Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, I adore You profoundly, and I offer You the Most Precious Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the earth, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences by which He Himself is offended. And by the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of You the conversion of poor sinners.
O Most Holy Trinity, I adore You! My God, my God, I love You in the most Blessed Sacrament!
My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love You! I ask pardon of You for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love You!
Our Lady taught this: "Sacrifice yourselves for sinners; and say often, especially when you make some sacrifice: `My Jesus, it is for love of You, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.'"
(Excerpts are taken from Mother of Christ Crusade by Fr. de Marchi. For more information about Our Lady of Fatima, see today's Saint of the Day article.)
When Jacinta was ill
Almost every day, on her way home from morning Mass and Communion, Lucia would drop in to visit Jacinta. It was such a great joy to Jacinta. -"Lucia" she asked, "did you receive Communion today?"
"Yes, Jacinta."
"Then come very close to me for you have Our Lord in your heart. I don't know how it happens but I feel Our Lord in me and I understand what He says even if I don't see Him or hear Him. It is so good to be with Him."
Lucia took from her prayer book a little picture of a chalice and Host. Jacinta took and kissed it so earnestly.
"It's the Hidden Jesus. I love Him so much. How I'd love to receive Him in church. Don't you take Communion in Heaven? If we do, I'll receive Him every day. If the Angel had come to the hospital to bring Communion to me, how happy I would have been."
parishes and priests should make available the Extraordinary Form so that “everyone may have access to this treasure of the ancient liturgy of the Church.” He also stressed that, “even if it is not specifically asked for, or requested” it should be provided. Interestingly, he added that the Pope wants this Mass to become normal in parishes, so that “young communities can also become familiar with this rite.”
This is really a stunning development. According to Summorum Pontificum, the Traditional Latin Mass was to be made available to the Faithful who requested it. Now Cardinal Hoyos is saying that the Traditional Latin Mass should be made available to
EVERYONE!
As an acknowledgement of the Traditonal Latin Mass to the life of the Church and to the spiritual life of the average Catholic, this is very significant.
I know I've said it before but I'll say it again, "we live in an exciting time". A time of real renewal, re-trenchment and rediscovery of the vital, essential Tradition.
May we live to see its fruit: real solid, proliferate vocations, the creation of a culture that is Catholic and unapologetic, authentic Catholic education, and Catholic families that transmit the Faith, promote the Truth and raise up more members to the Church Militant.
The upcoming Fraternity of St Peter's Ordination will appear on EWTN and is now listed on their May Schedule. They will be broadcast on May 30, 2008 at 11 AM.
Last week, while our Holy Father was on American soil, a historic visit was made to the Park East Synagogue in New York City. Someone very astute, noted that Pope Benedict used the occasion of this visit to bring up the Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus.
His remarks were thus:
Dear Friends, Shalom! It is with joy that I come here, just a few hours before the celebration of your Pesah, to express my respect and esteem for the Jewish community in New York City. The proximity of this place of worship to my residence gives me the opportunity to greet some of you today. I find it moving to recall that Jesus, as a young boy, heard the words of Scripture and prayed in a place such as this. I thank Rabbi Schneier for his words of welcome and I particularly appreciate your kind gift, the spring flowers and the lovely song that the children sang for me. I know that the Jewish community make a valuable contribution to the life of the city, and I encourage all of you to continue building bridges of friendship with all the many different ethnic and religious groups present in your neighborhood. I assure you most especially of my closeness at this time, as you prepare to celebrate the great deeds of the Almighty, and to sing the praises of Him who has worked such wonders for his people. I would ask those of you who are present to pass on my greetings and good wishes to all the members of the Jewish community. Blessed be the name of the Lord!
Now, in the context of this website and certain doctrinal discussions, I think this is an important point. What is the goal of Christianity?
Simply put, "Salvation".
What, or more properly who, is the means of salvation?
The title of this YouTube entry is Sandals and Fiddlebacks and besides the incredibly beautiful chant (I replayed the video just to hear it again) the utter humility of the Traditional Latin Mass is so well expressed in this brief clip. Shallow critics like to say that the glorious vestments, beautiful flower arrangements and vestments , alienate the poor and make the Holy Mass elitist.
Nonsense.
When Our Lord is offered the Sacrifice of the Mass nothing less than the best will do and that is an acknowledgement of humility on the part of the priest and the people.
For those of you who are noticing perhaps an over-reliance on YouTube, yes, well it is Spring and time to plant the garden and air out the linens and take care of the laying hens.
One of the criticisms of Pope Benedict's release of the ancient Mass is that it signifies a return to pre-Vatican-II theology with respect to the Jews. The Jewish Anti-Defamation League especially protested the Good Friday prayer because it indicts the Jews for infidelity and blindness, and prays for their conversion. From a softening of doctrine, in Vatican II and the new Mass, these Jews received the idea that conversion to Christ is no longer necessary for them, and that their covenant with God remains intact.
As for the true, unchangeable teaching of the Church, all men must come to Christ in His Holy Catholic Church, including Jews. Hear the ex cathedra teaching of Pope Eugene IV: "The most Holy Roman Church believes, professes, and teaches that none of those who are not within the Catholic Church, not only pagans, but Jews and heretics and schismatics, can ever have a share in eternal life, but that they will go into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels unless before death they shall have entered into that Church;"
(excerpts from the tract by St. Louis Marie de Monfort)
(no. 7:10) Mary alone has found grace with God, both for herself and for every man in particular. The patriarchs and prophets and all the saints of the Old Law were not able to find that grace. Mary gave being and life to the Author of all grace and that is why she is called the Mother of Grace. God the Father from Whom every perfect gift and all grace come, as from its essential source, has given all graces to Mary by giving her His Son: so that, as St. Bernard says, "With His Son and in Him, God has given His will to Mary." God has entrusted Mary with the keeping, the administration and distribution of all His graces, so that all His graces and gifts pass through her hands; ...
