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The SSPX and the Divine Mercy |
Posted by: Stone - 03-08-2021, 03:32 PM - Forum: The New-Conciliar SSPX
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The SSPX and the Divine Mercy
(With grateful thanks to cor-mariae.proboards.com and nonpossumus-vcr.blogspot.com )
Some readers may be lucky enough never to have encountered the “Divine Mercy” devotion. Presumption of God’s mercy is one of the six sins against the Holy Ghost. However, lest what we say about this subject be taken to be prejudiced in any way, we will allow the SSPX itself to speak for us. Here is an extract from the Angelus Magazine in 2010, just five years ago, concerning Sr. Faustina Kowalska and the “Divine Mercy” devotion.
Q. What are we to think of the Divine Mercy devotion?
A. Many people have certainly received graces from the devotion to Divine Mercy propagated by Sr. Faustina, and her personal piety was certainly most exemplary. However, this does not necessarily mean that this devotion is from God. It is true that Pope John Paul II promoted this devotion, that it was through his efforts that the prohibition was lifted on April 15, 1978, and that he even introduced a feast of Divine Mercy into the Novus Ordo. However, the fact that good and pious people receive graces and that Sister Faustina was pious do not necessarily mean that it is from heaven. In fact, it was not only not approved before Vatican II. It was condemned, and this despite the fact that the prayers themselves of the chaplet of Divine Mercy are orthodox.
Condemned by the Holy Office
There were two decrees from Rome on this question, both of the time of Pope John XXIII. The Supreme Congregation of the Holy Office, in a plenary meeting held on November 19, 1958, made the following decisions:
1. The supernatural nature of the revelations made to Sister Faustina is not evident.
2. No feast of Divine Mercy is to be instituted.
3. It is forbidden to divulge images and writings that propagate this devotion under the form received by Sister Faustina.
The second decree of the Holy Office was on March 6, 1959, in which the following was established:
1. The diffusion of images and writings promoting the devotion to Divine Mercy under the form proposed by the same Sister Faustina was forbidden.
2. The prudence of the bishops is to judge as to the removal of the aforesaid images that are already displayed for public honor.
What was it about this devotion that prevented the Holy Office from acknowledging its divine origin? The decrees do not say, but it seems that the reason lies in the fact that there is so much emphasis on God’s mercy as to exclude His justice. Our sins and the gravity of the offense that they inflict on God is pushed aside as being of little consequence. That is why the aspect of reparation for sin is omitted or obscured.
The true image of God’s mercy is the Sacred Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, crowned with thorns, dripping precious blood. The Sacred Heart calls for a devotion of reparation, as the popes have always requested. However, this is not the case with the Divine Mercy devotion. The image has no heart. It is a Sacred Heart without a heart, without reparation, without the price of our sins being clearly evident. It is this that makes the devotion very incomplete and makes us suspicious of its supernatural origin, regardless of Sister Faustina’s own good intentions and personal holiness. This absence of the need for reparation for sins is manifest in the strange promise of freedom from all the temporal punishment due to sin for those who observe the 3:00 p.m. Low Sunday devotions. How could such a devotion be more powerful and better than a plenary indulgence, applying the extraordinary treasury of the merits of the saints? How could it not require as a condition that we perform a penitential work of our own? How could it not require the detachment from even venial sin that is necessary to obtain a plenary indulgence?
Presumption in the Writings of Sister Faustina
The published Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska (Marian Press, Stockbridge, MA, 2007) also indicates several reasons to seriously question the supernatural origin of the more than 640 pages of voluminous and repeated apparitions and messages. The characteristic of any true mystic who has received supernatural graces is always a profound humility, sense of unworthiness, awareness and profession of the gravity of his sins. Yet this humility is strangely lacking in Sister Faustina’s diary. On October 2, 1936, for example, she states that the “Lord Jesus” spoke these words to her: “Now I know that it is not for the graces or gifts that you love me, but because My will is dearer to you than life. That is why I am uniting Myself with you so intimately as with no other creature.” (§707, p. 288). This gives every appearance of being a claim of being more united to Jesus than anybody else, even the Blessed Virgin Mary, and certainly more than all the other saints. What pride, to believe such an affirmation, let alone to assert that it came from heaven!
In April 1938, Sister Faustina read the canonization of St. Andrew Bobola and was filled with longing and tears that her congregation might have its own saint. Then she affirms the following: “And the Lord Jesus said to me, Don’t cry. You are that saint.” (§1650, p. 583). These are words that most certainly no true saint would affirm, but rather his sinfulness and unworthiness of his congregation. This presumption in her writings is not isolated. She praises herself on several occasions through the words supposedly uttered by Jesus. Listen to this interior locution, for example: “Beloved pearl of My Heart, I see your love so pure, purer than that of the angels, and all the more so because you keep fighting. For your sake I bless the world.” (§1061, p. 400). On May 23, 1937 she describes a vision of the Holy Trinity, after which she heard a voice saying: “Tell the Superior General to count on you as the most faithful daughter in the Order” (§1130, p. 417). It is consequently hardly surprising that Sister Faustina claimed to be exempt from the Particular and General Judgments. On February 4, 1935, she already claimed to hear this voice in her soul: “From today on, do not fear God’s judgment, for you will not be judged” (§374, p. 168). Add to this the preposterous affirmation that the host three times over jumped out of the tabernacle and placed itself in her hands (§44, p. 23), so that she had to open up the tabernacle herself and place it back in there, tells the story of a presumption on God’s grace which goes beyond all reason, let alone as the action of a person supposedly favored with innumerable and repeated mystical and supernatural graces.
It is perhaps not accidental that Pope John Paul II promoted this devotion, for it is very much in line with his encyclical Dives in Misericordia. In fact, the Paschal Mystery theology that he taught pushed aside all consideration of the gravity of sin and the need for penance, for satisfaction to divine justice, and hence of the Mass as being an expiatory sacrifice, and likewise the need to gain indulgences and to do works of penance. Since God is infinitely merciful and does not count our sins, all this is considered of no consequence. This is not the Catholic spirit. We must make reparation for our sins and for the sins of the whole world, as the Sacred Heart repeatedly asked at Paray-Le-Monial. It is the renewal of our consecration to the Sacred Heart and frequent holy hours of reparation that is going to bring about the conversion of sinners. It is in this way that we can cooperate in bringing about His Kingdom of Merciful Love, because it is the perfect recognition of the infinite holiness of the Divine Majesty and complete submission to His rightful demands. Mercy only means something when we understand the price of our Redemption.
Hence, the “Divine Mercy” devotion is arguably a Novus Ordo devotion, because the lack of need for expiation mirrors the change in the Novus Ordo Mass. But consider this: even if it were harmless enough (and even that may be going too far - if the devotion is not from Heaven, where else might it be from?!), it is still not a true devotion. As such the effect of its spread will always be to undermine the spread of things which are true devotions. As the Angelus answer notes, the true image of Divine Mercy is the Sacred Heart, crowned with thorns and dripping Precious Blood. As many Catholics who still have some contact with Novus Ordo parishes today will attest, the well-known “Divine Mercy” image has almost entirely replaced the Sacred Heart in many parts of the world today.
As has been noted by various priests in their sermons, in order to achieve victory the devil does not need to get us to do actively evil things all the time: he just needs us not to do the good which we should be doing. The same thing surely applies here. Like the so-called “Luminous Mysteries of the rosary”, even if there isn’t anything actively evil, the mere fact that it is a replacement for something good serves the enemy’s purpose. Hence it ought to be fairly clear that this is not something that Traditional Catholics want to be getting involved in. And it is certainly not something that would ever be promoted by a priestly Society which sees its duty as defending the Catholic faithful from the post-Vatican II wasteland.
And yet, around the world troubling evidence is mounting which shows the promotion by the SSPX of this condemned, modernist devotion and of its the ascendency amongst the SSPX laity. The following four examples are merely what we happen to know about. As with all such things, one is left wondering how many other examples exist which have thus far gone undetected…
1. Poland
Back in 2013, the Polish SSPX Facebook page (!?), “FSSPX we Wrocławiu”, posted the an extract from the Diaries of “St.” Faustina. (“Diary 118” reads the part in red). The extract is rather long, so we will not quote it here: it does not add anything.
What is clear is that no criticism or comment was posted with it: it was put there in a spirit of approval and promotion, not criticism, analysis or warning. It can still be seen online. In defence of this, it might be argued that this being a “Facebook” post, it might be only a mistakenly overzealous layman. It is Poland, after all, and was two years ago. However...
2. Asia
This poster from the SSPX Asia District was produced as recently as two months ago to promote a conference in the Philippines in mid-June 2015. It reads:
Quote:“Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Pii X The Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X.
‘The True Understanding of the Divine Mercy Devotion’ - A Doctrinal & Spiritual conference with Rev. Fr. Karl Stehlin, FSSPX, District Superior of Asia.”
Lest there be any doubt about what the conference is really about, in the top left corner of the poster can be seen the picture (supposedly) of Our Lord which is usually associated with the ‘Divine Mercy’, the red and white rays coming from his chest. There is also, just below it, a picture of “St.” Faustina herself.
Can it be a mere coincidence that this came a few weeks after Bishop Fellay’s most recent Letter to Friends and Benefactors? Let us recall that Bishop Fellay concluded that letter with the following words:
Quote:“As for us, dear brothers and sisters in the faith, we must take advantage of this Holy Year [of Mercy] … Every district of the Society will inform you of the particular works to be performed in order to benefit from all th
e graces that Divine Mercy will grant us during this Holy Year.”
