tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192580971664762668.post6154871774075524972..comments2023-06-01T09:22:18.917+01:00Comments on Liturgiae Causa: Sixty Glorious Years!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192580971664762668.post-56462972360153640122012-07-28T06:16:47.324+01:002012-07-28T06:16:47.324+01:00I prefer Queen Sofia of Espana.I prefer Queen Sofia of Espana.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471650005449587155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192580971664762668.post-51930272888234241852012-07-28T06:16:15.758+01:002012-07-28T06:16:15.758+01:00I prefer Queen Sofia of Espana.I prefer Queen Sofia of Espana.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471650005449587155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192580971664762668.post-35357933786051164772012-06-12T06:02:18.244+01:002012-06-12T06:02:18.244+01:00I remember the coronation, viewing it on internati...I remember the coronation, viewing it on international TV back when I was a lad. She has reigned gloriously ever since then. I hope the monarchy survives, and not only as the 'defender of faith' as her errant son would say, but as a Christian monarchy.<br />God save the Queen, and bless her! she is an example to us all.Auriel Ragmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395216240172741261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192580971664762668.post-51242798927054945372012-06-12T05:59:13.684+01:002012-06-12T05:59:13.684+01:00I remember in my youth, watching the coronation of...I remember in my youth, watching the coronation of your present sovereign on international tv. I have always been impressied by Her Majesty and even more so by her later pronouncements of her Christian witness. Long may the Monarchy endure in its Christian sense (not the vapid Defender of Faith stuff of her son, God Forbid!Auriel Ragmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395216240172741261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192580971664762668.post-63882469897532102672012-06-12T05:58:53.873+01:002012-06-12T05:58:53.873+01:00I remember in my youth, watching the coronation of...I remember in my youth, watching the coronation of your present sovereign on international tv. I have always been impressied by Her Majesty and even more so by her later pronouncements of her Christian witness. Long may the Monarchy endure in its Christian sense (not the vapid Defender of Faith stuff of her son, God Forbid!Auriel Ragmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395216240172741261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192580971664762668.post-69445556242730299772012-06-10T16:31:36.786+01:002012-06-10T16:31:36.786+01:00Yes, Bryn, I have updated my 'blog (to what pu...Yes, Bryn, I have updated my 'blog (to what purpose, I don't know) and changed the image, to better reflect my present circumstances. It was painted by a Russian/Armenian artist called Ivan Aivazovsky in 1850 and is called The Ninth Wave. It depicts seamen clinging to the debris of a shipwreck after a storm on the sea. The warm sky colours symbolise hope.<br /><br />The former painting was The Road to Emmaus by 19th century Swiss artist Robert Zünd, and encapsulated the former raison d'être of this 'blog. The Latin Gospel pericope in the sidebar explained the choice of painting, in the words: ''et quomodo cognoverunt eum in fractione panis.''Patrick Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995907911415177074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192580971664762668.post-16633027394591598312012-06-10T15:04:42.954+01:002012-06-10T15:04:42.954+01:00you've got a new picture paddy! what is it? mo...you've got a new picture paddy! what is it? mount doom?, was the old one where jesus calls two fishermen saying" Follow Me, )and they left their nets/boats and followed him!, from BenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192580971664762668.post-51295201626178522282012-06-06T23:20:14.317+01:002012-06-06T23:20:14.317+01:00Very well said/written Patricius!
I was musing ab...Very well said/written Patricius!<br /><br />I was musing about writing something about an oratio imperata - which I suspect the English bishops were trying in a confused way to suggest - but then gave up on the idea.<br /><br />What a splendid example our blessed Sovereign Lady, HM The Queen, is to all of us, Her loyal subjects. It never fails to amaze me to consider Her reign and compare it with both ecclesial and political history in the Realm, Europe and further afield over the last sixty years. HM The Queen shines through as a solid rock of stability amongst the shifting and failing sands of structures on far less sound a footing than the Royal House.<br /><br />Whilst I have no doubt that HM will beat Queen Victoria's record for the longest reigning British Sovereign my fervent prayer is that She will beat old Louis XIV too - although if She does I expect I shall not be around to see it.Rubricariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050302650867319277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192580971664762668.post-17718726537998002062012-06-06T15:01:39.887+01:002012-06-06T15:01:39.887+01:00Thank you for this. I am myself from a staunchly m...Thank you for this. I am myself from a staunchly monarchist English family, and I have always looked up to our Sovereign Lady. I was particularly impressed by the film that was made of her, and how she spoke of the one thing that has driven her life and vocation - duty. "England expects that every man shall do his duty", as Nelson said to his Navy.<br /><br />I dread that England will go down into dystopia and fundamentalist Islam, and we will feel as our forebears did in the aftermath of World War I. France is no better, but resistance is possible here as it was against the Nazis.<br /><br />Indeed, she is about all England and the pitiful remains of the Empire have left. But, we English must still pray and hope...Fr Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521671841072661886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192580971664762668.post-80016133989116812152012-06-06T01:48:17.489+01:002012-06-06T01:48:17.489+01:00I agree with just about everything you said, thoug...I agree with just about everything you said, though I too am technically a Jacobite. God save the Queen, and may the monarchy survive until Britain is restored.Geraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02204199533749851084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192580971664762668.post-27701658539597647102012-06-06T00:14:26.642+01:002012-06-06T00:14:26.642+01:00I find your blog always worth reading, and while I...I find your blog always worth reading, and while I understand your need for a break, I wanted you to know any new post from you is a very welcome event.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523262033055211718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192580971664762668.post-32307171179860670542012-06-05T23:16:14.681+01:002012-06-05T23:16:14.681+01:00Indeed. God save The Queen! (Though I too am at le...Indeed. God save The Queen! (Though I too am at least in sympathy with the Jacobites.)John (Ad Orientem)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14329907942477160166noreply@blogger.com