Fr Grant Ciccone
@fathergrant.bsky.social
Sacerdos Ecclesiæ Catholicæ • Theologian • Hagiographer
Noctem quiétam et finem perféctum
concédat nobis Dóminus omnípotens.
concédat nobis Dóminus omnípotens.
November 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Noctem quiétam et finem perféctum
concédat nobis Dóminus omnípotens.
concédat nobis Dóminus omnípotens.
Advent begins in darkness, and that’s by design. The Church initiates this season during the shortest days and longest nights, almost to convey: this is what it means to wait.
November 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Advent begins in darkness, and that’s by design. The Church initiates this season during the shortest days and longest nights, almost to convey: this is what it means to wait.
Today, the UK National Screening Committee has said ‘no’ to prostate cancer screening for the vast majority of men. I stand with Prostate Cancer UK who will keep pushing for faster, fairer diagnosis for all men.
November 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Today, the UK National Screening Committee has said ‘no’ to prostate cancer screening for the vast majority of men. I stand with Prostate Cancer UK who will keep pushing for faster, fairer diagnosis for all men.
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Where the Church Learned to Speak of Christ: Pope Leo XIV and the Legacy of Nicaea
Pope Leo XIV will travel to Türkiye later this week, beginning a journey that will also lead him to Lebanon.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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This is the full text in English of the Apostolic Letter of Pope Leo XIV entitled In unitate fidei ("On the unity of faith") on the 1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.
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Apostolic Letter In Unitate Fidei on the 1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea (23 November 2025)
LEO XIV APOSTOLIC LETTER IN UNITATE FIDEI ON THE 1700 th ANNIVERSARY OF THE COUNCIL OF NICAEA ____________
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November 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is the full text in English of the Apostolic Letter of Pope Leo XIV entitled In unitate fidei ("On the unity of faith") on the 1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.
www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
Beato Miguel Agustín Pro, Presbítero y Mártir, ruega por nosotros. Gritemos con el testimonio de nuestras vidas: “¡Viva Cristo Rey!”
Today, we celebrate the feast of Bl. Miguel Pro, a Jesuit priest killed in Mexico on Nov. 23, 1927. He died a martyr, crying out, "Viva Cristo Rey!"
Today, we celebrate the feast of Bl. Miguel Pro, a Jesuit priest killed in Mexico on Nov. 23, 1927. He died a martyr, crying out, "Viva Cristo Rey!"
November 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Beato Miguel Agustín Pro, Presbítero y Mártir, ruega por nosotros. Gritemos con el testimonio de nuestras vidas: “¡Viva Cristo Rey!”
Today, we celebrate the feast of Bl. Miguel Pro, a Jesuit priest killed in Mexico on Nov. 23, 1927. He died a martyr, crying out, "Viva Cristo Rey!"
Today, we celebrate the feast of Bl. Miguel Pro, a Jesuit priest killed in Mexico on Nov. 23, 1927. He died a martyr, crying out, "Viva Cristo Rey!"
Happy Heavenly 112th Birthday to Benjamin Britten
Listening to 'Narcissus', before bed the 5th of Britten's 'Six Metamorphoses after Ovid" - a lovely treat.
Good night all
youtu.be/1JjzTD_TVAQ?...
Listening to 'Narcissus', before bed the 5th of Britten's 'Six Metamorphoses after Ovid" - a lovely treat.
Good night all
youtu.be/1JjzTD_TVAQ?...
Benjamin Britten: Six Metamorphoses after Ovid (with score)
YouTube video by Evan Judson
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November 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Happy Heavenly 112th Birthday to Benjamin Britten
Listening to 'Narcissus', before bed the 5th of Britten's 'Six Metamorphoses after Ovid" - a lovely treat.
Good night all
youtu.be/1JjzTD_TVAQ?...
Listening to 'Narcissus', before bed the 5th of Britten's 'Six Metamorphoses after Ovid" - a lovely treat.
Good night all
youtu.be/1JjzTD_TVAQ?...
Obedient unto death!
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Obedient unto death!
Here are my thoughts on the latest report from the Covid-19 Inquiry: open.substack.com/pub/grantcic...
