If we do not venture to approach men who are in power, except with humility and reverence, when we wish to ask a favor, how much must we beseech the Lord God of all things with all humility and purity of devotion? And let us be assured that it is not in many words, but [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Purity of Devotion
Posted in Pictures on July 31, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Non Serviam
Posted in Opinion, Pictures, Rant on July 30, 2007 | 7 Comments »
A papal decree earlier this month said priests should now meet requests by the faithful to hold mass in the traditional Church language, which had widely been dropped after the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. The cardinal said he loved the Latin language and would have no trouble celebrating Latin mass.
“But I will not [...]
Inspiring Beauty
Posted in Opinion, Paintings on July 30, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Just wondering…. Has anyone come across a Beautiful painting depicting the new Mass? You know something like what you see below. (Not the modernistic neo-pagan stick figures seen in post VatII disposable “missalettes”). Notice how Beauty garners attention, or at least curiosity. Would Oscar Wilde have converted to Catholicism on his Death-bed if the ceremonial of the [...]
Le Pardon De Kergoat
Posted in Paintings on July 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
You might have noticed the new painting in the masthead. I happen to like it very much, and it will stay up until something else catches my eye. It was painted by Jules Breton (who also painted my usual blog header). The name of the painting is Le Pardon De Kergoat.
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Noise of Many Waters
Posted in Pictures on July 27, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Thy throne is prepared from of old: thou art from everlasting. The floods have lifted up, O Lord: the floods have lifted up their voice. The floods have lifted up their waves, With the noise of many waters. Wonderful are the surges of the sea: wonderful is the Lord on high. (Psalm 92)
Eucharistic Congress held [...]
Gregorian Chant
Posted in Paintings, Pictures on July 26, 2007 | 7 Comments »
St. Gregory the Great
Gregorian Chant, which is, consequently the Chant proper to the Roman Church, the only chant she has inherited from the ancient fathers, which she has jealously guarded for centuries in her liturgical codices, which she directly proposes to the faithful as her own, which she prescribes exclusively for some parts of the [...]
Peacemakers
Posted in Pictures on July 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God. (Matt 5:9)
Parish Priest breaking up fight between schoolboys.
Traditional Splendor
Posted in Pictures on July 23, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Traditional Ecclesial Splendor. Look like what you are. Common sense.
(Pics found on Great site: WWI color pics)
Stop Whining!
Posted in Humor, Pictures, Rant on July 20, 2007 | 8 Comments »
To the “progressives” who keep yammering the same old tired cliches: Church going back to the bad old days, priest with back to people, nobody understands Latin bla-bla-bla. Also to some perpetually unhappy ”rad trads” who complain Pope Benedict XVI didn’t suppress the Novus Ordo, re-start the Inquisition, denounce Vatican II….bla-bla-bla.
I consider myself a “trad”, so: Hey guys, something Good [...]
Romanism! Part VIII
Posted in Pictures on July 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Latest in monthly series of Romanism!. This is Part VIII: The Pontifical Court:
Marchese don Francesco Serlupi Crescenzi
Universal Post-Messianic Judaism
Posted in Opinion, Paintings, Pictures on July 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
(Painting: Jerusalem, Jerusalem by James Tissot)
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered together thy children, as the hen doth gather her chickens under her wings, and thou wouldest not? Behold, you house shall be left to you, desolate. For I say [...]
Uninterrupted Apostolic Tradition
Posted in Pictures on July 16, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Since time immemorial it has been necessary — as it is also for the future — to maintain the principle according to which “each particular Church must concur with the universal Church, not only as regards the doctrine of the faith and the sacramental signs, but also as regards the usages universally accepted by uninterrupted [...]
Empowered Women
Posted in Pictures on July 15, 2007 | 4 Comments »
On my bridal day, kneeling before the altar of God, I was handed a crucifix, kissing it with all the love and gratitude of my heart I said,
“God forbid that I should glory, save in the Cross of Jesus Christ my Lord, by whom I am crucified to the world and the world to me”.
I [...]
Ordination
Posted in Agemian, Opinion, Pictures on July 13, 2007 | 8 Comments »
And thou shalt pour the oil of unction upon his head: and by this rite shall he be consecrated….and they shall be priests to me by a perpetual ordinance. (Exodus 29:7)
Another possible effect of the Motu Proprio could be an increase in Priestly Vocations. The Priestly Orders that offer the Extraordinary Rite of the Roman [...]
