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…
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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!
Consecration of the 2024 U.S. Election to Our Lady
Prayer Warriors Wanted! The well-known traditional priest and exorcist, Father Chad Ripperger, has composed and published an excellent, non-partisan, and entirely Catholic prayer to consecrate the upcoming U.S. elections to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patroness of the United States of America. I present the text here as copied from KnightsRepublic.com, although it is available at … Continue reading Consecration of the 2024 U.S. Election to Our Lady
Reblog from Saint Louis Catholic
“No, God wants us to make that judgment for ourselves, so He surely gives us the grace to do so.”
Robert Morrison has written a great article at The Remnant. I urge you to click over and read the whole thing. It is an essay that really shows how … “No, God wants us to make that judgment for ourselves, so He surely gives us the grace to do so.” Reposting from Saint Louis Catholic. … Continue reading “No, God wants us to make that judgment for ourselves, so He surely gives us the grace to do so.”
The Lost Tradition of Rogation Days
Unless you have the blessing of being a regular or sometime parishioner someplace where the pre-Vatican II liturgy has not yet been suppressed by our Uber-Modernist overlords, and if you're not old enough to remember what it was to be a faithful Catholic in those pre-conciliar days, then you may not be familiar with the … Continue reading The Lost Tradition of Rogation Days
Reposting: A Prayer for Priests
From Saint Louis Catholic. No comment needed, except to note that this prayer for priests by St. Therese of Liseux seems particularly appropriate for this Lent, when things we could not even imagine ten years ago are being pushed as "Catholic", not just by the usual secular suspects, but by many of our supposed shepherds, … Continue reading Reposting: A Prayer for Priests
Septuagesima Sunday
From Saint Louis Catholic. https://stlouiscatholic.wordpress.com/2024/01/28/septuagesima-christmastide/#like-15607?page_id=15607 Laudetur Jesus Christus!
Calling All Prayer Warriors
If you're paying attention, you know that the Church is in serious decline, or has effectively disappeared, as both a moral and spiritual force in most of the Western world, particularly those regions once considered part of "Christendom." There are signs of hope in some parts of the world, but in the places where Christianity was … Continue reading Calling All Prayer Warriors
In Ministerium Maiorum 