With B16 now safely back in Rome, we now return to the previously-called pre-madness respite, already in progress....

Indeed, the moving beauty of this morning's Mass (by miles, the most memorable PopeRite this scribe's ever seen) was just too much to pass up. Along those lines, for the benefit of those of us who wasn't up at 4am Eastern, if anyone out there can find a full on-demand video of today's liturgy to be shared around, please send a link along. (SVILUPPO: In one, two, three parts, the Dedication Mass fullvid.)

For the next few, anything that breaks will be on the "Bishops' Briefing"... in the meanwhile, in tribute to this Jacobean Holy Year -- and as no shortage of folks seemed to enjoy the moment -- an encore of the Himno al Apostol Santiago... with, of course, El Botafumiero:


Con un deseo por un buen domingo a todos.... One Week to Fall Classic...

Two to Scarlet Fever...

And above all, just 33 Nights before "Christmas" comes again for the Stateside church.

Lest anyone isn't already, time to start dancin', gang:



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