tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199785422024-03-19T08:47:26.005+00:00RORATE CÆLIInternational Traditional Catholic BlogNew Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comBlogger9484125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-55334707812746190232024-03-18T23:35:00.002+00:002024-03-19T00:17:44.384+00:00The Paulists, on life supportTen years ago Rorate shared the news that the Paulist Fathers were selling their seminary. As we noted, according to the order's website, "The Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle, known as the Paulist Fathers, is the first community of Catholic priests founded in the United States."Fast forward a decade and "is" will soon be "was".The Paulists announced a massive downsizing, including Kenneth J. Wolfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483319369640034300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-76040719397958516602024-03-16T17:09:00.002+00:002024-03-16T17:09:36.159+00:00Good Friday Buses for D.C. and Fredericksburg Area Trads Traditional Holy Week is the highlight of the Catholic liturgical year. Unfortunately, there will be no traditional Triduum liturgies in the Washington, D.C. or Fredericksburg area this year. The Arlington Latin Mass Society, however, is stepping in to offer Good Friday buses to the closest traditional Good Friday liturgies, so that no one will be deprived of this treasure of Catholic DC Rosary Rallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01918031023715128527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-19501624797306471352024-03-16T16:50:00.005+00:002024-03-16T16:51:19.158+00:00Mass of the Ages Showings in D.C. (April 9) and Front Royal (April 10), Including live Q&A with Dr. Joseph Shaw! Mass of the Ages Part III is showing at the Miracle Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 9 at 7:00 PM. There will be a live Q&A afterwards with Dr. Joseph Shaw of the UK Latin Mass Society, one of the most insightful speakers and writers on traditional Catholicism active now, along with Mass of the Ages producer Cameron O'Hearn. The first two episodes were excellent and DC Rosary Rallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01918031023715128527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-46351063512843490972024-03-16T16:14:00.005+00:002024-03-18T10:10:32.847+00:00Bishop Burbidge Visits the St. Rita TLM For Laetare Sunday, Bishop Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington sat in choir for the 9:15 AM Traditional Latin Mass at St. Rita in Alexandria, VA, next door to Washington, D.C. As reflected in the pictures above and below, he was eager to learn, generous with his time, and gave wonderful homily. He met with TLM parishioners for over an hour after Mass.St. Rita has one of the most beautiful DC Rosary Rallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01918031023715128527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-21401063344402356832024-03-15T15:13:00.002+00:002024-03-15T15:15:43.700+00:00In Defense of the Moderate Position on Papal Jurisdiction: John Lamont Replies to José UretaIn Defense of the Moderate Position on Papal Jurisdiction: A Reply to José UretaJohn LamontMy article “On the Papal Deposition of Bishops,” published at Rorate Caeli, was occasioned by Mr. José A. Ureta’s article at OnePeterFive, “Why a Good Bishop Should Not Ignore but Obey his Unjust Deposition by the Pope.” There, Ureta advanced an historically standard view among Catholic theologians to the Peter Kwasniewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05136784193150446335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-47246096560658464852024-03-14T23:33:00.002+00:002024-03-14T23:33:24.564+00:00Not only “blessings”: Now Francis voices approval of the need of “legal recognition” of same-sex “unions” In yet another set of declarations, included in his “autobiography” to be published in a few days by HarperCollins.From the excerpt made available by Italian daily “Corriere della Sera”:
"It is right that these people who are living the gift of love can have legal coverage like everyone else. Jesus often went out to meet people who lived on the margins, and that's what the Church should doNew Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-19617555712628438892024-03-13T17:19:00.002+00:002024-03-13T17:19:20.731+00:00A Neverending Talker and Expert on All Subjects: Pope Francis calls on Ukraine to surrender - by Roberto de MatteiCatholic Church: Pope Francis calls on Ukraine to surrender? In an interview with Swiss Radio & Television, anticipated by agencies on March 9, Pope Francis called on Ukraine to have the courage to raise the white flag and negotiate. "I believe," he said, "that it is stronger of who sees the situation, who thinks of the people, who has the courage of the white flag, to negotiate. And today New Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-91333627576970052672024-03-13T12:05:00.000+00:002024-03-13T12:05:08.461+00:00MARCH 13, 2013 - MARCH 13, 2024: ELEVEN INTERMINABLE YEARS OF HORROR"So he came with the king's mandate, bringing nothing worthy of the high priesthood, but having the fury of a cruel tyrant, and the rage of a savage beast." 