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INULGENCES for St. Joseph’s Day and YEAR

Posted on 19 March 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today, the Feast of St. Joseph, remember to seek the indulgences attached to invoking the intercession of St. Joseph – Cf. Preces in honorem S. Joseph. Enchiridion 1999, conc. 19; Enchiridion 1986, conc. 6.

Also, since this is a year dedicated to St. Joseph, the Sacra Penitenzieria Apostolica issued an indulgence.

The plenary indulgence is granted under the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer according to the intentions of the Roman Pontiffs) to the faithful who, with a spirit detached from any sin, participate in the Year of Saint Joseph on the occasions and in the manner indicated by the Apostolic Penitentiary:

  1. Meditate for at least 30 minutes on the Our Father
  2. Participate in a spiritual retreat of at least one day that includes a meditation on Saint Joseph
  3. Perform a corporal or spiritual work of mercy
  4. Recite the Holy Rosary in families and between the husband and wife
  5. Entrust their work daily to the protection of Saint Joseph and to all believers who
  6. invoke with their prayers the intercession of the worker of Nazareth
  7. Pray the litany of Saint Joseph (for the Latin tradition), or the Akathistos to Saint Joseph, in its entirety or at least part of it (for the Byzantine tradition), or some other prayer to Saint Joseph, typical of the other liturgical traditions, for the persecuted Church and for the relief of all persecuted Christians
  8. Pray any lawfully approved prayer or act of piety in honor of Saint Joseph, for example
    “To you oh blessed Joseph,” especially on:
    March 19th (Solemnity of St. Joseph)
    May 1st (Feast of St. Joseph the Worker)
    December 26th (Feast of the Holy Family)
    The Sunday of Saint Joseph (according to the Byzantine tradition)
    The 19th day of every month
    Every Wednesday (a day dedicated to the memory of the Saint according to the Latin tradition)

    The gift of plenary indulgence extends particularly to —

    The elderly
    The sick
    The dying
    All those who for legitimate reasons cannot leave their home — who, with the spirit detached from any sin and with the intention of fulfilling, as soon as possible, the three usual conditions, in your own home or wherever the impediment holds you, pray an act of piety in honor of Saint Joseph, consolation of the sick and patron of good death, confidently offering God the pains and difficulties of his life.

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ASK FATHER: Friday penance in Lent on the Feast of St. Joseph

Posted on 19 March 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader…

QUAERITUR:

You have frequently posted blogs stating that the Friday penance is abrogated when that Friday is a solemnity. Would that apply to a Lenten Friday also, in this case tomorrow – the solemnity of the glorious St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, lover of poverty, Terror of Demons, and Protector of Carmel?

This sort of question comes up almost every year.  At least we didn’t have the irritating problem of the Feast of St. Patrick this year.

The 1983 Code of Canon Law states:

Canon 1251: “Abstinence from eating meat or another food according to the prescriptions of the conference of bishops is to be observed on Fridays throughout the year unless [nisi] they are solemnities; abstinence and fast are to be observed on Ash Wednesday and on the Friday of the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Friday 19 March is the Solemnity of St. Joseph.

Therefore, because it is a solemnity, Friday Lenten abstinence is not required.

You can voluntarily abstain from meat on a solemnity if you choose, but you are not required to.

We should take into consideration that in some places where there are people of Italian origin there is custom of preparing a free and open “table” dedicated especially for the poor.  Such initiatives will often include dishes with meat.  The Church’s law should put people at their ease that, were they to eat meat today, on the Solemnity of St. Joseph, they would not be breaking the Church’s law on abstinence on Fridays of Lent.

 

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Saints, Miracles & You

Posted on 18 March 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have written before that if we do not ask for miracles, we will not obtain them.  You should daily beg God to give us sudden, complete, and lasting relief from the Wuhan Devil, COVID-1984 and all its accursed ramifications.  I wrote a prayer along these lines HERE.

When I was in Rome, lo those many years, one of the things I did was complete a special course with the Congregation for Causes of Saints to be certified as a promoter of a cause.  It was a terrific opportunity to learn about the process of causes, the theology underlying everything, and also about the amazing miracles that have been obtained.  The details descriptions of some of the modern cases of miracles are astonishing.

God has always provided miracles, especially through certain holy individuals.  These miracles supply merciful relief in this vale of tears but they also serve as demonstrations of the authenticity of Scripture and of the Apostolic Tradition, the Church’s own claims.

