His Excellency Bishop Babel Bishop Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C. conferred the Holy Orders.Image Source: Henri de Villiers (Schola Sainte Cécile)/NLM
Monday, June 29, 2009
His Excellency Bishop Babel Bishop Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C. conferred the Holy Orders.Image Source: Henri de Villiers (Schola Sainte Cécile)/NLM
These ordinations occur after similar ordinations around the world including the ordination of several men in Winona, Minnesota (USA) and in Germany.
Image Sources: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND RELIGION)
Image Source for last two images: Getty Images
The names of the newly ordained:
Source: La Porte Latine
Also, in addition to these seven, a man was also ordained for the Capuchins, making the total eight.
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Image Sources: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND RELIGION)Image Source for last two images: Getty Images
The names of the newly ordained:
Source: La Porte Latine
Archbishop of Detroit, Allen Henry Vigneron (above two images)
Algerian Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla
Archbishop of St. Louis, Robert James Carlson
Archbishop of New Orleans, Gregory Michael Aymond
Archbishop Philip Naameh of Ghana
Spanish Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez PlazaImage Sources: REUTERS/Tony Gentile (VATICAN) & (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Today is the Double of the I Class Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul! Alleluia! Let us pray the Hymn from Lauds of the 1962 Breviary for this Feast. In addition, please see my previous post in honor of Sts. Peter and Paul.1. Peter, blest Shepherd, hearken to our cry,Prayer:
And with a word unloose our guilty chain;
Thou! who hast power to ope the gates on high
To men below, and power to shut them fast again.
2. Lead us, great teacher Paul, in wisdom’s ways,
And lift our hearts with thine to heaven’s high throne;
Till faith beholds the clear meridian blaze;
And sunlike in the soul reigns charity alone.
3. Praise, blessing, majesty, through endless days,
Be to the Trinity immortal given;
Who in pure unity profoundly sways
Eternally alike all things in earth and heaven.
Source: Copyright Benziger Brothers, 1922. Online Edition Copyright David M. Cheney, 2006.
O God, Who hast made this day holy by the martyrdom of Thine Apostles Peter and Paul: grant that Thy Church may in all things follow the precepts of those through whom she received the beginnings of the Faith. Through our Lord.
Prayer Source: 1962 Roman Catholic Daily Missal
Image Source: Unknown, Believed to be in the Public Domain
Sunday, June 28, 2009
The Society of St. Pius X has decided to undertake its greatest rosary crusade of 12 million rosaries for the consecration of Russia to Our Lady's Immaculate Heart. This bouquet will be presented to the Holy Father in March 2010. The superior of the Society: Bishop Fellay, also encourages the Faithful to make many sacrifices during this time.
To enter the amount of rosaries you wish to offer for the SSPX Rosary Crusade, please visit: http://www.sspx.org
Image Sources:Getty Images (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) (4th, 5th, 6th)
REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (7th, 8th)
REUTERS/Stringer (ITALY RELIGION) (Last)
The newly ordained priests are Lukasz Sydlowski from Poland (L-R), Thomas Suter from Switzerland and Hakan Erik Lindstroem from Sweden.
Above are photos from the beautiful (and valid!) Ordination Mass for the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX). His Excellency Bishop Alfonso de Galaretta ordained the young men to the priesthood.Image Source: REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY RELIGION)
Friday, June 26, 2009
June 24, 2009
MOSCOW - THE Russian Orthodox Church has agreed to send priests to help bailiffs 'shame' debtors and men dodging their alimony payments, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Wednesday.
'Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church will exercise spiritual influence over the debtors to teach them about the unacceptability of living in debt,' Russia's chief bailiff, Artur Parfenchikov, was quoted as saying.
A deal signed on Sunday between the Church and the federal bailiffs service came after a test programme in the northern city of Saint Petersburg saw 'fabulous' results, a spokesperson for the service told the daily.
'One of the men due to pay alimony ran to get money right after speaking with the priest. Another two decided to return to their families. The rest promised to pay their debts at the first opportunity,' the spokesperson said.
Under the agreement, the priest's official role will be 'to remonstrate with and to shame' debtors, Kommersant reported.
The Orthodox Church has also agreed to preach that 'not paying back debt, according to the precepts of the Church, is equivalent to taking what is not yours - that is theft,' it said.
Religion is kept separate from the state under Russia's constitution but the historically dominant Orthodox Church has emerged as a powerful political force since the collapse of the officially atheist Soviet Union.
Russian bailiffs have not stopped at recruiting help from the Orthodox Church. In regions where Buddhism or Islam are the dominant faiths, bailiffs are working with representatives of those religions, the paper reported. -- AFP
Source: The Straits Times
Thursday, June 25, 2009
I usually do not blog about popular, secular culture, but I couldn't resist after just recently hearing that Michael Jackson has died at 50 years of age. Famous for his influence in the 1980s, Jackson suffered in recent years under scrutiny from lawsuits and scandal involving sexual allegations. Jackson's ordeal of dangling his child over a railing in Germany also attracted international attention a few years ago.
And, despite his influence with "Thriller" and other similar songs, I think that he did the best while with the Jackson 5.
MP3 Downloads of Michael Jackson
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And, despite his influence with "Thriller" and other similar songs, I think that he did the best while with the Jackson 5.
MP3 Downloads of Michael Jackson
His Holiness Pope Pius XI wrote 31 encyclicals, and A Catholic Life would like to encourage the readings of these documents. Therefore, I have edited the following posts to include information about encyclicals. Many of my posts are written so as to benefit users who find the site through search engines and bookmarked visits. And, I feel that these edits will help those visitors find even more spiritually useful information.- St. Francis de Sales
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Christ the King
- Pledge Against Indecent Motion Pictures
- Let Them Be One
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