Some good finds at the bookstore today. And for one brief, blissful moment, I thought that was GK Chesterton's signature on the flyleaf of 'Kai Lung'.

This raises the interesting question of whether there are infernal Hermeticists. Like, are there demons who contemplate the motions of the sublunary spheres and practise some kind of anthropurgy to have ecstatic encounters with human beings?

Of your charity, pray for the soul of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on this her year's mind. May her soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Photos from the B.C. commemorative service at Christ Church, Victoria, in 2022:

If only the Divine Claudius had eaten pumpkin spice instead of "spiced" mushrooms, he might not have become divine quite so soon...

Oh look, it's (one of) my Name Day(s)!

Fulfilled is all that David told In true prophetic song of old: "Amidst the nations, God" (saith he) "Hath reigned and triumphed from the Tree."

In looking for an answer to the q below, I discovered the delightful fact that Canadian hockey arenas used to play 'God Save the Queen' to break up fights. Big "We yield at once, with humbled mien, because, with all our faults, we love our Queen" energy!

🕯️NEW FROM ST. LAZARUS PRESS🕯️ Since its original publication in Montreal in 1909, Anglican Prayers for Busy People has offered an assembly of prayers in the tradition of the BCP to those short on time. Now gently updated for modern use, this Canadian collection supplies: 🧵

If anyone has a lead on where to find a George Costanza gun check baseball cap, I would be eternally grateful!

In the Northland Tom Thomson 1915