There are four of these installed now:

1GB 2Rx8 PC2-6400U-666-12

Questions: Do I have to put precisely the same modules in pairs?

Can I increase the RAM by getting 2 2GB modules and keeping 2 1GBs?

Actually, since it is 32-bit, I think it can only take 4GB total.

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Splendor and claritas are related to the concept of glory and of light. Illustratio is a technical term from ancient rhetoric.  It is a “vivid representation” which, as it were, sheds light on the matter being discussed.  It is an accurate rendering that echoes the reality of the original meant to make an impression, meant to make you see with your mind’s eye what is being described.  How, this word has as its root yet another word for “light”.

Splendor… claritas… lux 2x… illustratio…

Confirmo is “to strengthen, establish”, or “to confirm” in the sense of give assurance, “to assert as true”.  Again, there is a rhetorical or forensic overtone.

A TRANSLATION:
Grant, we beseech You, Almighty God, that the brightness of Your glory may shine upon us, and that the light of Your light may, through the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit, strengthen the minds of those who are reborn through Your grace.

WDTPRS VERSION:
Great, we implore, Almighty God, that the splendor of your glory shine forth upon us; and by the vivid light-shedding of the Holy Spirit may the light of Your light confirm the hearts of those who were reborn by Your grace.

A couple points to consider.

When Moses emerged from the cloud of the presence of God his face was so bright that it had to be covered with a veil.  It was too bright to look at directly.  God’s presence imparted to Moses something of its glory and Moses was transformed.

How much more will be be transformed when glorious risen in heaven and in the presence of God?

The rhetorical overtones of the vocabulary are probably not a coincidence.  Rhetoric ise used to move and to persuade and to edify.  We use the words, the representations of a message we desire to impart to our listeners so that their minds and wills are conformed to the message.

Rhetoric is carried out mainly in the public square, the forum.  It is “forensic”.

The Apostles, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, are changed from men hiding in their upper room to powerful preachers in the public square.

Like gerbils one day, like lions the next.

They were “confirmed”.  Their words and lives because an illustratio which pointed to the splendor of the truth.

Have you been confirmed?

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I was really angry when I first saw this.

Mr. President.  These guys are NOT your valets!  They are NOT hotel doormen!

From the Daily Caller:

Obama breaches Marine umbrella protocol

The commander in chief of the American armed forces today forced a violation of Marine Corps regulations, so he wouldn’t get wet.

According to Marine Corps regulation MCO P1020.34F of the Marine Corps Uniform Regulations chapter 3, a male Marine is not allowed to carry an umbrella while in uniform. There is no provision in the Marine Corps uniform regulation guidelines that allows a male Marine to carry an umbrella.

Nevertheless, during a press conference under a light drizzle with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan this morning, President Obama allowed the First Head to be protected from the elements by an umbrella held by a male Marine corporal.

The relevant portion of the regulation reads, “3035. UMBRELLAS (Female Marines). Female Marines may carry an all-black, plain standard or collapsible umbrella at their option during inclement weather with the service and dress uniforms. It will be carried in the left hand so that the hand salute can be properly rendered. Umbrellas may not be used/carried in formation nor will they be carried with the utility uniform.”

Items not expressly delineated as authorized components of the Marine Corps uniform are prohibited. Male Marines are informed never to carry an umbrella from the earliest phases of training.

Not even the President of the United States can request a Marine to carry an umbrella without the express consent of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, according to the Marine Corps Manual.

The Marine Corps Manual, the guidebook that defines protocol for officers and enlisted Marines, in section 2806 paragraph 2, specifically states: “The Marine Corps Uniform Regulations, published by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, shall be binding on all Marines. No officer or official shall issue instructions which conflict with, alter, or amend any provision without the approval of the Commandant of the Marine Corps.”

UPDATE:

I saw this.  Amusing.

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In case you have been scratching your head, this is a decent summary of what has been going on.

HERE

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I thought you may be interested to know that our priest, for certain Daily Masses in the Ordinary Form, is using Latin for the majority of the Mass. We use English for the readings, the collect, postcommunion, and a few prayers which the congregation does not know the Latin response to. As far as I know, there has been no negative feedback.

A couple points.

Since Summorum Pontificum I have been worried, and I expressed this worry face to face with the former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the former Prefect for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, that Latin would be systematically ghettoized.  ”You want Latin? Go to those people… that parish.”

We need Latin in the NOVUS ORDO.

To anyone who dislikes the new translation: Just Use Latin.  (Then shut up!)

