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- Anita Moore, O.P.(lay): I think JonPatrick is onto something. The coronapani c has been a huge indictment of the modernist experiment in the Church. It has proven that the “church of accompa...
- Fr. John Zuhlsdorf: When I originally posted this, I wrote that the prayer was composed by Pius XI. It was, in fact, from the pen of Leo XIII and was in his 1899 encyclical Annum sacrum. In his...
- Fr. John Zuhlsdorf: JonPatrick says: Wuhan Virus catastroph e: We shall see. If something truly good comes from it which otherwise wouldnR 17;t have happened, it could be an “euc atastro...
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- JonPatrick: Thank you Father! I love the food analogy. I wonder if the current Wuhan Virus catastroph e could be one of those beneficial ones. There is anecdotal evidence that it has increa...
- Docent: Father Z: [You’ve put your foot wrong here. Consider that the text of this prayer and its translatio n were crafted in the time of Pius XI, not in our present decade.] Fair enough, Father,...
- Semper Gumby: From MEMRI, a transcript of a July 10 TV show on Channel 9, Turkey. “Hag ia Sophia today, the Al-Aqsa Mosque tomorrow.& #8221; “The destructio n of Islam, the divis...
- Father G: Father Ryan Erlenbush posted on his blog 4 years ago a very convincing argument, in my opinion, of how Mary Magdalene, Mary of Bethany, and the penitent woman are all the same person:...
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Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.Yes, Fr. Z is taking ads…
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Daily Archives: 18 June 2020
ACTION ITEM: PRAYERS FOR THE RATZINGER BROTHERS!!
The brother of Benedict XVI, Georg Ratzinger, is very ill. Benedict XVI left Vatican City and went to Regensburg to be with his brother. They are very close. I remember many times in Rome seeing them walking together and greeting … Continue reading
18 June – Traditional Latin Mass – Votive Mass of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Supreme and Eternal Priest – LIVE VIDEO: 1200h CDT (GMT/UTC -5)
I will LIVE stream a Traditional Latin Mass at NOON Central Daylight Time (= GMT/UTC -5 and ROME 1900h). Today: Votive Mass of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Supreme and Eternal Priest TEXTS HERE Prayers Added: For an increase in vocations … Continue reading
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ACTION ITEM! Special vigilance at churches because of satanic activity before and on Sunday, 21 June. SERIOUS.
This is something that pastors of churches and rectors of chapels must attend to. There is increased satanic activity these days, on the part of demons and on the part of their human puppets. Some of these dupes just think … Continue reading
ASK FATHER: Confirmation using an instrument. Tradition says “NO!”, but the CDW said “YES”.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: In a May 14, 2020 dubium to the Holy See, the USCCB asked if an instrument such as a cotton ball may be used for the anointing with sacred Chrism during the celebration of the sacrament … Continue reading
NEW BOOK: Paul Claudel: Five Great Odes from Angelico Press
Introductions and Prefaces are important when looking at books. Never skip over them. In the introduction by the translator Jonathan Geltner to this wonderful new book from the ever more valuable Angelico Press I found a first key to grasping … Continue reading