3. USA
The extract taken from the Parish Bulletin of St. Mary’s Kansas as recently as December 2014, lists the relics of “St. Faustina Kowalska”, whose canonisation they appear to accept, and whose relics are thus offered for public veneration in the parish.
4. Germany
In the catalogue of German SSPX publishing house ‘Sarto Verlag’, as far back as 2011, we find two books promoting the ‘Divine Mercy’, one of which is by “St.” Faustina herself (“Tagebuch” - “Diary” or “Journal”) the other about her , some sort of hagiography, (“Geschichte einer grossen Sehnsucht” - “A Story of Great Longing”). Strictly speaking, this catalogue is not only for Germany, but is distributed in all the other German-speaking countries, notably Austria and Switzerland. Those with keen eyesight will notice the prices given also in Swiss Francs.
5. “Christian Warfare”
The SSPX devotional book “Christian Warfare” also includes the “chaplet of the Divine Mercy” prayers along side other prayers of devotion to the Sacred Heart. “Christian Warfare” was originally called “le Livre Bleu” (“The Blue Book”), the new title being given to its translation into English. It is in use in SSPX priories all over the Enull nglish-speaking world, notably in retreat houses and seminaries. From our friends in Australia, we learn that the 2006 edition does not include the Divine Mercy devotion, but the 2009 edition does.
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Novena to St. Martha |
Posted by: Hildegard of Bingen - 03-08-2021, 02:20 PM - Forum: Novenas
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Novena to St. Martha
This Novena is prayed on nine consecutive Tuesdays and involves lighting a candle. Pray also especially beginning 9 Tuesdays before 29 July,
the Feast of St. Martha.
(Light a candle) O admirable Saint Martha, I have recourse to thee and I depend entirely on thy intercession in my trials. In thanksgiving, I promise to spread this devotion everywhere. I humbly beg thee to console me in all my difficulties. By the immense joy that filled thy soul when thou didst receive the Redeemer of the world at thy home in Bethany, be pleased to intercede for me and my family, in order that we may keep God in our hearts and therefore, deserve to obtain the remedy to our necessities, especially the present situation that overwhelms me.
(Mention your intentions here)
I implore thee, O Auxiliatrice in all needs; help us to overcome our difficulties, thou who so victoriously fought the devil. Amen.
Recite three times one Our Father, one Hail Mary, one Glory Be, and the invocation "Saint Martha, pray for us."
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Litany of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows |
Posted by: Hildegard of Bingen - 03-08-2021, 02:10 PM - Forum: Marian Litanies
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Litany of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
While in captivity under Napoleon Bonaparte in 1809, Pope Pius VII wrote a litany to Our Lady of Sorrows.
Lord, have mercy on us, (Christ, have mercy on us.)
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us, (Christ, graciously hear us.)
God the Father of Heaven, (have mercy on us.)
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, (have mercy on us.)
God the Holy Ghost, (have mercy on us.)
Holy Trinity, One God, (have mercy on us.)
Holy Mary, (* pray for us)
Holy Mother of God, (*)
Holy Virgin of virgins, (*)
Mother crucified, (*)
Sorrowful Mother, (*)
Tearful Mother, (*)
Afflicted Mother, (*)
Forsaken Mother, (*)
Desolate Mother, (*)
Mother bereft of thy Child, (*)
Mother transfixed with the sword, (*)
Mother overwhelmed with grief, (*)
Mother filled with anguish, (*)
Mother crucified in heart, (*)
Mother most sad, (*)
Fountain of tears, (*)
Vial of suffering, (*)
Mirror of patience, (*)
Rock of constancy, (*)
Anchor of confidence, (*)
Refuge of the forsaken, (*)
Shield of the oppressed, (*)
Subduer of the unbelieving, (*)
Comfort of the afflicted, (*)
Medicine of the sick, (*)
Strength of the weak, (*)
Harbour of the wretched, (*)
Calmer of the tempests, (*)
Resource of mourners, (*)
Terror of the treacherous, (*)
Treasure of the faithful, (*)
Eye of the Prophets, (*)
Staff of Apostles, (*)
Crown of Martyrs, (*)
Light of Confessors, (*)
Pearl of Virgins, (*)
Consolation of Widows, (*)
Joy of all Saints, (*)
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, (spare us, O Jesus!)
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, (graciously hear us, O Jesus!)
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, (have mercy on us, O Jesus!)
Look down upon us, deliver us, and save us from all trouble, in the power of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Imprint, O Lady! Thy wounds upon my heart, that I may read therein sorrow and love – sorrow to endure every sorrow for Thee; love to despise every love for Thine. Amen.
Apostles Creed … Hail Holy Queen … (3x) Hail Mary ...
In honour of the most holy, Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart of Mary.
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Devotion to St. Joseph from Mystical City of God- Ven. Maria d'Agreda |
Posted by: Hildegard of Bingen - 03-08-2021, 02:05 PM - Forum: Prayers and Devotionals
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Devotion to St. Joseph:
The Blessed Virgin Mary asks Venerable Maria d'Agreda for a loving devotion to St. Joseph:
“My daughter, although thou hast described my spouse, Saint Joseph, as the most noble among the princes and saints of the heavenly Jerusalem; yet neither canst thou properly manifest his eminent sanctity, nor can any of the mortals know it fully before they arrive at the vision of the Divinity. Then all of them will be filled with wonder and praise as the Lord will make them capable of understanding this sacrament. On the last day, when all men shall be judged, the damned will bitterly bewail their sins, which prevented them from appreciating this powerful means of their salvation, and availing themselves, as they easily could have, of this intercessor to gain the friendship of the just Judge. The whole human race has much undervalued the privileges and prerogatives conceded to my blessed spouse and they know not what his intercession with God is able to do. I assure thee, my dearest, that he is one of the greatly favoured personages in the divine presence and has immense power to stay the arms of divine vengeance.
“I desire that thou be very thankful to the divine condescension for vouchsafing thee so much light and knowledge regarding this mystery, and also for the favour which I am doing thee therein. From now on, during the rest of thy mortal life, see that thou advance in devotion and in hearty love toward my spouse, and that thou bless the Lord for thus having favoured him with such high privileges and for having rejoiced me so much in the knowledge of all his excellences. In all thy necessities thou must avail thyself of his intercession. Thou shouldst induce many to venerate him and see that thy own religious distinguish themselves in their devotion. That which my spouse asks of the Lord in heaven is granted upon the earth and on his intercession depend many and extraordinary favours for men, if they do not make themselves unworthy of receiving them. All these privileges were to be a reward for the amiable perfection of this wonderful saint and for his great virtues; for divine clemency is favourably drawn forth by them and looks upon saint Joseph with generous liberality, ready to shower down its marvellous mercies upon all those who avail themselves of his intercession.”
(Excerpt from Mystical City of God)
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Novena to St. Joseph - Feast Day March 19th |
Posted by: Hildegard of Bingen - 03-08-2021, 01:56 PM - Forum: Novenas
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Novena to St. Joseph
Say once a day for nine days, especially beginning on 10 March and ending on 18 March, the eve of the Feast of St. Joseph
St. Joseph
O Glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to thee do we raise our hearts and hands to implore thy powerful intercession in obtaining from the benign Heart of Jesus all the helps and graces necessary for our spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly the grace of a happy death, and the special favor we now implore (state your petitions).
O guardian of the Word Incarnate, we have confidence that thy prayers in our behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God.
[Then the following seven times, in honor of the seven joys or sorrows of St. Joseph.]
V. O glorious St. Joseph, through the love thou dost bear to Jesus Christ, and for the glory of His name,
R. Hear our prayers and obtain our petitions.
V. Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
R. Assist us!
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Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard: Ten Aids to Mental Prayer |
Posted by: Stone - 03-08-2021, 01:51 PM - Forum: Prayers and Devotionals
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Ten Aids to Mental Prayer
This text is an appendix of the book “The Soul of the Apostolate”, which was a favorite book of Pope Saint Pius X.
The good Pope said he left this spiritual masterpiece by his night stand, so he could read it in his bed.
Mental prayer is the furnace in which we go to renew the custody of the heart. By our fidelity to our mental prayer all the other exercises of piety will be rekindled. The soul will gradually acquire vigilance and the spirit of prayer, that is, the habit of having recourse to God more and more frequently.
Union with God in mental prayer will produce an intimate union with Him, even amongst the most absorbing occupations.
The soul, living thus in union with our Lord, by its vigilance, will attract more and more the gifts of the Holy Ghost and the infused virtues, and perhaps God will call it to a higher degree of mental prayer.
That excellent volume, “The Ways of Mental Prayer” by Dom Vital Lehodey (Lecoffre, Paris), gives an exact account of what is required for the ascension of the soul by the different degrees of mental prayer, and gives rules for discerning, whether higher mental prayer is truly a gift of God or the result of illusion.
Before discussing affective mental prayer (the first degree of the higher classes to which God as a rule calls only the souls that have reached the state of vigilance by meditation), Fr. Rigoleuc, S.J., gives in his fine book (Œuvres Spirituelles, Avignon, 1843, page 1 ff.) ten ways of discoursing with God – when after a serious effort, one finds it a moral impossibility to meditate on a subject prepared the night before.