One great miracle worker of the past, was St. Vincent Ferrer, OP.   This 14-15th c. Dominican seems to have works many thousands of miracles.  892 miracles were recognized at the time of his cause for canonization, which just scratches the surface.

I suggest that you go HERE and read about St. Vincent Ferrer.

Then I suggest that you get down on your knees and prayer that anti-COVID prayer which I linked above.

After that I suggest that you remain on your knees and ask the intercession of Fulton J. Sheen for the sudden, complete and lasting healing of Fr. Christensen’s ALS.  When Fr. Christensen was diagnosed, he wrote

I ask all of you to pray for a miraculous healing through the intercession of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen using the following prayer.

Eternal Father, You alone grant us every blessing in Heaven and on earth, through the redemptive mission of Your Divine Son, Jesus Christ, and by the working of the Holy Spirit. If it be according to Your Will, glorify Your servant, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, by granting the favor I now request through his prayerful intercession (mention your request here – [the swift, complete and lasting healing of Fr. Christensen’s ALS]).  I make this prayer confidently through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

If we desire that miracles be granted, let us ASK for them!

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Posted on 18 March 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Photo by Bree Dail.

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URGENT! Help for a priest with ALS. He needs our help NOW.

Posted on 17 March 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

UPDATE 20 March:

I want to make something perfectly clear. Fr. Christensen did NOT ASK ME to do this. He posted it on his own site. One of you readers saw it and alerted me to it. Hence, on my own initiative, I put this request on this, my blog. I did this on my own for him without him even knowing I was going to do it. A public plea is a public plea. This is my response.

It is a pleasure and honor to help this good man, fighting ALS. He lost a good chuck of his income because he can no longer receive Mass stipends or stole fees. It is a humbling experience to have to ask for help. Believe me. But it is also an opportunity for many people to come together in a cause. And many hands make light work.

UPDATE 19 March – Feast of St. Joseph:

ALL: Here is a note from Fr. Christensen:

Dear readers of Fr. Z’s blog,

I have been truly humbled, and frankly, dumbfounded by your generosity to me. Know that even though I can’t thank you each individually, that I am truly grateful. I will have a novena of Masses offered for all those who donated. I was particularly touched by the small gifts, which surely meant that someone made a sacrificial gift. Now I understand a little more how the Lord was so touched by the widow’s mite. I pray that on his feast day, St. Joseph will shower you with abundant and rich blessings. May God reward you!

Fr. Dana Ambrose Christensen

Originally Published on: Mar 17, 2021

Dear friends I implore you for the love of Christ and Mary, Queen and Mother of Priests and of St. Joseph, Hope of the Sick, to give financial support to Fr. Dana Christensen whose body is slowly succumbing to ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

When he has written to me lately, he is using a computer that tracks is eye movement.

Fr. Christensen is literally begging for alms.

Father cannot any longer say Mass or administer sacraments. He no longer receives either stipends or stole fees. Without this income, he is struggling. As he writes: “If 80 people donated only $10 a month this would cover what is missing because I cannot offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.”

80?  How about more than that.

You all have been so good to me and to the good causes which I have pointed out in the past.

Please, as you have helped me and others, now help Fr. Christensen.

Fr. Christensen wrote:

If you want to give a recurring monthly donation click on the red “Donate” tab above [at his site] or click

HERE.

I implore you for the love of Christ the High Priest and of Mary, Queen and Mother of Priests and of Joseph, Hope of the Sick.

I’d love to see in the combox or by email here that 80 of you signed up before St. Joseph’s Feast Day!

UPDATE 22 March – 2135 EDT:

80

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ASK FATHER: Bishop says no TLM on weekdays

Posted on 17 March 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader…

QUAERITUR:

It seems that the diocese has disallowed the celebration of any daily Masses to be in the EF, after finally adding an official EF to the regular Sunday schedule.

You’ve said multiple times that a priest is allowed to celebrate Mass in the EF if he so desires, is it really licit for a bishop to say
that they cannot be said (at least “publicly”) on any day other than Sunday?

I’d be interested to read what the diocese really says.

A bishop can’t prevent a priest from offering the Traditional Latin Mass during the week.  Some have tried a tricky game of “requiring” a daily Novus Ordo Mass.  That only seems to inhibits a priest from offering a TLM on his own volition, considering the general principle against bination. Virtually all dioceses grant to priests to binate, and COVID-1984 even to trinate.

