Ars bene moriendi
A blog about living well, in truth and virtue, so as to die well.
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Te Deum & Feast of St. Sylvester
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Te Deum laudamus! Merry Christmas on this Seventh Day of the Octave of Christmas! On this last day of the Year of Our Lord, Two Thous...
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Feast of St. Thomas Becket, Archbishop & martyr
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Martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket, ca. 1250, at the Walters Art Museum. Today is the Fifth Day of the Octave of Christmas and is the Feast...
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Feast of the Holy Innocents
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The Massacre of the Innocents by Giotto, ca. AD1304. Today, 28 December, is the fourth day of the Octave of Christmas, and the Feast of...
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Feast of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist
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St. John and the Eagle, by Vladimir Borovikovsky Today, 27 December, is the third day of the Christmas Octave, and the Feast of St. John...
Monday, December 26, 2022
Feast of St. Stephen, protomartyr
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In the British Commonwealth today is Boxing Day, as folks used to receive their Christmas boxes from their employers on this day. The S...
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Merry Christ Mass!
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The Nativity by Lorenzo Lotto, AD1523. Merry Christmas! On this day a Saviour is born unto us! Puer natus in Bethlehem ! For ...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Feast of St. Thomas and a Solstice
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The Incredulity of St. Thomas by Caravaggio (+1610). Today is traditionally the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle, famous for his incredu...
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