The Roman Sacristan

A movie to watch: Volition Description: "Volition (n)- The act of making a choice. Sometimes the choice of inaction has consequences st...

Arm of Saint Francis Xavier at Il Gesu church in Rome. This arm has Baptized and blessed thousands and thousands in India and the Orient. ...

More interesting searches which got people to this site. - "ginormous cheeseburger.jpg" which is all the more interesting because ...

(Not to be confused with Saint Saturninus of Toulouse, Bishop & Martyr whose feast is also today) Altar and relics of Saint Saturninus o...

It appears that a few bloggers have already published thier Advent rants [cough] Fr. Z , Fr. Erik [cough] [LOL], so I am going to re -re-pub...

"The Prophet Isaiah" by Raphael Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals Orémus. Da, quaés...

Turbaconducken (Turducken (Turkey stuffed with duck stuffed with chicken) wrapped in bacon). As seen at bacontoday.com . Just my annual rem...

Meeting of Pope Saint Leo the Great and Attila the Hun LM had asked about the Homilies of Pope Saint Leo the Great. Finding "homilies...

Second Vatican Council in Saint Peter's The Life Magazine photo archive is online now and hosted by Google. There are some amazing high ...

I've seen some questions about partial indulgences in the comments of Fr. Z's link to my post on plenary indulgences. (Thanks Fr. ...

Requirements for Obtaining a Plenary Indulgence on Christ the King - Public recitation of the prayer “Most Sweet Jesus, Redeemer - Act of De...

Apse Mosaic in Saint Paul's Outside the Walls in Rome Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals Or...

Remember my little rant a few weeks ago about the loss of the proper perspective on All Soul's Day? Thinking about All Souls Day Fr. Z ...

Collect (Opening Prayer) Official Latin from the 1969 & 2002 Roman Missals Orémus. Da nobis, quaésumus, Dómine Deus noster, in tua sem...

For a friend. Please pray for the repose of the soul of a good friend who passed away today. This has been a rough week. I don't recomme...

"Saint Gregory Delivers the Soul of a Monk" by Giovanni Battista Crespi Today is the Commemoration of all the faithful departed of...

"The Glory of Saint Benedict" by Pietro Annigoni at Monte Cassino It's not my favorite picture of Saint Benedict, but it is go...

Today is the feast of Saint Josaphat. I've had a devotion to him for awhile, and have tried to visit him every time I go to Rome. He...

In the Ordinary Form, today is the feast of Pope Saint Leo the Great . Here you can see where he is buried in the Basilica of Saint Peter in...

A few pictures of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran. This is the actual Cathedral of Rome and is where the cathedra of the Pope is. Cathedr...