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Here are my thoughts on the latest report from the Covid-19 Inquiry: open.substack.com/pub/grantcic...
Today the Church celebrates Pro Orantibus Day (For Those Who Pray), to commemorate all those living in monasteries and hermitages who quietly dedicate their lives to God in prayer.
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Today the Church celebrates Pro Orantibus Day (For Those Who Pray), to commemorate all those living in monasteries and hermitages who quietly dedicate their lives to God in prayer.
Today the Church honours Mary's dedication to God as a child. Rooted in ancient tradition, it symbolizes her lifelong holiness & readiness to serve God’s will. Though based on apocryphal accounts, the feast highlights her purity and continued grace from birth through her early life.
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Today the Church honours Mary's dedication to God as a child. Rooted in ancient tradition, it symbolizes her lifelong holiness & readiness to serve God’s will. Though based on apocryphal accounts, the feast highlights her purity and continued grace from birth through her early life.
The daily sunrise is a little whisper from God, "I love you and I am giving you a fresh start, a brand new day, a brand new you and I trust you to do right by it."
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The daily sunrise is a little whisper from God, "I love you and I am giving you a fresh start, a brand new day, a brand new you and I trust you to do right by it."
Today, 18th November, is the anniversary of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss. Peter and Paul in Rome, honouring the co-patrons of the city and twin pillars of the Church
November 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Today, 18th November, is the anniversary of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss. Peter and Paul in Rome, honouring the co-patrons of the city and twin pillars of the Church
I see that my cousin Maura Higgins is going to appear in the American version of Celebrity Traitors in the New Year. Whether she is a Faithful or Traitor I am sure she will be her true self and I hope will remember that she comes from a good catholic family.
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I see that my cousin Maura Higgins is going to appear in the American version of Celebrity Traitors in the New Year. Whether she is a Faithful or Traitor I am sure she will be her true self and I hope will remember that she comes from a good catholic family.
Ruega por México. Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, ruega por nosotros.
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Ruega por México. Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, ruega por nosotros.
Today is the 9th World Day Of The Poor.
Pope Leo reminds us that "The poor are not a distraction for the Church, but our beloved brothers and sisters, for by their lives, their words and their wisdom, they put us in contact with the truth of the Gospel."
Pope Leo reminds us that "The poor are not a distraction for the Church, but our beloved brothers and sisters, for by their lives, their words and their wisdom, they put us in contact with the truth of the Gospel."
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Today is the 9th World Day Of The Poor.
Pope Leo reminds us that "The poor are not a distraction for the Church, but our beloved brothers and sisters, for by their lives, their words and their wisdom, they put us in contact with the truth of the Gospel."
Pope Leo reminds us that "The poor are not a distraction for the Church, but our beloved brothers and sisters, for by their lives, their words and their wisdom, they put us in contact with the truth of the Gospel."
Laudetur Iesus Christus
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Laudetur Iesus Christus
Remembering in prayer all who were killed in the Blitz on Coventry on the night of 14/15 November, 85 years ago. “Father forgive”.
November 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Remembering in prayer all who were killed in the Blitz on Coventry on the night of 14/15 November, 85 years ago. “Father forgive”.
Pope Leo XIV has designated St Mary's Pro Cathedral in Dublin as the city's official Catholic Cathedral, becoming the first in the capital for 500 years. This is wonderful news. Deo Gratias
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Pope Leo XIV has designated St Mary's Pro Cathedral in Dublin as the city's official Catholic Cathedral, becoming the first in the capital for 500 years. This is wonderful news. Deo Gratias
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November 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Happy Heavenly 1671st Birthday St Augustine. Born on this day in 354.
Quia fecisti nos ad Te, et inquietum est cor nostrum, donec requiescat in Te
"Our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you."
- St. Augustine
Quia fecisti nos ad Te, et inquietum est cor nostrum, donec requiescat in Te
"Our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you."
- St. Augustine
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Happy Heavenly 1671st Birthday St Augustine. Born on this day in 354.
Quia fecisti nos ad Te, et inquietum est cor nostrum, donec requiescat in Te
"Our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you."
- St. Augustine
Quia fecisti nos ad Te, et inquietum est cor nostrum, donec requiescat in Te
"Our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you."
- St. Augustine