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Monthly Archives: July 2021
Sunday Readings and Reflections
Sunday, August 1 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Roman Ordinary calendar St. Alphonsus Liguori Book of Exodus 16,2-4.12-15. The whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, “Would that we had died at the LORD’S hand in the land … Continue reading
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Op-Ed: “Francis Has Unleashed a War: It Will End With the Full Triumph of Tradition.”
Traditionis custodes: a war on the brink of the abyss From Rorate Caeli: Roberto de Mattei, Corrispondenza Romana, July 19, 2021 The intent of Pope Francis’s motu proprio Traditionis custodes, of July 16, 2021, … Continue reading
1st August: The Portiuncula Indulgence
From noon of Aug 1 until midnight of Aug 2 the faithful can gain a plenary indulgence applicable to themselves or the souls in purgatory at the usual conditions: Be in the state of grace. Confession (8 days before or … Continue reading
Traditionis Custodes as a Hermeneutic of Envy
By Anne Hendershott at Crisis Magazine: While there have been some notable attempts to help us understand the rationale behind the most recent motu proprio, Traditionis Custodes, the published reflection on the document by Italian Professor Massimo Viglione stands out because it is the only one that … Continue reading
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TRADITIONIS CUSTODES AND THE FAITHFUL’S RESPONSE: PARRHESIA
With thanks to Fr Marco Testa at Catholic Insight for his own witness to the spiritual wealth of the Mass of Ages and for nudging the Faithful to action. Hagan Lio! On July 16th, Pope Francis issued the Motu Proprio Traditionis … Continue reading
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Saint Martha, pray for us!
Martha, named in the Gospels of St. Luke and St. John, was the sister of Lazarus, the friend of Jesus whom the Lord resurrected. She was also the sister of Mary Magdalen, the repentant sinner whom the Lord converted from … Continue reading
29 July 1941 – An “offering of life”
From Fr Z’s Blog: On 29 July 1941 ten prisoners from an block at Auschwitz were chosen to be starved to death because a prisoner from that same block had escaped. Fr. Maximilian Kolbe, a Franciscan who founded the Militia Immaculatae, … Continue reading
Vatican’s ‘London Property’ Trial Adjourned Until October
Cardinal Angelo Becciù, one of 10 defendants, was accompanied by his former secretary, Msgr. Mauro Carlino, who is also being tried, for the eight-hour hearing Tuesday. Edward Pentin. Vatican VATICAN CITY — A landmark trial relating to a London property … Continue reading
The Rotten Fruits of Traditionis Custodes: Permission denied for Pontifical Mass in Washington, DC
From Rorate Caeli: A pontifical high Mass had been planned for 14 August in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. It was actually supposed to be offered a year ago, but was postponed due to … Continue reading
A Gift from a Priest
Judge Caprio receives an unexpected gift from a visiting priest.
The Latin Mass Is The Future Of The Catholic Church
By John Daniel Davidson at The Federalist: You don’t have to know the entire modern history of the traditional Latin Mass to understand what’s behind Pope Francis’s recent apostolic letter, Traditionis custodes, claiming the ancient rite threatens the unity of the Catholic Church … Continue reading
Reason #868940 for Summorum Pontificum
In a picture a thousand words They want to repress… this? Many thanks to Fr Z for sharing this beautiful and inspiring image.
Five years ago today
Posted on 26 July 2021 by Fr Z on his blog: Interrupted while saying Mass at his parish church in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, the 85-year old priest struggled to repel his two 18-year old attackers with his feet. “Go away Satan!”, he repeated. Fr. … Continue reading
Saints Joachim and Anne, pray for us!
(From our archives:) Let us sing praises to Joachim and Anna,The couple honoured by God (as they are His kinsmen)They have borne for us the MaidenWho in a manner beyond understandingGave birth to Him who though fleshlessBecame the incarnate to … Continue reading
The Upside-Down Church
Pope Francis can’t rest until all Catholics are modernists. By George Neumayr at The American Spectator: Pope Francis has often compared the Catholic Church to a “field hospital.” It is an odd analogy in his case, given his penchant for … Continue reading
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