I sum up the pious author:
1st Way. – Take a spiritual book (New Testament or “Imitation of Christ”) – read a few lines at intervals – meditate a little on what has been read, try to fix the sense and impress it on your mind. Draw from it some holy thought, love, penance etc., resolve to practice this virtue when opportunity offers.
Avoid reading or meditating too much. Stop at each pause as long as the mind find agreeable and useful converse.
2nd Way. – Take some text of Scripture or some vocal prayer – Pater, Ave, Credo, for instance – repeat it, stopping after each word, drawing from it various sentiments of piety on which you dwell as long as it pleases you.
At the end, ask God for some grace or virtue, according to the subject meditated upon.
You are not to stop on any word if it wearies or tires you, but if you find nothing more to think on, pass on quietly to another. When you are touched by some good thought, dwell on it as long as it lasts without troubling to go any further. Nor is it necessary to make fresh acts always, it is sometimes enough to keep in God’s presence, reflecting in silence on the words already meditated or in enjoying the feelings they have already produced in your heart.
3rd Way. – When the prepared subject matter does not give you enough scope, or room for free action, make acts of faith, adoration, thanksgiving, hope, love, and so on, letting them range as wide and free as you please, pausing at each one to let it sink in.
4th Way. – When meditation is impossible, and you are too helpless and dried-up to produce a single affection, tell Our Lord that it is your intention to make an act, for example, of contrition, every time you draw breath, or pass a bead of the rosary between your fingers, or say, vocally, some short prayer.
Renew this assurance of your intention from time to time, and then if God suggests some other good thought, receive it with humility, and dwell upon it.
5th Way. – In time of trial or dryness, if you are completely barren and powerless to make any acts or to have any thoughts, abandon yourself generously to suffering, without anxiety, and without making any effort to avoid it, making no other acts except this self-abandonment into the hands of God to suffer this trial and all it may please Him to send.
Or else you may unite your prayer with Our Lord’s Agony in the garden of desolation upon the cross. See yourself attached to the Cross with the Saviour and stir yourself up to follow His example, and remain there suffering without flinching, until death.
6th Way. – A survey of your own conscience. – Admit your defects, passions, weaknesses, infirmities, helplessness, misery, nothingness. – Adore God’s judgments with regard to the state in which you find yourself. – Submit to His holy will. – Bless Him both for His punishments and for the favors of His mercy. – Humble yourself before His sovereign Majesty. – Sincerely confess your sins and infidelities to Him and ask Him to forgive you. – Take back all your false judgments and errors. – Detest all the wrong you have done, and resolve to correct yourself in the future.
This kind of prayer is very free and unhampered, and admits of all kinds of affections. It can be practiced at all times, especially in some unexpected trial, to submit to the punishments of God’s justice, or as a means of regaining recollection after a lot of activity and distracting affairs.
7th Way. – Conjure up a vivid picture of the Last Things. Visualize yourself in agony, between time and eternity – between your past life and the judgment of God. – What would you wish to have done? How would you want to have lived? – Think of the pain you will feel then. – Call to mind your sins, your negligence, your abuse of grace. – How would you like to have acted in this or that situation? – Make up your mind to adopt a real, practical means of remedying those defects which give you reason for anxiety.
Visualize yourself dead, buried, rotting, forgotten by all. See yourself before the Judgment-seat of Christ: in purgatory—in hell.
The more vivid the picture, the better will be your meditation.
We all need this mystical death, to get the flesh off of our soul, and to rise again, that is, to get free from corruption and sin. We need to get through this purgatory, in order to arrive at the enjoyment of God in this life.
8th Way. — Apply your mind to Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Address yourself to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. With all the respect that His Real Presence demands, unite yourself to Him and to all His operations in the Eucharist, where He is ceaselessly adoring, praising, and loving His Father, in the name of all men, and in the condition of a victim.
Realize His recollection, His hidden life, His utter privation of everything, obedience, humility, and so on. – Stir yourself up to imitate this, and resolve to do so according as the occasions arise.
Offer up Jesus to the Father, as the only Victim worthy of Him, and by whom we offer homage to Him. Thank Him for His gifts, satisfy His justice, and oblige His mercy to help us.
Offer yourself to sacrifice your being, your life, your work. Offer up to Him some act of virtue you propose to perform, some mortification upon which you have resolved, with a view to self-conquest, and offer this for the same ends for which Our Lord immolates Himself in the Holy Sacraments. – Make this offering with an ardent desire to add as much as possible to the glory He gives to His Father in this august mystery.
End with a spiritual Communion.
This is an excellent form of prayer, especially for your visit to the Blessed Sacrament. Get to know it well, because our happiness in this life depends on our union with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
9th Way. — This prayer is to be made in the name of Jesus Christ. It will arouse our confidence in God, and help us to enter into the spirit and the sentiments of Our Lord.
Its foundation is the fact that we are united to the Son of God, and are His brothers, members of His Mystical Body; that He has made over to us all His merits, and left us the legacy of all the rewards owed Him by His Father for His labors and death. And this is what makes us capable of honoring God with a worship worthy of Him, and gives us the right to treat with God, and, as it were, to exact His graces of Him as though by justice. – As creatures, we have not this right, still less as sinners, for there is an infinite disproportion between God and creatures, and infinite opposition between God and sinners. But because we are united to the Incarnate Word, and are His brothers, and His members, we are enabled to appear before God with confidence, and speak familiarly with Him and oblige Him to give us a favorable hearing, to grant our requests, and to grant us His graces, because of the alliance and union between us and His Son.
Hence, we are to appear before God either to adore, to praise, or to love Him, by Jesus Christ working in us as the Head in His members, lifting us up, by His spirit, to an entirely divine state, or else to ask some favor in virtue of the merits of His Son. And for that purpose we should remind Him of all that His well beloved Son has done for Him, His life and death, and His sufferings, the reward for which belongs to us because of the deed of gift by which He has made it over to us.
And this is the spirit in which we should recite the Divine Office.
10th Way. – Simple attention to the presence of God, and meditation.
Before starting out to meditate on the prepared topic, put yourself in the presence of God without making any other distinct thought, or stirring up in yourself any other sentiment except the respect and love for God which His presence inspires. – Be content to remain thus before God, in silence, in simple repose of the spirit as long as it satisfies you. After that, go on with your meditation in the usual way.
It is a good thing to begin all your prayer in this way, and worth while to return to it after every point. – Relax in this simple awareness of God’s presence. – It is a way to gain real interior recollection. – You will develop the habit of centering your mind upon God and thus gradually pave the way for contemplation. – But do not remain this way out of pure laziness or just to avoid the trouble of making a meditation.
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Fr. Andrew de Bavier: From Liberal Protestantism to the True Church of Christ |
Posted by: Stone - 03-08-2021, 12:59 PM - Forum: Articles by Catholic authors
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Andrew de Bavier
(1890 – 1948)
From Liberal Protestantism to the True Church of Christ
I was born into Protestantism. I called myself a Christian, but I didn’t recognize any authority other than my own conscience, and no revelation other than religious experience. I recognized in Christ a unique personality, but I refused to concede Him any supernatural character.
Besides, the problem of the Divinity of Christ didn’t make sense anymore, in this day and age. Doesn’t God dwell within man? The divine and the human, don’t they make one and the same thing?
Imbued, without even realizing it, with this pantheism which has poisoned modern thinking, I saw prayer not as an act of adoration or as the call from an indigent creature to its Creator, but as an excellent way of accumulating in myself the spiritual energies spread throughout the universe.
In fact, I had lost any notion of the Divine transcendence and all sense of the supernatural. I never gave a thought to the laws of God. Besides, religion, being essentially a life, what does our Creed matter, provided that our religious experiences are strong? One must be broad-minded, if one desires to be penetrated by the breath of the Holy Ghost. I was broad-minded, very broad-minded, and I had a holy hatred for “narrow-mindedness”, that is those who held traditional ideas.
My liberalism made me into a sectarian opponent of sectarianism! Disciples of the new liberal orthodoxy, my companions and I were virtually scandalized when we heard a preacher repeat an old formula or profess any veneration for Jesus-Christ which was in harmony with the Nicene Creed.
As for Catholicism, it was the incarnation of all that we detested. Didn’t the Roman Church press an iron yoke upon souls? She was the most faithful ally of all reactionaries and of all those in authority. Happily the Church died slowly but surely, decrepit and powerless. The modern spirit was incapable of interesting itself in the old fashioned rites which made up the cult of the Catholic Church.
Moreover, I was completely unaware of what those rites were. As I understood nothing of the gestures of the priest, the Mass (which I had only attended one or two times), appeared to me to be an artificial and theatrical ceremony; and I proudly compared the vain pomp of Catholicism to our cult in spirit and in truth. I had, like almost all Protestants, a conception of Catholic dogma that was absolutely false on every point, and I never even thought of verifying.
Experience as an Anglican
In the spring of 1909 I went to the Kings College in London, a School of Anglican theology.
I will never forget the first impression I had of the Anglican environment in which I found myself. The College Chapel was more like a Catholic Church than a Protestant one. I was astonished. I was even more astounded when I understood the thoughts or ideas of my companions. Their faith was dogmatic. They believed, like the Catholics, in the Real Presence in the Protestant Communion or Lord’s Table which they went so far as calling the Mass. For me, the visible Church was nothing more than a political and administrative machine; for them, she was the mystical body of Jesus Christ, his Spouse.