2 Maccabees 4:25***Bad news. We knew from the instant of the announcement of the name of the elected cardinal in the 2013 Conclave that we were in for very, very bad news. For some bizarre reason, the inexplicable decision ofNew Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-29829461026224532702024-03-11T10:21:00.007+00:002024-03-11T10:29:19.476+00:00Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Statement on Francis: “ Ukrainians will continue to defend themselves. They feel they have no choice.” - Synodality in Action Statement of the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church In light of the interview of Pope Francis Conducted by Radio Télévision SuisseWe do not yet have a full version of the interview given by Pope Francis to the RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse) that apparently will be published only on March 20. New Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-89716453306699608492024-03-07T12:00:00.003+00:002024-03-15T01:10:41.133+00:00The 750th birthday of St Thomas Aquinas into eternal lifeToday, 750 years ago, Friar Thomas d'Aquino of the Order of Preachers breathed his last, at a Cistercian monastery in Fossanova, en route to an ecumenical council (Lyon II) that his friend and colleague, the Franciscan Bonaventure, would reach but where he, too, would die.Before dying, Thomas received the Viaticum with tremendous devotion and submitted all his writings, especially on the Blessed Peter Kwasniewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05136784193150446335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-77175681035122126102024-03-04T01:26:00.004+00:002024-03-04T14:24:44.482+00:00“On the Papal Deposition of Bishops” — Second Reply to Dr. Lamont’s Study José Antonio Ureta“On the Papal Deposition of Bishops”—Second Reply to Dr. Lamont’s StudyJosé Antonio Ureta
In a previous essay,[1] I showed external errors in Dr. John Lamont’s argument against my article “Why a Good Bishop Should Not Ignore but Obey His Unjust Deposition by a Pope,”[2] on Bishop Joseph Strickland’s removal from the diocese of Tyler, Texas. Specifically, it was about a mistranslation of a Peter Kwasniewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05136784193150446335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-12846880787689389272024-03-01T12:15:00.005+00:002024-03-01T12:15:43.726+00:00Audience with Pope Francis -- Superior-General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP)Audience with Pope FrancisPublished 1 March 2024Official communiqué of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter – Fribourg, March 1st, 2024.Following a request from the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, Pope Francis invited Fr. Andrzej Komorowski, Superior General of the FSSP, to meet with him. He received him in private audience at the Vatican on Thursday, February 29, 2024, accompanied by Fr. New Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-3236504194871600822024-02-28T14:20:00.004+00:002024-02-28T14:20:37.480+00:00Francis’s Work of Destruction Continues: Traditional Latin Easter Triduum Services in the Archdiocese of Westminster cancelledTraditional Latin Easter Triduum Services in the Archdiocese of Westminster cancelledThe Latin Mass Society is grieved to announce that the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, will not give permission for the celebration of the major services of the Sacred Triduum (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday) according to the liturgical books in use before the Second Vatican New Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-58174563235068686692024-02-27T06:17:00.003+00:002024-02-27T06:17:35.452+00:00The Liturgical Rosary - once again available from Arouca PressThe 2nd edition of The Liturgical Rosary: Meditations for Each Hour, Day & Season of the Liturgical Year is now available. We know many of our readers enjoyed the first edition of this modern classic that joins the beauty of the traditional liturgy and the Holy Rosary. Many have told us it has made daily recitation of the Rosary easier for those who have a hard time keeping the practice New Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-57801338543034542792024-02-22T13:03:00.002+00:002024-02-22T13:03:11.424+00:00The Church and Freemasonry: the Secret February 16 Meeting in Milan -- by Roberto de MatteiOn Feb. 16, 2024, representatives of the main Italian Masonic lodges and a number of influential Catholic prelates gathered in Milan for a day of study. The seminar, sponsored at the Ambrosianum Foundation by the Gris (Group for Socio-Religious Research and Information), was attended by the three Grand Masters of Italian Freemasonry: Stefano Bisi for the Grand Orient of Italy (GOI), Luciano New Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-37336644939560345642024-02-22T13:00:00.000+00:002024-02-25T13:10:03.212+00:00“Ultramontanism and Tradition”: A New Anthology on a Controversial & Timely SubjectIt gives me great joy to announce, on this feast of the Chair of St. Peter, the latest book from Os Justi Press: Ultramontanism and Tradition: The Role of Papal Authority in the Catholic Faith.This anthology presents 50 essays by 26 prominent and respected authors: Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke • Bishop Athanasius Schneider • Phillip Campbell • Stuart Chessman • Charles A. Coulombe • Roberto de Peter Kwasniewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05136784193150446335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-20060333006341578992024-02-20T16:24:00.006+00:002024-02-20T16:59:06.281+00:00A Vatican II Moment: The Chicken Dance Mass From Germany -- of course. And during Communion...
