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Eternal Rest and Everlasting Light

26 April 2024 Annual, Family, Prayer

Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine:et lux perpetua luceat eis.In memoria æterna erit iustus,ab auditione mala non timebit. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord:and let perpetual light shine upon her.She shall be justified in everlasting memory,and shall not fear evil reports. Absolve, Domine,animas omnium fidelium defunctorumab omni vinculo delictorumet gratia tua illis succurentemereantur evadere iudicium ultionis,et lucis æternae beatitudine perfrui. […]

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The Third Day of Christmas: Saint John the Divine

27 December 2023 Annual, Family, Holy Days, Prayer, Saints, Seasons

Icon of St. John Theologian - 14th c. Panselinos

In our life of faith, we are given a name at Baptism, and we choose a new name at Confirmation. It was a little different for me, as I was baptized and confirmed on the same day as an adult. My mother gave me the name Thomas at my birth, and for my confirmation, I took the name of John, […]

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Christus Vincit! Christus Regnat! Christus Imperat!

25 November 2023 Annual, community, Family, Francine my love, Fun, Holy Days, Moments in Time, Vocation

This weekend we celebrate the great feast of Christ the King. Traditionally here at Pistachio House, we have had our “Franksgiving” feast on this day. This year, due to the vagaries of the calendar, we actually had our feast last week. No matter. And it is right that we celebrate God’s bounty and God’s blessings in our lives. But today, […]

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Charlotte

11 June 2023 Annual, Family

Please in your mercy pray for the repose of the soul of my granddaughter Charlotte Franchesca Robinowitz, born on June 11, 2018 at 11:11pm. She passed away early the next morning in the arms of her parents. Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

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The Third Day of Christmas: Saint John the Divine

27 December 2022 Annual, Family, Holy Days, Prayer, Saints, Seasons

In our life of faith, we are given a name at Baptism, and we choose a new name at Confirmation. It was a little different for me, as I was baptized and confirmed on the same day as an adult. My mother gave me the name Thomas at my birth, and for my confirmation, I took the name of John, […]

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Christus Vincit! Christus Regnat! Christus Imperat!

20 November 2022 Annual, community, Family, Francine my love, Fun, Holy Days

Today is the great feast of Christ the King. Later this afternoon, we will have our “Franksgiving” feast, as we normally have on this day. For the first time since the Plague descended, Pistachio House shall once again be transformed into a great feasting hall of the ancient of days. And it is right that we celebrate God’s bounty and […]

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Charlotte

11 June 2022 Annual, Family

Please in your mercy pray for the repose of the soul of my granddaughter Charlotte Franchesca Robinowitz, born on June 11, 2018 at 11:11pm. She passed away early the next morning in the arms of her parents. Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

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Eternal Rest and Everlasting Light

26 April 2022 Annual, Family, Prayer

Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine:et lux perpetua luceat eis.In memoria æterna erit iustus,ab auditione mala non timebit. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord:and let perpetual light shine upon her.She shall be justified in everlasting memory,and shall not fear evil reports. Absolve, Domine,animas omnium fidelium defunctorumab omni vinculo delictorumet gratia tua illis succurentemereantur evadere iudicium ultionis,et lucis æternae beatitudine perfrui. […]

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The Third Day of Christmas: In the Beginning was the Word

27 December 2021 Annual, Family, Prayer, Saints, Seasons

Icon of St. John Theologian - 14th c. Panselinos

In our life of faith, we are given a name at Baptism, and we choose a new name at Confirmation. It was a little different for me, as I was baptized and confirmed on the same day as an adult. My mother gave me the name Thomas at my birth, and for my confirmation, I took the name of John, […]

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Rilee

15 June 2021 Family, Moments in Time

Rilee Athena Ryng Not quite two weeks ago, my son Tristan made me a grandfather. It is an awesome thing to watch generations unfold, and for a while, it kind of left me speechless. What could I say about the birth of this beautiful little girl that would be both meaningful and from the heart? The mere profundity of her […]

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Charlotte

11 June 2021 Annual, Family

Please in your mercy pray for the repose of the soul of my granddaughter Charlotte Franchesca Robinowitz, born on June 11, 2018 at 11:11pm. She passed away early the next morning in the arms of her parents. Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

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Eternal Rest and Everlasting Light

26 April 2021 Annual, Family, Prayer

Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine:et lux perpetua luceat eis.In memoria æterna erit iustus,ab auditione mala non timebit. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord:and let perpetual light shine upon her.She shall be justified in everlasting memory,and shall not fear evil reports. Absolve, Domine,animas omnium fidelium defunctorumab omni vinculo delictorumet gratia tua illis succurentemereantur evadere iudicium ultionis,et lucis æternae beatitudine perfrui. […]

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Ite Ad Joseph!

19 March 2021 Annual, Family, Moments in Time, Pope Benedict XVI, Prayer, Saints, Silence

Today on the Solemnity of Saint Joseph in the Year of Saint Joseph, we would do well to meditate on the life of the man who helped raise the Son of God. It can’t have been easy. Tradition holds that Joseph was already an old man and a widower when he married the Blessed Virgin, who was very young, perhaps […]

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The Headless Prophet

29 August 2020 Annual, Family, Meditations, Saints

Today is one of the more interesting feasts on the liturgical calendar, for today is the feast of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist. OK, nowadays they’ve slightly sanitized the name; it’s now officially called the “Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist”, but for the sheer Catholic joy of calling a spade a spade, I’m sticking […]

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A Prayer to Saint Monica

27 August 2020 Annual, Family, Prayer, Saints

Saint Monica

Dear Saint Monica,troubled wife and mother,many sorrows pierced your heart during your lifetime.Yet, you never despaired or lost faith.With confidence, persistence, and profound faith,you prayed daily for the conversionof your beloved husband, Patricius,and your beloved son, Augustine;your prayers were answered. Grant me that same fortitude, patience,and trust in the Lord. Intercede for me, dear Saint Monica,that God may favorably hear […]

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Charlotte

11 June 2020 Annual, Family

Please in your mercy pray for the repose of the soul of my granddaughter Charlotte Franchesca Robinowitz, born on June 11, 2018 at 11:11pm. She passed away early the next morning in the arms of her parents. Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

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Eternal Rest and Everlasting Light

26 April 2020 Annual, Family, Prayer

Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine:et lux perpetua luceat eis.In memoria æterna erit iustus,ab auditione mala non timebit. Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord:and let perpetual light shine upon her.She shall be justified in everlasting memory,and shall not fear evil reports. Absolve, Domine,animas omnium fidelium defunctorumab omni vinculo delictorumet gratia tua illis succurentemereantur evadere iudicium ultionis,et lucis æternae beatitudine perfrui. […]

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