WDTPRS 21 Dec. – O Oriens – The Winter Solstice and thoughts on time

O Oriens, splendor lucis aeternae, et sol iustitiae: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris et umbra mortis.

This year’s Winter Solstice is marked in special ways. This is the day when, at last, the days in the Northern Hemisphere began to lengthen. I don’t know about you, but these short days are hard on my mood. Also, the main door of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and the main altar within are exactly aligned with the rising…

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