Not Seperated Brethren, but Crazy Cousins
Posted in Humor, Pictures on July 12, 2007 | 9 Comments »
According to Catholic doctrine, these Communities do not enjoy apostolic succession in the sacrament of Orders, and are, therefore, deprived of a constitutive element of the Church. These ecclesial Communities which, specifically because of the absence of the sacramental priesthood, have not preserved the genuine and integral substance of the Eucharistic Mystery cannot, according to [...]
Guess the Year!
Posted in Pictures on July 11, 2007 | 6 Comments »
***Update** Answer: Ukraine, 1990. Congrats to Sydney, hit the nail on the head. Pics found HERE. About persecution of the Church in Ukraine. When nuns in the West were/are going nuts, and worshipping Gaia, the East had these faithful ladies.
Hello Folks, take a good look at the below pictures, and guess the year they were taken. [...]
Liberal Reaction
Posted in Humor, Pictures, Rant on July 11, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Fr. Reese and Sr. Joan Chittister’s and Some Apostate and some wretched Feminist “Catholic” reaction to the Motu Proprio. Notice Fr. Reese in metal helmet at America Magazine HQ on the evening of 7/7/07 in below photo. Jesuit Vow? St. Ignatius of Loyola must be looking down shaking his head!
Unto the Altar of God
Posted in Pictures on July 9, 2007 | 26 Comments »
Just thinking out loud: The Holy Father mentions in the new Motu Proprio that it will go into effect on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Sept 14). Does anyone else think that it is possible that either on that day, or some time thereafter that he himself will publicly offer the Extraordinary Mass [...]
Happy News
Posted in Humor, Pictures on July 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Headline: Pope Releases Traditional Latin Mass. Some local bishops say it is a concession to older people who are nostalgic for the rite of their youth.
Young Catholics and Seminarians all over the world have a giggle at the Old Gaurd.
As the Holy Father said in his letter to the Bishops: Immediately after the Second Vatican Council [...]
Latin Mass, St. Agnes NY
Posted in Uncategorized on July 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Hello all, CNN was at my parish about a month ago to tape a segment about the Latin Mass. A little skewed, but to be expected. (See CNN footage)
Summorum Pontificum
Posted in Pictures on July 7, 2007 | 14 Comments »
Up to our own times, it has been the constant concern of supreme pontiffs to ensure that the Church of Christ offers a worthy ritual to the Divine Majesty, ‘to the praise and glory of His name,’ and ‘to the benefit of all His Holy Church.
It is, therefore, permissible to celebrate the Sacrifice of the [...]
Red headed step children of the world rejoice!!(Tomorrow, Tomorrow)
Posted in Humor, Pictures on July 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Motu Proprio tomorrow…Tomorrow.. Tomorrow..Is only a day away! (song from the movie Annie!) Click link, scroll down for song “Tomorrow”.
Have a Drink!
Mea Culpa
Posted in Pictures on July 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Confess therefore your sins to one another: and pray one for another, that you may be saved. For the continual prayer of a just man availeth much. (James 5:16)
Pastor Angelicus
Posted in Pictures on July 4, 2007 | 12 Comments »
Pius XII’s virtuous life speaks for itself and is supported by an abundance of incontestable documentary evidence. The truth regarding his service to the Church and the World, as a diplomat and during his pontificate, prior to and through the World War II period, is also historically established. He worked with great devotion for peace; [...]
Sometimes the Bad Guys win…..
Posted in Paintings, Pictures on July 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Pio Nono
Vittorio Emmanuele II sent the Count Ponza di San Martino to Rome on September 9th to present to Pius IX the by now familiar argument that threats from wild radicals required Italian intervention and the occupation of the Patrimony of St. Peter by more moderate Italian Peacekeeping Forces. “What good is this attempt at [...]
Coronation of Pope Paul VI
Posted in Pictures on July 2, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Coronation of Pope Paul VI
Female “Altar Boys”
Posted in Paintings, Pictures on July 2, 2007 | 21 Comments »
Pope Gelasius in his ninth letter (chap. 26) to the bishops of Lucania condemned the evil practice which had been introduced of women serving the priest at the celebration of Mass. Since this abuse had spread to the Greeks, Innocent IV strictly forbade it in his letter to the bishop of Tusculum: “Women should not [...]
Blood of the God-Man
Posted in Pictures on July 1, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Unlimited is the effectiveness of the God-Man’s Blood — just as unlimited as the love that impelled him to pour it out for us, first at his circumcision eight days after birth, and more profusely later on in his agony in the garden, in his scourging and crowning with thorns, in his climb to Calvary [...]
