• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) set precedent this summer and published an emergency Covid-19 rule in the Federal Register taking jurisdiction over and providing justification for Covid-19 being a workplace hazard for healthcare employment.
  

• Early in September, Biden announced his 100-or-more employee Covid-19 vaccine mandate and tasked OSHA with drafting an enforcement rule to exert emergency vaccine compliance authority over companies with 100 or more employees.
  

• The legislative provision that passed the Budget Committee raises the OSHA fines for non-compliance 10 times higher – and up to $700,000 for each “willful” or “repeated” violation. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not announced when the House will vote on the reconciliation bill that includes the new OSHA fines.
  

• If the legislation is enacted, OSHA could levy draconian fines to enforce Biden’s vaccine mandate, a move that could rapidly bankrupt non-compliant companies. The Biden mandate affects employers collectively employing an estimated 80 million workers.
  

Quote:SEC. 21004. ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES.

(a) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970.—Section 17 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 666) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

  (A) by striking ‘‘$70,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$700,000’’; and

(B) by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’;

(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$7,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$70,000’’; and

(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$7,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$70,000’’

That provision would change existing law relating to OSHA’s enforcement fines, the very same section of law whose fines OSHA referenced in its June Covid-19 healthcare worker rule and is likely to use again to enforce its forthcoming vaccine compliance rules.

The Existing Law

29 U.S.C.§ 666 lays out OSHA enforcement fine levels. The 1970-enacted law reads:

29 U.S. Code § 666 - Civil and criminal penalties

(a) Willful or repeated violation Any employer who willfully or repeatedly violates the requirements of section 654 of this title, any standard, rule, or order promulgated pursuant to section 655 of this title, or regulations prescribed pursuant to this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $70,000 for each violation, but not less than $5,000 for each willful violation

(b) Citation for serious violation Any employer who has received a citation for a serious violation of the requirements of section 654 of this title, of any standard, rule, or order promulgated pursuant to section 655 of this title, or of any regulations prescribed pursuant to this chapter, shall be assessed a civil penalty of up to $7,000 for each such violation [emphasis added].

Each year, OSHA adjusts these penalties for inflation, so for 2021, the fines are not actually capped at $70,000 and $7,000, but $136,532 and $13,653 per violation. If House Democrats get their way, by enacting the page 168 changes, those fines would increase to $700,000 for willful and repeated violations and $70,000 for serious violations. 

Section 654, cross-referenced in the OSHA enforcement penalty code, outlines the law requiring workplaces to be “free from recognized hazards” causing harm or death:


29 U.S. Code § 654 - Duties of employers and employees

(a) Each employer—

(1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees;

(2) shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this chapter.

(b) Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to this chapter which are applicable to his own actions and conduct [emphasis added].

Quote:“OSHA has been limited in its ability to impose penalties high enough to motivate the very large employers who are unlikely to be deterred by penalty assessments of tens of thousands of dollars, but whose noncompliance can endanger thousands of workers …”

Quote:“We must recognize that, if we have come to this point, we owe it in large part to our own infidelity, to letting others decide for God what is right and what is not,” he said, “to allowing, in the name of tolerance, the murder of children in the womb, the killing of the sick and the elderly, the degeneration of Christian morality and the corruption of children and young people.”

Quote:“What we see today is the poisoned fruit of decades of dissolution, of rebellion against the law of the Lord, of sins and vices that cry out for vengeance in the sight of God,” he continued, adding, “Divine Providence is showing us what the world can become when it abandons the Lordship of Jesus Christ and places itself under the slavery of Satan.”

Quote:Baptism and authentic witnesses of Christ.”

Quote:Dear friends,

Dear brothers and sisters,

Allow me to join you to express my spiritual proximity to you and my support.  Your presence in this square, and in many squares throughout Italy, is proof that some people are still willing to use their own intelligence and have no intentions of giving up their freedom.