Novus ordo in Germany. People receive Holy Communion in the hands to the tune of a chicken dance. pic.twitter.com/AhCHG1carX— i am dust (@GTV_87) February 20, 2024
Active Participation is just so much fun! At least it isn't that horrifying "Traditional Latin Mass", no sir.
(Diocese of Passau)New Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-45389669810218009552024-02-19T22:19:00.005+00:002024-02-19T23:43:06.604+00:00Possibly the best individual bishop's statement yet on Fiducia SupplicansTo Bless or Not to Bless: On the Vatican Declaration Fiducia SupplicansMost Reverend Liam Cary, Bishop of Baker9 February 2024(source)In March 2021, to the question whether the Church could bless unions of persons of the same sex, the Vatican’s doctrinal office answered “No.” In his Response, which bore the signature of Pope Francis, Cardinal Luis Ladaria stated that “it is not licit to impart a Peter Kwasniewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05136784193150446335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-26992297270752753912024-02-19T08:50:00.000+00:002024-02-19T08:50:02.311+00:00LITURGY - Pope Francis: the Master of IronyPope Francis: the Master of IronyI read with great interest the remarks of Pope Francis to the members of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline before their annual plenary assembly. What particularly struck me were Pope Francis” words: “Without liturgical reform there is no reform of the Church.”As I pondered these words I was overtaken by a sense of confusion. WasNew Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-49473592895326211342024-02-17T07:13:00.004+00:002024-02-17T07:33:08.216+00:00The “Whore Funeral” in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral: The Inevitable End Game of Vatican II and the Ideological Novus Ordo Rite Mr. Gentili, born in Argentina (where else?) in 1972,was celebrated as a "puta"(whore) and "travesti" (transvestite),and also as a haloed "blessed" "mother" in afuneral novus ordo service held this weekin Saint Patrick's Cathedral, New York Perhaps no accusation against the rite of the Latin Church for over 17 centuries (the naturally developing Traditional Latin Mass), in its various local New Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-61874066155829472772024-02-15T19:16:00.002+00:002024-02-15T19:16:07.407+00:00Event: March 2nd - Traditional Lenten Pilgrimage - Port Arthur, Texas New Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-52955028871447723172024-02-15T08:41:00.007+00:002024-02-15T09:07:41.298+00:00Putin, the United States elections, and the upcoming Conclave - by Roberto de Mattei [Rorate Note: Hours after the original Italian article was published by Professor de Mattei, Washington was abuzz with the news that there is a severe, though not imminent, national security threat posed by Russia regarding nuclear developments in space, in defiance of standing treaties. House Republican leadership has urged the White House to make as much information available as possible New Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-19936400180221259952024-02-14T19:51:00.005+00:002024-02-15T08:41:31.971+00:00“On the Papal Deposition of Bishops” – A First Reply to Dr Lamont’s Study, by José Antonio UretaOn December 18, 2023, the same day that the Dicastery
for the Doctrine of the Faith released Fiducia
supplicans, Dr. John Lamont published a study “On the Papal Deposition of
Bishops” at Rorate Coeli.[1] It was an attempt to refute my article titled “Why
a Good Bishop Should Not Ignore but Obey His Unjust Deposition by a Pope,”[2]
about Bishop Joseph Strickland’s removal from the Tyler, Texas Peter Kwasniewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05136784193150446335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-11164036568898247352024-02-14T18:19:00.005+00:002024-02-14T18:19:47.633+00:00Fontgombault Sermon for Ash Wednesday 2024: Let us go through the lessons of each Sunday in LentSermon of the Right Reverend Dom Jean PateauFather Abbot of Our Lady of FontgombaultFontgombault, February 14, 2024Miserere mei, Deus.Have mercy on me, O God.(Ps 56:2)Dear Brothers and Sisters,My dearly beloved Sons,The habit does not make the monk. St. Benedict was well aware of that fact when he wrote in his Rule:The life of a monk ought always to be a Lenten observance. However, since such New Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-33805893424850530712024-02-12T18:40:00.001+00:002024-02-12T18:40:23.865+00:00Austin Cathedral TLM CancelledThe very well-established, and by current standards almost ancient, Traditional Latin Mass celebrated in the Austin (Texas) Cathedral of Saint Mary has been cancelled. The last Mass will be on March 18th -- they couldn't even wait until Easter...The cruelty of Francis and Nuncio Pierre will end one day -- leaving behind so many orphans. In Austin alone, hundreds of families attended that Mass.&New Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.com