My time spent at the King’s College would have a decisive influence on my entire life. I wouldn’t realize this until later however. At that particular time my liberal ideas weren’t damaged in the least. I had already entered the School of Theology of Paris in November 1909. My liberal Protestant tendencies, which Anglican influences began to undermine, without my having been aware of it, were accentuated again at the same time as was my hostility towards Rome.
I soon became one of the most Rationalist students at the College. Exclusively taken up with social questions, I abandoned my Bible for the “apostles” of the Revolution.
A Crisis: Faced with my nothingness
The crisis came suddenly in January of 1911.
My whole being was profoundly shaken; I was forced to face myself and to put into question my most cherished ideas.
I had exalted this earthly existence; I hadn’t come to the realization that our temporal life is fragile, fleeting, incapable of satisfying our most noble aspirations. Blinded by spiritual pride, I relegated “sin” to those old fashioned notions of days gone by; and behold! how I now awoke, poor and guilty, having an immense need of the love and forgiveness of God.
I suddenly felt the need of a mediator and of a Savior, and the problem of the Divinity of Christ took upon itself an altogether new significance for me.
Liberal Protestantism could suit, if need be, the rich and happy of this world, but it folds up before the great truths and realities of this life: sin, suffering and death.
I understood that my most grievous fault had been to separate myself from Christ. Without Him, I sadly discovered, religious faith finishes being absorbed into a vague pantheism. I knew not yet if Christ was the Son of God, but I now knew He was the Way, the Truth and the Life. I resolved to place myself quite simply before the Christ of the Gospels without any preconceived notions, and to allow myself to be taught by Him.
A work that I did at the School on the Cult of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Middle Ages made me enter for the first time into contact with Catholic devotion. It was a true revelation for me.
I found in the meditations and prayers of Saint Anselm, Saint Bernard and Saint Thomas, a fervor, a tenderness, a simplicity, which I had never ever been accustomed to. Saint Anselm made me understand the beauty of the dogma of the Communion of Saints. Why had I not till then believed what was evidently so natural? God, being the bond which held souls together, were not deceased Christians then more alive than us, and even closer to us? From then on it was easy to enter into contact spiritually with those souls and to ask their prayers.
I persevered however in my daily meditations on the Gospels. The more I lived in union with Jesus Christ, the more He grew in my eyes. Not content with upsetting all the values of this world, Jesus dared to go so far as to say that none could come to the Father save through Him. He incarnated something of the Absolute.
For a long time I refused to affirm His Divinity, for fear of falling into dogmatism. However, there arrived a time when it was impossible for me to hide from the question that Our Lord asked me, as he had asked so many others, “Who do you say that I am?”
Upon returning to Switzerland, I took up first the Catechism of the Council of Trent, then the excellent manual of Father Lesetre called “The Catholic Faith”. I went from one discovery to another.
I soon had to admit that the Catholic Faith had an extraordinary sense of the Divine about it. Nowhere was God so transcendent and yet immanent; so far and yet so close.
He was the Unique, the Inaccessible, the Ineffable. “I am He Who Is”, said Our Lord to Saint Catherine of Siena, “and you are she who is not.” And yet the God who surpasses any framework of our mind, the God of the mystery of the Trinity, was at the same time the God of the mystery of the Incarnation, the God who had espoused our frail humanity in the Person of Christ, the God who continues to unite Himself to us in the Eucharistic Communion and who lives in the soul in the state of grace.
Liberal Protestants and modernists, in neglecting the Divine transcendence, to insist uniquely on the immanence, belittled God, under the pretext of drawing man closer to God.
A Problem of Authority
Christianity was a revealed Religion, or it wasn’t: it therefore implicated a dogmatic element and Christians never considered Religion as a thing of mere sentiment.
If Christianity was a gift from God, a revelation from on High, it must necessarily be a Religion of Authority. Neither the Protestant ‘solution’, nor the Anglican ‘solution’ of the problem of Authority was satisfying. Didn’t all Protestant denominations claim to have their roots in the Bible, and with equal right, because there is no authorized interpreter of Biblical Revelation? As for Anglicanism, where does the authority lie in this National Church, which holds within itself tendencies which are not only different, but contradictory?
Perhaps only the Catholic Church had a conception of Authority which was capable of resisting all the effects of time and of satisfying all the demands of reason.
An anguishing problem posed itself from then on to my soul, and never ceased haunting me for many long months:
« Would Christianity in its entirety be found only in Catholicism? Was Protestantism vitiated at its roots? »
I was incapable, at the time, to answer. But my duty (or task) was clear: I had but to study Catholicism very seriously and to redouble with fervor in my religious life. Three years of Protestant theology imbued me with the idea that the Religion of the New Testament was different from that of the Council of Trent.
Was primitive Christianity truly in opposition with Catholicism? This question was vital to me. What I was searching for was the Religion which Jesus Christ had founded. I put my whole soul into re-reading the New Testament, leaving aside, as much as possible, any preconceived notions. I had already been struck for a long time by the Catholic character of certain passages in the Gospels and Epistles. I believed to have seen, in analyzing the notion of the Church in the Epistles of Saint Paul, that the great Apostle of the Gentiles already possessed all the essential elements of the Roman conception of the Church.
I began researching Catholic works on the first Centuries of Christianity. The more I examined the Christianity of the New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers, the more I was struck with its resemblance to Catholicism. My eyes were beginning to open. The Religion of the New Testament was a Religion of authority, a dogmatic Religion which imposed itself upon men as a supernatural revelation, independent of human judgments, rising above the changes of time, absolute and Divine. The Church had always remained faithful to herself; and the Sovereign Pontiff, in warning Christians against modernism, had repeated the actions of Saint Paul writing to Saint Timothy: “O Timothy, guard that which is committed to thy trust, and keep free from profane novelties in speech…” (I Tim. 6:20)
Was the Church human or Divine?
When I condemned the subjection of Catholics to Rome, I had forgotten that the Church, in the eyes of a Catholic, was not an administrative organization, created by man, fallible and obsolete like them; but that, for a Catholic, the Church is the Spouse of Christ, She is animated and directed by the Holy Ghost. I had been wrong in believing the Church to be as it were a barrier between God and the soul, preventing the soul from communicating directly with God.
I had forgotten that mankind is not made up of a simple dust of individuals, each one a law unto himself. Christians are the members of the body of Christ, and they only participate in the life of Christ by participating in the life of the Body, which doesn’t prevent them from entering directly into communion with Christ. In the same way as an arm or a leg united to the body directly experiences the effects of the soul which governs the body, so does the Christian united to the Church directly experience the effects of Christ who governs the Church.
Personal observation also proved Catholicism to be right: it is in the Roman Church that one finds souls that have had the most direct vision of God. Saints such as Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Teresa of Avila, who had received admirable revelations, distinguished themselves just as much by their scrupulous obedience to the Hierarchy of the Church.
Dogma opened up an infinite amount of points of view; Dogma was even of such greatness that the Church would never have been capable of conserving it, and fully developing it without the assistance of the Holy Ghost. Heretics are always offering us a shriveled and mutilated Christianity; our poor human brains never being able to see but one side of things.
On the contrary, the Church was essentially comprehensive. She has ever refused to place herself at an exclusive point of view. She combats with equal vigor:
- The Docetists, who denied the humanity of Christ;
- the Arians, who deny the Divinity of Christ;
- The Pelagians, who didn’t believe in Grace;
- the Calvinists and the Jansenists, who didn’t believe in free will;
- The Rationalists, who denied the Faith;
- and The Pragmatists, who denied that man is endowed with reason.
Yet, Catholic doctrine wasn’t a vague compromise between several contradictory tendencies. The more I studied it, the more I admired its harmony. Everything flowed from a single source: Jesus Christ. And everything tended towards the same end: the Glory of God. By no means did the unity of Dogma exclude the diversity of systems of thought, and the theologians divided themselves into numerous schools.
Far from oppressing the intelligence, Catholicism essentially liberated it. Catholics were unaware of the painful divorce of mind and heart which so many Protestants suffered from. I was soon to experience myself this double action of the intellect on the heart and the heart on the intellect. The winter of 1911-1912 was not only for me a year of hard work, but also a time of fervent religious life.
The Gift of the Faith
I loved to pass entire hours in the Chapel of the Benedictines.
I hadn’t yet the Faith, but I often assisted at the Mass. The ceremonies which I had judged to be devoid of sense some years ago, took up for me a greatness all their own. Didn’t the Catholic have the privilege of assisting at the greatest Drama in History, the mystical representation of the Sacrifice of Calvary? In union with the Priest, he could even offer himself to God with Jesus Christ present in the Sacred Host, and unite himself closely in Holy Communion with the Sacred Victim.
All other Sects appeared poor to me when I understood the profound Mystery of the Mass.
A day came when God granted me the greatest grace of my life. On Easter Sunday, in 1912, while the Priest elevated the Consecrated Host, I was granted the grace to believe. I adored God made man, who continues to live with us under the veil of the Eucharistic Bread.
My conversion was virtually completed. My Protestant friends tried to dissuade me by recommending a book to me called: “What One Has Made Of The Church” (which was anonymously written). It was full of errors and contradictions and made all sorts of accusations against the Church and Her Leaders. I must say that the long enumerations of scandals made no impression on me. There had been bad Bishops and even bad Popes. There would always be scandals in the Church. How could it be otherwise? The Church is Divine, but it is composed of sinful men. God promised infallibility to the Pope, but he never promised that he would be impeccable. God asks our collaboration, but He leaves us free to accord it or not to Him. It is this collaboration of God and man which makes up the drama of the life of the Church; and the great miracle of History is that the Church has been able to live and develop itself despite Christians.