You are gathered once again to express your determination in resisting the deceptions and the narrative of lies propagated by the mainstream media, the censorship of social media platforms and television, and the subtle terrorism that would have you receive an experimental gene serum which produces new serious side effects every day, some even lethal, and has proven ineffective to contain the pandemic.

We have all understood, I think, that this pandemic is being used as a means to bring about that “Great Reset” which has been planned in great details for many years.  It is disconcerting to see how all political forces, including the ones you might have expected to oppose the establishment of this health dictatorship, have become accomplices of an elite of criminal conspirators.

Rulers, magistrates, police forces, doctors and scientists, public and private officials, journalists, but also bishops and priests, and the Vatican leaders themselves: in every part of the world, all follow the same script, under a single leadership.

We have seen how far their ideological madness goes: discriminating and criminalizing those who choose not to be part of this mass experimentation program, which is driven by massive economic interests and by an anti-human plan that is also fundamentally anti-Christ.

But if you are all aware of the absurdity and absolute gravity of what has been happening for the past year and a half; if many of you understand that Covid has been instrumental in limiting the natural freedoms of citizens and in establishing an Orwellian regime in which each of us is tracked and controlled in all our activities; it is also necessary to go deeper, that is, to recognize that, what we see happening corresponds to an inhuman project by forces who hate not only the health of the body, but also and above all, the salvation of the soul.

Each of you, each of us, has an immortal soul, created by God, and redeemed by Our Lord Jesus Christ with the sacrifice of the Cross. For each of us the Lord shed His Blood, and it is our and your duty to guard your immortal soul in the Grace of God, following His Commandments and courageously testifying of the Faith, precisely at times when it is so seriously threatened, even by those who currently govern the Church, and who have sided with the Enemy.

We must recognize that, if we have come to this point, we owe it in large part to our own infidelity, to letting others decide for God what is right and what is not, to allowing, in the name of tolerance, the murder of children in the womb, the killing of the sick and the elderly, the degeneration of Christian morality and the corruption of children and young people.

What we see today is the poisoned fruit of decades of dissolution, of rebellion against the Law of the Lord, of sins and vices that cry out for vengeance in the sight of God.

Divine Providence is showing us what the world can become when it abandons the Lordship of Jesus Christ and places itself under the slavery of Satan. My words are not apocalyptic words – as some say — but a severe warning, from a Pastor of the Catholic Church, to return to God, to recognize that where Christ the King and Mary do not reign, there reigns the cruel and ruthless tyranny of the devil instead, who promises universal brotherhood to men but only wants our damnation.

I would like to make my own the words John Paul II pronounced at the beginning of his Pontificate in 1978:

“Do not be afraid! Open, indeed, open wide the doors to Christ! To his saving power. Do not be afraid! Open, indeed, open wide the doors to Christ! Jesus Christ is King and Lord of History, in His hands are the fates and destinies of each of us, of all nations and of Holy Church. He will not allow us to succumb to the onslaught of the enemy of mankind. Return! Let us all return to him, with the trust of the prodigal son who humbly asks his father to forgive him and to welcome him back into his home. Let us return to being Christians, proud of our Faith and of the civilization that Religion has built up over the course of two thousand years of history, and of which our beloved homeland, Italy, was the cradle. Let’s go back to defending in civil and political life those non-negotiable values that today we see denied and trampled on. But above all – I beg you, I implore you: let us return to live in the Grace of God, to frequent the Sacraments, to practice the virtues, to be good Christians, faithful to the promises of our Baptism and authentic witnesses of Christ.

And so that this day, on which you publicly and courageously manifest your opposition to the impending tyranny, does not remain sterile and devoid of supernatural light, I invite you all to recite with me the words that the Lord has taught us. Let us do it with fervor, with an impulse of charity, invoking the protection of Our Lord and His Most Holy Mother on all of us, on our families, on our homeland and on the whole world:

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today, our daily bread, forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors and do not lead us into temptation, but free us from Evil. Amen.