Fathers!  Your Excellencies.  Man up!

Just Use Latin.

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From Astronomy Pic of the Day: Explanation: Above this boreal landscape, the arc of the Milky Way and shimmering aurorae flow through the night. Like an echo, below them lies Iceland’s spectacular Godafoss, the Waterfall of the Gods. Shining just below the Milky Way, bright Jupiter is included in the panoramic nightscape recorded on March 9. Faint and diffuse, the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) appears immersed in the auroral glow.

For a big version go HERE.

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I regularly use a limited amount of Latin in the OF at weekend Masses. Most parishioners really appreciate it, but after catechesis and so on a few just won’t give up their protest.
Last Sunday I preached on Otranto and mentioned that the words of consecration will be in Latin in honor of these special martyrs, as it was the language of their worship. After on of the Masses somebody wrote in the intentions book in the back of the church “no more terrible Latin.” It is amazing that even though 95% of the Mass was celebrated in English some people react so negatively towards the Latin. The bigotry is amazing; our sacral language has such a bias towards it. Has anyone ever said “no more terrible (insert language here).” We priests need to persevere in promoting the use of Latin in the OF, and also learn and celebrate the EF. We need to pray for the conversion of our faithful, so many of whom has lost all sense of Catholic identity. It is another reason for SP.  God bless, oremus pro invicem!

Ahhhhh Latin!

Aging-hippie liberals interpret everything within the Church still through the lens they formed during the anti-authoritarian civil-rights and anti-war protest movements.

When we try to uphold hierarchy and authority or rubrics or the older form of Mass or obedience to the Magisterium or decorum in liturgy and sacred music, an involuntary subconscious switch clicks in their heads. They take your faithful Catholic position of continuity to be an attack themselves and on Vatican II.

When they hear Latin, a buzz starts in their heads, their vision tunnels, their hands start to clench and unclench of their own accord.

When they see a biretta… when they see a cassock… when they see a Roman vestment… CLICK. BZZZZZZ.  The sweat breaks out….

Vatican II cannot, in their brain’s chemistry, be separated from the protest movements they have idolized until they are actually paradigmatic, iconic, even mythic.

The Council itself – in the received liberal interpretation – cannot ever be questioned or subjected to the authority of the letter of the Council’s texts, because they cannot separate their understanding of the Council from those movements of protest.

The events outside the Church in the USA in those days are completely fused with the event of the Council and certain post-Conciliar reforms.  They interpret everything they do through the lens of this combined and unassailable myth.

Reason #647886 for Summorum Pontificum.

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An alert reader saw an interesting piece of information in an article about Pope Francis on Sandro Magister’s site, Chiesa.

Apparently, Pope Francis cites with some frequency The Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson.

It looks as if the Kindle version is … free?  Yep.  $0.00.

Don’t have a Kindle?  Click HERE!  (Canadians and Brits, please use my amazon search box at the bottom of the page.)

The Lord of the World is a must read.  It is one of the very first in the dystopian genre and is deeply Catholic.  And you can read about the author in an interesting book about prominent coverts to the Catholic Church and how one convert influenced another.  Try Joseph Pearce’s engaging Literary Converts: Spiritual Inspiration in an Age of Unbelief.  There is a section on Robert Hugh Benson.

A great compliment to The Lord of the World might be J.D. James’ dystopian The Children of Men.   It is not Catholic, but it is definitely Christian. Do NOT make the mistake of thinking that the dreadful movie version of a few years ago has anything to do with the book.  The books of Michael P. O’Brien, starting with Father Elijah and then the “Children of the Last Days” trilogy are also good.  Begin with Strangers and Sojourners.  Catholic for sure.

I also read somewhere that Pope Francis’ favorite movie is Babette’s Feast.  And excellent choice!  There is a new remastered Blu-Ray disk available for pre-order for July.  I have it linked on the right side bar of the blog or click HERE.  Again, Canadians and Brits, please use the search box at the bottom.  Just type in the title.  Catholic?  I sure think so, though it doesn’t have much to do with the Catholic Church on the surface of it.

Some good summer reading!

And don’t forget Patrick O’Brian for great reading anytime!

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My correspondent wrote:

Don’t forget to watch the Dominican Sisters of Mary competing for the Grand Prize  ($100,000) on the American Bible Challenge this Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 7:00 PM on GSN (Game Show Network, Ch. 71 Direct TV). Their winnings will go to a retirement fund for retired nuns. Let’s pray they win in this grand finale.

UPDATE:

There is a preview video.

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