Yet Another Traditional Feast Day Lost For centuries, until Pius XII started his amputation of liturgical traditions in the 1950's, each May 3 the Church celebrated with great solemnity and historical detail the discovery and unearthing of the True Cross. The feast was of the highest rank in the pre-1955 calendar, which seems appropriate: it … Continue reading The Finding of the Holy Cross
Just Saying…
As many in the American-born hierarchy of the Church lower themselves into secular politics, today’s Lesson from the second Nocturn of the pre-1955 Divine Office might be enlightening. It is a homily, No. 14 on the Gospels, by Pope St. Gregory the Great. Here is a key excerpt, copied and pasted from the invaluable Divinum … Continue reading Just Saying…
Reposted
From Saint Louis Catholic. https://stlouiscatholic.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/hapless-are-they-who-neglect-mary-under-pretext-of-the-honor-to-be-paid-to-jesus-christ-as-if-the-child-could-be-found-elsewhere-than-with-the-mother/#like-16746?page_id=16746 And the great Pope St. Pius X for the win, once again. Just check the latest news from the Holy See if you're wondering what this is all about. Laudetur Jesus Christus!
Requiem for a Pope
As the world receives the news that the Pope has passed on to his eternal reward, we pray for the repose of his soul. Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace. Now is not the time to look back at the past. We also pray that the Holy … Continue reading Requiem for a Pope
Reposting
Reposted:In Your Charity, Pray for Bishop Williamson
From Saint Louis Catholic: On this Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, please in your charity pray for the grace of final perseverance and a happy death for Bishop Richard Williamson, who suffered a brain hemorrhage, is unconscious, and who is not expected to long survive. Bishop Williamson, a convert himself, was one of … Continue reading Reposted:In Your Charity, Pray for Bishop Williamson
Reblogging
from Head Noises, by Foxfier... https://foxfier.wordpress.com/2025/01/06/bible-websites-reblog-from-roger-pearse/#like-5880?page_id=5880
Happy Columbus Day!
And no, he wasn't Jewish. Let us indeed celebrate the legacy of the man who helped to bring Christian civilization to the people of the New World, and who devoted most of his adult life to raising funds to take back the Holy Land from the enemies of Christ. The attempt by some "historians" to … Continue reading Happy Columbus Day!
Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
On this day when the Church celebrates the Holy Rosary in recognition of the miraculous defeat of the invaders at Lepanto, let us redouble our use of this holy weapon in defense of our Church and our Republic. Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Ora pro nobis. Laudetur Jesus Christus!
More Likely to Get Results Than DeWine
We really need to get Venerable Pierre Toussaint on the intercession hotline, to help with all the Springfield troubles. This just occurred to me today, obvious as it should have been. First and most obviously, he was a Haitian immigrant who became a New York City institution, and an American citizen. Secondly, he started as … Continue reading More Likely to Get Results Than DeWine
In Ministerium Maiorum 