Prayers for seminarian friend

In charity, please pray for a friend of mine who will be returning to Minor Seminary tommorow. The two of us first met at an altar server retreat in July/August 2010.

Please pray for him as he continues his pilgramage towards the Roman Catholic Priesthood.

Blessed Jose Sanchez del Rio, Ora pro eis.

"Who Broke It" #14

Time for another "Who Broke It?" Picture. This one is from the Pixar short "Lifted". At the end of the short, the  UFO crashes over the farmer's house, leaving one, once again, wandering who was responsible for the damage.

Veni Creátor Spiritus

Veni Creátor Spiritus (English translation below)


Veni Creátor Spiritus,
Mentes tuórum vísita;
Imple supérna grátia
Quae tu creásti péctora.
Qui díceris Paráclitus,
Donum Dei altíssimi,
Fons vivus, ignis cáritas,
Et spiritális únctio.
Tu septifórmis múnere,
Dextrae Dei tu dígitus,
Tu rite promíssum Patris,
Sermóne ditans gúttura.
Accénde lumen sénsibus,
Infúnde amórem córdibus,
Infírma nostri córporis
Virtúte firmans pérpeti.
Hostem repéllas lóngius,
pacémque dones prótinus;
Ductóre sic te praévio,
Vitémus omne nóxium.
Per te sciámus da Patrem,
Noscámus atque Fílium,
Te utriúsque Spíritum
Credámus omni témpore.
Deo Patri sit glória,
Et Fílio quia mórtuis,
Surréxit, ac Paráclito,
In saeculórum saécula. Amen.


Come, Holy Ghost
Come, Holy Ghost,
Creator Blest,
Vouchsafe within our souls to rest;
Come with Thy grace and Heav'nly aid
And fill the hearts which Thou hast made.
To Thee, the Comforter, we cry,
To Thee, the Gift of God Most High,
The Fount of life, the Fire of love,
The soul's Anointing from above.
The sev'n fold gifts of grace are Thine,
O Finger of the Hand Divine;
True Promise of the Father Thou,
Who dost the tongue with speech endow.
Thy light to evr'y thought impart,
And shed Thy love in evr'y heart;
The weakness of our mortal state
With deathless might invigorate.
Drive far away our wily Foe
And Thine abiding peace bestow;
If Thou be our protecting Guide,
No evil can our steps betide.
Make Thou to us the Father known,
Teach us the eternal Son to own,
And Thee, whose name we ever bless,
Of both the Spirit, to confess.
Glory to Thee, Father and Son And Holy Spirit,
with them One;
And may the Son on us bestow
The gifts that from the Spirit flow! Amen.

Happy New Year

A happy and blessed 2012 to all readers of this blog

Your checked luggage: where does it go

From Father Z's Blog; Biretta tip to Patrick Madrid, who also flies a lot. Delta (with which I am … never mind…) has a new app for the iPhone that tracks your checked luggage. I have used it, as a matter of fact, recently. I had a flight delay that caused me to miss a connection. The app tracked my bag, as advertised! To advertise their app Delta has a video of where your bag goes, from the time it disappears behind the rubber flaps until you pick it up. They made a case with 6 cameras and sent it from Atlanta to La Guardia in NYC.
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"Who Broke It" 12 & 13

The next two versions are from the much beloved Hayao Miyazaki film "Kiki's Delivery Service", seen below,

A "Flying bike" is seen broken after attempting to fly.

The flying broom is seen broken in half

"Who Broke It" #11

The ongoing budget problems in California have left the State Capital broke, leaving one wondering who is responsible for the damage.