Friday, September 14, 2012
Photo Commemoration of Tridentine Latin Mass on the 5th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum

On this 5th anniversary of Summorum Pontificum, I wish to present the following series of 70+ images.  Let us lay aside politics and disagreements and appreciate the Mass of the Angels and Saints.  This is truly the "most beautiful thing this side of Heaven."  Let us wonder in amazement at the work of God, who through the Holy Sacrifice continues His work of Redemption!






































































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Exaltation of the Holy Cross & 5th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum

Today we commemorate the great Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.  Today is also the 5th Anniversary of the implementation of Pope Benedict XVI's Summorum Pontificum.  For this day I wish to highlight some of my past posts.

Exaltation of the Holy Cross


Today is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, where we recall the triumph of the Cross against sin, satan, and death as well as fact that when we are baptised each one of us becomes part of Christ on His Cross so that through our daily crosses we may be brought to the Resurrection (Luke 9:23, 24).

"The Cross is more than something to be looked at. It’s something to join. The Cross is an invitation to the Christian to join Jesus on the Cross. Oftentimes, this is a part of the mystery of the cross we just don’t understand. There are many references in Sacred Scripture that tell us that we are invited to participate in the cross. Jesus said, "What I have done, so must you do also." He said that on Holy Thursday after He washed feet, but what He meant was, "If I have been a servant, then you too must be a servant. If I have washed feet, you must wash feet. And if I have suffered, so you must suffer." It says elsewhere in the scriptures, "Where I have gone, you must follow." In 1st Peter it is so clear – "Christ suffered for you, and left you an example to have you follow in His footsteps."

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The Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum




It is at this time that I wish to especially remember Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, who resisted the Second Vatican Council's false propositions of ecumenism, religious liberty, and the altering of the Mass of All Times. It is through his witness and the formation of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X (SSPX) that the Mass of All Times has spread. And, I will venture to say that without Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre's role, the Traditional Latin Mass would have been at last forgotten and no organized resistance to the change would have existed.It is Archbishop Lefebvre who has been slandered in recent years. The cause of canonization of his saintly mother has long been forgotten. Instead, in the words of Bishop Bernard Fellay during a sermon in Paris following Archbishop Lefebvre's death said, "Archbishop Lefebvre has gone, but the Mass is saved, the Catholic priesthood is saved..." Because of his resistance to all of changes affecting all of the Sacraments, the Society of St. Pius X is largely responsible for Pope Benedict XVI's issuance of the motu proprio and then the clear declaration that the Bishops of the Society of St. Pius X consecrated by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre are not excommunicated.

In the words of Father Franz Schmidberger at the Requiem Mass of Archbishop Lefebvre, "The work of the Archbishop on this earth is accomplished. Now begins his ministry as intercessor in eternity. He has given everything he could give...the miracle of a new generation of priests."


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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
SSPX Ordination of Mendicant Friars

The French SSPX District website (LaPorteLatine.org) has just announced that Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta has been delegated by the SSPX's Superior General, Bishop Fellay, to ordain three priests and four deacons of two monastic communities affiliated with the Society.

The ordinations will take place at the Benedictine monastery of Notre Dame de Bellaigue on Thursday, October 11, 2012. To be ordained will be:
 
For the Capuchin friars of Morgon, France:
  • Br. Diego de Burgos Joseph to the priesthood
  • Br. Fidele-Marie d'Aubonne the priesthood
  • Br. Pio de Bordeaux to the priesthood
  • Br. Paul-Marie to the diaconate
For the Dominican friars of Avrille, France:
  • Br. Hyacinthe-Marie to the diaconate
  • Br. Reginald to the diaconate
  • Br. Terence to the diaconate
Please keep these ordinands and their communities in your prayers.
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