{"id":86335,"date":"2015-12-23T08:25:37","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T16:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=86335"},"modified":"2021-10-15T17:39:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T00:39:44","slug":"rorate-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/rorate-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Rorate Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/rorate-photos\/rorate-mass-50\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-86336\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"86336\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/rorate-photos\/rorate-mass-50\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-50.jpg?fit=500%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rorate Mass (50)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-50.jpg?fit=500%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-50.jpg?resize=240%2C360\" alt=\"Rorate Mass (50)\" width=\"240\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-86336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-50.jpg?resize=240%2C360&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-50.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-50.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">Y<\/span>ou may recall that on the Feast of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/empress-of-the-americas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our Lady of Guadalupe<\/a>, Francine and I attended a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/rejoice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Rorate<\/em> Mass<\/a> at the nearby F.S.S.P. parish of Saint Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>You will also no doubt recall my inability to take a decent photo of the Mass, which was simply beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, a much more talented photographer was ensconced up in the choir loft. This person was able to get a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintjosephtacoma.org\/roratemass\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rather large number of beautiful photos<\/a> that almost &#8211; but not quite &#8211; capture the moment.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure anything could capture the moment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/rorate-photos\/rorate-mass-89\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-86338\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"86338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/rorate-photos\/rorate-mass-89\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-89.jpg?fit=486%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"486,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rorate Mass (89)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-89.jpg?fit=486%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-89.jpg?resize=486%2C750\" alt=\"Rorate Mass (89)\" width=\"486\" height=\"750\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-89.jpg?w=486&amp;ssl=1 486w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-89.jpg?resize=97%2C150&amp;ssl=1 97w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-89.jpg?resize=240%2C370&amp;ssl=1 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The photographer also took a number of photos of the congregation. Perhaps you will recognize some of these folks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/rorate-photos\/rorate-mass-67\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-86339\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"86339\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/rorate-photos\/rorate-mass-67\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-67.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rorate Mass (67)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-67.jpg?fit=860%2C574&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-67.jpg?resize=860%2C574\" alt=\"Rorate Mass (67)\" width=\"860\" height=\"574\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-67.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-67.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-67.jpg?resize=240%2C160&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Rorate-Mass-67.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Go check out the photos!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may recall that on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Francine and I attended a Rorate Mass at the nearby F.S.S.P. parish of Saint Joseph. You will also no doubt recall my inability to take a decent photo of the Mass, which was simply beautiful. Apparently, a much more talented photographer was ensconced up in the choir loft. [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8,5,26,62,120,25,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-francine-my-love","category-holy-days","category-latin","category-rev-michael-stinson-fssp","category-saint-joseph-parish-in-tacoma","category-seasons","category-sacred-liturgy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1aGBK-msv","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":86270,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/rejoice\/","url_meta":{"origin":86335,"position":0},"title":"Rejoice in the Lord Always!","author":"Thom","date":"14 December 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This past weekend has been what we at Pistachio House sometimes refer to as a \"churchy weekend\": three Masses and chanted Vespers. The first of these was a new experience for us. At 6:30 on Saturday morning, we attended an Extraordinary Form Rorate Mass at Saint Joseph. This is a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Chant&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Chant","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/chant\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Opening-Holy-Door-05.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Opening-Holy-Door-05.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Opening-Holy-Door-05.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Opening-Holy-Door-05.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":89179,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/rorate-caeli\/","url_meta":{"origin":86335,"position":1},"title":"Rorate C\u00e6li","author":"Thom","date":"18 December 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"This past Saturday, our parish of Holy Rosary celebrated a Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This particular tradition is known as the Rorate Mass, for the first word of its entrance antiphon (Introit): Ror\u00e1te c\u00e6li d\u00e9super, et n\u00fabes pl\u00faant j\u00fastum. Aperiatur terra et germinet salvatorem. Drop down dew,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Chant&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Chant","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/chant\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC_0962-e1513623999952.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC_0962-e1513623999952.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC_0962-e1513623999952.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC_0962-e1513623999952.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/DSC_0962-e1513623999952.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":89259,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/my-12-favourite-posts-of-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":86335,"position":2},"title":"My 12 Favourite Posts of 2017","author":"Thom","date":"31 December 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday, I posted a list of the most popular posts of the past year on this blog. However, the things I like are not always the most popular. I know this comes as a shock. I've been charitably described as eccentric, and I'm just going to go with that. 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This statue has been on the road worldwide since 1947. The statue is in the middle of a two-year journey across America to commemorate the 100th anniversary\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;community&quot;","block_context":{"text":"community","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/FullSizeRender-4.jpg?fit=609%2C782&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/FullSizeRender-4.jpg?fit=609%2C782&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/FullSizeRender-4.jpg?fit=609%2C782&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":106721,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/the-10-most-popular-posts-of-2021\/","url_meta":{"origin":86335,"position":4},"title":"The 10 Most Popular Posts of 2021","author":"Thom","date":"31 December 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"it's time for our annual look back at the year that was. And what a year! The plague and lockdowns continued, but instead of looking at the crazy out there, we're concentrating on the crazy in here - in the form of a top ten. 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