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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
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Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
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I already have the chair picked out……………
The Chair is EMPTY!
I don’t think I’m going to be able to not do this. . .
Yes, THANKYOU, Clint!
You are a gift!
That’s a pretty sad front lawn somebody’s got there.
We’ll see if you are as grateful come Nov. 7, Fr. Jim.
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http://legalinsurrection.com/2012/09/national-empty-chair-day-photos-from-around-country/
Fr. Z, I hope you make your mother a nice Labor Day meal and share the results with us!
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My chair is out.
I thought the empty chair meant the Year of the Messiah was coming-Next year in Jerusalem! We always had an empty chair with the glass of wine and a plate for Elijah at the seder meal. Hmmm
This isn’t off-topic; check it out. It’s a very rare photo of Karl Marx with his friend Barack:
http://yfrog.com/g04nnrvvj
Sissy: Nice! LOL. I forwarded the link to friends.
We put out a chair today. The sign next to it says:
23 MILLION ARE UNEMPLOYED
NATIONAL EMPTY CHAIR DAY
2012
Expecting the homeowners association to knock on the door in 5…4…3…
I thought Labor Day was May 1.
AD IESV PER MARIAM,
Filipino Catholic.
Filipino Catholic, not in America. May 1 is a Communist Day, not Catholic in origin as a labor day either. It started with labor groups in Chicago, which had riots and strikes in the late 19th century and was never connected with St. Joseph until 1955, as a Catholic answer to the communists and anarchists. One of our presidents changed the labor day to September to separate it from riots and strikes.
So, now, May 1 in the Catholic tradition is The Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, but older feasts are connected in Europe, both pagan and Catholic, including celebrations of Mary, as May was always “her” month.
Most Catholics see that the labor celebrations on May 1st have nothing to do with either SS. Joseph or Mary, sadly, but with communism.
Yes, May 1’s a nonworking day here in the Philippines (unions love to protest on this day), whereas the feast of San Jose Labrador isn’t very well known unless it’s a town fiesta. However, Filipinos still have Flores de Mayo, a monthlong celebration of Mary with many flowers offered to her in abundance, and the Santacruzan on May 31, a procession-cum-pageant held in memory of the finding of the True Cross. And May 13, one of the fiestas of Our Lady of Fatima.
Well, it’s certainly a refreshing change from “Bust a Union Day.”
My chair’s out.
“Hey – where’d he go?”
“Is that him over there?”
“Nah – that guy’s got clothes.”