Conversion became for me a serious obligation. I had been led from liberal Protestantism to the Christianity of the Gospels. I now saw clearly that the Religion of the Gospels and Catholicism were one and the same thing. Orthodox Protestantism and even Anglicanism were nothing more than imperfect realizations of the Christian ideal. Only the Catholic Church had remained faithful to Christ and the glorious freedom of the children of God could not be found but in being submissive to the Vicar of Jesus-Christ1.
Those around me asked me to wait a few months before taking such a decisive step. I wasn’t received into the Church until the Eve of All Saints Day, 1912, in the Dominican Monastery of Saulchoir.
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Dominicans of Avrillé: Assisting at the New Mass |
Posted by: Stone - 03-08-2021, 12:05 PM - Forum: In Defense of Tradition
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Taken from The Recusant - Issue 29 [September 2015]
Assisting at the New Mass
Is it permitted to take part in the New Mass?
Even if the New Mass is valid, it displeases God in so far as it is Ecumenical and Protestant. Besides that, it represents a danger for the faith in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. It must therefore be rejected. Whoever understands the problem of the New Mass must no longer assist at it, because he puts voluntarily his faith in danger, and, at the same time, encourages others to do the same in appearing to give his assent to the reforms.
How can a valid Mass displease God?
Even a sacrilegious Mass celebrated by an apostate priest to mock Christ can be valid. It is however evident that it offends God, and it would not be permitted to take part in it. In the same way, the Mass of a Greek Schismatic (valid and celebrated according a venerable rite) displeases God insofar as it is celebrated in opposition to Rome and to the unique Church of Christ.
Can one attend the New Mass however when it is celebrated in a worthy and pious manner by a Catholic priest with a faith that is absolutely certain?
It is not the celebrant who is called into question, but the rite that he is using. It is unfortunately a fact that the new rite has given very many Catholics a false notion of the Mass, which is closer to that of the protestant last supper than that of the Holy Sacrifice. The new Mass is one of the principal sources of the current crises of the faith. It is therefore imperative that we distance ourselves from it.
Can one assist at the new Mass in certain circumstances?
We must apply to the new Mass the same rules we use for the attendance at a non-Catholic ceremony. One can be present for family or professional reasons, but one behaves passively, and especially does not receive Holy Communion.
What can one do when it is not possible to assist every Sunday a traditional Mass?
Whoever does not have the possibility to assist at a traditional Mass is excused from the Sunday obligation. The precept of the Sunday obligation only obliges in the case of a true Catholic Mass. One must however, in this case strive to assist at a traditional Mass at least regular intervals. What’s more, even if one is thus dispensed from assistance at Mass (which is a commandment of the Church), one is not thus so for the commandment of God (“Thou shalt sanctify the Day of the Lord”). One must replace, by one manner or another this Mass which one cannot have, with for example the reading of the text in one’s missal, and uniting the intention, during the time of the Mass to a Mass celebrated elsewhere, and in practicing a spiritual communion.
[Editor’s Postscript - With regard to that last point, care must be taken not to be misled by the way it is phrased. We do not believe that the author means to suggest that any Mass will do, so long as it is “Traditional”. It would surely be better to avoid any public Mass, even a Traditional Mass, where attendance might mean a compromise on matters concerning the Faith. This would include Ecclesia Dei Masses and those of the SSPX. -Recusant Ed.]
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Dominicans of Avrillé: Assisting at the New Mass |
Posted by: Stone - 03-08-2021, 12:05 PM - Forum: New Rite Sacraments
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Taken from The Recusant - Issue 29 [September 2015]
Assisting at the New Mass
Is it permitted to take part in the New Mass?
Even if the New Mass is valid, it displeases God in so far as it is Ecumenical and Protestant. Besides that, it represents a danger for the faith in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. It must therefore be rejected. Whoever understands the problem of the New Mass must no longer assist at it, because he puts voluntarily his faith in danger, and, at the same time, encourages others to do the same in appearing to give his assent to the reforms.
How can a valid Mass displease God?
Even a sacrilegious Mass celebrated by an apostate priest to mock Christ can be valid. It is however evident that it offends God, and it would not be permitted to take part in it. In the same way, the Mass of a Greek Schismatic (valid and celebrated according a venerable rite) displeases God insofar as it is celebrated in opposition to Rome and to the unique Church of Christ.
Can one attend the New Mass however when it is celebrated in a worthy and pious manner by a Catholic priest with a faith that is absolutely certain?
It is not the celebrant who is called into question, but the rite that he is using. It is unfortunately a fact that the new rite has given very many Catholics a false notion of the Mass, which is closer to that of the protestant last supper than that of the Holy Sacrifice. The new Mass is one of the principal sources of the current crises of the faith. It is therefore imperative that we distance ourselves from it.
Can one assist at the new Mass in certain circumstances?
We must apply to the new Mass the same rules we use for the attendance at a non-Catholic ceremony. One can be present for family or professional reasons, but one behaves passively, and especially does not receive Holy Communion.
What can one do when it is not possible to assist every Sunday a traditional Mass?
Whoever does not have the possibility to assist at a traditional Mass is excused from the Sunday obligation. The precept of the Sunday obligation only obliges in the case of a true Catholic Mass. One must however, in this case strive to assist at a traditional Mass at least regular intervals. What’s more, even if one is thus dispensed from assistance at Mass (which is a commandment of the Church), one is not thus so for the commandment of God (“Thou shalt sanctify the Day of the Lord”). One must replace, by one manner or another this Mass which one cannot have, with for example the reading of the text in one’s missal, and uniting the intention, during the time of the Mass to a Mass celebrated elsewhere, and in practicing a spiritual communion.
[Editor’s Postscript - With regard to that last point, care must be taken not to be misled by the way it is phrased. We do not believe that the author means to suggest that any Mass will do, so long as it is “Traditional”. It would surely be better to avoid any public Mass, even a Traditional Mass, where attendance might mean a compromise on matters concerning the Faith. This would include Ecclesia Dei Masses and those of the SSPX. -Recusant Ed.]
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CV-19 Vaccines UNAPPROVED, but given Authority |
Posted by: SAguide - 03-08-2021, 11:44 AM - Forum: COVID Vaccines
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Taken from here: https://www.fda.gov/media/144638/download
The vaccines are unapproved, free of all liability, admit may not prevent CV-19. Who accepts this baloney? You can read it for yourself on the FDA website.
Below are the first 2 pages of 5 pages. Type in FDA Moderna fact sheet for the complete pdf.
FACT SHEET FOR RECIPIENTS AND CAREGIVERS
EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION (EUA) OF THE MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE TO PREVENT CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) IN INDIVIDUALS 18 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER
You are being offered the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2. This Fact Sheet contains information to help you understand the risks and benefits of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, which you may receive because there is currently a pandemic of COVID-19.
The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine is a vaccine and may prevent you from getting COVID-19.
There is no U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
Read this Fact Sheet for information about the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. Talk to the vaccination provider if you have questions. It is your choice to receive the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.
The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine is administered as a 2-dose series, 1 month apart, into the muscle.
The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine may not protect everyone.
This Fact Sheet may have been updated. For the most recent Fact Sheet, please visit https://www.modernatx.com/covid19vaccine-eua
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GET THIS VACCINE
WHAT IS COVID-19? COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. This type of coronavirus has not been seen before. You can get COVID-19 through contact with another person who has the virus. It is predominantly a respiratory illness that can affect other organs. P eople with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported, ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2 to 14 days after exposure to the virus. Symptoms may include: fever or chills; cough; shortness of breath; fatigue; muscle or body aches; headache; new loss of taste or smell; sore throat; congestion or runny nose; nausea or vomiting; diarrhea.
WHAT IS THE MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE?
The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine is an unapproved vaccine that may prevent COVID-19. There is no FDA-approved vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
The FDA has authorized the emergency use of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to prevent COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA).
For more information on EUA, see the “What is an Emergency Us e Authorization (EUA)?” section at the end of this Fact Sheet.
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WHAT SHOULD YOU MENTION TO YOUR VACCINATION PROVIDER BEFORE YOU GET THE MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE?
Tell your vaccination provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
•have any allergies
•have a fever
•have a bleeding disorder or are on a blood thinner
•are immunocompromised or are on a medicine that affects your immune system
•are pregnant or plan to become pregnant
•are breastfeeding
•have received another COVID-19 vaccine
WHO SHOULD GET THE MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE?
FDA has authorized the emergency use of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine in individua ls 18 years of age and older.
WHO SHOULD NOT GET THE MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE?
You should not get the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine if you:
•had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose of this vaccine
•had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient of this vaccine
WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS IN THE MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE?
The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine contains the following ingredients: messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA), lipids ( SM-102, polyethylene glyc ol [ P EG] 2000 dimyristoyl glycerol [DMG], cholesterol, and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine [DSP C]), tromethamine, tromethamine hydrochloride, acetic acid, sodium acetate, and sucrose.
IS THE MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE GIVEN?
The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine will be given to you as an injection into the muscle. The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine vaccination series is 2 doses given 1 month apart. If you receive one dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, you should receive a second dose of the same vaccine 1 month later to complete the vaccination series.
HAS THE MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE BEEN USED BEFORE?