+ Carlo Maria Viganò, Archbishop

A few resources: 

A 'toolkit' offered by the CHD: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/wp-co....14.21.pdf


Peggy Hall also has many resources to help with this topic: https://www.thehealthyamerican.org/peggys-story


LifeSiteNews also has resource pages for Canadian citizens and American citizens.  This link may also prove helpful: https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/what-...s-vaccine/


NB: I've heard that at least one large company is almost categorically refusing to accept medical exemptions unless there is proof of anaphylactic shock related to one of the vaccine ingredients. Overall, it appears that religious exemptions are usually successful, but of course, this is on a company-by-company basis. 

Our Lady, Comforter of the Afflicted, pray for us.

Taken from The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Guéranger  (1841-1875)

Quote:Wenceslas, Duke of Bohemia, was born of a Christian father, Wratislas, and a pagan mother, Drahomira. Brought up in piety by the holy woman Ludmilla his grandmother, he was adorned with every virtue, and with the utmost care preserved his virginity unspotted throughout his life. His mother, having murdered Ludmilla, seized the reins of government; but her wicked life, and that of her younger son Boleslas, excited the indignation of the nobles. These, wearied of a tyrannical and impious rule, threw off the yoke of both mother and son and proclaimed Wenceslas king at Prague.

He ruled his kingdom rather by kindness than by authority. He succored orphans, widows, and all the poor with the greatest charity, sometimes even carrying wood on his shoulders, by night, to those in need of it. He frequently assisted at the funerals of poor citizens, liberated captives, and often visited the prisoners during the night, assisting them with gifts and advice. It caused great sorrow to his tender heart to condemn even the guilty to death. He had the greatest reverence for priests; and with his own hands he would sow the corn and prepare the wine to be used in the sacrifice of the Mass. At night he used to go the round of the churches barefoot, through ice and snow, while his bloodstained footprints warmed the ground.

The Angels formed his body-guard. In order to spare the lives of his soldiers, he undertook to fight in single combat with Radislas, Duke of Gurima; but when the latter saw Angels arming Wenceslas, and heard them forbidding him to strike, he was terrified and fell at the Saint’s feet begging his forgiveness. On one occasion, when he had gone to Germany, the emperor, at his approach, saw two Angels adorning him with a golden cross; whereupon, rising from his throne, he embraced the Saint, bestowed on him the regal insignia, and presented him with the arm of St. Vitus. Nevertheless, instigated by their mother, his wicked brother invited him to a banquet, and then, together with some accomplices, killed him as he was praying in the church, aware of the death that awaited him. His blood is still to be seen sprinkled on the walls. God avenged his Saint: the earth swallowed up the inhuman mother, and the murderers perished miserably in various ways.

Taken from The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Guéranger  (1841-1875)

Quote:The brothers Cosmas and Damian were Arabians of noble extraction, born in the town of Ægæ. They were physicians; and during the reign of Diocletian and Maximian, healed even incurable maladies no less by Christ’s assistance than by their knowledge of medicine. The prefect Lysias, being informed of their religion, ordered them to be brought before him, and questioned them on their faith and their manner of life. They openly declared that they were Christians, and that the Christian faith is necessary to salvation; whereupon Lysias commanded them to adore the gods, threatening them, if they refused, with torture and a cruel death.

But as the prefect saw his threats were in vain: “Bind their hands and feet,” he cried, “and torture them with the utmost cruelty.” His commands were executed, but Cosmas and Damian remained firm. They were then thrown, chained as they were, into the sea, but came out safe and loosed from their bonds. The prefect attributing this to magical acts ordered them to prison. The next day, he commanded them to be led forth and thrown on a burning pile, but the flame refused to touch them. Finally, after several other cruel tortures, they were beheaded; and thus confessing Jesus Christ, they won the palm of martyrdom.