Moreover, a priest is permitted a day off.  What he does on his day off is his own business.  If in the morning of Father Bueller’s Day Off the doors of the church should be unlocked – as on every other day – precisely at 8:45 a.m.…

Anyway, it is hard to comment more without the authentic text the diocese gave to the priests.

Lastly, this libs don’t get it.  The more they try to suppress it, the more it will grow.  That is because this is of God.

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Patrick Coffin interviews ex-gay Milo Yiannopoulos. @FatherZ answers their Latin question. @CoffinMedia

Posted on 17 March 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Patrick Coffin has a terrific – and long – interview with now ex-gay Milo Yiannopoulos.

Milo, a Catholic, has had an amazing conversion with the help of St. Joseph.  As a matter of fact, he mentioned Fr. Calloway’s book on St. Joseph, and immediately the promoters of sodomy attacked Fr. Calloway.  Annoy the Enemy and buy Calloway’s excellent book: US HERE – UK HERE

Milo thinks I’m old because I still say “combox” instead of “comment section”.

His explanation of a standard answer to libs, “yup”, is brilliant.

HERE

I must congratulate Coffin for his three hour long Rollerball match of an interview.

On a particular aspect of their conversation in the 3rd hour, I will add this for any Jesuits and certain others reading: God the Father said to St Catherine of Siena that Satan incites priests to unnatural sins but doesn’t stick around to watch it play out since it’s too repulsive even for him.  (Ch 124)

And, for Milo, terror of Jesuits, scourge of the Fishwrap, a Latin term for a wig-maker is capillamentorum textor.

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“Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me…” The mighty Lorica of Saint Patrick

Posted on 17 March 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

During these dark days, we can benefit from the use of this prayer, called the Breastplate, or Loríca of St. Patrick, “The Cry of the Deer” (Latin Lorica is pronounced lo-REE-ka).  It is said that St. Patrick (+461) sang this when an ambush was set for him so that he could not go to Tara to evangelize.  Patrick and companions were then hidden from the sight of their enemies, who thought that they were deer when they passed by.  However, some scholars date the prayer to the 8th c.  Either way, this is a mickle, puissant prayer!

The Latin word loríca means “a leather cuirass; a defense of any kind; a breastwork, parapet”.  In effect, it means “armor”.   “Loríca” is also associated with an rhythmic invocation or prayer especially for protection as when going into battle.

The Lorica of St. Patrick is rooted in an un-confused belief in the supernatural dimension of our lives, that there truly is a spiritual battle being waged for our souls.  This prayer reflects our absolute dependence on the One Three-Personed God.

One could pray this prayer each and every morning, upon arising.

On St. Patrick’s Day, instead drinking green beer, pastors of parishes should invite people to come to Church for confessions, recitation of the Rosary, Mass, Exposition, the praying of the Lorica, Benediction.  Suggest it to your priests.

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Sancti Patricii Hymnus ad Temoriam. The Lorica, Breastplate, of St. Patrick (The Cry of the Deer)