The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine is an unapproved vaccine. In clinical trials, approximately 15,400 individuals 18 years of age and older have received at least 1 dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THE MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE?In an ongoing clinical trial, the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine has been shown to prevent COVID-19 following 2 doses given 1 month apart. The duration of protection against COVID-19 is currently unknown.
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The Recusant: Authority, Religious Liberty, and the New Mass (Analysis) |
Posted by: Stone - 03-08-2021, 11:23 AM - Forum: In Defense of Tradition
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Taken from The Recusant Issue 29 – September 2015
Concerning ‘Liberty in Matters of Religion’ OR ‘Religious Liberty’,
Authority AND Whether we can attend the New Mass
1.Authority vs. ‘Liberty’ Religious
Authority vs. ‘Religious Liberty’
- “At the risk of destroying all authority, human liberty cannot be defined as freedom from any constraint. Constraints can be physical or moral. Moral constraint in the religious domain is extremely useful and is found throughout Sacred Scripture. ‘The Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom’ (Ps.110:10) Authority is there to help men do good and avoid evil. It is meant to help men use their freedom well.” (Archbishop Lefebvre, I Accuse the Council, p.30)
- “The search for truth, for men living on this earth, consists above all in obeying and submitting their intelligence to whatever authority may be concerned: be it familial, religious or even civil authority. How many men can reach the truth without the help of authority?” (Ibid. p.32)
- “Where, in point of fact, did this concept [Religious Liberty] come into force? Inside the Church or outside the Church? Clearly it made its appearance among the self styled philosophers of the 18th century: Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire. . . . In the middle of the 19th century, with Lamennais, the Liberal Catholics attempted to reconcile this concept with the Church’s doctrine. They were condemned by Pius IX. This concept, which in his encyclical Immortale Dei Leo XIII calls ‘a new law,’ was solemnly condemned by that Pontiff as contrary to sound philosophy and against Holy Scripture and Tradition.” (Ibid. p.87ff)
- “15. Every man is free to embrace and profess that religion which, guided by the light of reason, he shall consider true.” (Pius IX, Syllabus Errorum [syllabus of condemned propositions]) “If I really thought that I had religious liberty, I would find an easier religion to belong to. Why not be an Anglican? They have nicer churches, they are more musical, their laws are not as strict... But I am not an Anglican, I am a Catholic because I do not have ‘religious liberty’, I have no choice: I am bound in conscience to be a Catholic if I want to save my soul. G.K. Chesterton said: ‘If I were not a Catholic I would have a harem.’” (Fr. Gregory Hesse, Ten Errors of Vatican II, Recusant 16, May 2014)
Summary:
‘Authority’ has different forms: it does not have to mean official jurisdiction but can also include moral authority. If authority exists, we may not do whatever we choose. All authority comes from God who is the author of all things. Authority exists for good. God is good. Therefore authority exists for God and exists to bring us to Him. As a result, therefore:
1) Even the greatest authority on earth cannot be used to lead us away from God, since He is the source of all authority and He cannot be made to contradict Himself.
2) Like a refusal to obey authority on the part of subjects (e.g. the French Revolution), a refusal to exercise authority on the part of one who has been given it means a denial to serve the interests of good and is thus, in effect, a denial of God who is the source.
3) Religious Liberty represents, in effect, a denial of God’s authority and thus, in the end, a denial of God Himself. The authority of the Church, and all of Tradition and Scripture, is thus by its very existence an implicit denial of Religious Liberty.
2. The New Mass and Whether We Ought to Attend it
- “On the contrary, adherence to the truth and the love of God are the principles of authentic religious liberty, which we can define as the liberty to render to God the worship due to Him and to live according to His commandments.” (Archbishop Lefebvre, Open Letter to Confused Catholics, pp.83,84)
- “It seems to me preferable that scandal be given rather than a situation be maintained in which one slides into heresy. After considerable thought on the matter, I am convinced that one cannot take part in the New Mass, and even just to be present one must have a serious reason. We cannot collaborate in spreading a rite which, even if it is not heretical, leads to heresy. This is the rule I am giving my friends.” (Bishop de Castro Mayer, Letter to Archbishop Lefebvre, 29th Jan. 1970)
- “Little by little the Archbishop’s position hardened … In 1975 he admitted that one could ‘assist occasionally at the New Mass when one feared going without Communion for a long time.’ [. . .] Soon, Archbishop Lefebvre would no longer tolerate participation at Masses celebrated in the new rite except passively, for example at funerals. … He considered that it was bad in itself and not only because of the circumstances in which the rite was performed.” (Bishop Tissier de Mallerais, Marcel Lefebvre the Biography, p465 ff.)
- “To avoid conforming to the evolution slowly taking place in the minds of priests, we must avoid - I could almost say completely - assisting at the New Mass.” (Archbishop Lefebvre, Spiritual Conference at Écône, 21st March, 1977)
- “Born of liberalism and modernism, this Reform is poisoned through and through. It begins in heresy and ends in heresy even if not all its acts are formally heretical. Hence it is impossible for any informed and loyal Catholic to embrace this Reform or submit himself to it in any way whatsoever.” (Archbishop Lefebvre, November 1974 Declaration) “The New Mass, even when said with piety and respect for the liturgical rules, is [still] impregnated with the spirit of Protestantism. It bears within it a poison harmful to the Faith.” (Archbishop Lefebvre, “Open Letter to Confused Catholics”, p. 29)
3. Bishop Williamson and Authority
“I think – I may be wrong – that [God] wants a loose network of independent pockets of Resistance, gathered around the Mass, freely contacting one another, but with no structure of false obedience [i.e. no structure] such as served to sink the mainstream Church in the 1960’s, and is now sinking the Society of St Pius X.” (Eleison Comments 277)
“A number of good souls wish that a Congregation were founded to replace the Society of St Pius X. But [Archbishop Lefebvre] ... had the Church’s authority to build a Congregation of the Church. … How many sane bishops are there left in the mainstream Church [today]? And how could any of them today approve of Traditional and anti-Conciliar Statutes? … And that is why, right now, I envisage being little more than father, adviser and friend for any souls calling for a bishop’s leadership and support.” (Eleison Comments #307)
“As for an alternative to the SSPX, we must learn the lessons to be drawn from its present severe crisis. The Catholic Church runs on authority, from the Pope downwards… We have, so to speak, run out of that peasant common sense that enabled Catholic authority to function.” (Eleison Comments #278)
“Again I am being urged by a valiant participant in today’s Catholic “Resistance” to put myself at the head of it. … But God gave the dying breath of true Church authority to Archbishop Lefebvre… ‘The wide diversity of opinion amongst Resistance priests confuses the laity.’ But to control opinions requires authority (see above). ... ‘There is no Church without a head or hierarchy. God wants us organized.’ Normally indeed there is no Church without head or hierarchy, but modern man has created an abnormal situation.” (Eleison Comments #311)
“But authority comes from the Pope. Which is why if the Pope is not in his right mind, you can’t get Catholic authority from above. You just can’t get it. … In which case the Church is crippled, the Church is paralysed. . . . I don’t have authority. I cannot have authority. Friendship, advice, contact, support: no problem. Authority: problem. Can you imagine that commanding resistant priests is like herding cats, can you imagine? In which case, is it worth trying if it is bound to fail?”
4. Bishop Williamson and ‘Liberty’
- “Therefore, it seems to me, if James is convinced that to save his soul he must stay in the Newchurch, I need not hammer him to get out of it. If Clare is persuaded that there is no grave problem within the Society of St. Pius X, I need not ram down her throat why there is. And if John can see no way to keep the Faith without believing that the See of Rome is vacant, I need urge upon him no more than that that belief is not obligatory.” (Eleison Comments #348)
Comment:
1. There is absolutely no need for the excessively emotional language. Why say “hammer him” and “ram down her throat” when “tell him” and “seek to persuade her” would do just as well? This tends to serve as a distraction from the meaning of what is being said.
2. Is this not the essence of indifferentism? If God has given me the grace to find Catholic Tradition and to see the conciliar church for what it really is, am I not obliged by the law of Charity to help my neighbor to see too, to bring them to Tradition and ultimately to safety? Do we not risk being condemned for the good we did not do, for the souls we did not bring to the truth?
- “[T]he opinion itself [i.e. sedevacantism] is dangerous precisely because it can be the beginning of a slide towards losing the Faith. … Now if a Catholic needs to hold that opinion in order not to lose his Catholic Faith, let him hold it.” (Eleison Comments #417)
Comment:
1. How can a bishop counsel somebody to hold an opinion if a) that opinion is dangerous and b) it leads to a risk of losing the Faith altogether?
2. God never requires us to endanger our Faith. Therefore no Catholic ever really “needs to hold” a dangerous opinion. An individual Catholic may feel or think he needs to, but that is subjective, not objective. But if it is objectively dangerous, then objectively there is no need to embrace it, quite the contrary.
3. Does not the permission (“If you ‘need to’ do it, do it!”) have the effect of cancelling out the prior warning? If the conclusion is that you can hold an opinion if you feel you need to, then the final result is that you can do what you like, all warnings to the contrary notwithstanding.
- “I do not say to everybody inside the Novus Ordo, priests and laity, I don’t say: ‘You’ve got to get out!’ ” (St. Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada 5th November 2015) “At present I am more and more disinclined to impose even a true viewpoint on anybody.” (Eleison Comments #420)
- [As a reason for not advising priests to leave the SSPX]: “I believe in liberty!” [In answer to the question ‘Can I attend the New Mass during the week?’]: “Even there you may find the grace of God. If you do, make use of it in order to sanctify your soul.”
