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“Until the Lord be pleased to settle, through the instrumentality of the princes of the Church and the lawful ministers of His justice, the trouble aroused by the pride of a few and the ignorance of some others, let us with the help of God endeavor with calm and humble patience to render love for hatred, to avoid disputes with the silly, to keep to the truth and not fight with the weapons of falsehood, and to beg of God at all times that in all our thoughts and desires, in all our words and actions, He may hold the first place who calls Himself the origin of all things.”
- Prosper of Aquitaine (+c.455), De gratia Dei et libero arbitrio contra Collatorem 22.61
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"But if, in any layman who is indeed imbued with literature, ignorance of the Latin language, which we can truly call the 'catholic' language, indicates a certain sluggishness in his love toward the Church, how much more fitting it is that each and every cleric should be adequately practiced and skilled in that language!" - Pius XI
"Let us realize that this remark of Cicero (Brutus 37, 140) can be in a certain way referred to [young lay people]: 'It is not so much a matter of distinction to know Latin as it is disgraceful not to know it.'" - St. John Paul II
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- That puts things in perspective.
- A reader requested Masses to be said for victims of the flash flood in Texas
- Sage advice. It might choke you up.
- Daily Rome Shot 1387 – 7 July… remind you of anything?
- VIDEO: London Oratory (aka Brompton Oratory) Schola’s new disc: Sacred Treasures of Rome (This video… Tu es Petrus by Palestrina – terrific!)
- Vesting prayer for the clip-on wireless microphone
- 6 July: St. Maria Goretti, Virgin Martyr – VIDEO – Wherein Fr. Z rants.
- Daily Rome Shot 1386 – Low Mass of a major prelate
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes: 4th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O. 14th Sunday)
- Tracer Bullet and the Smoke of Libville. Epilogue: The Message Under The Door
- Daily Rome Shot 1388 – Martyrs of GORKUM!
- Coincidence…. I think… yeah! Msgr. Bux new BOOK on the leaked bishops survey about Summorum Pontificum.
- 7 July: CATHOLIC Mass at Canterbury Cathedral for the Feast of the Translation of the Relics of St. Thomas Beckett –
- Tracer Bullet and the Smoke of Libville. Episode 9: The Vespers of Betrayal
- Good videos about the leaked document and what might happen next
- Daily Rome Shot 1385 – R.I.P. Fr. Ray Blake
- This is the way.
- The Empire Strikes Back. Vatican SPOX on the “leaked” TLM report
- Daily Rome Shot 1384 – Procession
- YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
- Tracer Bullet and the Smoke of Libville. Episode 8: Spies, Lies and a Bark in the Dark
- TLM suppression REPRIEVE in Texas
- HUGE: “Official Vatican Report Exposes Major Cracks in Foundation of Traditionis Custodes”
- LIVE VIDEO – Card. Burke Celebrating Pontifical Mass for the Feast of the Most Precious Blood.
- Sunday 1 July in Detroit. The “Great Diminishment” has begun: A tongue in check suggestion.
- Tracer Bullet and the Smoke of Libville. Episode 7: The Threshold of No Return
- Daily Rome Shot 1383 – The chains of St. Paul
- ASK FATHER: Children playing Mass, etc.
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes: Sts. Peter and Paul – 2025
Let us pray…
Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
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Daily Archives: 1 March 2012
FILM REVIEW: The War of the Vendée
“They have killed our temporal king. Now they want to kill heavenly king. Who is worth fighting for, and even dying for, if not Him?” That is a line from the soon-to-be released film by Navis Pictures called The War … Read More
The “Lesbian Denied Communion” issue: some posts and updates
I initially posted on the story HERE. Lot’s of comments, including excellent canonical points from Dr. Peters. As a follow up I posted HERE about can. 915 and the denial of Holy Communion to sinners. As an update, there is an op-ed … Read More
A pesky problem with the older, traditional form of Holy Mass
I spotted this great quote at the blog of the Mulier Fortis, who frequently posts about her vermin killing cats (that’s vermin-killing cats… cats which kill vermin…). “Of course, just when you get a decent MC trained up, he leaves. … Read More
My thanks to tweeps!
I am very grateful to my tweeps who consistently re-tweet my tweets and blog posts on Twitter. I started a new link category on my side-bar and have added the Twitter names of people helping me out. Hint: Do as … Read More
Canonist Ed Peters on can. 915 and the denial of Holy Communion to sinners
If a priest has sure and reliable knowledge that a person ought not receive Communion, is he not obliged to deny it? Tough call. The great Canonical Defender, Dr. Ed Peters, might not have an open combox on his fine … Read More
St. Michael the Archangel prayer cards FREE to parishes
In an effort to encourage Catholics to pray for religious freedom Saint Benedict Press and TAN Books are offering Saint Michael the Archangel prayer cards FREE to parishes while supplies last. Please see press release for more details: https://tanbooks.benedictpress.com/index.php/page/shop:prayercards
NYC: 1 March Catholic Artists Society @ St. Vincent de Paul Church, Fr. Murray speaking
Hey New Yorkers, and anyone nearby, mark your calendar. The Catholic Artists Society will have an evening of recollection for artists and media professionals on Thursday, March 1st at 7pm at the Church of St. Vincent de Paul, 123 W. … Read More
Things aren’t always what they seem to be at first glance.
We have probably all seen an email or blog post with some funny but wrong answers kids have offered on tests. One of the most famous is this: Recently was sent a few that I have not seen before, including … Read More
If a six-year old can get it right…
From a readerette: Father, Back before the new translation was implemented, I talked to my six year old son about the changes and what the new words meant. Since, then, it hasn’t come up again until today. We were in the car … Read More
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Benedictine Monks at Norcia have a new video on their way of life: Quaerere Deum… To Seek God.
Since I regularly listen to Lauds sung by the Benedictine Monks at Norcia (and, I am glad to say, they may be correcting a tendency to go flat when singing psalms) I will happily from gratitude for what they do, … Read More
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