Province of Thrace is southeastern Bulgaria, northeastern Greece, and the European part of Turkey. Hollywood made Spartacus the most famous Thracian.
The criticism all these years that Catholics were sheep and would follow a leader off a cliff is true. Vatican II and its aftermath, the switch from the Latin Mass to a wrong New Order, and Francis’ brutal and immoral crackdown on the Latin Mass—all of it has revealed that protestants were right. Catholics are brainless fawners, but not all of us. The events of the last 50-60 years, and especially COVID, are a blessing. The truth has emerged. Father Altman is 100% correct. He will come out of the USA, not Europe, not the Middle East.
Anger is a very, very good thing if used for something positive. I am still extremely angry about the secrecy and deception that caused the changeover from the Latin Mass to the New Order in 1969. I was not told how it happened, that one man, Annibale Bugnini, lied to Paul VI and pushed through the changes. See the link to Mass of the Ages under the More Tab. No one was told, and keeping information secret is lying. Lying to a young person (I was 17 at the time) is, perhaps, the worst type because one is lying to innocence, and like Luther, this man must be in Hell for the pain and suffering millions suffered. One can use anger and defiance to change one’s own life: 1) give up a vice, 2) make a stronger commitment, 3) stop trying to please people, or 4) gain confidence. I have done all four. Please pray for me that I not backtrack. Be yourself. Don’t do what is forced upon you, because what is forced, whatever it might be, is invalid. What might be small to you was big to me. Written in about five minutes, this short statement was 54 years in the making. Loyalty is the highest virtue. I gave it to Christ at eight, 10, 12, and sometime after that in my teens. If I give you my loyalty, I expect it in return, never to be given away. If you have told me lies but I have your loyalty, all is forgiven. I expect that in return. I don't believe Pope Francis has ever given his loyalty to Christ, and I am a good judge of character. None for Christ, none for the Church, none for me. He should be court-martialed.
Laudamus We praise Honor, gloria, vigor, potential Honor, glory, vigor, strength Senator et agricola Senator and farmer Canimus et canimus: We sing and sing: Senatus Populusque Romanus (x2) The Senate and the People of Rome Laudamus We praise Romulus, Genitor, et Brutus, Liberator Romulus, the Father, and Brutus, the Liberator, Mercator et Bellator Merchant and Warrior Canimus et canimus: We sing and sing: Senatus Populusque Romanus (x2) The Senate and the People of Rome Laudamus We praise Jupiter, Victoria, Neptunus, Fortuna Jupiter, Victory, Neptune, Fortune Piscator et poeta Fisherman and poet Canimus et canimus: We sing and sing: Senatus Populusque Romanus (x2) The Senate and the People of Rome Though the map shows the Reno area, the video was shot in Los Angeles by the oil fields near LAX on Sepulveda Boulevard, along the Pacific Coast Highway in Palos Verdes, and at San Fernando Mission for the dance and eagle and reached #1 in 1985. I know this place, not the Mission, for being at Loyola Marymount a decade earlier. If you want a thing bad enough To go out and fight for it, Work day and night for it, Give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it If only desire of it Makes you quite mad enough Never to tire of it, Makes you hold all other things tawdry and cheap for it If life seems all empty and useless without it And all that you scheme and you dream is about it, If gladly you’ll sweat for it, Fret for it, Plan for it, Lose all your terror of God or man for it, If you’ll simply go after that thing that you want. With all your capacity, Strength and sagacity, Faith, hope and confidence, stern pertinacity, If neither cold poverty, famished and gaunt, Nor sickness nor pain Of body or brain Can turn you away from the thing that you want, If dogged and grim you besiege and beset it, You’ll get it! “The Will to Win” Berton Braley 1882-1966 He was published at age 11 and wrote for Coal Age, American Machinist, Nation’s Business, Forbes, and others. The theme of this poem is about achievement, not acquiring wealth and power. You won’t regret that decision to become Catholic. Don’t be late. You won’t be happier.
Chopin suffered terrible respiratory health all his life and died at 39, but he had fixed his destiny early in life, as I did, and you will have fixed your destiny a little later than us, but still by choice. https://tidsskriftet.no/en/2011/04/frederic-chopin-and-his-suffering He knew, “The Lord is good to them that hope in Him; to the soul that seeketh Him.” Lamentations 3, 23. Mass was in Latin. Chopin never heard anything else. Tenors: harmonize with her. original
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” I agree with you, Oscar Wilde. Nicklas posted this music video on Louis earlier today, a few hours before I posted a blog entry on Louis. Tradition-loving Catholics living far apart are experiencing auspicious phenomena for which I have no explanation. Last week I told a friend about something similar, and I don’t have a runaway imagination. Ignore CE dating.  Top Henri de La Rochejaquelein Artist Pierre-Narcisse Guerin Date 1817 Style Neoclassicism Genre portrait history painting Media oil on canvas Henri dies at 21. On September 25, 1993, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn gave an address on Henri. Left
The Death of Henri de La Rochejaquelein Artist Alexandre Bloch Date 19th century Style Genre painting Genre history painting Media oil on canvas Pray that Ripley's plea is on our lips when we die.
What is depicted? Roland blows his olifant (ivory hunting horn) to summon help holding his sword Durendal while mounted on his horse Veillantif with Roland's Breach in the background in the midst the Battle of Roncevaux.
Who is the painter? Wolf von Bibra (1862-1922). He based the painting on an etching by A Closs (1840-1894) or possibly his son Gustav Adolf Carl Closs (1864 - 1938)], which in turn was based on a painting by Louis-Félix Guesnet (1843–1907). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BattleofRoncevauxWvBibra.jpg Notes:
Constantine In hoc signo vinces. “By this sign, conquer.” The charioteer and four horses atop the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin are modelled after the entrance to the ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece. La Roux visual remix at time of original release …  A central figure in British medieval lore, King Arthur ordered a round table for his knights. The table symbolized that no knight was above another knight and that all had a voice at the table. Equality in a monarchical republic, a blend of Roman Empire and Roman Republic, works better than in a democracy, as we are witnessing world over, and is nonexistent in a socialist or communist state. One must trust that a good King Arthur will be provided, an aspiring Roman Catholic or likeness. King St. Louis IX, fairest and most judicious, led France to its economic and political zenith. To the entertainments you are invited, English music for the king and feasting with his family—he is taking a break from arguing with his knights-advisors, drinking with them, and leading them in battle—and rest assured that you are safe here, as there is a crucifix in every room, so no one gets completely out of control. |
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