- “While the new religion is false, it’s dangerous, it strangles grace and it’s helping many people to lose the Faith: at the same time, there are still cases where it can be used and is used still to build the Faith.” “The essential principle is: do whatever you need to do to keep the Faith.” “You must work it out for yourselves. Any other question?” (New York, 28th June 2015)
Comment:
1. Nobody disputes that we are all ultimately responsible for our own decisions, and will be answerable for whose advice we accepted and whose we rejected. But a layman cannot accept or reject advice, he cannot decide for or against a course of action, unless he is actually given advice to begin with! What is the point in even asking a priest (or bishop!) for advice on such a question if this is what his answer amounts to?
2. Once again, if I know that the New Mass poses a danger, and another soul asks me for advice, does not the law of Charity demand that I tell the truth and leave up to them the question of whether they follow my advice or not? Does this not apply even more for a priest and a hundredfold the more so for a bishop?
Summary:
Bishop Williamson says consistently that he will not tell people, laity or priests, what they should do. Even with something as basic and important as the question of attending the New Mass, he insists on leaving people to make up their on minds. In practice, this means leaving their consciences completely uninformed and untroubled and leaving them with a readymade excuse to not do the right thing.
Bishop Williamson’s refusal to exercise even moral authority, to help compel souls towards the good even in the slightest way and his washing his hands of any responsibility for where they end up, leads in practice to a ‘soft’ version of Religious Liberty.
5. Objections:
A) But you’re exposing a split in the Resistance!
How can anyone cause a split in the Resistance by disagreeing with someone who does not even believe in the Resistance?
- “...any so-called movement of “Resistance” today…” (Eleison Comments #354)
- “...any number of us in the quote-unquote Resistance…” (Eleison Comments #386)
- “The second email comes from a “Resistance” priest…” (Eleison Comments #413)
- “...Society priests are not yet joining the “Resistance”…” (Eleison Comments #404)
- “...questions ranging over the Church, Tradition, the “Resistance” and the XSPX.” (Eleison Comments #395)
- “...one thinks of the present difficulties of the “Resistance”…” (Eleison Comments #375)
- “ If the “Resistance” is presently making so little apparent headway…” (Eleison Comments #370)
- “The resistant groups, the resistants - a - n - t - s - and I very much prefer the expression resistants to the expression resistance … I very much believe in the resistants, I’m not sure I believe in the Resistance.” (Post Falls, Idaho, USA, June 2014)
Comment:
Notice that the word “Resistance” always has quotation marks placed around it, whereas even the term “XSPX” does not! The effect of the quotation marks around “Resistance” is to suggest what he himself says elsewhere, that he does not really believe that there is such a thing as the “Resistance.”
Nevertheless, whether or not one believes in it, the Resistance does exist. It is and strives to be the continuation of the work of Archbishop Lefebvre: to save and to spread Catholic Tradition and to oppose Vatican II and conciliarism. It is the coalescing of laity and clergy to that end, the organizing of the apostolate to that end, the training of a new generation of priests to that end, and all the rest. That is the reality behind the term. It exists whether one wants it to or not, whether one believe in it or not, but it is up to us whether we wish to see it and support it. It seems that Bishop Williamson does not.
- “It is not clear that the present need is to rebuild a classic Congregation or Seminary. Both may be somehow out-dated.” (Eleison Comments #278)
- “But God is God, and for the salvation of souls tomorrow it may be that he will no longer resort to the classical Congregation or seminary of yesterday.” (Ibid.)
- “In the early 21st century there seems to me to be just not enough Catholic straw left to make a Catholic brick like the SSPX of the late 20th century.” (Eleison Comments #311)
- “Don’t be under any illusion: it’s not going to be me who puts together a new SSPX. No way! The time for that is over. Put away your toys everybody and get with it. Grow up!” (St. Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada, 5th Nov. 2014)
Summary:
Whether mistakenly or out of convenience, the outside world and in particular the enemies of the Resistance (neo-SSPX, sedevacantists, etc.) see the Resistance and Bishop Williamson as being one and the same thing. The reality is otherwise. Bishop Williamson himself appears to be undecided as to whether or not he supports the Resistance, or whether there even is such a thing at all! He does not use the term except in quotation marks, and he does not believe in what it stands for.
B) But you can’t disagree with him! He’s a bishop!
- “People followed the Archbishop because here was the truth. In other words, the truth created authority. … Then today what do we have? Today, since the Archbishop’s successors have turned against the truth, the Society is losing its authority as well.” (Mahopac, New York, 28th June 2015)
- “If you are following me, it is because you are following not me but true Catholic doctrine. If one day I cease giving you true Catholic doctrine or change what I teach you, leave me!” (Archbishop Lefebvre, various conferences to the seminarians at Écône)
- “Objective truth is above Masters and people alike, so that if the people have the truth on their side, they are superior to their Masters if the Masters do not have the truth. ... In brief, if they are right, they have the right.” (Eleison Comments #366)
- “I am interested in your accusation of disloyalty. I know exactly what you mean but I happen to see things exactly in reverse. The trouble is that people always think of loyalty as being due to themselves. You automatically think of loyalty as working upwards. This is natural as you spring from a well-to-do family... I come from an eminently respectable but very poor background... I, consequently, think of loyalty as working downwards. I don't say the Squire wasn't tough - he was - but we knew he would see us through: he was loyal to us humble folk... You see the point? You blame me for not being loyal to my superiors. It has never crossed my mind: they are perfectly capable of defending themselves and even of breaking me if they so wish ... I, on the other hand, accuse you of being disloyal to your inferiors. It has never crossed your mind, although they are totally defenceless against you. And your disloyalty, George, is quite irreparable: thanks to it countless souls are seared in this life and may be lost in the next. My disloyalty to you can do little more than melt your collar - if, in fact, I am disloyal.” (Fr. Bryan Houghton, Mitre and Crook)
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Third Week in Lent [Monday - Saturday] |
Posted by: Stone - 03-08-2021, 07:38 AM - Forum: Lent
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Monday of the Third Week of Lent
The Station is in the Church of Saint Mark, which was built in the fourth century, in honour of the Evangelist, by the holy Pope Mark, whose relics are kept there.
Collect
Cordibus nostris, quæsumus, Domine, gratiam tuam benignus infunde: ut sicut ab escis carnalibus abstinemus, ita sensus quoque nostros a noxiis retrahamus excessibus. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
We beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to pour forth thy grace into our hearts; that, as we abstain from flesh, so we may keep our senses from all noxious excesses. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Epistle
Lesson from the book of Kings. IV. Ch. V.
In those days: Naaman, general of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable: for by him the Lord gave deliverance to Syria, and he was a valiant man and rich, but a leper. Now there had gone out robbers from Syria, and had led away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid, and she waited upon Naaman’s wife. And she said to her mistress: I wish my master had been with the prophet that is in Samaria; he would certainly have healed him of the leprosy which he hath. Then Naaman went in to his lord, and told him, saying: Thus and thus saith the girl, that come from the land of Israel. And the king of Syria said to him: Go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment, and brought the letter to the king of Israel, in these words: When thou shalt receive this letter, know that I have sent to thee Naaman my servant, that thou mayest heal him of his leprosy. And when the king of Israel had read the letter, he rent his garments, and said: Am I God, to be able to kill and to give life, that this man hath sent to me, to heal a man of his leprosy? Mark, and see how he seeketh occasions against me. And when Eliseus the man of God had heard this, to wit, that the king of Israel had rent his garments, he sent to him, saying: Why hast thou rent thy garments? Let him come to me, and let him know that there is a prophet in Israel. So Naaman came with his horses and chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Eliseus; and Eliseus sent a messenger to him, saying: Go, and wash seven times in the Jordan, and thy flesh shall recover health, and thou shalt be clean. Naaman was very angry, and went away, saying: I thought he would have come out to me, and standing, would have invoked the name of the Lord his God, and touched with his hand the place of the leprosy, and healed me. Are not the Abama, and the Pharphar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel, that I may wash in them, and be made clean? So as he turned, and was going away with indignation, his servants came to him, and said to him: Father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, surely thou shouldst have done it; how much rather what he now hath said to thee, “Wash, and thou shalt be clean?” Then he went down, and washed in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored, like the flesh of a little child, and was made clean. And returning to the man of God with all his train, he came and stood before him, and said: In truth I know there is no other God in all the earth, but only in Israel.
Quote:Yesterday, the Church made known to our Catechumens that the day of their Baptism was at hand; today she reads them a passage from the Old Testament which relates a history that admirably symbolizes the saving Font prepared for them by divine Mercy. Naaman’s leprosy is a figure of sin. There is but one cure for the loathsome malady of the Syrian officer: he must go, and wash seven times in the Jordan, and he shall be made clean. The Gentile, the infidel, the infant, with its stain of original sin—all may be made just and holy; but this can only be effected by water and the invocation of the Blessed Trinity. Naaman objects to the remedy as being too simple; he cannot believe that one so insignificant can be efficacious; he refuses to try it; he expected something more in accordance with reason—for instance, a miracle that would have done honor both to himself and the Prophet. This was the reasoning of many a Gentile, when the Apostles went about preaching the Gospel; but they that believed, with simple-hearted faith, in the power of Water sanctified by Christ, received Regeneration; and the Baptismal Font created a new people, composed of all nations of the earth. Naaman, who represents the Gentiles, was at length induced to believe; and his faith was rewarded by a complete cure. His flesh was restored like that of a little child, which has never suffered taint or disease. Let us give glory to God, who has endowed Water with the heavenly power it now possesses; let us praise him for the wonderful workings of his grace, which produces in docile hearts that Faith whose recompense is so magnificent.
