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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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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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Tag Archives: Jesuits
ASK FATHER: Solid books about Ignatian spirituality and Jesuit teaching without the crazy stuff
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Thank you for all you do Father. I’ve always been a big fan of St Ignatius of Loyola and what the Jesuits once were. I’m also equally appalled at what they have become. Growing up the … Read More
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Episcopal cathedral in Albuqerque to insult the Church by hosting a fake ordination of a Jesuit-trained “wymyn”. Wherein Fr. Z makes a proposal.
Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter, like a schismatic jackhammer, keeps pounding away. How is it that the US Bishops have not yet demanded that they remove the word “Catholic” from their title? They were already told by the local bishops … Read More
St. Robert Bellarmine on priests (Jesuits) who don’t learn to celebrate Mass and don’t follow the rubrics
From a reader comes this apposite passage. Long-time reader here. Your recent posts (“rants”) about priests learning Latin and their Rite recalled to mind a passage I believe you will heartily enjoy from an excellent older biography of St. Robert … Read More
Of Latin, Papa Ganganelli, and the suppression of the Jesuits
I enjoyed this… Spiritual reading pic.twitter.com/2hKKgPZpax — Rev Fr Robert Badger (@rbbadger2) October 15, 2020 The book in question is … Ossa Latinitatis Sola ad Mentem Reginaldi Rationemque: The Mere Bones of Latin According to the Thought and System of … Read More
Jesuits PROMOTE “Pachamama Day”. I am not making this up. Vatican “Earth Mother” coin.
Pachamama… this is a demon cult from S. America. Pachamama was venerated in an obvious pagan rite in the Vatican Gardens at the opening of the 2019 Synod of Bishops. At the close of the Synod a ritual Pachamama cult … Read More
Wacko New York City Jesuits – UPDATED – Glen Beck comments
UPDATE 23 September 2020 When Glen Beck starts warning us, how far things have gone bad? Originally Published on: Sep 2, 2020 New York Jesuits. I am reminded of the lines from Sonnet 94 by Shakespeare: For sweetest things turn … Read More
Reason #747903 for Summorum Pontificum: JESUITS! Yoga in the church SANCTUARY of St. Francis Xavier (again) in NYC
Two years ago, I posted about Jesuits in New York City – at the once great and now increasingly weird and infamous St. Francis Xavier – having YOGA in the SANCTUARY of the church. I’m not making this up. This … Read More
The ‘c’atholic Biden Problem
How does one participate in the sin of another person? We sin through another person’s actions by … counsel command consent provocation praise or flattery concealment partaking silence the defense of the ill done 1. Counsel: If you tell or advise … Read More
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More Jesuit B as in B, S as in S in Archdiocese of New York
In the otherwise beautiful church in Manhattan, St. Francis Xavier, in the clutches of the Jesuits, the visitor will today see this. Sent via phone: Think that this was perhaps a photoshop job, I went to their website HERE On … Read More
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Jesuits and Drag Queens. Tautology?
From the Louis Joliet Society. Drag Queen Story Hour Brought to You by Catholic, Jesuit Marquette University The Louis Joliet Society has learned that Marquette University hosted a Drag Queen Story Hour as part of its Community Day celebration on October 12, … Read More
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Jesuits. Corruptio optimi pessima.
I received a book entitled On the Suppression of the Society of Jesus: A contemporary account. US HERE – UK HERE I was so hoping that by “contemporary” the title meant our days. However, it results from the 18th century, … Read More
Creepy, unsettling evil. Yes, a Jesuit was involved. UPDATED: Fr Z rants about idiotic false compassion.
UPDATE 30 August: This is a very important update, which, in justice, people should follow up on and read. Jesuit-run (of course) Amerika has an interview with the Jesuit who was the celebrant of “Bob’s” last Mass, where he seems … Read More
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The Devil Wears SJ. The Jesuit Superior General: The Devil is a symbol, not a person.
This week brought us Jesuit Thomas Reese, who undermined faith in transubstantiation. I wrote about that HERE. And Jesuit James Martin is incessantly sowing confusion about same-sex relationships and the Church’s teaching about homosexual acts. Now this. From CNA: Vatican … Read More
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ASK FATHER: How to explain the Eucharist to a Jesuit ( @ThomasReeseSJ )?
Four years ago to this day, I posted ASK FATHER: How to explain the Eucharist to a 3 year old? It could be reworked into a post along the lines of: ASK FATHER: How to explain the Eucharist to a … Read More
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Jesuit Thomas Reese against Transubstantiation. Wherein Fr. Z responds.
Fr. Thomas Reese, SJ, is well known to readers of this blog as a charlatan theologian. He was once the editor of Jesuit-run Amerika, but in 2005 the CDF ousted him due to his stances on the use of condoms, … Read More
More on the Jesuits’ perennial rejection of women – UPDATED – @JamesMartinSJ is sad
On the feast of St. Mary Magdalene homosexualist Jesuit James Martin said that he is “stupefied” that the Church doesn’t let women preach. Right away I posted HERE that all major orders have female components except the Jesuits. Martin would … Read More
Jesuitical screenshots
Here is something instructive from One Mad Mom. Moms pay attention to details. A Tale of Two Screen Shots Two screen shots from Fr. Martin say what we all know but I’ll just paraphrase: “I have no say in what … Read More