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I always find these funny that the premise of these tests is that you can determine someone's personality from 10 vague questions.
I took a similar test at another site a while back and was a Corvette, but I don't think a Ferrari was one of the "results"
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The document, which sources say will be issued after January 15, reaffirms the Church’s commitment to a celibate priesthood, encourages the use of Latin in liturgical celebrations, and even requests that seminarians learn the language as part of their formation.[emphasis added]
Can. 249 The program of priestly formation is to provide that students not only are carefully taught their native language but also understand Latin well and have a suitable understanding of those foreign languages which seem necessary or useful for their formation or for the exercise of pastoral ministry.[emphasis added]
#36.1 The use of the Latin language, with due respect to particular law, is to be preserved in the Latin rites.and
#54 Nevertheless steps should be taken so that the faithful may also be able to say or to sing together in Latin those parts of the Ordinary of the Mass which pertain to them.How many priests are giving their parishoners an opportunity to learn and use Latin in the Mass? Worse yet, how many priest think they are "protecting" their flock from Latin?
I just came across a post by the Curt Jester which seems to expound more on the doctrine of the Church of Consumerism. It also seems fitting in light of yesterday's post on the nature of Advent. :)Advent is a shortened form of the word Advertisement, of course you probably knew that. ... There are some groups that contend that Advertisement starts on Black Friday and that this is in fact the first day of the Celebration that merchandiser consider Good Friday.It's well worth the read. You can read the full text here:
So, today is the feast of Saint Saturninus of Carthage (not to be confused with Saint Saturninus of Toulouse, a bishop and martyr in France, whose feast is also today). Not much is known about Saint Saturninus of Carthage, except what the Roman Martyrologies say (I use the plural since there is the "old" Roman Martyrology, a new Roman Martyrology was published in 2002, and then revised in 2004).Romæ, via Salaria, natális sanctórum Mártyrum Saturnini senis, et Sisinii Diáconi, sub Maximiáno Príncipe; quos, diu in cárcere maceratos, jussit Urbis Præfectus in equuleum levári et attrahi nervis, fustibus ac scorpiónibus cædi, deínde eis flammas apponi, et, depositos de equuleo, cápite truncari.
At Rome, on the Salarian Way, the birthday of the holy martyr, Saturninus, an aged man, and the deacon Sisinius, in the time of Emperor Maximian. After a long imprisonment, by order of the prefect of the city they were placed on the rack, stretched with ropes, scourged with rods and whips garnished with metal, then exposed to the flames, taken down from the rack and beheaded.- from breviary.net's Roman Maryrology pages
Romæ in cœmetério Trasónis via Salária Nova, sancti Saturníni Carthaginénsis, mártyris, qui, ut sanctus Dámasus papa refert, sub Décio imperatóre pro Christo in pátria in ecúleo impósitus est et Romam extórris missus, ubi, áliis atrócibus torméntis superátis, Gratiánum tyránnum ad fidem convértit et cápite obtruncáto corónam martýrii adéptus est.(My rough translation)
At Rome, in the cemetary of Trasonis on the New Via Salaria, Saint Saturninus of Carthage, martyr, who, Pope Saint Damasus relates, that under the Emperor Decius, in his homeland he [St. Saturninus] was placed on the rack for Christ, and sent into exile in Rome, where, having overcome other severe tortures, converted the tyrant Gratianus to the faith, and [St. Saturninus] being beheaded obtained the crown of martyrdom.I'm not sure what happened to St. Saturninus' deacon companion Sisinius in the new Martyrology. I often worry that some parts of legends are automatically thrown out if they can't be proven, rather than keeping them until the can be proven false. That is often the case in the rather snotty comments in the Thurston & Atwater edition of Butler's Lives of the Saints.
The sarcophagus in the altar used to have most of his relics, but the sacristan at the Basilica told me that a new parish was erected in Rome under his patronage and some of the remains were given to that parish.
This Basilica has many great paintings and the remains of several saints:
which is catecorner from the Circus Maximus:
(Click the picture for a much better view. Great resolution of K2.)
