Sunday, December 6, 2009

Prothonotary Warbler Sighting!!! - I'm as giddy as Hiss!


Rara Avis this morning at Mass. A Premonstratensian. I was beside myself. I'd only met one or two in my life, by chance at the reception after Abbot Claude's funeral. But I'd never seen one in situ!


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3 comments:

  1. Joe of St. ThérèseDecember 7, 2009 at 1:42 AM

    Fr. Justin is awesome!, He has a beautiful voice

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  2. gemoftheoceanDecember 7, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    Yes, he does have a beautiful voice. His latin was sort of "Italianate" -- so I wasn't sure what his native language was going to be - but the "Justin" part should have told me Yankee.

    He used the phrase "lex orandi, lex credendi" I didn't have the heart to tell him after Mass that he and Pius XII would have butted heads over that one. [Google Mediator Dei and look for the phrase and you'll see what I mean!]

    Besides, there was a used book sale afterwards and thank goodness I had enough cash on hand to score some vols. One was a handbook of Sacred luturgy(Latin), another Jim Bishop's the Day Christ died, another with articles about the Eastern Rite, and a 4th on Sacramental theology(English)

    Total price? 10 bucks. Then I went out to b'fast afterwards -- which accounts for the late posting yesterday.

    Just enough time to fire off a post over on bury about those missing Apostle Vigils.

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  3. Joe of St. ThérèseDecember 22, 2009 at 10:21 PM

    One of these days I'll make it down to St Anne's

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