 
Ad Temoriam hodie potentiam praepollentem invoco Trinitatis,
Credo in Trinitatem sub unitate numinis elementorum.		 I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the Oneness
of the Creator of creation.
Apud Temoriam hodie virtutem nativitatis Christi cum ea ejus baptismi,
Virtutem crucifixionis cum ea ejus sepulturae,
Virtutem resurrectionis cum ea ascensionis,
Virtutem adventus ad judicium aeternum.		 I arise today
Through the strength of Christ’s birth with His baptism,
Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial,
Through the strength of His resurrection with His ascension,
Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom.
Apud Temoriam hodie virtutem amoris Seraphim in obsequio angelorum,
In spe resurrectionis ad adipiscendum praemium.
In orationibus nobilium Patrum,
In praedictionibus prophetarum,
In praedicationibus apostolorum,
In fide confessorum,
In castitate sanctarum virginum,
In actis justorum virorum.		 I arise today
Through the strength of the love of cherubim,
In the obedience of angels,
In the service of archangels,
In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward,
In the prayers of patriarchs,
In the predictions of prophets,
In the preaching of apostles,
In the faith of confessors,
In the innocence of holy virgins,
In the deeds of righteous men.
Apud Temoriam hodie potentiam coeli,
Lucem solis,
Candorem nivis,
Vim ignis,
Rapiditatem fulguris,
Velocitatem venti,
Profunditatem maris,
Stabilitatem terrae,
Duritiam petrarum.		 I arise today, through
The strength of heaven,
The light of the sun,
The radiance of the moon,
The splendor of fire,
The speed of lightning,
The swiftness of wind,
The depth of the sea,
The stability of the earth,
The firmness of rock.
Ad Temoriam hodie potentia Dei me dirigat,
Potestas Dei me conservet,
Sapientia Dei me edoceat,
Oculus Dei mihi provideat,
Auris Dei me exaudiat,
Verbum Dei me disertum faciat,
Manus Dei me protegat,
Via Dei mihi patefiat,
Scutum Dei me protegat,
Exercitus Dei me defendat,
Contra insidias daemonum,
Contra illecebras vitiorum,
Contra inclinationes animi,
Contra omnem hominem qui meditetur injuriam mihi,
Procul et prope,
Cum paucis et cum multis.		 I arise today, through
God’s strength to pilot me,
God’s might to uphold me,
God’s wisdom to guide me,
God’s eye to look before me,
God’s ear to hear me,
God’s word to speak for me,
God’s hand to guard me,
God’s shield to protect me,
God’s host to save me
From snares of devils,
From temptation of vices,
From everyone who shall wish me ill,
afar and near.
Posui circa me sane omnes potentias has
Contra omnem potentiam hostilem saevam
Excogitatam meo corpori et meae animae;
Contra incantamenta pseudo-vatum,
Contra nigras leges gentilitatis,
Contra pseudo-leges haereseos,
Contra dolum idololatriae,
Contra incantamenta mulierum,
Et fabrorum ferrariorum et druidum,
Contra omnem scientiam quae occaecat animum hominis.		 I summon today
All these powers between me and those evils,
Against every cruel and merciless power
that may oppose my body and soul,
Against incantations of false prophets,
Against black laws of pagandom,
Against false laws of heretics,
Against craft of idolatry,
Against spells of witches and smiths and wizards,
Against every knowledge that corrupts man’s body and soul;
Christus me protegat hodie
Contra venenum,
Contra combustionem,
Contra demersionem,
Contra vulnera,
Donec meritus essem multum praemii.		 Christ to shield me today
Against poison,
against burning,
Against drowning,
against wounding,
So that there may come to me an abundance of reward.
Christus mecum,
Christus ante me,
Christus me pone,
Christus in me,
Christus infra me,
Christus supra me,
Christus ad dextram meam,
Christus ad laevam meam,
Christus hine,
Christus illine,
Christus a tergo.		 Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christus in corde omnis hominis quem alloquar,
Christus in ore cujusvis qui me alloquatur,
Christus in omni oculo qui me videat,
Christus in omni aure quae me audiat.		 Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
Ad Temoriam hodie potentiam praepollentem invoco Trinitatis. I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Credo in Trinitatem sub Unitate numinis elementorum.
Domini est salus,
Domini est salus,
Christi est salus,
Salus tua, Domine, sit semper nobiscum.		 Through belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the Oneness
of the Creator of creation.
[Salvation is from the Lord,
Salvation is from the Lord,
Salvation is from Christ,
Your Salvation, O Lord, is with us always.]
Amen. Amen.

The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles of Gower Abbey have a Lorica of St Patrick on their Angels and Saints at Ephesus album.  US HERE – UK HERE

Concerning the translation of the Lorica. HERE

 

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Another thing about the lawless, heartless St. Peter’s Mass Suppression Stunt

Posted on 17 March 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Another point about the lawless, heartless edict from High Atop The Thing against priests who want to offer Holy Mass at side altars of San Pietro… as they have been able to do for decades.

The defenders of the sterile, cruel demand for liturgical uniformity and control will resort to silliness about priests saying Mass alone (and a great many of the Masses by individuals at the side altars do have some of the faithful present): it is “against Vatican II” or it is “a contradictory sign” or some such other B as in B, S as in S.

From a priest and my emphases:

This new ruling seems to conflict with the Vatican message that
priests should celebrate without people even during Holy Week during the pandemic, and especially on Maundy Thursday! The decree from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments issued for 2020 and 2021 states: “Bishops and priests may celebrate the rites of Holy Week without the presence of the people” and “On [Maundy Thursday] the faculty to celebrate Mass…without the presence of the people, is exceptionally granted”.

No wonder someone is trying by indirect means to trash Card. Sarah’s reputation now that he is retired from his post at CDW.

Just sayin’.

 

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