I received the following message in our inbox this morning from a friend in Australia, reprinted here with permission: 

Quote:Things are really crashing here in Melbourne, Australia. Riot police have been out firing rubber bullets and tear gas etc at anyone protesting, police helicopters hovering around suspected protestors, media blackouts so no-one can see what is happening in the city, huge fines being handed out and even old ladies being thrown to the ground if protesting etc.

Many people are losing their jobs if they are not jabbed. This includes now teachers, school staff, nurses, aged care workers, construction workers not to mention most private businesses have been shut down for months. I listen to Father's (Hewko's) sermons most days and find that they are so inspirational to "keep on fighting".

Quote:Make it known to the eldest son of my Sacred Heart, that as his temporal birth was obtained thanks to the devotion to the merits of My Holy Infancy, so his birth to grace and eternal glory will be obtained by means of the consecration which he will make of himself to my Adorable Heart, which wishes to triumph over his heart, and by means of this, over the hearts of the great ones of the earth.

The Sacred Heart wants to reign in his palace, to be depicted on his standards and engraved on his arms, so as to make him victorious over all his enemies, laying his proud and haughty foes at his feet, in order to make him triumph over all the enemies of the Church.

The Sacred Heart desires to enter with pomp and magnificence into the palaces of princes and kings, so as to be honored today as much as it was outraged, humiliated, and despised during his Passion. He wishes to see the great ones of the earth lowered and humiliated at his feet, just as he was then annihilated.

Dear friends, 


As we recently shared, Fr. Hewko has been censored off of YouTube for his first Sermon on September 26, 2021 (see here). This censorship brought a 'punishment' of being unable to post additional sermons/videos for one week, likely till about or around October 3rd.


We are happy to share the news with you that Father Hewko and the good souls at SSPX-MC who host Father's YouTube channel, his BitChute channel, and his Rumble channel are working towards getting Father's Rumble channel to livestream in the near future.


Once this becomes finalized, we will happily share that info here on The Catacombs.


May God bless you all.

Dear friends,

The audio-only version of Fr. Hewko's Sermon for the Feast of St. Isaac Jogues/Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost [September 26, 2021 - the first Mass] has been censored off of YouTube [the livestream version is still up]. 

Thanks to the foresight of the good souls at SSPX-MC, they have hosted alternative video channels at both Rumble and BitChute, in addition to YouTube, for Father's sermons. 

Please subscribe to these alternative channels to continue to easily access Father's sermons.

Archdiocese of Toronto announces strict vaccine mandate for clergy, employees, and volunteers
Cardinal Thomas Collins announced that those who fail to comply with the directive could face disciplinary action that includes termination.


Cardinal Thomas Collins

• Vaccination is not morally obligatory in principle and so must be voluntary.
  

• There is a general moral duty to refuse the use of medical products, including certain vaccines, that are produced using human cells lines derived from direct abortions. It is permissible to use such vaccines only under certain case-specific conditions, based on a judgment of conscience.
  

• A person’s informed judgments about the proportionality of medical interventions are to be respected unless they contradict authoritative Catholic moral teachings.
  

• A person is morally required to obey his or her sure conscience, even if it errs.
  

• 3 (1) It is prohibited for any person to require an individual to undergo a genetic test as a condition of
  
• (a) providing goods or services to that individual;
  
• (b) entering into or continuing a contract or agreement with that individual; or
  
• © offering or continuing specific terms or conditions in a contract or agreement with that individual.
  

• (2) It is prohibited for any person to refuse to engage in an activity described in any of paragraphs (1)(a) to © in respect of an individual on the grounds that the individual has refused to undergo a genetic test.
  

• 4 (1) It is prohibited for any person to require an individual to disclose the results of a genetic test as a condition of engaging in an activity described in any of paragraphs 3(1)(a) to ©.
  

• (2) It is prohibited for any person to refuse to engage in an activity described in any of paragraphs 3(1)(a) to © in respect of an individual on the grounds that the individual has refused to disclose the results of a genetic test.