Gospel
Sequel of the Holy Gospel according to Luke. Ch. IV.
At that time: Jesus said to the Pharisees: Doubtless you will say to me this similitude: Physician, heal thyself; as great things as we have heard done in Capharnaum, do also here in thy own country. And he said: Amen, I say to you, that no prophet is accepted in his own country. In truth, I say to you, there were many widows in the days of Elias in Israel, when heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there was a great famine throughout all the land; and to none of them was Elias sent, but to Sarephta of Sidon, to a widow woman. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian. And all they in the synagogue, hearing these things, were filled with anger, and they rose up and thrust him out of the city; and they brought him to the brow of the hill, whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. But he passing through the midst of them, went his way.
Quote:Here again, we find our Savior proclaiming the mystery of the Gentiles being called to take the place of the incredulous Jews; and he mentions Naaman as an example of this merciful substitution. He also speaks, in the same sense, of the widow of Sarephta, whose history we had a few days ago. This terrible resolution of our Lord to transfer his light from one people to another irritates the Pharisees of Nazareth against the Messias. They know that Jesus, who has only just commenced his public life, has been working great miracles in Capharnaum: they would have him honor their own little city in the same way; but Jesus knows that they would not be converted. Do these people of Nazareth so much as know Jesus? He has lived among them for eighteen years, during all which time he has been advancing in wisdom and age and grace before God and men; but they despise him, for he is a poor man, and the son of a carpenter. They do not even know that, though he has passed so many years among them, he was not born in their city, but in Bethlehem. Not many days before this, Jesus had gone into the synagogue of Nazareth, and had explained, with marvelous eloquence and power, the Prophet Isaias; he told the audience that the time of mercy was come, and his discourse excited much surprise and admiration. But the Pharisees of the city despised his words. They have heard that he has been working great things in the neighborhood; they are curious to see one of his miracles; but Jesus refuses to satisfy their unworthy desire. Let them recall to mind the discourse made by Jesus in their synagogue, and tremble at the announcement he then made to them, that the Gentiles were to become God’s chosen people. But the divine Prophet is not accepted in his own country; and had he not withdrawn himself from the anger of his compatriots of Nazareth, the blood of the Just would have been shed that very day. But there is an unenviable privilege which belongs exclusively to Jerusalem;—a Prophet cannot perish out of Jerusalem!
Humiliate capita vestra Deo.
Bow down your heads to God.
Subveniat nobis, Domine, misericordia tua: ut ab imminentibus peccatorum nostrorum periculis, te mereamur protegente, eripi, te liberante, salvari. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
May thy mercy, O Lord, assist us, that by thy protection we may be delivered from the dangers of sin that surround us, and so brought to eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us, on this day, offer to God the following solemn Supplication, taken from the Gothic Missal.
Supplication
(In Dominica Quadragesimæ.)
Rogamus te, Rex sæculorum, Deus sancte, jam miserere; peccavimus tibi.
We beseech thee, O King Eternal! O holy God! have mercy now upon us, for we have sinned against thee.
℣. Audo clamantes, Pater altissime, et quæ precamur, clemens attribue: exaudi nos Domine.
℣. Hear our cry, O Father, most high God! and mercifully grant us our requests. Graciously hear us, O Lord!
℟. Jam miserere.
℟. Have mercy now upon us.
℣. Bone Redemptor, supplices quæsumus de toto corde flentes; requirimus, adsiste propitius.
℣. O good Redeemer! we suppliantly beseech thee, and with our whole heart we pour out our tears before thee. We seek after thee; be propitious, and show thyself unto us.
℟. Jam miserere.
℟. Have mercy now upon us.
℣. Emitte manum, Deus omnipotens, et invocantes potenter protege ex alto, piissime.
℣. Stretch forth thy hand, O Almighty God! and, in thy exceeding goodness, powerfully protect us from on high.
℟. Jam miserere.
℟. Have mercy now upon us.
℣. Fertilitatem et pacem tribue: remove bella, et famen cohibe, Redemptor sanctissime.
℣. Grant us fertility and peace, O most holy Redeemer! Drive wars away from us, and deliver us from famine.
℟. Jam miserere.
℟. Have mercy now upon us.
℣. Indulge lapsis: indulge perditis, dimitte noxia: ablue crimina: acclines tu libera.
℣. Grant pardon to the fallen; pardon them that have gone astray; forgive us our sins; cleanse us from our iniquities; deliver us who are here prostrate before thee.
℟. Jam miserere.
℟. Have mercy now upon us.
℣. Gemitus vide: fletus intellige: extende manum: peccantes redime.
℣. See our sighing; hear our weeping; stretch forth thy hand; redeem us sinners.
℟. Jam miserere.
℟. Have mercy now upon us.
℣. Hanc nostram, Deus, hanc pacem suscipe: supplicum voces placatus suscipe: et parce, piissime.
℣. Receive, O God, receive this our prayer for reconciliation; be appeased, and receive the petition of thy suppliants; and spare us, O most loving God!
℟. Rogamus te, Rex sæculorum, Deus sancte, jam miserere: peccavimus tibi.
℟. We beseech thee, O King Eternal! O holy God! have mercy now upon us, for we have sinned against thee.
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CDC Claims Mask Mandates Don’t Have Statistically Improved Impact on Spread of COVID |
Posted by: Stone - 03-08-2021, 07:29 AM - Forum: Pandemic 2020 [Secular]
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CDC Claims Mask Mandates Don’t Have Statistically Improved Impact on Spread of COVID Than No Masks At All – Will Therefore Continue Pushing Masks
Gateway Pundit | March 7, 2021
The CDC recommends wearing masks after their study showed that related to COVID, the results of wearing masks were statistically the same as the results when not wearing masks.
The results of a CDC study at first appear to show that wearing masks help reduce the spread of COVID:
The results were inside the statistical margin of error:
The results from before wearing masks were not statistically different than the period wearing masks – thus the CDC will continue recommending Americans wear masks???
This leads to an observation from George Carlin:
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Prayers for the Conversion of a Child |
Posted by: Hildegard of Bingen - 03-07-2021, 06:06 PM - Forum: Prayers and Devotionals
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Taken from the the Book “Mother Love a Manual for Christian Mothers” – page 134-135
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Prayers for the Conversion of a Child
To the Heart of Jesus
O Heart of Jesus, I humbly prostrate myself before Thee, adoring Thee as the heart of my Lord and my God! Pardon the sins by which I have offended Thee and rendered myself undeserving of Thy mercies. For Thine own sake, O Lord, for the honor and glory of Thy infinite mercy, have pity on me! Hearken to my supplications for grace and salvation for my strayed child. From all eternity Thou hast loved it and borne it in Thy Heart. Have mercy on it. Thou dost will that it should be converted and live. Effect in it what Thou hast decreed. Thou canst do all that Thou wilt! Thou dost not will the perdition of my child. Draw him (her) from the deep abyss into which he (she) has sunk. From Thy cross Thou didst draw all to Thyself – loosen the bonds in which he (she) lies chained. Thou hast bought him (her) at a great price – take possession of Thy property. He (she) was once dedicated to Thee in holy Baptism – let not Thine enemies rejoice longer over him (or her). Thou hast opened in Thy Church a fountain of pardon and grace – lead him (her) to where he (she) may imbibe new life. O give me back the child that hell has torn from my embrace! Thou, O Heart of Jesus, canst do this! Hearken to the prayers of Thy Blessed Mother, of Thy saints, and of all the elect for this my child, that once belonged to their society, but now is so far astray. Listen to my prayers, the prayers of a mother, O Thou who canst not hear unmoved a mother’s supplication for her child! Grant me what is dearest to me on earth, the salvation of my child, and I will eternally praise thy holy name! Amen.
To the Heart of Mary
O Heart of Mary, most maternal Heart, sweet Comfort of all in distress! To Thee I have recourse, to thee I confide my sorrow! My child has abandoned his (her) God, my child is the slave of sin! Have pity on me, a poor mother, and help me in my affliction. I remind thee of the heartrending sorrow Thou didst endure when Thou didst pillow the head of thy Crucified Son on thy maternal bosom. My child is also dead, dead as to his (her) precious soul! Would that in innocence he (she) had endured the death of the body! He (she) is help captive by the spirits of hell, who are forcing him (her) into the abyss! O my Mother, thou wilt not permit this to happen! Throughout the whole earth, thy Heart is magnified as the refuge of sinners – thou wilt not allow my child to be lost! Thou hast gained for so many restoration to the grace and love of God – prove the power of thy motherly intercession in the case of this sinful soul. I remit it into thy hands. I place it in thy maternal arms. Receive it, O kindest of mothers! Press it to thy bosom! Enclose it in thy heart until life is restored to it and hell is forced to retreat. And then, dear Mother, protect the conquest that thou hast gained; preserve what thou hast granted; watch over what thou hast sown; increase what thou hast planted. Lead, O sweet friend of souls, this soul that is now staying in darkness on the brink of the abyss, into the way of life and salvation, that, during life here below and throughout all eternity, it may unceasingly praise and exalt thy maternal goodness and mercy. Amen.
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